David Stone (producer)
David Stone (born August 14, 1966) is an American theatre producer.
David Stone | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 14, 1966 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Theatre producer |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | Wicked |
Career
Stone, a Marlboro Township, New Jersey native, studied at the University of Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]
He had his first contact with the theatre business through an internship at Jujamcyn Theaters.[2] Later he worked with Broadway producers Fran and Barry Weisler, before he had his first own production with the 1993 off-Broadway hit Family Secrets.[2]
Since 2003, he has produced the musical Wicked together with Marc E. Platt.[4] As of 2012 the show had grossed US$250 million.[2]
Stone is a member of the Board of Governors of The Broadway League and also the Board of Trustees of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.[1] He lectured at the Juilliard School, New York University, Yale University, Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Productions
- 1993: Family Secrets (Off-Broadway)
- 1994: What's Wrong With This Picture? (Broadway)
- 1996: Full Gallop (Off-Broadway)
- 1996: The Santaland Diaries (Off-Broadway)
- 1997–1998: The Diary of Anne Frank (Broadway)
- 1999: James Naughton: Street of Dreams (Off-Broadway)
- 1999: The Vagina Monologues (Off-Broadway)
- 1999: Fully Committed (Off-Broadway)
- 2000: Taller Than a Dwarf (Broadway)
- 2000: Lifegame (Off-Broadway)
- 2000-2001: The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe (Broadway)
- 2002-2003: The Graduate (Broadway)
- 2002-2003: Man of La Mancha (Broadway)
- Seit 2003: Wicked (Broadway)
- 2005-2008: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Broadway)
- 2006: Three Days of Rain (Broadway)
- 2009-2011: Next to Normal (Broadway)
- 2014: If/Then (Broadway)
- 2018: The Boys in the Band (Broadway)
Awards
- 1998: Tony Award – Nominee for Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for The Diary of Anne Frank (with Amy Nederlander-Case, Jon B. Platt, Jujamcyn Theaters, Hal Luftig, Harriet Newman Leve, James D. Stern)[5]
- 2003: Tony Award – Nominee for Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Man of La Mancha (with Jon B. Platt, Susan Quint Gallin, Sandy Gallin, Seth M. Siegel, USA Ostar Theatricals, Mary Lu Roffe)[5]
- 2004: Tony Award – Nominee for Tony Award for Best Musical for Wicked (with Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Marc Platt, Jon B. Platt)[5]
- 2005: Tony Award – Nominee for Tony Award for Best Musical for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (with James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Barrington Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre)[5]
- 2009: Tony Award – Nominee for Tony Award for Best Musical for Next to Normal (with James L. Nederlander, Barbara Whitman, Patrick Catullo, Second Stage Theatre, Carole Rothman, Ellen Richard)[5]
References
- David Stone Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, americantheatrewing.org. Accessed February 24, 2014.
- Where is David Stone now?, crainsnewyork.com. Accessed February 24, 2014.
- Grossman, Gary. "A 'Wicked' journey through the land of Oz", South Jersey Life, July 22, 2007. Accessed September 10, 2015. "Stone -- a native of Marlboro in central New Jersey -- learned theater at one of the most unlikely of theater schools -- the University of Pennsylvania."
- Producer David Stone Looks Back on the Extraordinary Journey of Next to Normal, broadway.com, retrieved 24 February 2014
- Tony Awards Search Archived 2016-08-31 at the Wayback Machine bei tonyawards.com; retrieved, 24 February 2014
External links
- David Stone at IMDb
- David Stone at the Internet Broadway Database
- David Stone at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- David Stone at broadwayworld.com