Michael Bennett, Mastermind of `A Chorus Line,' Dies From: The Washington Post | Date: July 3, 1987 | Copyright 1987 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

Michael Bennett, 44, a director and choreographer who was the mastermind behind "A Chorus Line," the longest-running musical in Broadway history, died July 2 at his home in Tucson, Ariz. He had AIDS.

He had moved to Arizona in December, 11 months after he had been diagnosed as having acquired immune deficiency syndrome.

Mr. Bennett was the ultimate Broadway "gypsy," a dancer in the chorus who went on to become a successful choreographer, director and producer, associated with ...

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