Updated On: 04 January, 2023 12:06 PM IST | Washington | ANI
Galati received a second Tony nomination for Best Direction in 1998 for directing the musical adaption of E.L. Doctorow`s Ragtime. Mark Jacoby, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, and Lynn Ahrens all starred in the Terrence McNally-written musical, which also had music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Picture Courtesy/Terry Kinney`s Twitter account
Tony Award-winning director Frank Galati, best known for helming Broadway`s `The Grapes of Wrath` and nominee for `Ragtime`, passed away aged 79 on Monday night.
According to Deadline, a US-based news outlet, the cause of death was not available.