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Michael Maggio Biography (1951-2000)

Full name, Michael John Maggio; born July 3, 1951, in Chicago, IL; son of Carlo and Genevieve (Sparacino) Maggio; married Janice St. John, September 7, 1974 (divorced, June, 1977); married Julie Carol Jackson, March 29, 1980; children: Ben. Career: Stage and artistic director. Woodstock Music TheatreFestival, Woodstock, IL, artistic director, 1980-82; Northlight Theatre, Evanston, IL, artistic director, 1983-87; Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, residentstage director, then associate artistic director, 1987-; De Paul University,Theatre School, Chicago, associate professor of theatre. Cleveland Playhouse, director, 1980-81, 1982-84; Arizona Theatre Company, director, 1981-82; Actors Theatre of Louisville, guest director, 1987-88; Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, director, 1987-89. Columbia College, Chicago, artistic adviser, 1987-, and chairperson of Michael Merritt Award and Endowment Fund. Awards, Honors:Joseph Jefferson Citations, directing, 1975-76, 1978, and 1993-94; Father ofthe Year Award, Chicago Father's Day Committee, 1986; Excellence in Arts Award, Theatre School, De Paul University, 1993; Obie Award, Village Voice, best direction, 1993, for Wings. Addresses: Office: Goodman Theatre, 200 South Columbus Dr., Chicago, IL 60603-6402.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director

Birth Details

July 3, 1951

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Death Details

August 19, 2000

Chicago, Illinois

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Director
• The Club, Body Politic Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1980-81
• The Front Page, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, 1981-82
• The Dining Room, Goodman Theatre, 1982-83
• Sondheim Suite, Northlight Theatre, Evanston, IL, 1983-84
• What I Did Last Summer, Northlight Theatre, 1983-84
• Ballerina, Northlight Theatre, 1983-84
• What the Butler Saw, Northlight Theatre, 1983-84
• The Real Thing, Northlight Theatre, 1985-86
• West Memphis Mojo, Northlight Theatre, 1985-86
• Dealing, Northlight Theatre, 1986-88
• Sunday in the Park with George, Goodman Theatre, 1987
• Red Noses, Goodman Theatre, 1987-88
• Passion Play, Goodman Theatre, 1987-88
• Pal Joey, Goodman Theatre, 1987-88
• Landscape of the Body, Goodman Theatre, 1987-88
• A Christmas Carol, Goodman Theatre, 1987-89
• A Flea in Her Ear, Goodman Theatre, 1989-90
• Frankenstein-Playing with Fire, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1988
• Romeo and Juliet, Goodman Theatre, 1988-89
• Titus Andronicus, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre/Central Park, New York City, 1989
• Uncle Vanya (adaptation by David Mamet), Goodman Theatre, 1989-90
• (With Steve Scott) A Midsummer Night's Dream, Goodman Theatre, 1990-91
• Wings, Goodman Studio Theatre, Chicago, 1992
• Black Snow (world premiere), Goodman Theatre, 1993
• Another Midsummer Night, Goodman Theatre, 1995, then Plays and Players Theatre, Philadelphia, PA, 1997
• All the Rage (world premiere), Goodman Theatre, 1997
• As You Like It, Goodman Theatre, 1998
• Directed A Little Night Music, Goodman Theatre; Rough Crossing, McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ; and City on the Make and Heart of a Dog, both at Northlight Theatre; also directed Brutality of Fact (world premiere), Goodman Studio; Life During Wartime, Center Theatre; Cyrano de Bergerac, Goodman Theatre; Highest Standard of Living, Remains Theatre; Time of My Life, Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago; Elmer Gantry, Ford's Theatre, Washington, DC; other directing credits include Ladies in Waiting, Spokesong, Tartuffe, Oleanna, Endgame, Travesties, and The Winter's Tale.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• New York Times, August 13, 1989, .*