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

  • Inducted in 2012 [8]

References

  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.
  4. 1 2 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.
  8. 1 2 "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


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