Photo marksFour Harold Prince with a look at 41 shows he brought to BroadwayIn honor of the late director/producer’s birthday on January 30, we look back at some of the iconic shows he helped to create.
Harold Princea theater Titan who formed the history of Broadway was born on January 30, 1928.
Prince, a 21-time Tony-winning director and/or producer, created some of the most lasting theater of all time, including The Pajama Game, West Side Story, Fiorello!, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, Evita, and The phantom of the operathe longest running performance in the history of Broadway.
On July 31, 2019, Prince died in Reykjavík, Iceland. He was 91 years old. His legacy remains in theater history with its seminal productions that have formed theater makers, past and present.
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41 Playbills Hal Prince brought to Broadway
41 Playbills Hal Prince brought to Broadway
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The Pajama Game Playbill – Nov 1956
West Side Story Playbill – September 1958
Fiorello! Playbill – Aug 1960
Tenderloin
A call on Kuprin
Take her she is mine
A family relationship
A funny thing happened on the way to the Forum Playbill – July 1962
She loves me
Fiddler on the Roof Playbill – Sept 1964
Poor Bitos
Baking street
Flora the red threat
“It’s a bird … it’s a plane … it’s superman”
Cabaret Playbill – March 1967
Assertive
The Great God Brown
A Little Night Music Playbill – Sept 1973
The visit
Candid
Love for love
Pacific Overtures
Side by side by Sondheim Playbill – March 1978
Of my best friends
Sweeney Todd
Evita Playbill – Opening Night, Sept 1979
Merrily we roll together
A doll’s life
Play memory
End of the world
Grind
Roza
Cabaret
The Phantom of the Opera Playbill – Opening Night, Jan 1988
Kiss of the Spider Woman Playbill – Opening Night, May 1993
Show Boat Playbill
Candid
Parade
Hollywood arms
Lovemusik
Prince of Broadway Playbill – opening night
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