Candid Kander

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That's a photo of John Kander and Fred Ebb, the songcrafting team reponsible for (among many others), Chicago, Cabaret, Steel Pier, Kiss of the Spider Woman and Woman of the Year. Oh, yeah…and they also wrote the song, "New York, New York," the royalties from which have probably paid them more than most tune writers see in a lifetime. Mr. Ebb — he's the one at right — is no longer with us. Mr. Kander, happily, is…and he's still writing, in some cases to finish unfinished Kander & Ebb projects.

He doesn't give a lot of interviews so it's exciting to see this site which features a long one plus a video of some excerpts. Thanks to Bob Elisberg for telling me about it so I could tell you about it.