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Margo Allison Lion (October 13, 1944 – January 24, 2020) was a producer for plays and musicals both on Broadway and off-Broadway, known for her role in producing the stage and screen hit Hairspray. Combined, the works Lion produced won 20 Tony Awards and a Pulitzer Prize.
Marguerite Hélène Barbe Elisabeth Constantine Lion (28 February 1899 – 24 February 1989), known as Margo Lion, was a Jewish singer and actress. She was born in Constantinople during Ottoman rule. She moved to Berlin after World War I with her father to join the school of Russian ballet.
Actress: The Threepenny Opera. Lank and plain-looking, poker-faced and a bit starchy but looking all the more mysterious for that, Margo Lion will forever remain Jenny, the "brothel queen', in Pabst's adaptation of Bertold Brecht and Kurt Weill's immortal 'Dreigroschen Oper', singing their unforgettable song 'La fiancée du pirate'.
I recently uploaded a song performed by Margo Lion from Director Anatole Litvak's 'Nie Wieder Liebe' (1931). And I can't resist uploading another rather cont...
14 de jul. de 2014 · 161. 9.7K views 9 years ago. By now I'm sure you'll know I have a pretty strong interest in cabaret and performance of the German Weimar Republic, uploading two songs by Margo Lion and...
25 de ene. de 2020 · Margo Lion, a theater producer who was largely responsible for bringing “Jelly’s Last Jam” and “Hairspray” to Broadway and played a major role in other important shows, including “Angels in...
25 de ene. de 2020 · NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway producer Margo Lion, who helped bring the Tony Award-winning musicals “Jelly’s Last Jam” and “Hairspray” to the stage and also worked on Tony Kushner’s two-part classic “Angels in America,” has died at age 75.
