John Kander

John Kander has written 33 shows including A Family Affair (Bookwriter/Composer/Lyricist), Flora, the Red Menace (Composer), Go Fly a Kite (Composer), Cabaret (Composer), The Happy Time (Composer), Zorba (Composer), 70, Girls, 70 (Composer), An Evening with Fred Ebb and John Kander (Composer), Liza (Composer), Chicago (Composer), 2 by 5 (Composer), The Act (Composer), Joe Masiell Not at the Palace (Material), The Madwoman of Central Park West (Composer), Woman of the Year (Composer), The Rink (Composer), Diamonds (Composer), How Lucky Can You Get? (Composer), And the World Goes 'Round (Composer), Kiss of the Spider Woman (Composer), Steel Pier (Composer), Over and Over (Composer), Fosse (Composer), The Visit (Composer), Curtains (Lyricist), Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life (Composer), First You Dream: The Music of Kander & Ebb (Composer), The Scottsboro Boys (Composer), Come Fly Away (Composer), The Landing (Composer), Kid Victory (Music, Story), The Beast in the Jungle (Composer), New York, New York (Music).

Outstanding New Score (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for New York, New York; Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for The Visit; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for The Visit; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for The Scottsboro Boys; Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for Curtains; Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Curtains; Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre (Drama League Awards); Outstanding Musical Production (Olivier Awards) for Cabaret; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Curtains; The American Express Tribute (Helen Hayes Awards); Outstanding Musical Production (Olivier Awards) for Chicago; Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Steel Pier; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Steel Pier; Best Musical Revival (Olivier Awards) for Cabaret; Outstanding Music (Drama Desk Awards) for Kiss of the Spider Woman; Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Kiss of the Spider Woman; The American Express Award for Best New Musical (Olivier Awards) for Kiss of the Spider Woman; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Kiss of the Spider Woman; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for The Rink; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Woman of the Year; Musical of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Chicago; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for The Act; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Chicago; Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for The Happy Time; Best Musical (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Cabaret; and Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre (Tony Awards) for Cabaret.

John Kander has received several prestigious awards throughout his career, including the Distinguished Achievement in Musical Theatre from the Drama League Awards. He was honored with The American Express Tribute at the Helen Hayes Awards. Kander won the Outstanding Musical Production award at the Olivier Awards for Chicago. He also received the Best Musical award from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Kiss of the Spider Woman. Additionally, Kander won the Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for both Kiss of the Spider Woman and Woman of the Year. He was awarded Best Musical from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for Cabaret and won the Tony Award for Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Cabaret as well.