Period 1955 - 1985 Movies Bye Bye Birdie Alma mater Yale School of Drama | Education MFA (1953) Name Michael Stewart Nationality American Genre Musical theater Siblings Francine Pascal | |
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Born Michael Stuart RubinAugust 1, 1924New York, New York ( 1924-08-01 ) Died September 20, 1987, New York City, New York, United States Books Those that Play the Clowns: A Play in Two Acts, Barnum, Vocal Selections from Mack & Mabel Plays Similar People | ||
Occupation Playwright, librettist | ||
Sally wainwright writer of happy valley in conversation with dr michael stewart
Michael Stewart (August 1, 1924 – September 20, 1987) was an American playwright and librettist for the stage.
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- Sally wainwright writer of happy valley in conversation with dr michael stewart
- Life and career
- Theatre credits
- References
Life and career
Born Myron Stuart Rubin in Manhattan, Stewart attended Queens College, and graduated from the Yale School of Drama with a Master of Fine Arts in 1953.
His early work was writing sketches for the revues The Shoestring Revue (1955), The Littlest Revue (1956), and Shoestring '57 (1956, Barbizon-Plaza, New York). He then joined the staff writers of Sid Caesar's television program, Caesar's Hour.
He met Charles Strouse and Lee Adams in 1954, and several years after collaborated with them and Gower Champion on the 1960 Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie. He worked again with Champion and Jerry Herman, with their musical Hello, Dolly! opening on Broadway in 1964.
Stewart died on September 20, 1987 in New York City. Jule Styne said of him: "He was an extremely talented and knowledgeable man of the theater. He was one of the great musical-theater writers, and his string of hits showed that." Stewart's sister was writer Francine Pascal and brother Burt Rubin.