Fred Ebb
Gender
Male
Born
Apr 08, 1928
New York, New York, USA
Died
Sep 11, 2004
New York, New York, USA
Director
Composer
Performer
Writer
Lyricist
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CREDITSPrince of Broadway (Aug 24, 2017 - Oct 29, 2017)Musical, Original
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Lee Adams, Richard Adler, Mike Batt, Betty Comden, Fred Ebb, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sheldon Harnick, Charles Hart, Tim Rice, Jerry Ross, Stephen Sondheim and Richard Stilgoe
The Scottsboro Boys (Oct 31, 2010 - Dec 12, 2010)Musical, Original- Music by John Kander and Fred Ebb
- Lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb
Come Fly Away (Mar 25, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010)Musical, Original- Featuring songs by Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charles Christian, Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Frank Eyton, John Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Bart Howard, Al Hoffman, Walter Kent, Manny Kurtz, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler, Cole Porter, Count Basie, Jon Hendricks, John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis, Roy Alfred, Billy May, Dolores "Vicki" Silvers, Irving Berlin, Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn, Johnny Burke, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Lew Spence, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mercer, Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, Henry Mayer, Hans Bradtke, Paul Desmond, Gene de Paul, Dean Kay, Kelly L. Gordon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman, Josef Joe Myrow and Mack Gordon
Liza's at the Palace.... (Dec 03, 2008 - Jan 04, 2009)Special, Original- In loving memory of Bill 'Pappy' LaVorgna; Special Thanks: Sam Harris, Sam Irvin, John Kander, Fred Ebb and Michael Feinstein
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Dec 11, 2005 - Feb 19, 2006)Musical, Original- Featuring songs with lyrics by Milton Leeds, James Taylor, Irving Berlin, Lawrence Holofcener, Sheldon Harnick, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Lee Adams, Fred Ebb, Dorothy Fields, Edward Eliscu, Stella Unger and Jerry Bock
Barbara Cook's Broadway! (Mar 28, 2004 - Apr 18, 2004)Special, Original- Featuring songs with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Fred Ebb, Alan Jay Lerner, Oscar Hammerstein II, Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Sheldon Harnick
Minnelli on Minnelli (Dec 08, 1999 - Jan 02, 2000)Special, Original- Directed by Fred Ebb
- Book by Fred Ebb
Fosse (Jan 14, 1999 - Aug 25, 2001)Musical, Original- Featuring songs with lyrics by Mort Dixon, Lew Brown, Dorothy Fields, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mercer, Howard Dietz, Irving Berlin, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Bob Crosby, Gil Rodin, Billy Rose, Fred Ebb, Stephen Schwartz, Leo Robin, Louis Prima, Andy Razaf, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Higgins, Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder, Frederick K. Tobias and B.G. DeSylva
Candles, Snow & Mistletoe (Dec 27, 1993 - Dec 30, 1993)Special, Original- Featuring songs by Jerry Herman, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Hap Palmer, Lyle Moraine, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dolly Parton, Steve Allen, Hugh Martin, Johnny Marks, Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots and Al Piantadosi
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Hap Palmer, Lyle Moraine, Dolly Parton, Steve Allen, Hugh Martin, Johnny Marks, Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots and Felix F. Feist
Happy Birthday, Mr. Abbott! (Jun 22, 1987 - Jun 22, 1987)Special, Benefit- Featuring songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jerry Ross, Fred Ebb, Sammy Cahn, Allan Sherman, Irving Berlin, Sheldon Harnick, Frank Loesser, Carolyn Leigh and Richard Adler
The Madwoman of Central Park West (Jun 13, 1979 - Aug 25, 1979)Musical, Original- Featuring songs with lyrics by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Phyllis Newman, Fred Ebb, Sheldon Harnick, Martin Charnin, Joe Raposo, Ed Kleban, Peter Allen, Carole Bayer Sager, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow and Leonard Bernstein; Featuring songs with additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
The American Dance Machine (Jun 14, 1978 - Dec 03, 1978)Special, Original- Featuring songs with lyrics by Leo Robin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Fred Ebb, Carolyn Leigh, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer, Alan Jay Lerner, Irving Caesar and Sammy Cahn
