MIKE NICHOLS (Director), formerly half of the legendary comedy team of Nichols
and May, has been one of the leading directors of stage and screen for more than
30 years. Nichols won his first of eight Tony Awards for “Barefoot in the Park.” He
then directed an unprecedented string of hits that included “The Knack,” “Luv”
(Tony, Best. Dir.), “The Odd Couple” (Tony, Best Dir.), “The Apple Tree,”
“Plaza Suite” (Tony, Best Dir.), “Prisoner of Second Avenue” (Tony, Best Dir.),
“The Gin Game” (winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize) and “Streamers” (winner of the
New York Drama Critics Award). He directed highly successful revivals of “The
Little Foxes” and “Uncle Vanya,” the U.S. productions of “Comedians” as well as
“The Real Thing” (Tony, Best Dir.), “Hurlyburly” and “Waiting for Godot.” As a
theatrical producer, he presented “Whoopi Goldberg on Broadway” and won the
Tony for his blockbuster show, “Annie.” Film credits include “Who’ s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?,” “The Graduate” (Academy Award for Best Direction), “Catch-
22,” “Carnal Knowledge,” “Silkwood,” “Working Girl,” “Postcards From the Edge,”
“Regarding Henry,” “The Birdcage,” “Primary Colors” and “Closer,” and for HBO
“Wit” and “Angels in America.” Mr. Nichols has received the “George Abbott
Award, the “National Medal of Arts” and the “Kennedy Center Honor,” and has
been honored by the Museum of Television and Radio, the American Museum of
the Moving Image for his contribution to the film industry and the Film Society of
Lincoln Center.
and May, has been one of the leading directors of stage and screen for more than
30 years. Nichols won his first of eight Tony Awards for “Barefoot in the Park.” He
then directed an unprecedented string of hits that included “The Knack,” “Luv”
(Tony, Best. Dir.), “The Odd Couple” (Tony, Best Dir.), “The Apple Tree,”
“Plaza Suite” (Tony, Best Dir.), “Prisoner of Second Avenue” (Tony, Best Dir.),
“The Gin Game” (winner of the 1978 Pulitzer Prize) and “Streamers” (winner of the
New York Drama Critics Award). He directed highly successful revivals of “The
Little Foxes” and “Uncle Vanya,” the U.S. productions of “Comedians” as well as
“The Real Thing” (Tony, Best Dir.), “Hurlyburly” and “Waiting for Godot.” As a
theatrical producer, he presented “Whoopi Goldberg on Broadway” and won the
Tony for his blockbuster show, “Annie.” Film credits include “Who’ s Afraid of
Virginia Woolf?,” “The Graduate” (Academy Award for Best Direction), “Catch-
22,” “Carnal Knowledge,” “Silkwood,” “Working Girl,” “Postcards From the Edge,”
“Regarding Henry,” “The Birdcage,” “Primary Colors” and “Closer,” and for HBO
“Wit” and “Angels in America.” Mr. Nichols has received the “George Abbott
Award, the “National Medal of Arts” and the “Kennedy Center Honor,” and has
been honored by the Museum of Television and Radio, the American Museum of
the Moving Image for his contribution to the film industry and the Film Society of
Lincoln Center.
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JOHN O’HURLEY received his theater degree from Providence College in
Providence, RI.
O'Hurley is also an accomplished stage actor. His love of the theater has led him in
starring roles on the national tours of "Pirates of Penzance," "Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes," and "Brigadoon." Most recently, John starred with Loretta Swit in the
comedy "Same Time Next Year," where his performance received rave reviews.
O'Hurley has also shown his musical talent on stage in several performances of
Broadway songs accompanied by a 60-piece orchestra.
Last summer, he danced his way into the hearts of America as the ultimate
champion of the highly rated ABC show “Dancing with the Stars,” where celebrities
team with professional dancers for a LIVE ballroom dancing competition.
After "Dancing with the Stars," O’Hurley starred on Broadway in "Chicago," as the
male lead “Billy Flynn,” opposite Robin Givens.
