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Carnival!
 
[Off-Broadway, 2026]
Producer
State Fair
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Producer
Oh, Kay!
 
[Broadway, 1990]
Producer
42nd Street
 
[West End, 1984]
Producer
42nd Street
 
[US Tour, 1984]
Producer
42nd Street
 
[US Tour, 1983]
Producer
I Won't Dance
 
[Broadway, 1981]
Producer
42nd Street
 
[Broadway, 1980]
Producer
Very Good Eddie
 
[US Tour, 1976]
Producer
The Baker's Wife
 
[Broadway, 1976]
Producer
Very Good Eddie
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Producer
Travesties
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Producer
The Misanthrope
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Producer
Dreyfus in Rehearsal
 
[Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Mack & Mabel
 
[Broadway, 1974]
Producer
Sugar
 
[Broadway, 1972]
Producer
Moonchildren
 
[Broadway, 1972]
Producer
Vivat! Vivat Regina!
 
[Broadway, 1972]
Producer
There's One in Every Marriage
 
[Broadway, 1972]
Producer
The Philanthropist
 
[Broadway, 1971]
Producer
Child's Play
 
[Broadway, 1970]
Producer
Private Lives
 
[Broadway, 1969]
Producer
Promises, Promises
 
[West End, 1969]
Producer
Play It Again, Sam
 
[Broadway, 1969]
Producer
Forty Carats
 
[Broadway, 1968]
Producer
Promises, Promises
 
[Broadway, 1968]
Producer
Rockefeller and the Red Indians
 
[Broadway, 1968]
Producer
I Do! I Do!
 
[West End, 1968]
Producer
The Seven Descents of Myrtle
 
[Broadway, 1968]
Producer
The Happy Time
 
[Broadway, 1968]
Producer
How Now, Dow Jones
 
[Broadway, 1967]
Producer
Mata Hari
 
[Broadway, 1967]
Producer
Keep It In the Family
 
[Broadway, 1967]
Producer
110 in the Shade
 
[West End, 1967]
Producer
The Astrakhan Coat
 
[Broadway, 1967]
Producer
Hello, Dolly!
 
[US Tour, 1967]
Producer
I Do! I Do!
 
[Broadway, 1966]
Producer
Don't Drink the Water
 
[Broadway, 1966]
Producer
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
 
[Broadway, 1966]
Producer
Hello, Dolly!
 
[US Tour, 1966]
Producer
Breakfast at Tiffany's
 
[Broadway, 1966]
Producer
Cactus Flower
 
[Broadway, 1965]
Producer
Hello, Dolly!
 
[West End, 1965]
Producer (By Arrangement With)
Pickwick
 
[Broadway, 1965]
Producer
Hot September
 
[Broadway, 1965]
Producer
Oliver!
 
[Broadway, 1965]
Producer
Hello, Dolly!
 
[US Tour, 1965]
Producer
I Was Dancing
 
[Broadway, 1964]
Producer
A Severed Head
 
[Broadway, 1964]
Producer
Oh! What a Lovely War
 
[Broadway, 1964]
Producer
Foxy
 
[Broadway, 1964]
Producer
Hello, Dolly!
 
[Broadway, 1964]
Producer
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Producer
Arturo Ui
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Producer
110 in the Shade
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Producer
Luther
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Producer
The Rehearsal
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Producer
Rattle of a Simple Man
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Producer
Stop the World - I Want to Get Off
 
[US Tour, 1963]
Producer
Oliver!
 
[Broadway, 1963]
Producer
Tchin-Tchin
 
[Broadway, 1962]
Producer
Carnival!
 
[US Tour, 1962]
Producer (By Arrangement With)
Stop the World - I Want to Get Off
 
[Broadway, 1962]
Producer
I Can Get It for You Wholesale
 
[Broadway, 1962]
Producer
Carnival!
 
[West End, 1962]
Producer
Do Re Mi
 
[US Tour, 1962]
Producer
Irma La Douce
 
[US Tour, 1962]
Producer
Subways Are for Sleeping
 
[Broadway, 1961]
Producer
Ross
 
[Broadway, 1961]
Producer
Sunday in New York
 
[Broadway, 1961]
Producer
Do Re Mi
 
[West End, 1961]
Producer
Becket
 
[Broadway, 1961]
Producer
Carnival!
 
[Broadway, 1961]
Producer
Gypsy
 
[US Tour, 1961]
Producer
Do Re Mi
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Producer
Becket
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Producer
A Taste of Honey
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Producer
Irma La Douce
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Producer
Vintage '60
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Producer
Destry Rides Again
 
[US Tour, 1960]
Producer
Oliver!
 
