Person

John Kander

Sound · Born 1927-03-18 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Biography

John Kander (born March 18, 1927) is an American composer best known for his contributions to musical theater, including scoring Chicago and Cabaret with lyricist Fred Ebb.

Known for

Filmography

2026CabaretOriginal Music Composer
2025Kiss of the Spider WomanMusic
2025Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True StorySelf
2024The Three Tenors - Birth of a LegendMusic
2021MashupMusic
2021Broadway: Beyond the Golden AgeSelf
2020Chita: A Legendary CelebrationSongs
2020CurtainsMusical
2018Harold Prince: The Director's Life
2018Every Act of LifeSelf
2015First You Dream: The Music of Kander & EbbMusic
2015Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To DoSelf
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2013Cabaret: The Musical That Changed MusicalsSelf
2006Chicago: The Musical
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesSelf
2002ChicagoMusic
1997The Music of Kander & Ebb: Razzle DazzleSelf
1996The Boys Next DoorOriginal Music Composer
1995Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!
1994Breathing LessonsMusic
1993CabaretMusical
1989I Want to Go HomeOriginal Music Composer
1985An Early FrostOriginal Music Composer
1984Places in the HeartOriginal Music Composer
1983Blue Skies AgainOriginal Music Composer
1982Still of the NightOriginal Music Composer
1980Baryshnikov on BroadwaySongs
1980Goldie and Liza TogetherSongs
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf
1977New York, New YorkSongs
1976A Matter of TimeSongs
1975Funny LadyMusic
1974Dinah!Self
1972Liza with a ZSongs
1972CabaretOriginal Music Composer
1971Great PerformancesSelf
1970Something for EveryoneOriginal Music Composer
1956Tony AwardsSelf - Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement Recipient
—Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
—The Songwriters: An Evening with John Kander and Fred EbbSelf

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