RIP Max Woodward, longtime Kennedy Center producer who was instrumental in the '02 Sondheim Celebration and the FOLLIES and RAGTIME revivals

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Posted: 10/15/22 at 12:26am

He retired in 2016, and died of Alzheimer's. By all accounts was a mensch who cared deeply about theatre.

 

"At the time of his retirement, Woodward had been the Kennedy Center’s VP Theater Programming since 2002, programming and producing the plays and musicals of its theater season. As a producer for Center initiatives, he produced such acclaimed programs and shows as Sondheim Celebration, Tennessee Williams Explored, Mr. Roberts, Carnival!, Mame, August Wilson’s 20th Century, Ragtime, Terrence McNally’s Nights at the Opera, Follies and The Guardsman. The Kennedy Center productions of Ragtime and Follies made successful transfers to Broadway.

Prior to his role at retirement, Woodward served as the Center’s General Manager of Theater for 12 years, overseeing the daily operations of the Center’s seven theaters. He had previously served as House Manager of the Center’s Eisenhower Theater for 17 years, and also served as the Company Manager for Kennedy Center productions such as First Monday in October with Henry Fonda, Medea with Zoe Caldwell, Make and Break with Peter Faulk, and Caine Mutiny with Charlton Heston, among others."

https://deadline.com/2022/10/max-woodward-dead-obituary-kennedy-center-producer-1235145031/

Updated On: 10/15/22 at 12:26 AM

[Esther2]

Posted: 10/15/22 at 12:05pm

Awww...  Max was a lovely guy.  He was always quite generous with us from The National when we asked to come over to see shows at the Ike.  My favorite house manager at the Kennedy Center by far at the time.