Author: Michael Stewart
Alternate names: Michael Stuart Rubin
Born: 1 August 1924
Died: 20 September 1987
Bio: **Michael Stewart** was a prominent Broadway playwright and librettist.<p></p>

Born Michael Stuart Rubin in New York, Stewart attended Queens College before earning a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1953 from the Yale School of Drama.<p></p>

His early work was writing sketches for the revues *The Shoestring Revue* (1955), *The Littlest Revue* (1957), and *Shoestring '57*. He then joined the staff writers of Sid Caesar's television program, *Caesar's Hour*.<p></p>

Stewart's sister was writer [Francine Pascal][1]; his brother-in-law, writer [John Pascal][2].<p></p>

**Major Works, Awards, and Nominations**

<ul><li><i>Bye Bye Birdie</i> (1960) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Award for Best Musical
<li><i>Carnival!</i> (1961) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Musical, Tony Nomination for Best Author of a Musical
<li><i>Hello, Dolly!</i> (1964) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Author of a Musical
<li><i>Those That Play the Clowns</i> (1966) - play - playwright
<li><i>George M!</i> (1968) - musical - co-bookwriter with sister Francine Pascal and her husband John Pascal
<li><i>Mack & Mabel</i> (1974) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
<li><i>I Love My Wife</i> (1977) - musical - lyricist and bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score, Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
<li><i>The Grand Tour</i> (1979) - musical - co-bookwriter
<li><i>Barnum</i> (1980) - musical - lyricist - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score
<li><i>42nd Street</i> (1980) - musical - co-bookwriter - Tony Co-Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
<li><i>Bring Back Birdie</i> (1981) - musical - bookwriter
<li><i>Pieces of Eight</i> (1985) - music - co-bookwriter
<li><i>Harrigan 'n Hart</i> (1985) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical</ul>


  [1]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL716700A/Francine_Pascal
  [2]: http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL6784290A/John_Pascal