Question: The Witches of Eastwick, based on john Updike's novel, was Directed by which director.?

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The Witches of Eastwick
The Witches of Chiswick
The Witches of Eastwick (musical)
John Updike
Eastwick (TV series)
John Dempsey (lyricist)
Tarbox
The Widows of Eastwick
The Witches of Eastwick (film)

Olinger, Pennsylvania is a rural fictional town in the southeastern part of the state that serves as the setting for several short stories, such as "The Alligators" and one novel ("The Centaur") by American writer John Updike.
 It is based on Updike’s boyhood town of Shillington, Pennsylvania.
The Witches of Eastwick is a 1984 novel by American writer John Updike.
The Witches Of Chiswick is a novel by the British author Robert Rankin, the title parodying that of "The Witches of Eastwick" by John Updike.
The Witches of Eastwick is a 2000 musical based on the novel of the same name by John Updike.
 It was adapted by John Dempsey (lyrics and book) and Dana P. Rowe (music), directed by Eric Schaeffer, and produced by Cameron Mackintosh.
John Hoyer Updike (March 18, 1932 – January 27, 2009) was an American novelist, poet, short story writer, art critic, and literary critic.
 One of only three writers to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once (the others were Booth Tarkington and William Faulkner), Updike published more than twenty novels, more than a dozen short-story collections, as well as poetry, art and literary criticism and children's books during his career.
Eastwick is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series based on John Updike's novel "The Witches of Eastwick" which aired on ABC from September 23 until December 30, 2009.
 The series was developed by Maggie Friedman, and starred Paul Gross as the infamous Darryl Van Horne, alongside Jaime Ray Newman, Lindsay Price, and Rebecca Romijn as the eponymous witches.
John Dempsey is an American theatrical lyricist and playwright who has worked in Britain and the United States.
 His work has been produced in Japan, Brazil and other countries.
 Much of his work in musical theater has been written with composer Dana P. Rowe.
 With Rowe, he wrote the book and lyrics for "Zombie Prom" (1995), "The Fix" (directed by Sam Mendes, 1997), and the stage adaptation of John Updike's "The Witches of Eastwick" (2000).
 Rowe and Dempsey were nominated for the Olivier Award for "The Fix" and "The Witches of Eastwick", both of which were produced in London by Cameron Mackintosh ("Cats", "Phantom of the Opera", "Les Miserables").
 He was the co-lyricist for "The Pirate Queen", collaborating with composer Claude-Michel Schönberg and lyricist Alain Boublil ("Les Miserables").
Tarbox, Massachusetts is a fictional town that serves as the setting for the 1968 novel "Couples" and several short stories by American author John Updike.
 It is based on Ipswich, Massachusetts, the small coastal town where Updike lived from 1957 to 1974.
The Widows of Eastwick is the final novel by John Updike, author of the Pulitzer-prize winning "Rabbit" series.
 First published in 2008, it is a sequel to his novel "The Witches of Eastwick".
The Witches of Eastwick is a 1987 American comedy-fantasy film based on John Updike's novel "The Witches of Eastwick".
 Directed by George Miller, the film stars Jack Nicholson as Daryl Van Horne, alongside Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon as the eponymous witches.