Fred Ebb News

Karen Mason, one of Broadway and cabaret's most powerful performers, is bringing her acclaimed yearly holiday concert, Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!, to Birdland (315 West 44th Street) on Monday, December 13th at 7pm. Cover charge is $30 with a $10 food/drink minimum.

Genius was honored and a legend was remembered at the Stella by Starlight Gala for the world famous Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

RCA Victor is pleased to present the DVD release of Broadway: The Golden Age, By The Legends Who Were There. The DVD of the award-winning film by Rick McKay, featuring 88 minutes of bonus material, is available in stores now.

Fred Ebb, passed away on September 11, 2004 at the age of 72 from a heart attack. Funeral services are expected to be held on Tuesday.

The stars came out to the Mandarin Oriental New York Hotel on Monday, April 26, 2004 for a special musical tribute to John Kander and Fred Ebb and BroadwayWorld was there to cover it.

BWW finally gets to ask, 'So when you write together, which generally comes first, the music or the lyrics?'

As I read The New York Times article 'The Broadway Musical Is Changing Its Key', I was pleased to see that what I meant to say or how I said it was pretty much there. Thank you, Bruce Weber (hey, I gotta kiss butt, ya' never know when he may be reviewing me next!).

There was a familiar excitement at the Merriam in Philly. Many of these loyal theater fans had been 'razzle-dazzled' before.