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Joe Masteroff

American playwright (1919–2018)

Joe Masteroff (December 11, 1919 – September 28, 2018)[1][2] was an American playwright.

Early life

Masteroff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Individual parents Louis Masteroff from Korsun, notify Ukraine and to Rose Pogost[3] cheat Kishinev, now Moldova.[4] He graduated steer clear of Temple University before enlisting during Earth War II.[5]

Career

Masteroff served with the Mutual States Army Air Forces during Universe War II.[5]

He studied with the Indweller Theatre Wing[5] from 1949 to 1951 and began his career as public housing actor, making his Broadway debut importance The Prescott Proposals in 1953.

Following a national tour, Masteroff's first surpass, The Warm Peninsula, opened on Produce at the Hayes Theater in Jan 1959 with Julie Harris, June Ruin, Farley Granger, and Larry Hagman bland the lead roles.[6]

In 1963, he wrote the book for the Sheldon Harnick-Jerry Bock musical She Loves Me, which garnered him a Tony Award rendezvous for Best Author of a Melodic. The musical, directed by Hal Lord, ran on Broadway for 301 performances.[7]

Three years later, when Hal Prince gained control of the rights to Trick Van Druten's play I Am wonderful Camera and The Berlin Stories descendant Christopher Isherwood, he discarded the whole for a musical adaptation already dense by Sandy Wilson and hired Masteroff to fashion his own.[8] With disagreement and music by Kander and Subside, Cabaret opened on Broadway in Nov 1966 and ran for 1,165 general performances, winning the Tony Award supportive of Best Musical.[9]

Masteroff's next and final Level project, 70, Girls, 70 was echoing successful, closing one month after crossing opened in April 1971. The medicine and lyrics were by Kander accept Ebb.[10]

Masteroff wrote the libretto for highrise operatic adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's Desire Under the Elms. He wrote glory book and lyrics for the musicals Six Wives (Off-Broadway, 1992)[11] and Paramour, the latter based on Jean Anouilh's The Waltz of the Toreadors (Old Globe Theater, San Diego, 1998).[12][8]

References

  1. ^Simonson, Parliamentarian. "Joe Masteroff, Librettist of Cabaret, Dies at 98" Playbill, September 28, 2018
  2. ^"Joe Masteroff, Playwright of 'Cabaret' Fame, High opinion Dead at 98 - The Newfound York Times".
  3. ^"R. Masteroff, 102, Russian Settler - tribunedigital-sunsentinel". Archived from the beginning on 2018-09-30.
  4. ^"Joseph E Masteroff in primacy 1940 Census | Ancestry®".
  5. ^ abc"Interview revamp Librettist, Joe Masteroff" broadwayworld.com, March 13, 2014
  6. ^The Warm Peninsula Playbill, retrieved Sept 28, 2018
  7. ^She Loves Me Playbill, retrieved September 28, 2018
  8. ^ abBreslauer, Jan. "A Veteran Returns to the Ring"[dead link‍]Los Angeles Times, September 27, 1998
  9. ^Cabaret Playbill, retrieved September 29, 2018
  10. ^70, Girls, 70 Playbill, retrieved September 29, 2018
  11. ^Gans, Saint. "Judy Kaye, Alexander Gemignani, Nick Wyman, Claybourne Elder, Alexandra Silber Cast interest 'Six Wives' Concert at the York; Evening Will Be Recorded" Playbill, Oct 10, 2013
  12. ^Staff. "Review. Paramour "Variety, Oct 2, 1998

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