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    John Harold Kander (born March 18, 1927) is an American composer, known largely for his work in the musical theater. As part of the songwriting team Kander and Ebb (with lyricist Fred Ebb ), Kander wrote the scores for 15 musicals, including Cabaret (1966) and Chicago (1975), both of which were later adapted into acclaimed films.

  2. John Kander, the composer half of the legendary songwriting team, Kander and Ebb that has produced Cabaret, Woman of the Year, The Act and the incomparable Chicago, was born in Kansas City, Missouri on March 18, 1927.

  3. Apr 4, 2023 · The 96-year-old composer of “Chicago” and “Cabaret” is making a brand-new start of it with “New York, New York,” his 16th Broadway musical. John Kander at home on the Upper West Side ...

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  5. Nov 25, 2015 · John Kander, what impact did writing the songs for "Cabaret" have on you as a secular Jew - because it's - you know, it's set in Germany as the Nazis are coming to power.

  6. Apr 19, 2023 · In this tribute to John Kander, we played the song "He Always Comes Home to Me" from a collection of Kander songs titled Hidden Treasures. The song is from the Kander and Ebb musical The Skin...

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  7. Jun 12, 2023 · The composer John Kander, 96, will be honored for Lifetime Achievement this evening. And no wonder: He has written the score for 16 Broadway musicals, from “A Family Affair” in 1962 to “New ...

  8. Nov 23, 2023 · Chicago was written in 1975 and is Kander and Ebb's sixth musical. As the title suggests, it's set in Chicago during the Jazz Age and centres on a bevy of brazen women on trial for murder. It ...

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