André Bishop Explained

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

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American Theater Hall of Fame

Notes and References

  1. Acting Now: Conversations on Craft and Career, by Edward Vilga, Rutgers Univ. Press, 1997, pp. 38.
  2. Web site: André Bishop. Lincoln Center Theater Website . 2021-03-04.
  3. Web site: André Bishop List of Tony Awards . The Tony Awards.com . 2021-03-04.
  4. https://www.nytimes.com/1992/09/13/magazine/enter-a-humble-man.html The New York Times Magazines, "Enter a Humble Man" by David Richards, September 13, 1992
  5. News: Robert Chapman, 81, Playwright And Retired Harvard Professor. Eric Pace. The New York Times. October 24, 2000.
  6. Web site: André Bishop . American Academy of Arts and Sciences Website . 2021-03-04.
  7. Web site: List of Members . Theater Hall of Fame Website . 2021-03-04.
  8. Web site: Paula Vogel and Betty Buckley Lead List of Theater Hall of Fame Inductees . The New York Times, January 21, 2013 . 21 January 2013 . 2021-03-04.
  9. https://www.tonyawards.com/winners/?q=Andr%C3%A9%20Bishop Tony Awards.com

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