Michael Bennett
Dancer, Theater Choreographer
1943 – 1987
Who was Michael Bennett?
Michael Bennett was an American musical theater director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. He won seven Tony Awards for his choreography and direction of Broadway shows and was nominated for an additional eleven.
Bennett choreographed Promises, Promises, Follies and Company. In 1976, he won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and the Tony Award for Best Choreography for the Pulitzer Prize–winning musical A Chorus Line. Bennett, under the aegis of producer Joseph Papp, created A Chorus Line based on a workshop process which he pioneered. He also directed and co-choreographed Dreamgirls with Michael Peters.
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- Born
- Apr 8, 1943
Buffalo - Also known as
- Michael DeFiglia
- Michael Bennett DiFiglia
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Donna McKechnie
(1976/12/04 - 1977/04)
- Donna McKechnie
- Ethnicity
- Jewish people
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Buffalo
- Manhattan
- Died
- Jul 2, 1987
Tucson
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on July 23, 2013
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