Editing Fred Ebb (section)

==Death and legacy==
Ebb died from a heart attack on September 11, 2004, at [[Mount Sinai Morningside|St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center]] in [[Manhattan]]. He was 76.<ref name=jesse/>

At the time of his death, Ebb was working on a new musical with Kander, ''[[Curtains (musical)|Curtains: A Backstage Murder Mystery Musical Comedy]]''. The project had already lost its book writer, [[Peter Stone (writer)|Peter Stone]], who died in 2003.<ref>Lyman, Rick. [https://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/28/movies/peter-stone-award-winning-writer-of-1776-dies-at-73.html "Peter Stone, Award-Winning Writer of '1776,' Dies at 73"] ''The New York Times'', April 28, 2003</ref> The show's orchestrator, [[Michael Gibson (musician)|Michael Gibson]], also died (in 2005) while the project was underway.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/23/arts/music/23gibson.html?_r=0|title=Michael Gibson, 60, Trombonist and Broadway Orchestrator, Dies |newspaper= The New York Times|date= 22 July 2005| access-date= January 21, 2019}}</ref> Coincidentally, the show is about a series of deaths during the production of a Broadway musical.<ref>Green, Jesse.[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/27/theater/27gree.html "Kander Without Ebb? Start Spreading the News"], ''The New York Times'', August 27, 2006.</ref>

Kander continued working on the project with a new librettist [[Rupert Holmes]], writing new lyrics when necessary. The musical had its world premiere at the [[Ahmanson Theater]] in Los Angeles in July 2006, and ran on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at the [[Al Hirschfeld Theatre]] from March 2007 through June 2008.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/production/curtains-al-hirschfeld-theatre-vault-0000008203# ''Curtains''] Playbill (vault); retrieved January 21, 2019</ref>

At its 2007 ceremony, the Drama Desk honored Kander and the late Ebb with a special award for "42 years of excellence in advancing the art of the musical theater."<ref>[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/fred-ebb-5654#awards "Ebb Awards"] ibdb.com; retrieved January 21, 2019</ref>

In 2010 ''[[The Scottsboro Boys (musical)|The Scottsboro Boys]]'', a musical with lyrics by Ebb, music by Kander, and book by [[David Thompson (writer)|David Thompson]] premiered, first Off-Broadway at the [[Vineyard Theatre]], and then on Broadway at the [[Lyceum Theatre (Broadway)|Lyceum Theatre]].<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/production/the-scottsboro-boys-lyceum-theatre-vault-0000013656# ''The Scottsboro Boys''] Playbill (vault); retrieved January 21, 2019.</ref>

Ebb and Kander both were inducted into the [[American Theater Hall of Fame]] in 1991.<ref>[https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/55446%7C184411/fred-ebb#notes Notes for Fred Ebb], tcm.com; accessed January 10, 2018.</ref>

Ebb is interred in a mausoleum with Edwin “Eddie” Aldridge (1929–1997) and Martin Cohen (1926–1995) on the banks of Sylvan Water at [[Green-Wood Cemetery]], a National Historic Landmark in [[Brooklyn]], New York. In addition to the names and dates of each man, the phrase, "Together Forever" is chiseled on the front of the mausoleum. On June 14, 2014, Ebb was featured in the first gay-themed tour of Green-Wood Cemetery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.green-wood.com/event/gay-green-wood-trolley-tour|title=Gay Green-Wood Trolley Tour|website=Green-Wood|access-date=January 10, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://walkaboutny.com/2014/06/18/the-gay-graves-tour|title=The Gay Graves Tour|date=June 18, 2014|website=Walk About New York|access-date=October 16, 2014}}</ref>