Mike Ockrent 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.

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  • Mike Ockrent 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'".
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  • Mike Ockrent 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.
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  • Mike Ockrent
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