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Michael Greif was 32 years old when he was first approached to direct Rent. Up until then he had been enmeshed in the world of straight plays, thinking he’d spend his career in that realm.
Michael Greif has won several awards for his work in theater, including Best Direction of a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for Dear Evan Hansen, Outstanding Director ...
Director Michael Greif recently stopped by GM3 to discuss some of his latest projects, including the musical Hell's Kitchen which was nominated for a whopping 13 Tony Awards, tying with ...
Tony-nominated Broadway director Michael Greif has listed his chic Soho co-op for $2.9 million, Gimme Shelter has learned. The roughly 1,500-square-foot spread, at 292 Lafayette St., ...
A Black woman hasn't directed a Broadway musical in nearly 50 years; now Schele Williams is opening two. Williams directed "The Wiz" revival and co-directed "The Notebook" with Michael Greif ...
Michael Greif has had a prodigious Broadway career as the director of landmark musicals including Rent, Next to Normal and Dear Evan Hansen.Even by that standard, however, his 2023–24 Broadway ...
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‘The Notebook’ Musical to Open on Broadway in March 2024. The production is directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams, with a book by writer-producer Bekah Brunstetter and music and lyrics ...
Co-directors Michael Greif and Schele Williams cast without regard to race except when the show wants to gently acknowledge race and it works beautifully, as a Black actress morphs into another ...
Director Michael Greif marveled at the economy that Guettel and script writer Craig Lucas used to tell the story – this song in particular. "It's so unbelievably clever of Craig, the way he ...
The director Michael Greif, who co-directs with Schele Williams. Years ago with “Rent,” astute observers noted, the dry-eyed Greif was the ideal foil for Jonathan Larson’s emotional wetness.