Most heavily associated on Broadway with a Kander and Ebb role - that of the Emcee in Cabaret - Alan Cumming attended the June 5 honoring of John Kander and Fred Ebb with the 11th annual Oscar Hammerstein Award. 2000 Tony Award winning director-choreographer Susan Stroman and director Scott Ellis gave spoken testimonials for the pair at the ceremony.
The Oscar Hammerstein Award commemorates lifetime achievement in the musical theatre and was created in 1988 by York founding artistic director Janet Hayes Walker. Past honorees include Stephen Sondheim, Harold Prince, Peter Stone, Jerry Herman, David Merrick and Cy Coleman. A concert of Kander and Ebb's work was given, where the featured stars were Dukakis, Sherie Rene Scott, Ann Reinking, Robert Cuccioli, Christiane Noll, Valerie Wright and Bruce Vilanch.
