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![L: Michael Bennett bows at 'A Chorus Line' 1983 gala; R: Rehearsing 'Sing!' with original cast, 1975 [Photos by Martha Swope]](/_next/image?url=%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fhome%2Fskew-collage%2FACL_contact%20sheet3%201.webp&w=1920&q=75&dpl=dpl_B8UZ5bQ3wCbZdYZSDqSEuZa5qRQy)
![L: Bob Avian, Michael Bennett, and Margo Sappington choreograph 'Promises, Promises,' 1968 [Photo by Friedman-Abeles]; R: 'A Chorus Line' notes session downtown, 1975 [Photo by Martha Swope]](/_next/image?url=%2Fassets%2Fimages%2Fhome%2Fskew-collage%2FACL_contact%20sheet3%202.webp&w=1920&q=75&dpl=dpl_B8UZ5bQ3wCbZdYZSDqSEuZa5qRQy)
Mirror Man: A Portrait of Michael Bennett celebrates the quicksilver mind and incandescent talent who changed Broadway forever.
Michael Bennett loved mirrors. Filled his rehearsal studios with them, choreographed into them, made them dance onstage. He had a rare instinct for catching an audience off guard, reflecting something startlingly honest about themselves and making it the most dazzling thing they'd ever seen.
From his rise as a hard-hoofin' chorus kid from Buffalo to Tony- and Pulitzer-winning director-choreographer, this is his story, told through the reflections of the artists he collaborated with and influenced.
About Michael Bennett
Jerome Robbins's ambitious heir apparent. Bob Fosse's precocious professional rival. Hal Prince and Stephen Sondheim's sure-footed collaborator. Our eternal influence.
Divinely gifted, charming, sensual, wry, and maniacally driven. With every production, Michael Bennett pushed further, demanded more, and delivered something entirely fresh. Show by show, he gave us new things to see.
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