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As half of the songwriting team Kander and Ebb, Kander composed the scores for fifteen musicals over five decades, including Cabaret and Chicago, both later adapted into acclaimed films still performed and revived internationally. He and lyricist Fred Ebb also wrote the standard "New York, New York," and Kander's work earned four Tony Awards plus a Lifetime Achievement Tony from a body that nominated him eleven times.