Michael White (producer)

Michael White is a British theatrical impresario and film producer.

Theatre impresario and film producer Michael White was born in Scotland on 16 January 1936, and educated at the Sorbonne in Paris.

After working as a Wall Street runner in New York City in the fifties, White took an interest in theatre, spending five years as assistant to Sir Peter Daubeny at the World Theatre in London.

At 26, White produced his first West End play, a production of Jack Gelber's The Connection.^[1] It was the start of a career that went on to produce over ninety shows in twelve years,

Famed for bringing the risqué to the stage his productions include Sleuth,^[2] The Doll's House, Oh! Calcutta,^[3] Two Gentlemen of Verona, the original Theatre Upstairs production of the cult The Rocky Horror Show, and subsequently the film version The Rocky Horror Picture Show. He also produced the cult classic film Monty Python and the Holy Grail and is responsible for starting the popular TV show The Comic Strip with Peter Richardson.

White has authored his autobiography, Empty Seats.^[4]

References

1. ^ Bygrave, Mike; Joan Goodman, John Fordham (1973). The other careers: earning a living in the arts and media. Wildwood House. p. 159. ISBN 425177951. 
2. ^ Morley, Sheridan (1974). Theatre. Hutchinson. p. 30. ISBN 9780091222901. 
3. ^ "How two dames saved Oh! Calcutta!". The Guardian. 23 December 2000. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2000/dec/23/alantravis. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
4. ^ White, Michael (1984). Empty Seats (1st ed.). H.Hamilton. ISBN 0241113482, 978-0241113486. 

External links

• Michael White at the Internet Movie Database

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