André Bishop (born November 9, 1948) is an American

theatrical producer A theatrical producer is a person who oversees all aspects of mounting a theatre Stagecraft, production. The producer is responsible for the overall financial and managerial functions of a production or venue, raises or provides financial backin ...

, and Artistic Director and Producing Artistic Director, of

Lincoln Center Theater The Vivian Beaumont Theater is a Broadway theater in the Lincoln Center complex at 150 West 65th Street on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Operated by the nonprofit Lincoln Center Theater (LCT), the Beaumont is the only Broad ...

. He has produced over 80 Broadway plays and musicals and has won numerous

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Early life

Bishop was born André Bishop Smolianinoff, and changed his name to Andre S. Bishop after the death of this father.The New York Times Magazines, "Enter a Humble Man" by David Richards, September 13, 1992
He graduated from

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in 1970 where he was a pupil of dramatist Robert Chapman. He was the Artistic Director of

Playwrights Horizons Playwrights Horizons is a not-for-profit Off-Broadway theater located in New York City dedicated to the support and development of contemporary American playwrights, composers, and lyricists, and to the production of their new work. Under the ...

from 1981 to 1991. He is a member of the

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and an inductee in the

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Awards

Tony Awards

*1994 Best Revival of a Musical: ''

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'' - Producer *1995 Best Revival of a Play: '' The Heiress'' - Producer *1996 Best Revival of Play: '' A Delicate Balance'' - Producer *2000 Best Musical: '' Contact'' - Producer *2004 Best Revival of a Play: ''Henry IV'' - Producer *2006 Best Revival of a Play: ''

Awake and Sing! ''Awake and Sing!'' is a drama written by American playwright Clifford Odets. The play was initially produced by The Group Theatre in 1935. Summary and characters The play is set in The Bronx borough of New York City, New York, in 1933. It co ...

'' - Producer *2007 Best Play: ''

The Coast of Utopia ''The Coast of Utopia'' is a 2002 trilogy of plays: ''Voyage'', ''Shipwreck'', and ''Salvage'', written by Tom Stoppard with focus on the philosophical debates in pre-revolution Russia between 1833 and 1866. It was the recipient of the 2007 Ton ...

'' - Producer *2008 Best Revival of a Musical: '' Rodgers & Hammerstein's South Pacific'' - Producer *2011 Best Play: '' War Horse- Producer *2015 Best Revival of a Musical: ''

The King and I ''The King and I'' is the fifth musical by the team of Rodgers and Hammerstein. It is based on Margaret Landon's novel '' Anna and the King of Siam'' (1944), which is in turn derived from the memoirs of Anna Leonowens, governess to the childre ...

'' - Producer *2017 Best Play: '' Oslo'' - Producer Tony Awards.com
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American Theater Hall of Fame

* Inducted in 2012

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* * * 1948 births Living people American theatre managers and producers Harvard University alumni Tony Award winners Lincoln Center {{theat-bio-stub