Also credited on2 works
Do I Hear A Waltz?
One Night Stand
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In the literature8 passages
- 21 The stage version of Gigi , directed by John Dexter, opened at the Lyric Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, on 17 September 1985.ebooks/Bernstein, Leonard/Leonard Bernstein Letters, The - Leonard Bernstein.txt
- The director, John Dexter, was brilliant but also cruel. He would deliberately call the cast by Jews and Christians, the Jews are called at three o’clock, the Christians are called at four o’clock. That created tension. Zero was the only person who could control Dexter. He had greater power.ebooks/Frommer, Myrna Katz & Frommer, Harvey/It Happened on Broadway_ An Oral History of the Great White Way - Myrna Katz Frommer & Harvey Frommer.txt
- John Dexter said he had another star in his pocket. But he had nobody. Zero’s understudy, Joe Leonne, inherited Zero’s part, Zero’s costume, Zero’s hair, Zero’s hats. But this perfectly capable character actor didn’t have a prayer. You sat there and you saw Zero Mostel. The Merchant was killed by Zero’s ghost.ebooks/Frommer, Myrna Katz & Frommer, Harvey/It Happened on Broadway_ An Oral History of the Great White Way - Myrna Katz Frommer & Harvey Frommer.txt
- Sondheim thought the play would make an opera. After speaking to John Dexter about his idea, Dexter encouraged the composer to try to get the rights. Sondheim says,ebooks/Ilson, Carol/Harold Prince_ A Director's Journey - Carol Ilson.txt
- Hiring John Dexter, the brilliant English director, was my idea, a lousy one. I had enormous admiration for what John did with plays, contemporary and classic; since he had also directed operas, I figured he would be great for us. Moreover, he was no upper-class, stiff-upper-lip Brit; quite the opposite, he came from below, was politicall…ebooks/Laurents, Arthur/Original Story By_ A Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood - Arthur Laurents.txt
- That Friday, I received a call from John Dexter. John had a mean, nasty streak. Not bothering to say hello, he snarled at me, “You’ve got to tell me what you want to do with your fucking show, because I can direct Eugene Onegin at the Metropolitan Opera or I can direct your fucking show.”ebooks/Schoenfeld, Gerald/Mr. Broadway_ The Inside Story of the Shuberts, the Shows, and the Stars - Gerald Schoenfeld.txt
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