Mike Nichols
Mike Nichols
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Mike Nichols formerly half of the legendary comedy team of Nichols and May, has been one of the leading directors of stage and screen for more than 30 years.
Broadway directing credits include Barefoot in the Park, Luv, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, Prisoner of Second Avenue and The Real Thing, for all of which he was awarded the Tony for Best Direction. He most recently directed Broadway's reigning musical hit, Spamalot.


Film credits include: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate (Academy Award for Best Direction), Catch 22, Carnal Knowledge, Silkwood, Working Girl, Postcards From the Edge, Regarding Henry, The Birdcage, Primary Colors and Closer. He also directed two award-winning projects for HBO; Wit and the acclaimed mini-series Angels in America.


Mr. Nichols has received the George Abbott Award, the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honor, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America. He has also been honored by the Museum of Television and Radio and the Lincoln Center Film Society.

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So, Now, Why Have You Called Us Together?

Posted May 9, 2005 | 12:00 AM (EST)

In directing a play or a movie-- whether a farce or a tragedy -- the problem to solve is really the same. There are the same questions. First of all why are we doing this? What`s our point? What are we telling? The audience says silently - so, now, why...

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