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André Bishop

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

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

[9]

American Theater Hall of Fame

  • Inducted in 2012 [8]

References

  1. [1]
    Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career, by Edward Vilga, Rutgers Univ. Press, 1997, pp. 38.
  2. [2]
    "André Bishop". Lincoln Center Theater Website. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  3. [3]
    "André Bishop List of Tony Awards". The Tony Awards.com. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  4. [4]
    The New York Times Magazines, "Enter a Humble Man" by David Richards, September 13, 1992
  5. [5]
    Eric Pace (October 24, 2000). "Robert Chapman, 81, Playwright And Retired Harvard Professor". The New York Times.
  6. [6]
    "André Bishop". American Academy of Arts and Sciences Website. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  7. [7]
    "List of Members". Theater Hall of Fame Website. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
  8. [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. [9]
    Tony Awards.com


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