Biography

Though his birth year was regularly listed as 1933, the funeral home, after consulting with his family, listed his age at death as 76, not 71.

John Kander and his musical, "The Scottsboro Boys" at the Porchlight Music Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was awarded the 2017 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Midsize Musical Production.

The musical, "Cabaret (2018), at the Paramount Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2018 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award for Large Musical or Revue Production.

He was awarded the 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for "Chicago", performed at the Adelphi as Outstanding Musical Production of the 1997 season.

Has won four Tony Awards: in 1967, as Best Composer and Lyricist, with collaborator John Kander, and for lyrics as part of Best Musical win for "Cabaret;" in 1981, as Best Score, his lyrics with Kander's music, for "Woman of the Year;" and in 1993, as Best Score (Musical), his lyrics with Kander's music, for "Kiss of the Spider Woman - The Musical," in a tie with Pete Townshend for "The Who's Tommy." He has also been nominated eight other times, with one exception always in collaboration with Kander: in 1968, as Best Composer and Lyricist and his lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination for "The Happy Time;" in 1969, his lyrics as part of a Best Musical nomination for "Zorba;" in 1976, as Best Score and as Best Book (Musical), his one nomination not shared with Kander but with Bob Fosse, for "Chicago;" in 1978, as Best Score for "The Act;" in 1984, as Best Score for "The Rink;" and in 1997, as Best Original Musical Score for "Steel Pier."