NewsPHOTO CALL: LaChanze, Norm Lewis, Glenn Close, Sierra Boggess, Laura Osnes, Patrick Stewart, Brian Stokes Mitchell and More Salute Harold PrinceDanny Burstein, Kim Cattrall, Alan Cumming, Tyne Daly, Rebecca Luker and more saluted Tony Award-winning Broadway director-producer Harold Prince during the American Theatre Wing's annual gala Sept. 16 at the Plaza Hotel.
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Matthew Blank
September 17, 2013
Prince, whose Phantom of the Opera now stands as Broadway's longest-running show, is honored for his "outstanding work and invaluable contributions to the theatrical community."
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LaChanze, Norm Lewis, Glenn Close, Sierra Boggess, Laura Osnes, Patrick Stewart, Brian Stokes Mitchell and More Salute Harold Prince
Prince began his career in 1948 as an assistant stage manager, under the auspice of Broadway director George Abbott. After stage managing such musicals as Call Me Madam and Wonderful Town, Prince aligned with Robert E. Griffith to produce the musicals The Pajama Game, Damn Yankees, New Girl in Town, West Side Story, Fiorello! and Tenderloin.
He began his directorial career when he took over for George Abbott on the musical A Family Affair. He continued to produce with such musicals as A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum; Fiddler on the Roof; Flora, The Red Menace; and She Loves Me, which he also directed.
On Broadway, he has directed the original productions of Cabaret, Zorba, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, On the Twentieth Century, Sweeney Todd, Evita, Merrily We Roll Along, The Phantom of the Opera, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Parade and Lovemusik.