George Abbott...A Celebration (May 02, 1976 - May 02, 1976)Special, Benefit-
Performer: Fred Ebb
- Original
Chicago (Jun 03, 1975 - Aug 27, 1977)Musical, Original- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
70, Girls, 70 (Apr 15, 1971 - May 15, 1971)Musical, Original- Book by Fred Ebb and Norman L. Martin
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Vintage '60 (Sep 12, 1960 - Sep 17, 1960)Musical, Original- Additional Material By: David Rogers, Mickey Deems, Mark Bucci, Sheldon Harnick, David Baker, Phil Green, Tommy Garlock, Fred Ebb, Paul Klein, William Lanteau, Alice Clark, David Morton, Lee Goldsmith, Michael Ross, Barbara Heller, Fay DeWitt, Ronald Axe, William Link and Richard Levinson
From A to Z (Apr 20, 1960 - May 07, 1960)Musical, Original- Featuring songs by Jerry Herman, Jay Thompson, Dickson Hughes, Everett Sloane, Jack Holmes, Mary Rodgers, Paul Klein, Fred Ebb, Norman Martin, William Dyer and Charles Zwar
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Jerry Herman, Jay Thompson, Dickson Hughes, Everett Sloane, Jack Holmes, Marshall Barer, Fred Ebb, Norman Martin, Don Parks, Lee Goldsmith and Alan Melville
Chicago (Sep 03, 2013 - Jun 09, 2019)Musical, Revival- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Chicago (May 10, 2011 - Nov 11, 2012)Musical, Revival- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Chicago (Nov 11, 2008 - Jun 27, 2010)Musical, Revival- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Dec 19, 2006 - Jun 10, 2007)Musical, Original- Featuring songs with lyrics by Milton Leeds, James Taylor, Irving Berlin, Lawrence Holofcener, Sheldon Harnick, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Lee Adams, Fred Ebb, Dorothy Fields, Edward Eliscu, Stella Unger and Jerry Bock
Chicago (Jun 03, 2003 - Sep 09, 2007)Musical, Revival- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Fosse (Sep 14, 1999 - Feb 17, 2002)Musical, Original- Featuring songs with lyrics by Mort Dixon, Lew Brown, Dorothy Fields, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mercer, Howard Dietz, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Bob Crosby, Gil Rodin, Billy Rose, Fred Ebb, Stephen Schwartz, Louis Prima, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Higgins, Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder, Frederick K. Tobias, B.G. DeSylva and Andy Razaf
Chicago (Dec 12, 1997 - Oct 22, 2000)Musical, Revival- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Chicago (Mar 25, 1997 - Apr 30, 2000)Musical, Revival- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Chicago (Sep 12, 1977 - Aug 05, 1978)Musical, Original- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
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AWARDS
Tony Award®
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
2011 | Nominee | The Scottsboro BoysLyrics by Fred Ebb
Music by Fred Ebb
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Lyrics
2010 | WinnerFred Ebb (for "The Scottsboro Boys")
Outstanding Music
2010 | NomineeFred Ebb (for "The Scottsboro Boys")
Special Award
2007 | RecipientFred Ebb (for 42 years of excellence in advancing the art of the musical theatre)
Prince of Broadway
(Aug 24, 2017 - Oct 29, 2017)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Lee Adams, Richard Adler, Mike Batt, Betty Comden, Fred Ebb, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sheldon Harnick, Charles Hart, Tim Rice, Jerry Ross, Stephen Sondheim and Richard Stilgoe
The Scottsboro Boys
(Oct 31, 2010 - Dec 12, 2010)
Musical, Original
- Music by John Kander and Fred Ebb
- Lyrics by John Kander and Fred Ebb
Come Fly Away
(Mar 25, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs by Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy, Charles Christian, Sammy Cahn, Jimmy Van Heusen, Frank Eyton, John Green, Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Bart Howard, Al Hoffman, Walter Kent, Manny Kurtz, George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler, Cole Porter, Count Basie, Jon Hendricks, John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis, Roy Alfred, Billy May, Dolores "Vicki" Silvers, Irving Berlin, Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn, Johnny Burke, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart, Paul Anka, Claude François, Jacques Revaux, Gilles Thibault, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Lew Spence, Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Johnny Mercer, Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern, Jule Styne, Henry Mayer, Hans Bradtke, Paul Desmond, Gene de Paul, Dean Kay, Kelly L. Gordon, Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman, Josef Joe Myrow and Mack Gordon
Liza's at the Palace....
