Author: Michael Stewart
Date of birth: 1 August 1924
Date of death: 20 September 1987
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**Michael Stewart** was a prominent Broadway playwright and librettist.
Born Michael Stuart Rubin in New York, Stewart attended Queens College before earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1953 from the Yale School of Drama.
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, *Caesar's Hour*.
Stewart's sister was writer [Francine Pascal][1]; his brother-in-law, writer [John Pascal][2].
**Major Works, Awards, and Nominations**
- 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 - co-bookwriter with sister Francine Pascal and her husband John Pascal
- 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
- Barnum (1980) - musical - lyricist - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score
- 42nd Street (1980) - musical - co-bookwriter - Tony Co-Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
- Bring Back Birdie (1981) - musical - bookwriter
- Pieces of Eight (1985) - music - co-bookwriter
- Harrigan 'n Hart (1985) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
[1]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL716700A/Francine_Pascal
[2]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL6784290A/John_Pascal
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