Michael Stewart

Michael Stewart was a prominent Broadway playwright and librettist.

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.

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.

Stewart's sister was writer Francine Pascal; his brother-in-law, writer John Pascal.

Major Works, Awards, and Nominations

• Bye Bye Birdie (1960) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Award for Best Musical
• Carnival! (1961) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Musical, Tony Nomination for Best Author of a Musical
• Hello, Dolly! (1964) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Author of a Musical
• Those That Play the Clowns (1966) - play - playwright
• George M! (1968) - musical - co-bookwriter with sister Francine Pascal and her husband John Pascal
• Mack & Mabel (1974) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
• I Love My Wife (1977) - musical - lyricist and bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score, Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
• The Grand Tour (1979) - musical - co-bookwriter
• Barnum (1980) - musical - lyricist - Tony Nomination for Best Original Score
• 42nd Street (1980) - musical - co-bookwriter - Tony Co-Nomination for Best Book of a Musical
• Bring Back Birdie (1981) - musical - bookwriter
• Pieces of Eight (1985) - music - co-bookwriter
• Harrigan 'n Hart (1985) - musical - bookwriter - Tony Nomination for Best Book of a Musical