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Michael Cacoyannis

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Director 1922–2011

Michalis Kakogiannis (Greek: Μιχάλης Κακογιάννης; ; 11 June 1922 – 25 July 2011), usually credited as Michael Cacoyannis or Michael Yannis, was a Greek Cypriot filmmaker, theatre director, and playwright. He is best known for writing, directing, producing, and editing Zorba the Greek (1964), an adaptation of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel of the same name. He also directed the 1983 Broadway revival of the musical based on the film in addition to writing, directing, designing, and translating dozens of stage play and opera productions. Cacoyannis was nominated for five Academy Awards, more than any other Cypriot: three of the nominations were for Zorba the Greek (Best Picture, Best Director, and Be…

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Zorba

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  • KANDER: I thought Hal’s staging was superb. We never fully appreciated how wonderfully he directed that show until we saw what Michael Cacoyannis did to it when he staged the revival. I sent a note to Hal when we went into rehearsals for the revival, saying, “I finally realize the flypaper that you were walking on.” Cacoyannis had also di…ebooks/Lawrence, Greg/Colored Lights_ Forty Years of Words and Music, Show Biz, Collaboration, and All That Jazz - Greg Lawrence & John Kander & Fred Ebb.txt
  • LYSISTRATA By Aristophanes; Adapted and Directed by Michael Cacoyannis; Music. Peter Link; Sets, Robin Wagner; Costumes, Willa Kim; Lighting, Jules Fisher; Sound, Abe Jacob; Hairstyles, Ted Azar; Associate Producer, Ira Resnick; Musical Director, Henry "Bootsie" Normandtheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt
  • Book, Joseph Stein; Based on novel by Nikos Kazantzakis; Music, John Kander; Lyrics, Fred Ebb; Director, Michael Cacoyannis; Choreography, Graciela Daniele; Scenery, David Chapman, Costumes, Hal George; Lighting, Marc B. Weiss; Sound, T. Richard Fitzgerald; Hairstylist/Makeup, Steve Atha; Musical Director, Paul Gemignani; Orchestrations,…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1982-83 Season, v. 39 (Willis).txt
  • ZORBA Book. Joseph Stein; Based on novel by Nikos Kazantzakis; Lyrics, Fred Ebb; Music, John Kander; Original Direction, Michael Cacoyannis: Production Supervised by Joel Grey; Choreography, Graciela Daniele; Scenery, David Chapman, Marck Haack; Costumes, Hal George; Lighting, Marc B. Weiss; Sound, T. Richard Fitzgerald; HairstylistyMakeu…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1985-86 Season, v. 42 (Willis).txt

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