OUTSTANDING NEW BROADWAY MUSICAL NOMINEE!- Outer Critics Circle Award
JASON ROBERT BROWN - OUTSTANDING ORCHESTRATIONS NOMINEE!- Outer Critics Circle Award
TONY YAZBECK - OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTOR IN A MUSICAL NOMINEE!- Outer Critics Circle Award
EMILY SKINNER - OUTSTANDING FEATURED ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL NOMINEE!- Outer Critics Circle Award
"The best 16 shows on Broadway are all playing at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater in the sumptuous Prince of Broadway."- Marilyn Stasio, VARIETY
"An astonishing array of musical gems. I got chills and a few tears. It soars!"- Sara Holdren, NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES! EVERY PERFORMER SHINES!"- David Rooney, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"EVERYTHING YOU COULD ASK FOR! A smooth and seamless trip down memory lane with KNOCKOUT PERFORMANCES."- Christopher Kelly, THE STAR-LEDGER
"A cast of Broadway powerhouses in a show musical theater buffs will eat up."- Barbara Schuler, NEWSDAY
PRINCE OF BROADWAY PLAYED ITS FINAL PERFORMANCE ON OCTOBER 29, 2017
Harold Prince is a legend in the American theatre – the acclaimed director and producer behind a long list of America’s most iconic musicals and the winner of a staggering, record-breaking 21 Tony Awards. Now, he’s bringing together six decades of magical moments in a new musical event, Prince of Broadway.
This thrilling night of theatre includes fully staged hits from such celebrated musicals as West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Evita, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd, The Phantom of the Opera and more, in an unforgettable tribute to an unmatched Broadway career.
The show features a book by two-time Tony nominee David Thompson (Chicago), co-direction and choreography by five-time Tony winner Susan Stroman (The Producers), direction by Prince himself, and new songs by three-time Tony winner Jason Robert Brown (The Bridges of Madison County).
Photo by Martha Swope Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
CAST
CREATIVE TEAM
HAROLD PRINCE
Director
SUSAN STROMAN
Co-Director and Choreographer
DAVID THOMPSON
Book
JASON ROBERT BROWN
New Songs, Arrangements, Orchestration and Music Supervision
BEOWULF BORITT
Scenic & Projection Design
WILLIAM IVEY LONG
Costume Design
HOWELL BINKLEY
Lighting Design
JON WESTON
Sound Design
PAUL HUNTLEY
Hair & Wig Design
ANGELINA AVALLONE
Makeup Design
TARA RUBIN CASTING
Casting
FRED LASSEN
Music Director
MICHAEL KELLER & MICHAEL AARONS
Music Coordinator, Associate
DANIEL KUTNER
Associate Director
JAMES GRAY
Associate Choreographer
JEFFREY SELLER
Creative Consultant
GREGORY T. LIVOTI
Production Stage Manager
LIBBY UNSWORTH
Stage Manager
DAVID H. LURIE
Stage Manager
SOCIAL
1950s
The Pajama Game
Year Opened: 1954
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer
Harold Prince’s 1st Tony Award Win: Best Producer of a Musical
For more information on the 1954 production of The Pajama Game, visit Playbill Vault.
Damn Yankees
Year Opened: 1955
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer
Harold Prince’s 2nd Tony Award Win: Best Musical
For more information on the 1955 production of Damn Yankees, visit Playbill Vault.
New Girl In Town
Year Opened: 1957
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer
For more information on the 1957 production of New Girl In Town, visit the Playbill.com Vault.
West Side Story
Year Opened: 1957
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer
Photo Caption:
Rehearsal photo of West Side Story, 1957.
(Left to Right) Producers Robert E. Griffith and Harold Prince, Director/Choreographer Jerome Robbins, lyricist Stephen Sondheim, Composer Leonard Bernstein, Author Arthur Laurents, Assistant Director Gerald Freedman, Production Assistant Sylvia Drulie and Scenic Designer Oliver Smith
For more information on the 1957 production of West Side Story, visit Playbill Vault.
Fiorello!
Year Opened: 1959
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer
Harold Prince’s 3rd Tony Award Win: Best Musical
For more information on the 1959 production of Fiorello!, visit Playbill Vault.
1960s
Tenderloin
Year Opened: 1960
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer
For more information on the 1960 production of Tenderloin, visit the Playbill.com Vault.
A Family Affair
Year Opened: 1962
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
For more information on the 1962 production of A Family Affair, visit the Playbill.com Vault.
A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Year Opened: 1962
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer
Harold Prince’s 4th Tony Award Win: Best Producer of a Musical
Harold Prince’s 5th Tony Award Win: Best Musical
For more information on the 1962 production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, visit Playbill Vault.
