RECENT CREDITS
War, Inc. (FILM)  May. 23, 2008
Lucky You (FILM)  May. 4, 2007
Madagascar (FILM)  May. 27, 2005
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HIGHLIGHTS
2006 Will Kander wrote the lyrics for "Curtains" the Broadway musical starring David Hyde Pierce; earned a Tony nomination for Best Original Score
2002 Composed the music for the feature musical "Chicago" (along with John Kander and Danny Elfman); received a BAFTA nomination for The Anthony Asquith Award for the achievement in Music; earned a grammy
1999 Wrote lyrics to Kander's music for "Over & Over", a stage adaptation of Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth"
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All Credits

Film Name / TV Show Name (Episode Name)
Role
Category

War, Inc.  2008
Song
Film


Words and Music by Jerry Herman  2008 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Lucky You  2007
Song
Film


Madagascar  2005
Song
Film


Song
Film


Le Divorce  2003
Song
Film


Chicago  2002
Source Material, Lyrics
Film


Song
Film


Loser  2000
Song
Film


Bitva o Zivot  2000
Song
Film


Song
Film


Summer of Sam  1999
Song
Film


The Kennedy Center Honors  1998 -Honoree
Actor
TV


Broadway '97: Launching the Tonys  1997 -Interviewee
Actor
TV


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Writer, Director
TV


Stepping Out  1991
Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Funny  1989 -Songwriter
Actor
Film


Sing  1989
Song
Film


Co-Executive Producer, Writer
TV


Song
Film


Actor, Writer
TV


Highlander  1986
Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Song
Film


Starman  1984
Song
Film


Tempest  1982
Song
Film


Song
Film


Writer
TV


Producer, Writer
TV


Song
Film


Lucky Lady  1975 -songs
Song
Film


Funny Lady  1975 -songs
Song
Film


Writer
TV


Liza With a Z  1972
Writer
TV


Cabaret  1972 -lyrics
Song, Theme Lyrics
Film


A Matter of Time   -songs
Song
Film




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Highlights

2006 Will Kander wrote the lyrics for "Curtains" the Broadway musical starring David Hyde Pierce; earned a Tony nomination for Best Original Score
2002 Composed the music for the feature musical "Chicago" (along with John Kander and Danny Elfman); received a BAFTA nomination for The Anthony Asquith Award for the achievement in Music; earned a grammy
1999 Wrote lyrics to Kander's music for "Over & Over", a stage adaptation of Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth"
1999 Collaborated on Liza Minnelli's "comeback" stage vehicle "Minnelli on Minnelli"
1997 With Kander, wrote score for the musical "Steel Pier", about 1930s dance marathons
1996 Revival of "Chicago" became big hit on Broadway
1992 Revised version of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" opened in London before movig to Broadway; won Tony Award as Best Musical
1991 Wrote special material for "Liza Minnelli: Stepping Out at Radio City"; concert was filmed and released on video as well as aired on PBS under the title "Liza Minnelli Live! From Radio City Music Hall
1991 "And the World Goes 'Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb" opened Off-Broadway
1990 Contributed special material to Rivera's nightclub act
1990 Workshop production of "Kiss of the Spider Woman"
1988 Was one of the executive producers and wrote one sketch for "Liza Minnelli in Sam Found Out: A Triple Play" (ABC)
1984 Provided lyrics for the theme to the TV series "Mama Malone"
1984 Wrote lyrics for "The Rink", starring Rivera and Minnelli
1981 Won Tony for co-writing the score for "Woman of the Year", adapted from the Tracy-Hepburn film; musical starred Lauren Bacall
1979 Directed and served as a producer on "Liza in Concert at Carnegie Hall"
1978 Wrote lyrics to the Minnelli musical "The Act", directed by Scorsese
1977 Provided lyrics (to Kander's music) for original songs for Martin Scorsese's feature "New York, New York", starring Minnelli and Robert De Niro
1976 With composer Cy Coleman, produced Shirley MacLaine's TV special "Gypsy in My Soul"
1975 With Fosse, wrote book for the hit musical "Chicago"; also wrote lyrics; first stage collaboration with Chita Rivera
1975 Won Oscar nomination for song "How Lucky Can You Get?" featured in "Funny Lady"
1973 Wrote one-act of the TV special "Three For the Girls" (CBS)
1973 Was one of the writers on the TV special "Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra" (NBC)
1972 First feature credit, lyrics for new song for Bob Fosse's feature version of "Cabaret"
1972 Debut as TV producer, "Singer Presents Liza with a 'Z'" (NBC), directed by Fosse; also scripted
1970 Provided special material for Minnelli's NBC TV special "Liza"
1969 Created lyrics for "Zorba", adapted from the film "Zorba the Greek"
1968 Wrote lyrics for "The Happy Time", starring Robert Goulet
1967 Revised book for revival of the Rodgers and Hart musical "By Jupiter"
1966 Had major theatrical success with "Cabaret", a musical based on the John Van Druten play "I Am the Camera", set in Nazi-era Germany; won Tony Award as Best Musical
1965 First stage musical written with Kander, "Flora, the Red Menace"; first collaboration with Liza Minnelli
1963 Wrote book and lyircs for the stage musical "Morning Sun"
1962 Had first hit song, "My Coloring Book", with music by John Kander
1960 Collaborated with Jerry Herman on songs for the revue "A to Z"


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