Joe Masteroff

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Joe Masteroff was an American playwright and librettist best known for writing the book for the musical "Cabaret."

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Joe Masteroff canonical 7

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instanceOf librettist
person
playwright
awardReceived New York Drama Critics' Circle Award (for "Cabaret")
Tony Award for Best Musical (for "Cabaret", as book writer)
basedOnWorkBy Christopher Isherwood
John Van Druten
birthName Joseph Masteroff
collaboratedWith Fred Ebb
Harold Prince
John Kander
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Temple University
ethnicGroup Jewish Americans
fieldOfWork musical theatre
television
theatre
genre drama
musical theatre
hasOccupation stage writer
influencedBy Christopher Isherwood
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Joe Masteroff
nationality American
notableFor writing the book for the musical "Cabaret"
notableWork 70, Girls, 70
Cabaret
Desire Under the Elms (adaptation)
She Loves Me
The Barber of Seville (adaptation)
The Human Voice (adaptation)
The Warm Peninsula
The Young and the Beautiful
occupation librettist
playwright
television writer
residence New York City
servedIn United States Army Air Forces
sexOrGender male
workLocation New York City
wroteAdaptationOf Desire Under the Elms
The Barber of Seville
The Human Voice
wroteBookFor 70, Girls, 70
Cabaret
She Loves Me
wroteLibrettoFor Cabaret

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Cabaret (stage production) bookBy Joe Masteroff
She Loves Me originalBookWriter Joe Masteroff
Kit Kat Klub associatedWorkCreator Joe Masteroff
The Emcee createdBy Joe Masteroff
Cliff Bradshaw createdBy Joe Masteroff
Fraulein Schneider creator Joe Masteroff
Joe Masteroff name Joe Masteroff