She Loves Me
Year Opened: 1963
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer and Director
Photo Caption:
Barbara Cook as Amalia in She Loves Me, 1963. Produced and Directed by Harold Prince; Musical Staging by Carol Haney; Scenic and Lighting Design by William and Jean Eckart; Costume Design by Patricia Zipprodt.
Photo by Friedman-Abeles
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1963 production of She Loves Me, visit Playbill Vault.
Fiddler on the Roof
Year Opened: 1964
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer
Harold Prince’s 6th Tony Award Win: Best Producer of a Musical
Harold Prince’s 7th Tony Award Win: Best Musical
Harold Prince’s 12th Tony Award Win: Special Award (1972)
For more information on the 1964 production of Fiddler on the Roof, visit Playbill Vault.
Baker Street
Year Opened: 1965
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
For more information on the 1965 production of Baker Street, visit the Playbill.com Vault.
Flora, the Red Menace
Year Opened: 1965
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer
Photo Caption:
Rehearsal photo for Flora, the Red Menace, 1965. (Left to right) Producer Harold Prince, Director George Abbott, Liza Minnelli, Bob Dishy, Lyricist Fred Ebb with Composer John Kander seated at the piano.
Photo by Friedman-Abeles
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1965 production of Flora, the Red Menace, visit Playbill Vault.
Cabaret
Year Opened: 1966
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer & Director
Harold Prince’s 8th Tony Award Win Best Musical
Harold Prince’s 9th Tony Award Win Best Direction of a Musical
Photo Caption:
Rehearsal photo for Cabaret, 1966. From left to right: Producer/Director Harold Prince, Bert Convy, Lotte Lenya, Jack Gilford, Joel Grey, Peg Murray, Edward Winter, Jill Haworth and Choreographer Ron Field.
Photo by Friedman-Abeles
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1966 production of Cabaret, visit Playbill Vault.
It’s a Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman
Year Opened: 1966
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer & Director
Photo Caption:
Exterior of the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon Theatre) during the run of It’s a Bird…It’s a Plane…It’s Superman, 1966. Produced and Directed by Harold Prince.
Photo by Friedman-Abeles
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1966 production of It’s Bird… It’s a Plane… It’s Superman, visit Playbill Vault.
Zorba
Year Opened: 1968
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer and Director
For more information on the 1968 production of Zorba, visit Playbill Vault.
1970s
Company
Year Opened: 1970
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer & Director
Harold Prince’s 10th Tony Award Win: Best Musical
Harold Prince’s 11th Tony Award Win: Best Direction of a Musical
Photo Caption:
Dean Jones (foreground) and cast of Company, 1970. Produced and Directed by Harold Prince; Musical Staging by Michael Bennett. Scenic and Projection Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by D.D. Ryan.
Photo by Friedman-Abeles
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1970 production of Company, visit Playbill Vault.
Follies
Year Opened: 1971
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer & Director
Harold Prince’s 13th Tony Award Win: Best Direction of a Musical
Photo Caption:
John McMartin with cast in Follies, 1971. Produced by Harold Prince; Directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett. Choreographed by Michael Bennett; Scenic Design by Boris Aronson; Costume Design by Florence Klotz.
Photo by Martha Swope
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1971 production of Follies, visit Playbill Vault.
A Little Night Music
Year Opened: 1973
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Producer & Director
Harold Prince’s 14th Tony Award Win: Best Musical
Photo Caption:
Associate Producer Ruth Mitchell, Composer/Lyricist Stephen Sondheim, Librettist Hugh Wheeler, Costume Designer Florence Klotz, Patricia Elliott, Producer/Director Harold Prince and Glynis Johns from A Little Night Music backstage at the Tony Awards, 1973.
Photo by Friedman-Abeles
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1973 production of A Little Night Music, visit Playbill Vault.
Candide
Year Opened: 1974
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
Harold Prince’s 15th Tony Award Win: Special Award
Harold Prince’s 16th Tony Award Win: Direction of a Musical
For more information on the 1974 production of Candide, visit Playbill Vault.
Pacific Overtures
Year Opened: 1976
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
For more information on the 1976 production of Pacific Overtures, visit the Playbill.com Vault.
On the Twentieth Century
Year Opened: 1978
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
For more information on the 1978 production of On the Twentieth Century, visit Playbill Vault.
Sweeney Todd
Year Opened: 1979
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
Harold Prince’s 17th Tony Award Win: Best Direction of a Musical
Photo Caption:
Grave diggers in front of the show curtain designed by Eugene Lee for Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, 1979. Directed by Harold Prince; Dance and movement by Larry Fuller; Scenic Design by Eugene Lee; Costume Design by Franne Lee; Lighting Design by Ken Billington; Hair and Wig Design by Lyn Quiyou; Make-Up Design by Barbara Kelly.
