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  1. 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.

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    • July 2, 1987 (aged 44), Tucson, Arizona, US
    • Michael Bennett DiFiglia, April 8, 1943, Buffalo, New York, US
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  2. Jul 3, 1987 · Michael Bennett, the most influential theater director and choreographer of his generation and the creator of ''A Chorus Line,'' the longest-running show in Broadway history, died yesterday...

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  4. Broadway choreographer and dancer Michael Bennett ( b. Buffalo, NY, 8 April 1943; d. Tucson, AZ, 2 July 1987) was also a theater director, producer, and writer. Most famous as the creator of the 1975 smash hit A Chorus Line, he won, over the course of his career, seven Tony Awards® and three Drama Desk Awards, either for choreography or ...

  5. Mar 28, 2017 · 28 March 2017. Getty Images. A Chorus Line remains one of musical theatre's most popular shows. By Vincent Dowd. Arts reporter, BBC News. It's 30 years since director and choreographer...

  6. Jul 28, 2017 · Get to Know the Man Who Changed Broadway. by Rachel Caldwell. July 28, 2017. Michael Bennett is best known for the Pulitzer Prize–winning A Chorus Line (1975), now considered the quintessential concept musical, in which the choreography, dialogue, music and staging support a central theme.

  7. After playing the role of Baby John in “West Side Story” on U.S. and European tours, he began his Broadway career as a dancer in early ’60s musicals such as “Subways Are for Sleeping ...

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