An important archive from the influential musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander, and who regularly wrote for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera. Early writing collaborations with Phil Springer for Carmen McRae and Judy Garland ("Hearbroken," 1953) led Hal Prince to hire Kander and Ebb for their first professional production Flora the Red Menace, for which Liza Minnelli won a Tony. Other famous Kander-Ebb collaborations include Cabaret, Chicago, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Kander and Ebb also worked with director Martin Scorsese on the film New York, New York. This archive includes rare unpublished photographs, correspondence from some of Ebb's closest associates (Carol Lawrence, Chita Rivera, Liza Minnelli etc.), his personal clippings files from the last years of his life, two personal acetate recordings, and a variety of personal and professional ephemera. Details upon request.
An important archive from the influential musical theatre lyricist who had many successful collaborations with composer John Kander, and who regularly wrote for such performers as Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera. Early writing collaborations with Phil Springer for Carmen McRae and Judy Garland ("Hearbroken," 1953) led Hal Prince to hire Kander and Ebb for their first professional production Flora the Red Menace, for which Liza Minnelli won a Tony. Other famous Kander-Ebb collaborations include Cabaret, Chicago, and Kiss of the Spider Woman. Kander and Ebb also worked with director Martin Scorsese on the film New York, New York. This archive includes rare unpublished photographs, correspondence from some of Ebb's closest associates (Carol Lawrence, Chita Rivera, Liza Minnelli etc.), his personal clippings files from the last years of his life, two personal acetate recordings, and a variety of personal and professional ephemera. Details upon request.