Topic: Michael Bennett
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It was so shocking to find this poor young girl hanging from this tree. I feel shaken to the core by this
Body of 17th suspected suicide discovered Feb 19, 2008
Our research may result in a test for the bends that can be done by any doctor, anywhere
Feature: New diagnosis for the bends Mar 10, 2002
We can now conclude for the first time that if a diver has more than 10 bubbles, then it is more than likely they have the bends and should be sent to a hyperbaric chamber
Feature: New diagnosis for the bends Mar 10, 2002
Michael Bennett (April 8, 1943 – July 2, 1987) 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 phenomenon A Chorus Line. Bennett, under the aegis of producer Joseph Papp, created A Chorus Line based on a precedent-setting workshop process which he pioneered. He also directed and co-choreographed Dreamgirls with Michael Peters.
Bennett was born Michael Bennett DiFiglia in Buffalo, New York, the son of Helen (Ternoff), a secretary, and Salvatore Joseph DiFiglia, a factory worker. His father was Roman Catholic and his mother was Jewish. he studied dance and choreography in his teens and staged a number of shows in his local high school before dropping out to accept the role of Baby John in the US and European tours of West Side Story.
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