Providence, RI.
O'Hurley is also an accomplished stage actor. His love of the theater has led him in
starring roles on the national tours of "Pirates of Penzance," "Gentlemen Prefer
Blondes," and "Brigadoon." Most recently, John starred with Loretta Swit in the
comedy "Same Time Next Year," where his performance received rave reviews.
O'Hurley has also shown his musical talent on stage in several performances of
Broadway songs accompanied by a 60-piece orchestra.
Last summer, he danced his way into the hearts of America as the ultimate
champion of the highly rated ABC show “Dancing with the Stars,” where celebrities
team with professional dancers for a LIVE ballroom dancing competition.
After "Dancing with the Stars," O’Hurley starred on Broadway in "Chicago," as the
male lead “Billy Flynn,” opposite Robin Givens.
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ERIC IDLE (Book, Lyrics and Music) has multi-hyphenated his way through life
assiduously avoiding a proper job, from a writer and actor in the legendary “Monty
Python” TV series and movies, to the creator and director of “The Rutles,” the pre-
fab four, whose legend will last a lunchtime. He has appeared on stage in drag
singing rude songs at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl as well as performing
in two highly successful tours, “Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python” (2000) and “The
Greedy Bastard Tour” (2003), for which he journeyed 15,000 miles across North
America in a bus. His “Greedy Bastard Diary” of that tour is published by Harper
Collins. His play “Pass the Butler” ran for five months in London’s West End; he
has written two novels, “Hello Sailor” and “The Road to Mars,” a children’s book,
“The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat,” and a bedside
companion, “The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book.”
JOHN DU PREZ (Composer). A Trevelyan Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, and
Associate of the Royal College of Music, he entered the film industry in 1978
composing additional music for “Monty Python’ s Life of Brian.” This began a long
association with Eric Idle, leading eventually to their current writing partnership. He
has scored more than 20 feature films including “The Meaning of Life,” “A Private
Function,” “A Fish Called Wanda,” “Once Bitten,” “UHF” and “Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles I, II and III.” Other Python projects include the “Contractual Obligation”
Album, “Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl” and “The Fairly Incomplete & Rather
Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book.”
He was musical director for Eric Idle’s two North American stage tours, Eric Idle
“Exploits Monty Python” (2000) and “The Greedy Bastard Tour” (2003). This was
his Broadway debut.
assiduously avoiding a proper job, from a writer and actor in the legendary “Monty
Python” TV series and movies, to the creator and director of “The Rutles,” the pre-
fab four, whose legend will last a lunchtime. He has appeared on stage in drag
singing rude songs at Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl as well as performing
in two highly successful tours, “Eric Idle Exploits Monty Python” (2000) and “The
Greedy Bastard Tour” (2003), for which he journeyed 15,000 miles across North
America in a bus. His “Greedy Bastard Diary” of that tour is published by Harper
Collins. His play “Pass the Butler” ran for five months in London’s West End; he
has written two novels, “Hello Sailor” and “The Road to Mars,” a children’s book,
“The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat,” and a bedside
companion, “The Rutland Dirty Weekend Book.”
JOHN DU PREZ (Composer). A Trevelyan Scholar at Christ Church, Oxford, and
Associate of the Royal College of Music, he entered the film industry in 1978
composing additional music for “Monty Python’ s Life of Brian.” This began a long
association with Eric Idle, leading eventually to their current writing partnership. He
has scored more than 20 feature films including “The Meaning of Life,” “A Private
Function,” “A Fish Called Wanda,” “Once Bitten,” “UHF” and “Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtles I, II and III.” Other Python projects include the “Contractual Obligation”
Album, “Monty Python at the Hollywood Bowl” and “The Fairly Incomplete & Rather
Badly Illustrated Monty Python Song Book.”
He was musical director for Eric Idle’s two North American stage tours, Eric Idle
“Exploits Monty Python” (2000) and “The Greedy Bastard Tour” (2003). This was
his Broadway debut.