Michael Stewart (playwright)
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Michael Stewart (August 1, 1924 - September 20, 1987), was an American playwright and librettist.
Stewart was born in Manhattan (New York). He attended Queens College and then the Yale School of Drama, earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1953.
His early work was writing sketches for the revues The Shoestring Revue (1955), The Littlest Revue (1957), and Shoestring '57. He then joined the staff writers of Sid Caesar's television program, Your Show of Shows. [1]
His sister is the writer Francine Pascal.
- Bye Bye Birdie (1960) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Award for Best Musical
- Carnival! (1961) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Musical, Tony Nomination for Best Author of a Musical
- Hello, Dolly! (1964) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Author of a Musical
- Those That Play the Clowns (1966) - play - playwright
- George M! (1968) - musical - bookwriter
- Mack & Mabel (1974) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
- I Love My Wife (1977) - musical - lyricist and bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score, Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
- The Grand Tour (1979) - musical - co-bookwriter
- 42nd Street (1980) - musical - co-bookwriter - Tony Co-Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
- Bring Back Birdie (1981) - musical - bookwriter
- Pieces of Eight - music - co-bookwriter
- Harrigan 'n Hart (1985) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
- ^ New York Times obituary, Jeremy Gerard, September 21, 1987. The obituary gives the date of birth as August 1, 1924.