[West End, 1960]
Producer
The Good Soup
 
[Broadway, 1960]
Producer
Take Me Along
 
[Broadway, 1959]
Producer
Gypsy
 
[Broadway, 1959]
Producer
Destry Rides Again
 
[Broadway, 1959]
Producer
La Plume de Ma Tante
 
[Broadway, 1958]
Producer
Producer
Maria Golovin
 
[Broadway, 1958]
Producer
Epitaph for George Dillon
 
[Broadway, 1958]
Producer
The World of Suzie Wong
 
[Broadway, 1958]
Producer
Irma La Douce
 
[West End, 1958]
Producer
The Entertainer
 
[Broadway, 1958]
Producer
Jamaica
 
[Broadway, 1957]
Producer
Romanoff and Juliet
 
[Broadway, 1957]
Producer
Look Back in Anger
 
[Broadway, 1957]
Producer
The Matchmaker
 
[Broadway, 1955]
Producer
Production Supervisor
Fanny
 
[Broadway, 1954]
Producer
Clutterbuck
 
[Broadway, 1949]
Producer (In Association With)
Bright Boy
 
[Broadway, 1944]
Producer
The Willow and I
 
[Broadway, 1942]
Producer

Movies

Becket
[ 1964 ] producer
Don't Drink the Water
[ 1969 ] producer
Child's Play
[ 1972 ] producer
40 Carats
[ 1973 ] producer
The Great Gatsby
[ 1974 ] producer
Semi-Tough
[ 1977 ] producer
Rough Cut
[ 1980 ] producer

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1981 - Best Musical

David Merrick, 42nd Street


winner
Tony Awards - 1980 - Best Musical

David Merrick, 42nd Street


winner
Tony Awards - 1976 - Best Play

David Merrick, Travesties

Tony Awards - 1975 - Best Musical

David Merrick, Mack and Mabel

Tony Awards - 1973 - Best Musical

David Merrick, Sugar

Tony Awards - 1972 - Best Play

David Merrick , Vivat! Vivat! Regina!

Tony Awards - 1971 - Best Play

David Merrick, The Philanthropist

Tony Awards - 1970 - Best Play

David Merrick, Child's Play


winner
Tony Awards - 1968 - Special Tony Award

David Merrick


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1966 - Other Awards

David Merrick

Tony Awards - 1965 - Producer (Musical)

David Merrick, The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd


winner
Tony Awards - 1964 - Producer (Musical)

David Merrick, Hello, Dolly!

Tony Awards - 1963 - Producer (Musical)

David Merrick, Oliver!

Tony Awards - 1962 - Producer (Dramatic)

David Merrick, Ross

Tony Awards - 1962 - Producer (Musical)

David Merrick, Carnival


winner
Tony Awards - 1961 - Special Tony Award

David Merrick

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Broadway Performer Sondra Lee Passes Away at Age 97 Photo
Broadway Performer Sondra Lee Passes Away at Age 97
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 25, 2026

Broadway performer Sondra Lee died of natural causes in her New York City apartment at age 97. Throughout her nine-decade career, Lee won awards as a dancer, actor, teacher, author, stage director, playwright, theatre and film consultant and painter.
THE PRODUCERS, HELLO, DOLLY! and More Set for Ogunquit Playhouse 2026 Season Photo
THE PRODUCERS, HELLO, DOLLY! and More Set for Ogunquit Playhouse 2026 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2026

Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed its 94th season. The season will feature the musicals The Producers; Hello, Dolly!, Ain't Too Proud, a gala fundraiser, and more.
CARNIVAL Replaces DO I HEAR A WALTZ? at J2 Spotlight Theatre Company Photo
CARNIVAL Replaces DO I HEAR A WALTZ? at J2 Spotlight Theatre Company
by Stephi Wild - Dec 19, 2025

J2 Spotlight Musical Theater Company has announced that Carnival will be replacing the previously announced Do I Hear A Waltz? in its upcoming season. Learn more here.
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How Common Are Foreign Language Plays on Broadway? A Look at Translation Trends
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Nov 23, 2025

While the large majority of plays that make it to Broadway were written in English, a small fraction of plays were originally penned in a different language and translated. 
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Photos: LEE ROY REAMS: BEHIND THE SCENES OF 42ND STREET at 54 Below
by Stephen Sorokoff - Nov 19, 2025

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Photos: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Celebrates Opening Night at the John W. Engeman Theater Photo
Photos: A CHRISTMAS CAROL Celebrates Opening Night at the John W. Engeman Theater
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Nov 17, 2025

A Christmas Carol officially opened recently at the John W. Engeman Theater, featuring music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens. Check out photos from opening night here!
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Melissa Errico, SONDHEIM UNPLUGGED: THE FINAL SEASON and More Set for 54 Below Next Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2025

Next week, 54 Below will present some of the brightest stars from Broadway, cabaret, jazz, and beyond, including Melissa Errico, Sondheim Unplugged: The Final Season and more. 
Review Roundup: Ariana DeBose and More Star in THE BAKER'S WIFE at Classic Stage Comp Photo
Review Roundup: Ariana DeBose and More Star in THE BAKER'S WIFE at Classic Stage Company
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 12, 2025

See what the critics are saying about Classic Stage Company’s production of The Baker’s Wife, featuring a book by Tony Award winner Joseph Stein, music and lyrics by Oscar, Grammy, and Tony Award winner Stephen Schwartz.
Cast and Creative Team Set for A CHRISTMAS CAROL At The Engeman Photo
Cast and Creative Team Set for A CHRISTMAS CAROL At The Engeman
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 29, 2025