(Dec 03, 2008 - Jan 04, 2009)
Special, Original
- In loving memory of Bill 'Pappy' LaVorgna; Special Thanks: Sam Harris, Sam Irvin, John Kander, Fred Ebb and Michael Feinstein
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life
(Dec 11, 2005 - Feb 19, 2006)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Milton Leeds, James Taylor, Irving Berlin, Lawrence Holofcener, Sheldon Harnick, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Lee Adams, Fred Ebb, Dorothy Fields, Edward Eliscu, Stella Unger and Jerry Bock
Barbara Cook's Broadway!
(Mar 28, 2004 - Apr 18, 2004)
Special, Original
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Dorothy Fields, Fred Ebb, Alan Jay Lerner, Oscar Hammerstein II, Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Sheldon Harnick
Minnelli on Minnelli
(Dec 08, 1999 - Jan 02, 2000)
Special, Original
- Directed by Fred Ebb
- Book by Fred Ebb
Fosse
(Jan 14, 1999 - Aug 25, 2001)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Mort Dixon, Lew Brown, Dorothy Fields, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mercer, Howard Dietz, Irving Berlin, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Bob Crosby, Gil Rodin, Billy Rose, Fred Ebb, Stephen Schwartz, Leo Robin, Louis Prima, Andy Razaf, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Higgins, Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder, Frederick K. Tobias and B.G. DeSylva
Candles, Snow & Mistletoe
(Dec 27, 1993 - Dec 30, 1993)
Special, Original
- Featuring songs by Jerry Herman, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Hap Palmer, Lyle Moraine, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Dolly Parton, Steve Allen, Hugh Martin, Johnny Marks, Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots and Al Piantadosi
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Ray Evans, Jay Livingston, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Hap Palmer, Lyle Moraine, Dolly Parton, Steve Allen, Hugh Martin, Johnny Marks, Haven Gillespie, J. Fred Coots and Felix F. Feist
Happy Birthday, Mr. Abbott!
