Michael Stewart (playwright)
| Michael Stewart | |
|---|---|
| Born | Michael Stuart Rubin August 1, 1924 New York, New York |
| Died | September 20, 1987 (aged 63) New York, New York |
| Occupation | Playwright, librettist |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | MFA (1953) |
| Alma mater | Yale School of Drama |
| Period | 1955 - 1985 |
| Genre | Musical theater |
| Notable works |
Bye Bye Birdie (1960) Carnival! (1961) Hello, Dolly! (1964) George M! (1968) Mack & Mabel (1974) Barnum (1980) 42nd Street (1980) |
| Notable awards |
Tony Award for Best Musical 1961 Bye Bye Birdie 1964 Hello, Dolly! Tony Award for Best Author of a Musical 1964 Hello, Dolly! |
| Relatives |
Francine Pascal (sister) John Pascal (brother-in-law) |
Michael Stewart (August 1, 1924 – September 20, 1987) was an American playwright and librettist for the stage.
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.
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