John Kander, Composer Of ‘Cabaret,’ ‘Chicago,’ Brings His ‘Scottsboro Boys’ To Alabama

By Alec Harvey

You would think that at age 91, John Kander would have been there, done that, won three Tony Awards and not be impressed by much anymore.

But that’s not the case for the composer, who, with the late lyricist Fred Ebb, brought the world musicals such as “Chicago,” “Cabaret” and “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” as well as the Big Apple anthem “New York, New York.”

Kander is making his first trip to Alabama in 55 years this week to help announce the Alabama premiere of his acclaimed musical “The Scottsboro Boys,” and it ranks right up there with anything else he’s done in his storied career.

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