(Jun 22, 1987 - Jun 22, 1987)
Special, Benefit
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Lorenz Hart, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jerry Ross, Fred Ebb, Sammy Cahn, Allan Sherman, Irving Berlin, Sheldon Harnick, Frank Loesser, Carolyn Leigh and Richard Adler
The Madwoman of Central Park West
(Jun 13, 1979 - Aug 25, 1979)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Phyllis Newman, Fred Ebb, Sheldon Harnick, Martin Charnin, Joe Raposo, Ed Kleban, Peter Allen, Carole Bayer Sager, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow and Leonard Bernstein; Featuring songs with additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
The American Dance Machine
(Jun 14, 1978 - Dec 03, 1978)
Special, Original
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Leo Robin, Oscar Hammerstein II, Fred Ebb, Carolyn Leigh, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer, Alan Jay Lerner, Irving Caesar and Sammy Cahn
George Abbott...A Celebration
(May 02, 1976 - May 02, 1976)
Special, Benefit
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Performer: Fred Ebb
- Original
Chicago
(Jun 03, 1975 - Aug 27, 1977)
Musical, Original
- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
70, Girls, 70
(Apr 15, 1971 - May 15, 1971)
Musical, Original
- Book by Fred Ebb and Norman L. Martin
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Vintage '60
(Sep 12, 1960 - Sep 17, 1960)
Musical, Original
- Additional Material By: David Rogers, Mickey Deems, Mark Bucci, Sheldon Harnick, David Baker, Phil Green, Tommy Garlock, Fred Ebb, Paul Klein, William Lanteau, Alice Clark, David Morton, Lee Goldsmith, Michael Ross, Barbara Heller, Fay DeWitt, Ronald Axe, William Link and Richard Levinson
From A to Z
(Apr 20, 1960 - May 07, 1960)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs by Jerry Herman, Jay Thompson, Dickson Hughes, Everett Sloane, Jack Holmes, Mary Rodgers, Paul Klein, Fred Ebb, Norman Martin, William Dyer and Charles Zwar
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Jerry Herman, Jay Thompson, Dickson Hughes, Everett Sloane, Jack Holmes, Marshall Barer, Fred Ebb, Norman Martin, Don Parks, Lee Goldsmith and Alan Melville
Chicago
(Sep 03, 2013 - Jun 09, 2019)
Musical, Revival
- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Chicago
(May 10, 2011 - Nov 11, 2012)
Musical, Revival
- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Chicago
(Nov 11, 2008 - Jun 27, 2010)
Musical, Revival
- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life
(Dec 19, 2006 - Jun 10, 2007)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Milton Leeds, James Taylor, Irving Berlin, Lawrence Holofcener, Sheldon Harnick, Cole Porter, Stephen Sondheim, Lee Adams, Fred Ebb, Dorothy Fields, Edward Eliscu, Stella Unger and Jerry Bock
Chicago
(Jun 03, 2003 - Sep 09, 2007)
Musical, Revival
- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Fosse
(Sep 14, 1999 - Feb 17, 2002)
Musical, Original
- Featuring songs with lyrics by Mort Dixon, Lew Brown, Dorothy Fields, Neil Diamond, Johnny Mercer, Howard Dietz, Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, Cole Porter, Joseph Arrington, Jr., Bob Crosby, Gil Rodin, Billy Rose, Fred Ebb, Stephen Schwartz, Louis Prima, Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Higgins, Bert Kalmar, Ted Snyder, Frederick K. Tobias, B.G. DeSylva and Andy Razaf
Chicago
(Dec 12, 1997 - Oct 22, 2000)
Musical, Revival
- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Chicago
(Mar 25, 1997 - Apr 30, 2000)
Musical, Revival
- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Chicago
(Sep 12, 1977 - Aug 05, 1978)
Musical, Original
- Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse
- Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Tony Award®
Best Original Score Written for the Theatre
2011 | Nominee
| The Scottsboro Boys
Lyrics by Fred Ebb
Music by Fred Ebb
Music by Fred Ebb
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Lyrics
2010 | Winner
Fred Ebb (for "The Scottsboro Boys")
Outstanding Music
2010 | Nominee
Fred Ebb (for "The Scottsboro Boys")
Special Award
2007 | Recipient
Fred Ebb (for 42 years of excellence in advancing the art of the musical theatre)
Film/TV Credits: Film credits include: "Chicago," "Cabaret," "Funny Lady," and "Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There." Television credits include: "Liza with a Z," "Baryshnikov on Broadway," "Goldie and Liza Together," "Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra," and "First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb."
Other Awards: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Single Program - Variety and Popular Music for "Liza with a Z" in 1973. Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special - Comedy-Variety or Music for "Gypsy in My Soul" in 1976.Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Music and Lyrics for "Liza Minnelli Live from Radio City Music Hall" in 1993. Kennedy Center Honoree in 1998.
Trivia:
The marquees of Broadway theaters were dimmed in his honor on September 14, 2004.