Mike Ockrent

Mike Ockrent (June 18, 1946 - December 2, 1999) was a British stage director, well-known both for his Broadway musicals and smaller niche plays. He was educated at Highgate School. From directing Educating Rita and Follies, he became an established figure on the London scene. In 1986 he made a successful transition to New York with Me and My Girl transferred from London to New York and earned several Tony Award nominations. In later life Ockrent worked on film, mainly straight-to-TV movies.

In 1992 Mike Ockrent worked with Susan Stroman on Crazy for You and later on other productions. They were married in 1996 and remained so until Ockrent's death from leukemia in New York in 1999. A charitable trust now exists in his name.

The trust aims to give access to theatre for children with cancer, this involves a night at the theatre with a visit backstage afterwards. It also funds leukaemia research, "both mainstream and 'alternative'".

Contents 1 Work 1.1 Filmography 1.2 Stage 2 Awards and nominations 3 References 4 External links

Work

Filmography

• Shakespeare Lives! (1982) TV series (co-producer)
• Bestseller (1985) (TV) (director)
• Mrs. Capper's Birthday (1985) (TV) (aka Star Quality: Mrs. Capper's Birthday (UK)) (director)
• Dancin' Thru the Dark (1990) (director)
• Money for Nothing (1993/II) (TV) (aka Hot Millions (USA) or Screen One: Money for Nothing (UK: series title)) (director)
• A Christmas Carol (2004/I) (TV) (musical) (aka A Christmas Carol: The Musical (USA)) (screenplay)

Stage

• Once a Catholic (1979)
• Rowan Atkinson at the Atkinson (1986)
• Me and My Girl (1986 - 1989)
• Crazy for You (1992 - 1996) (Ockrent conceived the idea)
• A Christmas Carol (1995)
• Big (1996)
• King David (1997)

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 1987 - Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book - Me and My Girl
• 1987 - Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical - Me and My Girl

Nominations

• 1987 - Tony Award Best Book of a Musical - Me and My Girl (joint with L. Arthur Rose, Douglas Furber and Stephen Fry)
• 1987 - Tony Award Best Direction of a Musical - Me and My Girl
• 1992 - Drama Desk Award Best Direction of a Musical - Crazy for You
• 1992 - Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical - Crazy for You

References

• "Mike Ockrent Biography". Infoplease (2008). Retrieved on 2008-08-23.

External links

• The Mike Ocrent charitable trust
• Mike Ockrent at the Internet Movie Database
• Mike Ockrent at the Internet Broadway Database

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