He also says that Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, the writers of "The Fantasticks", wrote a musical of Wilder's "Our Town" and it took them thirteen years to write, only to have the rights pulled as well by the nephew. Kander's first musical without Ebb in many years, "The Landing", with book and lyrics by Greg Pierce, premiered Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre on October 23, 2013. The musical, which was a series of three "mini-musicals" was directed by Walter Bobbie and starred David Hyde Pierce and Julia Murney. Kander's musical "Kid Victory", with book and lyrics by Greg Pierce, had its world premiere February 28, 2015 at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, VA. "Kid Victory" premiered Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre on February 1, 2017 in previews, and opened officially on February 22, 2017. Direction is by Liesl Tommy with choreography by Christopher Windom. The cast features Jeffry Denman and Karen Ziemba. Kander (music) and David Thompson (lyrics) wrote the dance play "The Beast in the Jungle" which opened Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre. The play is directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman, and features  Tony Yazbeck and Irina Dvorovenko. Kander collaborated with Lin-Manuel Miranda for Miranda's Hamildrop series: “Cheering for Me Now” (lyrics Miranda and music Kander) is an uplifting track about New York's ratification of the constitution. James Leve discusses Kander's prolific career and his late musical style in the essay, "John Kander: the First Ninety-Two Years." In 2010, Kander married dancer and choreographer Albert Stephenson, his partner since 1977, in Toronto. Kander's grand-nephew, Jason Kander, was formerly the Missouri Secretary of State. "Lyrics by Fred Ebb unless otherwise noted"   Kander and Ebb also contributed songs for the following movies:     The team also received numerous nominations, which include five additional Tony Awards, two Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. Kander, like Ebb, is also a member of the American Theater Hall of Fame, having been inducted in 1991. In 1998, Kander and Ebb received the Kennedy Center Honors award for Lifetime Achievement. In 2018, Kander was awarded the Stephen Sondheim award by Tony-winning Signature Theater.