André Bishop

American theatrical producer

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

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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

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Tony Awards

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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

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American Theater Hall of Fame

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Inducted in 2012 ^[8]

References

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^ Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career, by Edward Vilga, Rutgers Univ. Press, 1997, pp. 38.
^ "André Bishop". Lincoln Center Theater Website. Retrieved 2021年03月04日.
^ "André Bishop List of Tony Awards". The Tony Awards.com. Retrieved 2021年03月04日.
^ ^a ^b "Enter a Humble Man (Published 1992)". 1992年09月13日. Archived from the original on 2024年09月10日. Retrieved 2024年12月12日.
^ 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年03月04日.
^ "List of Members". Theater Hall of Fame Website. Retrieved 2021年03月04日.
^ ^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年03月04日.
^ Tony Awards.com