Joe Masteroff, Story Writer for the Musical ‘Cabaret,’ Dies

Joel Grey, in the role of master of ceremonies, stands on the piano during the "Money Song" with the ensemble in the original Broadway musical "Cabaret" at the Broadhurst Theatre in N.Y., in November 1966. AP

NEW YORK—Joe Masteroff, the Tony Award-winning story writer of the brilliant, edgy musical “Cabaret” and the touching, romantic “She Loves Me,” has died. He was 98.

Masteroff died on Sept. 28, at the Actors Fund Home in Englewood, New Jersey, said The Roundabout Theatre Company, which produced recent revivals of his best-loved shows.