Skip to main content

Picture of author.

Fred Ebb (1928–2004)

Author of Cabaret: The Illustrated Book and Lyrics

40+ Works 799 Members 15 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: Fred Ebb

Image credit: wikimedia.org

Works by Fred Ebb

Cabaret: The Illustrated Book and Lyrics (1973) 153 copies, 1 review

Chicago: A Musical Vaudeville [script] (1975) 117 copies, 2 reviews

Chicago: Original 2002 Motion Picture Soundtrack (2002) — Lyricist — 97 copies

Colored Lights: Forty Years of Words and Music, Show Biz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz (2003) 67 copies

Chicago: The Musical (Broadway Vocal Selections) (1981) 47 copies, 2 reviews

Cabaret: Original 1972 Motion Picture Soundtrack (1996) — Composer — 46 copies, 2 reviews

The Complete Cabaret Collection: Vocal Selections (1999) 33 copies, 1 review

Zorba (1983) — Lyricist — 28 copies, 1 review

Kiss of the Spider Woman (French's Musical Library) (1997) — Lyricist — 26 copies, 1 review

Cabaret: Original 1966 Broadway Cast Recording (2006) — Lyrics — 25 copies, 2 reviews

Cabaret: Vocal Selections (1983) — Lyricist — 24 copies

Chicago: Original 1996 Broadway Cast Recording (1996) — Lyricist — 20 copies, 1 review

Kiss of the Spider Woman: Broadway Cast Recording (1992) — Lyricist — 17 copies

Steel Pier (French's Musical Library) (1998) — Composer — 14 copies

Chicago: Original 1975 Broadway Cast Recording (1975) — Lyricist — 10 copies

Kiss Of The Spider Woman The Musical [Songbook] (1998) 8 copies, 1 review

New York, New York (1983) 7 copies, 1 review

And The World Goes 'Round: 1991 Original Broadway Cast Recording (2006) 7 copies

Steel Pier: Original 1997 Broadway Cast Recording (1997) — Lyricist — 6 copies

The act: A musical play (1987) 6 copies

The Visit: Original Broadway Cast Recording (2015) 6 copies

Steel Pier (Vocal Selections) (1997) 6 copies

And the World Goes 'Round (Vocal Score) (1998) 5 copies

The rink : a new musical : vocal selections (2004) 4 copies

New York, New York (Original Soundtrack) (1977) 3 copies

70 girls 70 (1971) 3 copies

Vocal Selections From "The Happy Time" (1967) 1 copy

Don't Forget (1954) 1 copy

Chicago (Playbill) 1 copy

Musicals Collection : Cabaret {1993 studio recording ?} {sound recording} — Lyrics — 1 copy

How to be Thoroughly Unpleasant 1 copy

Woman of the Year Vocal Selections (1981) — Lyricist — 1 copy

Theme from New York, New York 1 copy

Chicago: Movie Selections for Easy Piano (2003) 1 copy

Chicago : the musical (performance of June 1998) 1 copy

John Kander: Hidden Treasures, 1950-2015 (2015) 1 copy

Razzle Dazzle ; From "Chicago" ; Broadway Choral Series ; For S.S.A. and Piano with Optional Instrumental Accompaniment 1 copy

Signed Card by Fred Ebb 1 copy

And all that jazz 1 copy

Plainedge Playhouse presents "Chicago" (December 1988 - Bethpage, New York) Playbill 1 copy

Associated Works

Chicago [2002 film] (2003) — Composer — 973 copies, 7 reviews

Cabaret [1972 film] (1972) — Lyricist — 381 copies, 5 reviews

Liza with a "Z" [1972 TV special] (1972) — Screenwriter — 28 copies, 2 reviews

The Art of the American Musical: Conversations with the Creators (2005) — Contributor — 21 copies

Kiss of the Spider Woman [2025 film] (2025) — Lyricist — 2 copies

Tagged

Main Associated

20th century (5) album (7) biography (10) Bob Fosse (5) Broadway (12) cabaret (7) CD (21) CDs (17) drama (12) film (6) Fred Ebb (11) John Kander (11) Kander and Ebb (6) LAPL (5) libretto (19) music (48) musical (57) musical theater (26) musicals (49) non-fiction (10) piano (8) play (10) plays (8) script (10) sheet music (21) Single Play (5) soundtrack (29) theatre (57) vocal score (7) voice (6)

Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Ebb, Fred
Birthdate: 1928-04-08
Date of death: 2004-09-11
Gender: male
Occupations: lyricist
songwriter
Awards and honors: Kennedy Center Honors (1998)
Relationships: Kander, John (collaborator)
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Place of death: New York, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map): New York, New York, USA

Members

Reviews

Featured Recent Thumbs

All Ratings
8
1
No Rating

All Languages
English15
Spanish1

16 reviews

Jean_Sexton 782 reviews

Chicago - The Musical (1996 Broadway Revival Cast) by John Kander

I recently saw Chicago on a national tour and this CD recreates that music perfectly. (It doesn't reflect the film, so be aware of that.) It reflects the sassy/brassy characters and made me smile with 74 minutes of storytelling. This classic music has aged well in the years since 1996.

My favorites are We Both Reached for the Gun, Mr. Cellophane, and Razzle Dazzle. I am very glad I got the CD with the lyrics, synopsis, and pictures.

If you enjoy recordings of stage musicals, this recording show more belongs in your collection. show less

GoldenDarter 476 reviews

Chicago: The Musical (Broadway Vocal Selections) by Fred Ebb

Cute and harsh. A pretty gripping story. Never seen it on stage, just the Richard Gere movie. Love the "Mr. Cellophane" number by Riley. So good.

Sep 15, 20161 other review

caseybp 307 reviews

Cabaret: The Illustrated Book and Lyrics by Joe Masteroff

This is the most brilliant depiction of the making of a Broadway musical. We get a first hand glance at the backstage artistry that went into creating this definitive performance.

caseybp 307 reviews

The kiss of the spider woman (French's musical library) by Terrence McNally

One of my favorite musicals. A beautiful story about love and the lengths we will go to for that love.

See More Reviews

You May Also Like

Stephen Sondheim

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Stephen Schwartz

Richard Rodgers

Jonathan Larson

Jason Robert Brown

Arthur Laurents

Associated Authors

Bob Fosse Librettist, Original book

John Kander Composer

Maurine Dallas Watkins Original play

John Kander Composer

Terrence McNally

Jackson R. Bryer

David Thompson Librettist

Ralph Burns Composer

Liza Minnelli Introduction, Performer

Chita Rivera Vocalist, Performer

Joel Grey Performer

Christopher Isherwood

Ekaterina Shchelkanova Performer

Denise Faye Performer

Mýa Harrison Performer

Deidre Goodwin Performer

Renée Zellweger

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Christine Baranski Performer

Anastacia Contributor

Susan Misner Performer

Danny Elfman Composer

Gwen Verdon Performer

Harold Prince Foreword

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation

Mark Lambert Performer

Greta Keller Performer

David Sabella-Mills Performer

Ann Reinking Performer

James Naughton Performer

Marcia Lewis Performer

Bebe Neuwirth Performer

Vanessa Williams Vocalist

Manuel Puig Original novel

Anthony Crivello Vocalist

Brent Carver Vocalist

Jerry Orbach Performer

Barney Martin Performer

Michael O'Haughey Performer

Mary Mc Carty Performer

Kristin Chenoweth Performer

John C. Havens Performer

Ronn Carroll Performer

Timothy Warmen Performer

Jim Newman Performer

Gregory Harrison Performer

Joel Blum Performer

Valerie Wright Performer

Alison Bevan Performer

Karen Ziemba Performer

Daniel McDonald Performer

Debra Monk Performer

Jacqueline Dankworth Vocals [Kit Kat Club Girl]

National Symphony Orchestra Orchestra

Jonathan Pryce Vocals [Emcee]

John Owen Edwards Conductor

Jack Gale Arranger

Maria Friedman Vocals [Sally]

Gregg Edelman Vocals [Clifford]

Statistics

Works: 40
Also by: 5
Members: 799
Popularity: #31,914
Rating: 4.2

Reviews: 15
ISBNs: 30
Languages: 1

Charts & Graphs

See More Charts & Graphs

Pictures

Links

Helper Hub

LibraryThing members improve authors by combining author names and works, separating out homonymous authors into separate identities, and more.

Helpers

Verdana Standard Verdana Small The Lorax System Standard System Large Georgia Large Text Atkinson