Donna Karan Joins Producing Team for Mister Halston at Bay Street

Michael Wilson will direct Raffaele Pacitti's play about the late, famed fashion designer.

March 10, 2026 By Andrew Gans

Designer and philanthropist Donna Karan will serve as executive producer for Bay Street Theater's upcoming production of Mister Halston, which will run June 2–21 at the Sag Harbor, New York, venue.

Karan joins Tony-winning producer Bruce Robert Harris (Dog Day Afternoon, Death of a Salesman) in bringing Raffaele Pacitti's play to Bay Street. Michael Wilson will direct the world premiere with casting to be announced at a later date.

Set against the glamorous and volatile 1970s and '80s New York, Mister Halston offers an unguarded look at the man behind the myth, tracing the meteoric rise, fame, and ultimate fall of the late American fashion designer.

“I saw a workshop staging of Mister Halston last summer at Bay Street Theater and liked it so much I wanted to get involved,” says Karan in a statement. “Halston defined modern American fashion. Clean lines, pure shapes, liquid fabrics, a sexy attitude. He paved the way for what was to come. Mister Halston will bring audiences into the world of one of the most influential figures in American fashion.”

“We are honored to collaborate with Bruce Robert Harris on this exciting new work and are grateful that world-renowned fashion icon Donna Karan, who had a legendary time with Halston himself in Paris, has agreed to support the production as executive producer,” adds Bay Street Artistic Director Scott Schwartz. “This project reflects the intersection of theatre, fashion, and cultural history that continues to inspire audiences.”

Visit BayStreet.org.