Geoffrey Johnson, the casting director for `Cats` and `Les Miserables`, recently died at the age of 91 due to respiratory failure at Henry J. Carter Hospital in New York. According to Deadline, Johnson`s log career saw him appear on Broadway as an actor. He also worked with David Merrick as a stage manager and casting director and served as Noel Coward`s US representative. Born in New York City on June 23, 1930, and raised in Larchmont NY, he received a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MFA from the Yale School of Drama.

From there, he worked as an actor, appearing in `Saint Joan` on Broadway in 1956. He was also the stage manager of several Broadway shows including `Cactus Flower` and `I Do, I Do`. His work as a stage manager led him to Noel Coward, with whom he worked on the Broadway production of `Sail Away`. The relationship continued after that, with Johnson serving as Coward`s US representative until the actor`s death in 1973.