Michael Blakemore: Australian theatre director, Tony Award winner dies aged 94
In 2000 Michael Blakemore became the first director ever to win two Tony Awards.
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In 2000 Michael Blakemore became the first director ever to win two Tony Awards.
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Mr. Blakemore was nominated seven times for Tonys, notably for his productions of Peter Nichols’s “A Day in the Death of Joe Egg” in 1968 and Michael Frayn’s “Noises Off” in 1983. He won two directing awards in 2000: for the musical revival "Kiss Me, Kate" and for "Copenhagen."
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