André Bishop (born November 9, 1948) [1] is an American theatrical producer, and Artistic Director and Producing Artistic Director, of Lincoln Center Theater. [2] He has produced over 80 Broadway plays and musicals and has won numerous Tony Awards. [3]
Early life
Bishop was born André Bishop Smolianinoff, and changed his name to Andre S. Bishop after the death of this father. [4] He graduated from Harvard University in 1970 where he was a pupil of dramatist Robert Chapman. [4] [5] He was the Artistic Director of Playwrights Horizons from 1981 to 1991. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences [6] and an inductee in the American Theater Hall of Fame. [7] [8]
Awards
Tony Awards
- 1994 Best Revival of a Musical: Carousel - Producer
- 1995 Best Revival of a Play: The Heiress - Producer
- 1996 Best Revival of Play: A Delicate Balance - Producer
- 2000 Best Musical: Contact - Producer
- 2004 Best Revival of a Play: Henry IV - Producer
- 2006 Best Revival of a Play: Awake and Sing! - Producer
- 2007 Best Play: The Coast of Utopia - Producer
- 2008 Best Revival of a Musical: Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific - Producer
- 2011 Best Play: War Horse- Producer
- 2015 Best Revival of a Musical: The King and I - Producer
- 2017 Best Play: Oslo - Producer
American Theater Hall of Fame
- Inducted in 2012 [8]
References
- ^ Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career, by Edward Vilga, Rutgers Univ. Press, 1997, pp. 38.
- ^ "André Bishop". Lincoln Center Theater Website. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "André Bishop List of Tony Awards". The Tony Awards.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ a b The New York Times Magazines, "Enter a Humble Man" by David Richards, September 13, 1992
- ^ Eric Pace (October 24, 2000). "Robert Chapman, 81, Playwright And Retired Harvard Professor". The New York Times.
- ^ "André Bishop". American Academy of Arts and Sciences Website. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ "List of Members". Theater Hall of Fame Website. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ a b "Paula Vogel and Betty Buckley Lead List of Theater Hall of Fame Inductees". The New York Times, January 21, 2013. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
- ^ Tony Awards.com
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