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  1. "Theme from New York, New York", often abbreviated to just "#NewYorkNewYork", is the #themeSong from the #MartinScorsese musical film New York, New York (1977), composed by #JohnKander, with lyrics by #FredEbb. #LizaMinnelli performs the song during the finale of the film. It was nominated for the #GoldenGlobeAwardForBestOriginalSong. Two years later, #FrankSinatra covered the song, and it became closely identified with both him and #NewYorkCity.
    youtube.com/watch?v=le1QF3uoQNg

  2. On Jan 18, 1968: #JohnKander and #FredEbb's musical "The Happy Time", starring #RobertGoulet, opens at Broadway Theater, NYC; runs for 286 performances.

  3. #OnThisDay in 2002, "Chicago" (Best Picture 2003), film based on #JohnKander and #FredEbb's musical, directed by Rob Marshall, starring #RenéeZellweger, #RichardGere, and #CatherineZetaJones is released in the United Sates.

  4. "Theme from New York, New York", often abbreviated to just "#NewYorkNewYork", is the #themeSong from the #MartinScorsese musical film New York, New York (1977), composed by #JohnKander, with lyrics by #FredEbb. #LizaMinnelli performs the song during the finale of the film. It was nominated for the #GoldenGlobeAwardForBestOriginalSong. Two years later, #FrankSinatra covered the song, and it became closely identified with both him and #NewYorkCity.
    youtube.com/watch?v=TK0Vdb1RUCk

  5. Actor #JoelGrey and composer #JohnKander, one half of the songwriting due Kander and Ebb (#Cabaret, #Chicago), will receive the #TonyAwards Lifetime Achievement Awards at this year's ceremony, airing Sunday, June 11 on #CBS.