milestones

Year
Milestone
1960 
Collaborated with Jerry Herman on songs for the revue "A to Z"
1962 
Had first hit song, "My Coloring Book", with music by John Kander
1963 
Wrote book and lyircs for the stage musical "Morning Sun"
1965 
First stage musical written with Kander, "Flora, the Red Menace"; first collaboration with Liza Minnelli
1966 
Had major theatrical success with "Cabaret", a musical based on the John Van Druten play "I Am the Camera", set in Nazi-era Germany; won Tony Award as Best Musical
1967 
Revised book for revival of the Rodgers and Hart musical "By Jupiter"
1968 
Wrote lyrics for "The Happy Time", starring Robert Goulet
1969 
Created lyrics for "Zorba", adapted from the film "Zorba the Greek"
1970 
Provided special material for Minnelli's NBC TV special "Liza"
1972 
First feature credit, lyrics for new song for Bob Fosse's feature version of "Cabaret"
1972 
Debut as TV producer, "Singer Presents Liza with a 'Z'" (NBC), directed by Fosse; also scripted
1973 
Wrote one-act of the TV special "Three For the Girls" (CBS)
1973 
Was one of the writers on the TV special "Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra" (NBC)
1975 
With Fosse, wrote book for the hit musical "Chicago"; also wrote lyrics; first stage collaboration with Chita Rivera
1975 
Won Oscar nomination for song "How Lucky Can You Get?" featured in "Funny Lady"
1976 
With composer Cy Coleman, produced Shirley MacLaine's TV special "Gypsy in My Soul"
1977 
Provided lyrics (to Kander's music) for original songs for Martin Scorsese's feature "New York, New York", starring Minnelli and Robert De Niro
1978 
Wrote lyrics to the Minnelli musical "The Act", directed by Scorsese
1979 
Directed and served as a producer on "Liza in Concert at Carnegie Hall"
1981 
Won Tony for co-writing the score for "Woman of the Year", adapted from the Tracy-Hepburn film; musical starred Lauren Bacall
1984 
Provided lyrics for the theme to the TV series "Mama Malone"
1984 
Wrote lyrics for "The Rink", starring Rivera and Minnelli
1988 
Was one of the executive producers and wrote one sketch for "Liza Minnelli in Sam Found Out: A Triple Play" (ABC)
1990 
Contributed special material to Rivera's nightclub act
1990 
Workshop production of "Kiss of the Spider Woman"
1991 
Wrote special material for "Liza Minnelli: Stepping Out at Radio City"; concert was filmed and released on video as well as aired on PBS under the title "Liza Minnelli Live! From Radio City Music Hall" in 1992
1991 
"And the World Goes 'Round: The Songs of Kander & Ebb" opened Off-Broadway
1992 
Revised version of "Kiss of the Spider Woman" opened in London before movig to Broadway; won Tony Award as Best Musical
1996 
Revival of "Chicago" became big hit on Broadway
1997 
With Kander, wrote score for the musical "Steel Pier", about 1930s dance marathons
1999 
Wrote lyrics to Kander's music for "Over & Over", a stage adaptation of Thornton Wilder's "The Skin of Our Teeth"
1999 
Collaborated on Liza Minnelli's "comeback" stage vehicle "Minnelli on Minnelli"
2002 
Composed the music for the feature musical "Chicago" (along with John Kander and Danny Elfman); received a BAFTA nomination for The Anthony Asquith Award for the achievement in Music; earned a grammy nomination
2006 
Will Kander wrote the lyrics for "Curtains" the Broadway musical starring David Hyde Pierce; earned a Tony nomination for Best Original Score
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