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Michael Bennett

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Michael Bennett · Arts & Literature

What

Pulitzer Prize for Drama

When

1943, Buffalo, New York, United States — 1987, Tucson, Arizona, United States

Where

United States

Prizes and awards
Biography

Michael Bennett is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Pulitzer Prize for Drama

How & why

Bennett conceived, directed and choreographed 'A Chorus Line' (1975), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Musical and became a landmark of American dance-theatre. Born Michael Bennett DiFiglia in Buffalo, New York, to an Italian-American father and a Jewish mother. He also created the acclaimed musical 'Dreamgirls'.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Source: Jinfo.org — Jewish Recipients of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama