André Bishop

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

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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.
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.
"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

External links

André Bishop at the Internet Broadway Database
André Bishop at IMDb
André Bishop at Playbill Vault

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[1] Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career, by Edward Vilga, Rutgers Univ. Press, 1997, pp. 38.

[2] "André Bishop". Lincoln Center Theater Website. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

[3] "André Bishop List of Tony Awards". The Tony Awards.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

[Richards-4] The New York Times Magazines, "Enter a Humble Man" by David Richards, September 13, 1992

[5] Eric Pace (October 24, 2000). "Robert Chapman, 81, Playwright And Retired Harvard Professor". The New York Times.

[6] "André Bishop". American Academy of Arts and Sciences Website. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

[7] "List of Members". Theater Hall of Fame Website. Retrieved 2021-03-04.

[NYT-8] "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.

[9] Tony Awards.com