Editing Michael Stewart (playwright) (section)

{{short description|American dramatist (1924–1987)}}

{{Other people||Michael Stewart (disambiguation){{!}}Michael Stewart}}
{{Infobox writer
| name          = Michael Stewart
| birth_name    = Myron Rubin
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1924|8|1}}
| birth_place   = New York City, U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|1987|9|20|1924|8|1}}
| death_place   = New York City, U.S.
| occupation    = [[Playwright]], [[Libretto|librettist]]
| education     = [[Queens College|City University of New York, Queens]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[Yale University]] {{small|([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])}}
| period        = 1955–1985
| genre         = [[Musical theatre]]
| notableworks  = {{Unbulleted list
| ''[[Bye Bye Birdie]]'' (1960)
| ''[[Carnival!]]'' (1961)
| ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]'' (1964)
| ''[[George M!]]'' (1968)
| ''[[Mack and Mabel]]'' (1974)
| ''[[Barnum (musical)|Barnum]]'' (1980)
| ''[[42nd Street (musical)|42nd Street]]'' (1980)}}
| relatives     = [[Francine Pascal]] (sister)<br />[[John Pascal]] (brother-in-law)
| awards        = {{Unbulleted list
| '''[[Tony Award for Best Musical]]'''
| 1961  ''[[Bye Bye Birdie]]''
| 1964 ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]''
| '''[[Tony Award for Best Author]]'''
| 1964 ''[[Hello, Dolly! (musical)|Hello, Dolly!]]''}}
}}	
'''Michael Stewart''' (August 1, 1924&nbsp;– September 20, 1987) was an American playwright and dramatist, librettist, lyricist, screenwriter and novelist.