Date of Death: July 31, 2019 (91)
Birth Place: New York, NY, USA
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Harold S. Prince (b. New York City, NY, 30 January 1928), also known as “Hal” Prince, was a theater producer and director who made a significant contribution to Broadway musicals in America. In a career that spanned more than fifty years, Prince has received ten Drama Desk Awards as Outstanding Director and 21 Tony Awards® for Best Direction, Best Producer, Best Musical, and Lifetime Achievement. In addition, Prince was the Kennedy Center Honoree in 1994 and the recipient of the National Medal of Arts in 2000.
Prince received his education at University of Pennsylvania, where he enrolled in a liberal arts program and was actively involved in the student theater group, Penn Players. After graduating in 1948, he returned to New York and began working as an assistant stage manager to producer and director George Abbott. This experience led to co-production opportunities with Robert E. Griffith and Frederick Brisson, resulting in the first two musicals that won Tonys® for Prince – The Pajama Game (1954) and Damn Yankees (1955).
After several co-productions, including the classic West Side Story in 1957, Prince began to produce his own musicals. His Fiddler on the Roof (1964) enjoyed enormous success with a record-breaking run of over three thousand performances between 1964 and 1972. Meanwhile, Prince also took on the role of director. Many of the most popular musicals of the following decades were created under his direction, including Cabaret (1966), Sweeney Todd (1979), Evita (1979), and The Phantom of the Opera (1988).
Besides his achievements as a producer and director, Prince is also known for bringing innovation to the theatrical arts. In collaboration with Stephen Sondheim, he was a pioneer in the development of the “concept musical,” taking its departure from an idea or theme rather than from a traditional story. Their first project of this kind, Company (1970), was a solid success and paved the way for other innovative musicals.
Prince’s contribution to the arts extends beyond the musical theater: he has made a number of movie adaptations (Damn Yankees 1958, A Little Night Music 1977), and directed for television (Candide 1986). In addition, he has served as a trustee for the New York Public Library and on the National Council of the Arts of the National Education Association.
Harold Prince, LoveMusik
Harold Prince, Parade
Harold PrinceShowboat
Harold PrinceShowboat
Harold Prince, Show Boat
Harold Prince, Show Boat
Harold Prince, Kiss Of The Spider Woman
Harold Prince, Kiss of the Spider Woman
Harold PrinceThe Phantom of the Opera
Harold Prince - Grandchild of Kings
Harold Prince, Phantom of the Opera
Harold PrinceCabaret
Harold Prince , The Phantom of the Opera
Harold Prince, Cabaret
Harold Prince , Grind
Harold Prince, Grind
Harold Prince, Evita
Harold Prince, Evita
Harold Prince, Evita
Harold Prince, Sweeney Todd
Harold Prince, Evita
Harold Prince, On the Twentieth Century
Harold Prince, Side by Side by Sondheim
Harold Prince, Pacific Overtures
Harold Prince, Pacific Overtures
Harold Prince, The Visit
Harold Prince, Candide
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Harold Prince, Candide
Harold Prince, A Little Night Music
Harold Prince, The Great God Brown
Harold Prince, A Little Night Music
Harold Prince, A Little Night Music
Harold Prince , Follies
Harold Prince, Follies
Harold Prince, Company
Harold Prince, Company
Harold Prince, Company
Harold Prince, Zorba
Harold Prince, Cabaret
Harold Prince, Fiddler on the Roof
Harold Prince, She Loves Me
Harold Prince, She Loves Me
Harold Prince, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Harold Prince has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
Harold Prince has not appeared in the West End
The Harold Prince Award (Drama Desk Awards) for , Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for LoveMusik , Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Tony Awards) for , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Parade , Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Showboat , Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Showboat , Best Director - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Show Boat , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Show Boat , Best Director of a Musical (Olivier Awards) for Kiss Of The Spider Woman , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Kiss of the Spider Woman , Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Phantom of the Opera , Best Director (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Grandchild of Kings , Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Phantom of the Opera , Outstanding Director, Non-Resident Production (Helen Hayes Awards) for Cabaret , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Phantom of the Opera , Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Cabaret , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Grind , Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Grind , Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Evita , Best Costume Design (Tony Awards) for Evita , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Evita , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd , Director of the Year (Olivier Awards) for Evita , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for On the Twentieth Century , Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Side by Side by Sondheim , Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Pacific Overtures , Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Pacific Overtures , Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for The Visit , Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for Candide , Distinguished Direction (Obie Awards) for Candide , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Candide , Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for A Little Night Music , Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for The Great God Brown , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Little Night Music , Best Musical (Tony Awards) for A Little Night Music , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Follies , Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Company , Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Company , Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for Company , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Zorba , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Cabaret , Producer (Musical) (Tony Awards) for Fiddler on the Roof , Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for She Loves Me Producer (Musical) (Tony Awards) for She Loves Me and Producer (Musical) (Tony Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum .
The Harold Prince Award (Drama Desk Awards) for , Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (Tony Awards) for , Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Showboat, Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Showboat, Best Director - Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Show Boat, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Show Boat, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for The Phantom of the Opera, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Evita, Best Costume Design (Tony Awards) for Evita, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Evita, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Sweeney Todd, Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for The Visit, Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for Candide, Distinguished Direction (Obie Awards) for Candide, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Candide, Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for A Little Night Music, Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for The Great God Brown, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for A Little Night Music, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for A Little Night Music, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Follies, Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for Follies, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Company, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Company, Outstanding Director (Drama Desk Awards) for Company, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Cabaret Producer (Musical) (Tony Awards) for Fiddler on the Roofand Producer (Musical) (Tony Awards) for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Harold Prince has written 1 shows including Parade (Source Material).
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