Jeffrey Richards (producer)
Jeffrey Richards is an American Theater producer.
A prominent presenter of new and revived works for the Broadway stage, his notable productions include Spring Awakening, , Will Ferrell's You're Welcome America, and Porgy and Bess, as well as numerous premieres by Tracy Letts and David Mamet. He is the recipient of eight Tony Awards.
Early life
Born and raised in New York City, Richards' mother, Helen Stern Richards, worked as a press agent and manager of many Broadway shows, a long list of which included notable musicals such as West Side Story and Shenandoah.He attended Wesleyan University and Columbia Journalism School with the intention of becoming a journalist but changed direction, and chose instead to work a public relations job which led to his working on the revival of The Pajama Game.
Career
Richard initially worked as a press agent on and off Broadway for nearly two decades, and in 1995, ventured into theatrical production with the initial Off-Broadway production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare ..In 2000, Richards presented his first production on Broadway with a revival of Gore Vidal's The Best Man. He has since produced over 50 shows on Broadway, receiving Tony Awards for his productions of David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross ; The Pajama Game, Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's Spring Awakening, Tracy Letts's , Hair, Porgy and Bess, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, and Robert Schenkkan's All The Way. He has been nominated for an additional 14 Tony Awards.
Stage
Broadway
| Year | Production | Awards | Nominations |
| 2020 | American Buffalo | ||
| 2020 | The Minutes | ||
| 2019 | The Sound Inside | ||
| 2019 | The Great Society | ||
| 2019 | Beetlejuice | Tony Award for Best Musical | |
| 2018 | American Son | ||
| 2018 | The Lifespan of a Fact | ||
| 2017 | Significant Other | ||
| 2017 | Sunday In The Park With George | ||
| 2016 | American Psycho | ||
| 2015 | Fiddler On The Roof | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical | |
| 2015 | China Doll | ||
| 2015 | Sylvia | ||
| 2015 | The Heidi Chronicles | ||
| 2014 | You Can't Take It with You | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | |
| 2014 | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill | ||
| 2014 | The Realistic Joneses | ||
| 2014 | All The Way | Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | - |
| 2014 | The Bridges of Madison County | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical | |
| 2013 | The Glass Menagerie | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | |
| 2012 | Glengarry Glen Ross | ||
| 2012 | The Anarchist | ||
| 2012 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
| 2012 | The Best Man | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
| 2012 | Porgy and Bess | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical |
| 2011 | Bonnie and Clyde | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical | |
| 2011 | Chinglish | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | |
| 2010 | The Merchant of Venice | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
| 2010 | Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson | ||
| 2010 | A Life in the Theatre | ||
| 2010 | Enron | ||
| 2010 | All About Me | ||
| 2009 | Race | ||
| 2009 | Superior Donuts | ||
| 2009 | Desire Under the Elms | ||
| 2009 | Reasons To Be Pretty | Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | |
| 2009 | Hair | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical | |
| 2009 | Blithe Spirit | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
| 2009 | You're Welcome America | Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event | |
| 2008 | Speed-the-Plow | ||
| 2008 | November | ||
| 2007 | The Homecoming | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | |
| 2007 | ' | Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | |
| 2007 | Radio Golf | Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Best Play | |
| 2007 | Talk Radio | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
| 2006 | Spring Awakening | Tony Award for Best Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical | |
| 2006 | The Pajama Game | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical | |
| 2006 | The Caine Mutiny Court Martial | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
| 2005 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play |
| 2003 | Enchanted April | ||
| 2001 | A Thousand Clowns | ||
| 2000 | The Best Man | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play''' | |
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