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Stanley Lebowsky

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Composer 1926–1986

Stanley Lebowsky (; November 26, 1926 – October 19, 1986) was a Hollywood and Broadway composer, lyricist, conductor and music director who conducted more than a dozen Broadway musicals including Chicago, Half a Sixpence, Irma La Douce, Jesus Christ Superstar, Pippin, The 1940's Radio Hour, and The Act. He was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and died at Mount Sinai West in Manhattan, survived by his wife Carol Estey. Lebowsky was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director in 1961 for Irma La Douce. In 1987 he was given a Drama Desk Special Award.

Also credited on5 works

Gantry
Half A Sixpence
Irma La Douce
Jesus Christ Superstar
Fosse

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In the literature6 passages

  • Kander, John, and Fred Ebb. The Act. Original Broadway cast recording with Liza Minnelli. Cond. Stanley Lebowsky. DRG Records compact disc, 1977.ebooks/Gilvey, John Anthony/Before the Parade Passes By_ Gower Champion and the Glorious American Musical - John Anthony Gilvey.txt
  • On October 19, 1986, Stanley Lebowsky, Fosse’s musical director of many years, suffered a heart attack and died. He was fifty-nine, one year younger than Fosse. When she heard, Verdon came to Sweet Charity rehearsal armed with a plan. She passed out copies of Uta Hagen’s Respect for Acting —a book Fosse had little respect for—explaining,…ebooks/Wasson, Sam/Fosse - Sam Wasson.txt
  • LANG PETER HOWARD STANLEY LEBOWSKY PHILIP. Production Stage Manager: WADE MILLER Associate Producers: RONALD RECKSEIT, LISALiPSKYtheatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt
  • chestrations, Jim Tyler; Vocal Arrangements, Cy Coleman, Stanley Lebowsky; Dance Music Coordinator, Dorothea Freitag; Associatetheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1978-79, v. 35 (Willis).txt
  • Director, Walton Jones; Musical Numbers Staged by Thommie Walsh; Musical Supervision and Direction, Stanley Lebowsky; Scenery, David Gropman; Lighting, Tharon Musser; Costumes, William Ivey Long; Sound, Otts Munderloh; Orchestrations, Gary S.theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1979-80 Season, v. 36 (Willis).txt
  • STANLEY LEBOWSKY, 59, Broadway conductor, musical director, and composer, died Oct. 19, 1986 after a heart attack in his NYC home. He conducted more than two dozen musicals,theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1986-87 Season, v. 43 (Willis, John).txt

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