Michael Bennett was an American choreographer and dancer, born in 1943 in Buffalo, who died in 1987. Award record: 13 choreography nominations and 8 wins.
Biography
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.
Choreography awards
- 1967 Tony Award — A Joyful Noise
- 1968 Tony Award — Henry, Sweet Henry
- 1969 Tony Award — Promises, Promises
- 1970 Tony Award — Coco
- 1971 Tony Award — Company
- 1971 Drama Desk Award — Follies
- 1972 Tony Award — Follies
- 1974 Tony Award — Seesaw
- 1976 Drama Desk Award — A Chorus Line
- 1976 Tony Award — A Chorus Line
- 1979 Drama Desk Award — Ballroom
- 1979 Tony Award — Ballroom
- 1982 Tony Award — Dreamgirls
Contemporaries
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