Photo by Martha Swope
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1979 production of Sweeney Todd, visit Playbill Vault.
Evita
Year Opened: 1979
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
Harold Prince’s 18th Tony Award Win: Best Direction of a Musical
Photo Caption:
Director Harold Prince and Patti Lupone in rehearsal for Evita, 1979.
Photo by Martha Swope
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1979 production of Evita, visit Playbill Vault.
1980s
Merrily We Roll Along
Year Opened: 1981
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director & Producer
For more information on the 1981 production of Merrily We Roll Along, visit Playbill Vault.
A Doll's Life
Year Opened: 1982
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director and Producer
For more information on the 1982 production of A Doll’s Life, visit the Playbill.com Vault.
Grind
Year Opened: 1985
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director and Producer
For more information on the 1985 production of Grind, visit the Playbill.com Vault.
Roza
Year Opened: 1987
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
For more information on the 1987 production of Roza, visit the Playbill.com Vault.
Cabaret (Revival)
Year Opened: 1987
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
For more information on the 1988 revival of Cabaret, visit Playbill Vault.
The Phantom of the Opera
Year Opened: 1988
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
Harold Prince’s 19th Tony Award Win: Best Direction of a Musical
For more information on the 1988 production of The Phantom of the Opera, visit Playbill Vault.
1990s
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Year Opened: 1993
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
Photo Caption:
Chita Rivera in a scene from the Broadway production of the musical Kiss Of The Spider Woman, 1993. Directed by Harold Prince; Scenic and Projection Design by Jerome Sirlin; Costume Design by Florence Klotz; Lighting Design by Howell Binkley.
Photo by Martha Swope
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1993 production of Kiss of the Spider Woman, visit Playbill Vault.
Show Boat
Year Opened: 1994
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
Harold Prince’s 20th Tony Award Win: Best Direction of a Musical
Photo Caption:
A scene from the revival of Show Boat, 1994. Directed by Harold Prince; Choreographed by Susan Stroman; Scenic Design by Eugene Lee; Costume Design by Florence Klotz; Lighting Design by Richard Pilbrow.
Photo by Martha Swope
Courtesy Billy Rose Theatre Division
The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
For more information on the 1994 production of Show Boat, visit Playbill Vault.
Parade
Year Opened: 1998
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director & Co-Conceiver
For more information on the 1998 production of Parade, visit Playbill Vault.
2000s
Lifetime Achievement Tony Award
Harold Prince’s 21st Tony Award Win: Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement
LoveMusik
Year Opened: 2007
Harold Prince’s Role Was: Director
For more information on the 2007 production of LoveMusik, visit the Playbill.com Vault.
Prince of Broadway – Japanese Production
Year Opened: 2015
City and Theatre Played: Tokyu Theatre Orb in Tokyo, Japan
Harold Prince’s Role: Director
Prince of Broadway
Year Opening: 2017
Harold Prince’s Role: Director
Prince of Broadway opened at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on August 24, 2017. The production is a part of Manhattan Theatre Club’s 2017-2018 season.
Many thanks to Playbill Vault and The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts for providing the Playbill covers and photographs featured in this timeline.
NEWS
REVIEWS
"THE BEST 16 SHOWS ON BROADWAY are all playing at the Samuel J. Friedman Theater in the sumptuous PRINCE OF BROADWAY."
- Marilyn Stasio, VARIETY
“AN ASTONISHING ARRAY OF MUSICAL GEMS. I got chills and a few tears. It soars!"
- Sara Holdren, NEW YORK MAGAZINE
"AN EMBARRASSMENT OF RICHES! EVERY PERFORMER SHINES!”
- David Rooney, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
"EVERYTHING YOU COULD ASK FOR! A smooth and seamless trip down memory lane with KNOCKOUT PERFORMANCES."
- Christopher Kelly, THE STAR-LEDGER
“A CAST OF BROADWAY POWERHOUSES in a show musical theater buffs will eat up."
- Barbara Schuler, NEWSDAY
"CATNIP FOR BROADWAY FANS!"
- Jeremy Gerard, DEADLINE
Damn Yankees, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
West Side Story, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
West Side Story, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
She Loves Me, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
It's A Bird...Superman, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Follies, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Follies, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Follies, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
A Little Night Music, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Fiddler on the Roof, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Cabaret, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Cabaret, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Company, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Company, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Evita, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Evita, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Show Boat, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Merrily We Roll Along, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Parade, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Kiss of the Spider Woman, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
Sweeney Todd, Photo Credit: Matthew Murphy
