Richard Winkler | |
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Born | May 20, 1948 |
Website | www.redhangerproductions.com |
Richard Winkler (born May 20, 1948)[ citation needed ] is an American theatre producer who has produced dozens of productions on and off Broadway. Usually serving as a co-producer or investor, Winkler is the enhancing Producer of 42nd Street at the Goodspeed Opera House. [1] He has won eight Tony Awards and five Olivier Awards. [2]
Richard grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up attending the theater with his mother. After his mother brought him to a production of My Fair Lady , he began to partake in the theater. [3] Attending Interlochen Center for the Arts, Richard became further involved in theater. [4] He worked as a lighting designer for over 35 years after attending the University of Michigan. [5]
Winkler worked as a lighting designer for 35 years. He worked for years with Tharon Musser. [6] [7] His credits include Broadway, Off-Broadway, West End, Australia, national and international tours and regional theaters, working on plays, musicals, opera, concerts, and dance. [8] [9] He has worked with Theatre Under The Stars (Houston). [10] Richard currently acts as a producer for Broadway, West End, and other international productions. [11] He has produced over 34 Broadway productions.
Winkler's lighting designer credits include:
Winkler's Broadway producing credits include: [15]
Winkler's West End producing credits include:
Winkler was nominated in 2019 for Broadway Global's Producer of the Year Award. [17]
Tony Awards: [18]
Laurence Olivier Awards:
Year | Production | Award | Category | Result |
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2023 | Leopoldstadt | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won | ||
Drama League Award | Outstanding Production of a Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | ||
Life of Pi | Drama League Award | Outstanding Production of a Play | Nominated | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated | ||
2022 | The Lehman Trilogy | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | ||
Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Play | Won | ||
2020 | The Inheritance | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won | ||
Drama League Award | Outstanding Production of a Play | Won | ||
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award | Best Play | Finalist | ||
Outer Critics' Circle Award | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Honoree | ||
Leopoldstadt (play) | Laurence Olivier Award | Best New Play | Won | |
2019 | The Ferryman (play) | Tony Award [22] | Best Play | Won |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won | ||
Drama League Award | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Won | ||
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award | Best Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | ||
Laurence Olivier Award | Best New Play | Won | ||
Critics’ Circle Theatre Award | Best New Play | Won | ||
Evening Standard Theatre Award | Best Play | Won | ||
The Ferryman | Tony Award | Best Play | Won | |
Laurence Olivier Award | Best New Play | Won | ||
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won | ||
Drama League Award | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | ||
Evening Standard Theatre Awards | Best Play | Won | ||
Ain't Too Proud | Grammy Awards | Best Musical Theater Album | Nominated | |
Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
2018 | Three Tall Women | Tony Awards | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated | ||
Drama League Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Nominated | ||
2017 | Come From Away | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
Grammy Award | Best Musical Theater Album | Nominated | ||
Laurence Olivier Award | Best New Musical | Won | ||
Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | Won | ||
Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Production | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Won | ||
Sweat | Pulitzer Prize | Drama | Won | |
Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated | ||
Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Play | Nominated | ||
Evening Standard Awards | Play of the Year | Won | ||
2015 | King Charles III | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated |
Laurence Olivier Award | Best New Play | Won | ||
Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Play | Nominated | ||
Something Rotten! | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated | |
Grammy Award | Best Musical Theater Album | Nominated | ||
Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
Drama League Award | Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
Memphis | Laurence Olivier Award | Best New Musical | Nominated | |
Disgraced [23] | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated | |
Hand to God | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated | |
Drama League Awards | Distinguished Production of a Play | Nominated | ||
2014 | You Can't Take it With You | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nomination |
Drama League Award | Distinguished Revival of a Play | Won | ||
2013 | Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | ||
Drama League Awards | Distinguished Production of a Play | Won | ||
New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards | Best Play | Won | ||
Cinderella | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated | |
Drama League Award | Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway) | Nominated | ||
2012 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
Grammy Award | Best Musical Theater Album | Nominated | ||
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Nominated | ||
Drama League Awards | Distinguished Production of a Musical | Won | ||
2011 | Catch Me If You Can | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
2010 | La Cage Aux Folles | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Won |
Laurence Olivier Award | Best Musical Revival | Won | ||
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Won | ||
Lend Me a Tenor | Tony Award | Best Revival | Nominated | |
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstaning Revival | Nominated | ||
2009 | A Little Night Music [24] | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated |
Grammy Awards | Best Musical Theatre Album | Nominated | ||
Olivier Awards | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated | ||
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musica | Nominated | ||
Memphis | Tony Award | Best Musical | Won | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Won | ||
Laurence Olivier Award | Best New Musical | Nominated | ||
The Norman Conquests [25] [26] | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Won | |
Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Won |
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