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Tony award-winning casting director Geoffrey Johnson dies at 91
Updated On: 30 November, 2021 12:59 PM IST | Washington | ANI
He is survived by his niece Valerie Cortalano, nephew Bruce Johnson, great nephews Charles Cortalano, Geoffrey Cortalano, Nicholas Cortalano, Ryan Johnson and cousins and many friends in the U.S. and England
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Geoffrey Johnson, the casting director for `Cats` and `Les Miserables`, recently died at the age of 91 due to respiratory failure at Henry J. Carter Hospital in New York. According to Deadline, Johnson`s log career saw him appear on Broadway as an actor. He also worked with David Merrick as a stage manager and casting director and served as Noel Coward`s US representative. Born in New York City on June 23, 1930, and raised in Larchmont NY, he received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.
From there, he worked as an actor, appearing in `Saint Joan` on Broadway in 1956. He was also the stage manager of several Broadway shows including `Cactus Flower` and `I Do, I Do`. His work as a stage manager led him to Noel Coward, with whom he worked on the Broadway production of `Sail Away`. The relationship continued after that, with Johnson serving as Coward`s US representative until the actor`s death in 1973.
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