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Frank Galati, an actor, director, teacher and adapter who was a pivotal figure in Chicago’s theatre community and a two-time Tony Award winner, has died aged 79, according to Steppenwolf Theatre.

Frank Galati, an actor, director, teacher and adapter who was a pivotal figure in Chicago’s theater community and a two-time Tony Award winner, has died

CHICAGO — Frank Galati, a pivotal figure over five decades in Chicago theater, a Tony Award-winning Broadway director, a beloved longtime teacher at Northwestern University, an ensemble member at both the Steppenwolf and Goodman theaters and a pioneer in the adaptation of novels and other narrative sources into exciting drama,…

An icon in Chicago theater, he was best-known for his work at Steppenwolf Theatre and the Goodman Theater.

As a play, “Bald Sisters” is a prime exemplar of the American kitchen-sink family drama and a classic Chicago-style show,

Though he now calls New York home, star of the touring production still considers Chicago ‘the pinnacle of acting.’

Former Steppenwolf artistic director’s new Highwire Media also plots a Jane Lynch series and a Broadway play by Matthew-Lee Erlbach.

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Steppenwolf’s staging at Galway International Arts festival has a smart political and racial awareness as it unpicks the American myth