biography
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Prince, Hal
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popular name of Harold Smith Prince
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1928– )
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| biography:
| Stage director and producer, born in New York City, USA. A stage manager on Broadway, he became a successful producer and director of stage musicals. His first production was The Pajama Game (1954), and other memorable shows include West Side Story (1957), Fiddler on the Roof (1964), and Cabaret (1968). He has maintained a long association with Stephen Sondheim, producing and directing many of the composer's shows, including Sweeney Todd (1979). He also directed Evita (1978) and The Phantom of the Opera (1986) for Andrew Lloyd Webber. Later productions include Whistle Down the Wind (1997) and Candide (1997). |
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