Morris Berchard

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Morris Berchard is a Canadian theatre producer.

Early life and education

Berchard was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He studied psychology and sociology at the University of Manitoba, earning a BA in 1976.

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Career

Berchard worked as the Executive Vice-President and Managing Partner of Warren Shepell Consultants Corp. from 1982 to 2005. The company provides mental health counselling to employees and their families working in corporations and organizations in North America and throughout the world. [1]

In 2001 Berchard set up Hot Feat USA Ltd, a company devoted to investing in plays and musicals. These plays and musicals are produced on Broadway and off-Broadway.

In 2015 Berchard established Hot Feat Canada Ltd (HFCL). The mandate of HFCL is to foster and develop new Canadian theatrical works, with an emphasis on musical theatre, with a view to creating greater opportunities beyond the Canadian borders.

Production history

Plays

Hand to God: a new American Play (Broadway opening night: 7 April 2015; West End: 10 February 2016).

Musicals

Awards

Berchard co-produced the Broadway revival of the musical The Color Purple which won a Tony Award in 2016 for Best revival of a Musical [7]

In 2016 he took the Lemon Bucket Orkestra production of Counting Sheep to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it won several awards including the Amnesty Freedom of Expression Award, Highly Commended. [8]

Nominations

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