The stage musicals 'Cabaret' and 'Chicago' were both written by the same songwriting team, name either of them.
Kander and Ebb Ebb were recognized for their contributions to theatre and music with Kennedy Center Honors. In 1994, they were granted honorary Doctorate degrees from Niagara University, in Lewiston, New York. "The Scottsboro Boys" played on Broadway for a short time in 2010. The book was written by David Thompson and choreographed and directed by Susan Stroman. Kander and Ebb Kander and Ebb were a highly successful American songwriting team consisting of composer John Kander (born March 18, 1927) and lyricist Fred Ebb (April 8, 1928 – September 11, 2004). Known primarily for their stage musicals, which include "Cabaret" and "Chicago", Kander
Xanadu: The Marco Polo Musical Xanadu: The Marco Polo Musical Xanadu: The Marco Polo Musical is an original musical written and produced in 1953 by Seventh Army Special Services in Germany, the first of the numerous stage musicals, film musicals and songs inspired in part by the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem, "Kubla Khan" with its familiar opening lines: The play featured the mythical Chinese/Mongol city of Xanadu, which is also a color associated with the Yuan dynasty. The score was written by a songwriting team, William P. Perry and William S. Wheeling, both of whom had been drawn into the Armed Forces shortly after their