Michael Bennett
Choreographer
Died when: 44 years 85 days (530 months)Star Sign: Aries
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Michael Bennett (April 8, 1943 – July 2, 1987) was an American musical theatre 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 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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