André Bishop
American theatrical producer
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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]
Life and career
Bishop was born André Bishop Smolianinoff, and changed his name to Andre S. Bishop after the death of his 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]
