The ascent of Whoopi's one-woman show to Broadway was helped along by director Mike Nichols. Nichols had also parlayed a stage and film career from a start in comedy. He was a member of the Compass Players (a proto-Second City) in Chicago where he developed an improv routine with Elaine May. They would leave Compass as an act and immediately find success as "Nichols and May." They released their debut album Improvisations to Music in late 1958 on Mercury Records.
Here is the discography surrounding Mike Nichols & Elaine May's debut album:
Improvisations to Music
Excerpts from "Improvisations to Music" (1958 promo single)
Nichols and May on Omnibus with Alistair Cooke
Nichols and May at the Emmys
"Everybody's Doing It" by Mike Nichols & Elaine May
Pass the Headphones!!
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