Michael Langham, prominent director of North American theater, died Jan. 15 in Cranbrook, England. He contracted a chest infection before Christmas and never recovered, passing away at 91. Langham was born Aug. 22, 1919, in Bridgewater, England. Son of Seymour and Muriel Andrews, he studied law at the University of London and enlisted in the British Army in 1939, spending five years as a prisoner of war. After leading several U.K. repertory theaters, he became the second artistic director in the history of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in Canada, serving in that role from 1956 to 1967. "Love's Labour's Lost" became his signature production, and he directed the play for several theaters and three times at Stratford, most recently in 2008, his final production.From 1979 to1982, and again from 1987 to 1992, Langham was the director of the Juilliard School's drama division. Shortly after, he worked as an artistic adviser for Tony Randall's National Actors Theatre. He directed...
- 1/18/2011
- backstage.com
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