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- Fred Ebb was born on April 8, 1928 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Chicago (2002), Cabaret (1972) and Shame (2011). He died on September 11, 2004 in New York City, New York, USA.
- 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."
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