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Center Theatre Group. On January 1, 2005, Ritchie joined Center Theatre Group as artistic director. In his first four seasons at CTG, he premiered the musicals The Drowsy Chaperone, Curtains, 13 and 9 to 5: The Musical (all of which moved to Broadway and received a combined 25 Tony Award nominations). He has produced 40 [1] world premieres ...
Apr 16, 2001 · Michael Ritchie Active - 1967 - 1997 | Born - Nov 28, 1938 | Died - Apr 16, 2001 | Genres - Comedy , Sports & Recreation , Crime Overview ↓
Michael Ritchie Ritchie's subsequent output was primarily in the comedic vein, including the memorable "Smile" (1975, which he also produced), a backstage look at the inner workings of a beauty pageant that exposed the hypocrisies of small-town life in the process.
Apr 16, 2001 · Michael Ritchie November 28, 1938 — April 16, 2001 • 62 y.o. (85)
Director Michael Ritchie (Bad News Bears, The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom) discusses his career as a director of comedic satires, the importance of casting, the relationships you need to have with screenwriters and the advantages of using an absurdly long title.
Smile: Directed by Michael Ritchie. With Bruce Dern, Barbara Feldon, Michael Kidd, Geoffrey Lewis. A social comedy about a beauty pageant for young Californian women, held annually in Santa Rosa, and how it affects the locals and participants.
Jan 19, 2023 · Michael Ritchie had such an extraordinary 1970s that it was seemingly inevitable that the subsequent decades would suffer by comparison. Ritchie had his share of successes after the zeitgeist-shifting failure of Heaven’s Gate heralded the end of the New Hollywood era that proved his, and many other filmmakers’ heyday.
