Winner of an Oscar, a Grammy, four Emmys, nine Tonys, three BAFTAs and many other awards, director, actor, writer, producer and comedian Mike Nichols (November 6, 1931 - November 19, 2014) was an artistic trailblazer. As the legendary comedy duo Nichols and May, Nichols and his partner Elaine May revolutionized comedy in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Now, May has directed the first documentary about her former partner, Mike Nichols: American Masters, premiering Friday, January 29, 2016, at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) to launch the 30th anniversary season of THIRTEEN's AMERICAN MASTERS series. BroadwayWorld was there for the NYC premiere and you can check out photos below!
With charm and wit, Nichols discusses his life and 50-year career as a performer and director.
Mike Nichols:
AMERICAN MASTERS features new interviews with his friends and colleagues, including
Meryl Streep,
Steven Spielberg,
Tom Hanks,
Dustin Hoffman,
Alec Baldwin,
Paul Simon,
Matthew Broderick,
Nathan Lane,
Bob Balaban,
Tony Kushner,
Neil Simon,
Frank Langella, James L. Brooks and many others, conducted by film, TV and theater producer
Julian Schlossberg (Bullets Over Broadway,
AMERICAN MASTERS - Nichols & May: Take Two, American Masters: The Lives of
Lillian Hellman). Schlossberg also conducted an exclusive interview with Nichols for the film. The documentary features insights and highlights from Nichols' acclaimed films, including The Graduate, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Catch 22, Silkwood, Biloxi Blues, Working Girl, Angels In America and Charlie Wilson's War,as well as his theatrical productions Barefoot in the Park, Luv and The Odd Couple.
Launched in 1986,
AMERICAN MASTERS has earned 28 Emmy Awards - including 10 for Outstanding Non-Fiction Series since 1999 and five for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special - 12 Peabodys, an Oscar, three Grammys, two Producers Guild Awards and many other honors. The series is a production of THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC for WNET and also seen on the WORLD channel. To take
AMERICAN MASTERS beyond the television broadcast and further explore the themes, stories and personalities of masters past and present, the series' companion website (http://pbs.org/americanmasters) offers streaming video of select films, interviews, photos, outtakes, essays and more.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Executive producer Michael Kantor
Lee Grant
Matthew Broderick
Matthew Broderick
Executive producer Michael Kantor and Matthew Broderick
Letty Aaronson
Letty Aaronson
Bob Balaban
Mark Insdorf and Annette Insdorft
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Liliana Greenfield-Sanders and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Executive producer Michael Kantor and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders
Saundra Santiago
Saundra Santiago
Saundra Santiago
Producer Julian Schlossberg
F. Murray Abraham
F. Murray Abraham
President and CEO of WNET Neal Shapiro at
President and CEO of WNET Neal Shapiro a
Producers Susan Lacy and Michael Kantor
Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue
Ben Shenkman
James Lapine
Letty Aaronson
Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner
