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Frankie Michaels

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Actor 1955–2016 On stage 1966

Francis Michael Chernesky (5 May 1955 – 30 March 2016), known professionally as Frankie Michaels, was an American actor and singer. In 1966, he won a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for playing young Patrick Dennis in the original production of Mame, just a little over a month after his 11th birthday, being the youngest Tony Award winner ever.

On stage 1 production

1966 Mame Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Gene Saks 1,508 perf.

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  • That wasn’t the case with Frankie Michaels, despite his being a mere ten when he played Mame’ s Philadelphia and Boston tryouts. (He reached eleven just a few weeks before the show debuted at the Winter Garden.) This remarkable performer was the youngest to win a (well-deserved) Tony in the twenty-year history of the awards. He sent John…ebooks/Filichia, Peter/B007L4OWCU EBOK - Peter Filichia.txt
  • In the midst of this delightful maelstrom came Agnes Gooch, nanny to Patrick Dennis (Frankie Michaels). She’d been entrusted to bring the recent orphan from Chicago to New York to live with his only living aunt.ebooks/Filichia, Peter/Strippers, Showgirls, and Sharks - Peter Filichia.txt
  • Cast: Angela Lansbury, Beatrice Arthur, Jane Connell, Willard Waterman, Frankie Michaels, Charles Braswell, Jerry Lanningebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Tony Awards were won by Angela Lansbury (actress), Frankie Michaels (supporting actor), and Beatrice Arthur (supporting actress).theatre-pdfs/More Opening Nights on Broadway - Steven Suskin.txt

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