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568:, Bennett defied the usual choreographic expectations by deliberately taking the polish off the standard Broadway production number. The company stumbled through the steps of a hat and cane routine ("Side By Side") and thus revealed to the audience the physical limitations of the characters' singing and dancing. Bennett made the audience aware that this group had been flung together to perform, and that they were in over their heads. He intended the number to be not about the routine, but rather the characters behind it. 3694: 3687: 575:
functions in a different way. The various phases of construction/rehearsal of the number are shown, and because the show is about professional dancers, the last performance of the song-and-dance routine has all the gloss and polish expected of Broadway production values. Bennett's choreography also
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he has choreographed the set. Bennett's use of was revolutionary. The towers moved to create constantly changing perspectives and space, like an automated ballet. They energized the action, driving it forcefully along. It's why there were no set-piece dance routines in the show: dance and movement
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In 1978, he purchased 890 Broadway and converted it for use as a rehearsal studios complex for dance and theatre. In 1986, he was forced to sell it for $ 15 million due to stress-induced angina and the financial losses of the property. Two tenants purchased the building, and it remains a rehearsal
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left her family in Paris to live with Bennett in Manhattan, but the relationship soured. During his adult life, Bennett "took elaborate pains to ensure that the public never suspected he was gay. When he was diagnosed with AIDS in December 1985, (he) carefully disguised that fact as well".
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of the musical but left due to creative differences. He always sought creative control over his projects, but Hollywood producers were unwilling to give him the influence he demanded.
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became a hindrance, as the many international companies of the musical demanded his full-time attention. Bennett would later become a creative consultant for the 1985
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devoted an entire program to the original cast, during which they reminisce and recreate some of the musical numbers. The 2008 feature-length documentary
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and the expropriation of black music by a white recording industry. In the early 1980s, Bennett worked on various projects, one of which was titled
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Bennett's last lover was Gene Pruit. In 1986 both Pruit and friend Bob Herr lived with Bennett for the last eight months of his life in
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at the age of 44. He left a portion of his estate to fund research to fight the pandemic. Bennett's memorial service took place at the
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chronicles the casting process of the musical's 2006 revival, with re-created choreography by Bennett's long-time associate
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are portrayed in this partly fictionalized life story of Kleban, using some of Kleban's unpublished songs.
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Broadway's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Dynamic Divas, Surefire Showstoppers, and Box Office Busts
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Broadway, the Golden Years: Jerome Robbins and the Great Choreographer-directors: 1940 to the Present
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in Buffalo, NY - before dropping out to accept the role of Baby John in the US and European tours of
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Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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There are some filmed records which testify to the show's initial power. Television talk-show host
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In 1973, Bennett was asked by producers Joseph Kipness and Larry Kasha to take over the ailing
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were organic to the entire action. But Bennett had made the mechanical set his dancers."
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based on a workshop process which he pioneered. He also directed and co-choreographed
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He always collaborated with his assistant Bob Avian, who was a lifelong friend.
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What They Did for Love: The Untold Story Behind the Making of "A Chorus Line"
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The most thrilling breakthrough of the extraordinary show is that whereas in
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Bennett was bisexual. In his younger days, Bennett had a relationship with
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but had to withdraw in January 1986 due to his failing health, leaving
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to complete the production using Bennett's already commissioned sets.
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was bound to be an anti-climax. Bennett had another hit in 1981 with
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Bennett's next musical was a project about late-life romance called
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The Longest Line: Broadway's Most Singular Sensation: A Chorus Line
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at the Internet Broadway Database, accessed November 14, 2008.
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and Bennett's well-received production numbers, including "
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director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. He won seven
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Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical Follies
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reveals the cost of the number to the people behind it.
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In 1985, Bennett abandoned the nearly-completed musical
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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
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Michael Bennett (disambiguation)

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Tucson, Arizona
Donna McKechnie
musical theatre
Tony Awards
Broadway
Promises, Promises
Follies
Company
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Choreography
A Chorus Line
Joseph Papp
Dreamgirls
Michael Peters
Buffalo, New York
Jewish
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West Side Story
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Betty Comden
Adolph Green
Jule Styne
Subways Are for Sleeping
Meredith Willson
Here's Love
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