The John W. Engeman Theater has revealed the cast and creative team of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. This is a lively musical adaptation of the classic Dickens tale that follows Ebenezer Scrooge. Learn more!
A History of Three-Handers on Broadway Photo
A History of Three-Handers on Broadway
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Oct 5, 2025

While a lot has been written about two handers, a term for two-person shows, less has been penned about three-handers. Yet, three-person plays are just as common a genre on Broadway as pieces with only two players. Currently, Art, by Yasmina Reza, is receiving an all-star revival at the Music Box.
Frank DiLella and Gracie Lawrence Join HELLO, DOLLY! Concert at Carnegie Hall Photo
Frank DiLella and Gracie Lawrence Join HELLO, DOLLY! Concert at Carnegie Hall
by Stephi Wild - Jun 13, 2025

Spectrum News NY1's Frank Dilella will join Lee Roy Reams to co-host Hello, Dolly!, the company's one-night-only concert, as well as Tony nominee Gracie Lawrence, currently performing in Just In Time.
Kate Baldwin, Santino Fontana, J. Harrison Ghee and More to Star in HELLO, DOLLY! at Photo
Kate Baldwin, Santino Fontana, J. Harrison Ghee and More to Star in HELLO, DOLLY! at Carnegie Hall
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 21, 2025

Hello, Dolly!, featuring an all-star cast of Tony Award winners and nominees, will be the eleventh presentation in the Anne L. Bernstein Concert Series—for one night only. Learn how to attend!
Starring Miguel Falabella, UMA COISA ENGRAÇADA ACONTECEU A CAMINHO DO F"RUM (A Funn Photo
Starring Miguel Falabella, UMA COISA ENGRAÇADA ACONTECEU A CAMINHO DO F"RUM (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum) Brings New Life to a Broadway Classic
by Claudio Erlichman - Apr 3, 2025

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FINDING NEVERLAND Regional Premiere & More Set for OFC Creations Theatre 'Broadway In Brighton' 2025-2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 1, 2025

OFC Creations Theatre has announced the 2025-2026 Broadway in Brighton Series, back for a third year, after last season's lineup featured Tony and Emmy nominated actors from Hollywood and Broadway.
Garrett Clayton as 'The Grinch' and More Set for OFC Creations 25-26 Season Photo
Garrett Clayton as 'The Grinch' and More Set for OFC Creations 25-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2025

OFC Creations Theatre has revealed the 2025-2026 Broadway in Brighton Series, back for a third year. OFC's Broadway in Brighton Series is comprised of six professional musical productions. See full programming and learn more!
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How Often Do Musicals Change Their Titles After Broadway?
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Mar 15, 2025

This time, the reader question was: How often do Broadway musicals change their titles after Broadway? We're unpacking the history of shows that have been renamed.
Photos: Jodi Benson Stars as 'Rose' In GYPSY at OFC Creations Photo
Photos: Jodi Benson Stars as 'Rose' In GYPSY at OFC Creations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 31, 2025

Tony nominee Jodi Benson, who famously voiced the role of Ariel in the animated Disney film The Little Mermaid, stars in OFC Creations’ Broadway in Brighton production of Gypsy. See photos here!
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Review: RICHARD SKIPPER CELEBRATES 'HELLO, DOLLY!' at Green Room 42 Is Full of History & Joy
by Rob Lester - Dec 31, 2024

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A History of GYPSY's Mama Rose and the Women Who Have Played Her Photo
A History of GYPSY's Mama Rose and the Women Who Have Played Her
by Stephi Wild - Dec 29, 2024

Gypsy is back on Broadway, starring Audra McDonald in the iconic role of Mama Rose. BroadwayWorld is looking back on some of the performers who have taken on the musical's lead role, from Ethel Merman to Patti LuPone, Bernadette Peters, and more.
Musical Theatre Melodies Celebrates 70th Anniversary Of FANNY Photo
Musical Theatre Melodies Celebrates 70th Anniversary Of FANNY
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 10, 2024

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has David Merrick been nominated for?

David Merrick has been nominated for several awards throughout his career. Some of the notable nominations include Best Musical for "42nd Street," Best Play for "Travesties," Best Musical for "Mack and Mabel," Best Musical for "Sugar," Best Play for "Vivat! Vivat! Regina!," Best Play for "The Philanthropist," Best Play for "Child's Play," Special Tony Award, Other Awards from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Producer (Musical) for "The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd," Producer (Musical) for "Hello, Dolly!," Producer (Musical) for "Oliver!," Producer (Dramatic) for "Ross," Producer (Musical) for "Carnival," and a Special Tony Award.

What awards has David Merrick won?

David Merrick has won several awards throughout his career. Some of his notable wins include Best Musical (Tony Awards) for "42nd Street" and Best Play (Tony Awards) for "Travesties". He has also received a Special Tony Award (Tony Awards) and Other Awards (Outer Critics Circle Awards). In addition, Merrick has been recognized as a Producer (Musical) (Tony Awards) for "Hello, Dolly!" and has received another Special Tony Award (Tony Awards).

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