Also credited on1 work
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In the literature5 passages
- Champion next played show doctor on the 1977 Kander and Ebb musical The Act after Martin Scorsese couldn’t solve his then-girlfriend Liza Minnelli’s show. Champion made it better and tighter.ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
- T he Act was a flashy, Las Vegas—style vehicle for Liza Minnelli, but the production, directed by Martin Scorsese, was beset during its pre-Broadway tryouts with rewrites, conflicts, and firings. Out of his element in musical theater, Scorsese retained his credit but was replaced by Gower Champion, who pulled the show together in time to…ebooks/Lawrence, Greg/Colored Lights_ Forty Years of Words and Music, Show Biz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz - Greg Lawrence & John Kander & Fred Ebb.txt
- EBB: We first met Martin Scorsese when he worked with Liza on the movie New York, New York. For the title song, his request was for us to write a number that would score better than “And the World Goes ’Round,” which we also wrote for that movie.ebooks/Lawrence, Greg/Colored Lights_ Forty Years of Words and Music, Show Biz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz - Greg Lawrence & John Kander & Fred Ebb.txt
- But in mid-1976 when Miss Minnelli was filming New York, New York, for director Martin Scorsese, she asked for the part and got it. It seems Mr. Kander and Mr. Ebb were lined up to do the score now, and over the years they had written some 17 shows and acts for her, including Cabaret, for which all three won Oscars, with Mr. Feuer and Mr.…ebooks/Suskin, Steven/B001T4YWBO EBOK - Steven Suskin.txt
- Martin Scorsese retained credit as director, although it was common knowledge that he was replaced by Gower Champion.ebooks/Suskin, Steven/B001T4YWBO EBOK - Steven Suskin.txt
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