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'''Barry & Fran Weissler''' are [[Tony Award]]-winning, (for revivals<ref>{{cite news |last1=Catton |first1=Pia |title=Broadway Producers Try a New Recipe |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/broadway-producers-try-a-new-recipe-1459812415 |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=[[Wall Street Journal]] |date=5 April 2016 |quote=For more than three decades, the husband-and-wife team of Barry and Fran Weissler has been producing shows on Broadway. They have racked up seven Tony Awards, all for revivals, and built a reputation for highly marketable star casting.}}</ref>) [[United States|American]] [[theatrical producer]]s.
'''Barry & Fran Weissler''' are [[United States|American]] [[theatrical producer]]s.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Catton |first1=Pia |title=Broadway Producers Try a New Recipe |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/broadway-producers-try-a-new-recipe-1459812415 |access-date=21 November 2021 |work=[[Wall Street Journal]] |date=5 April 2016 |quote=For more than three decades, the husband-and-wife team of Barry and Fran Weissler has been producing shows on Broadway. They have racked up seven Tony Awards, all for revivals, and built a reputation for highly marketable star casting.}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Barry Weissler (born 1939), a [[Rutgers Law School]] drop-out,<ref name="Encyclopedia.com">{{cite web |title=Weissler, Barry and Fran |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/weissler-barry-and-fran |website=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=21 November 2021}}</ref> and Fran Weissler (born 1928) a [[New York University]] drama major,<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/><ref name = NYT>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/garden/12weissler.html "Producers put a theater in their own backyard" ''The New York Times'' Geraldine Fabrikant, August 11, 2010]</ref> met in 1964 during an engagement of a touring theatrical production in New Jersey.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} Both worked in retailing.<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> In 1970,<ref>{{cite web |title=Barry Weissler |url=https://p2.education/ypo/bios/barry-weissler/ |website=Business of Entertainment |publisher=[[Young Presidents' Organization]] |access-date=21 November 2021 |quote=In 1968, Barry and Fran Weissler, established National Artists Management Company, Inc. (NAMCO)}}</ref> they formed ''National Artists Management Company'' to present classic plays to children,<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> elementary schools, High School, College and adult audiences with professional casts.<ref>[http://cdm.csbsju.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CSBArchNews/id/473 "National Theatre Presents Volpone" ''The Torch'' College of Saint Benedict, March 25, 1971] "The National Theatre Company was founded by Barry and Fran Weissler in 1965. ...colleges, high schools and elementary schools as well as adults..."<!-- https://web.archive.org/web/20180505205013/https://cdm.csbsju.edu/digital/collection/CSBArchNews/id/473 --></ref> After years of touring Shakespearean plays on the east coast they brought ''[[Othello]]'' and ''[[Medea (play)|Medea]]'' to Broadway in 1982. The two plays earned them their first two [[Tony Award]] nominations. As of 2014 the pair have earned 28 Tony or [[Drama Desk]] nominations. They have won 7 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards.<ref>{{IBDB name|id=21259|name=Barry & Fran Weissler}}</ref> The couple also received the [[Olivier Award]] for Outstanding Musical Production for their production of [[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]] in the London West End.<ref>[http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98532/olivier-winners-1998/ Olivier Award Winners 1998] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233803/http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98532/olivier-winners-1998/ |date=December 2, 2013 }}</ref>
Barry Weissler (born 1939), a [[Rutgers Law School]] drop-out,<ref name="Encyclopedia.com">{{cite web |title=Weissler, Barry and Fran |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/weissler-barry-and-fran |website=Encyclopedia.com |access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref> and Fran Weissler (born 1928), a [[New York University]] drama major,<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/><ref name = NYT>[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/12/garden/12weissler.html "Producers put a theater in their own backyard"], nytimes.com. August 11, 2010.</ref> met in 1964 during an engagement of a touring theatrical production in New Jersey. Both worked in retailing.<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/>


In 1970,<ref>{{cite web |title=Barry Weissler |url=https://p2.education/ypo/bios/barry-weissler/ |website=Business of Entertainment |publisher=[[Young Presidents' Organization]] |access-date= November 21, 2021 |quote=In 1968, Barry and Fran Weissler, established National Artists Management Company, Inc. (NAMCO)}}</ref> they formed the
==Honours==
National Artists Management Co., also known as Namco. Its mission was to present classic children, elementary school, high school, and college audiences to professional tasks.<ref name="Encyclopedia.com"/> elementary schools, High School, College and adult audiences with professional casts.<ref>[http://cdm.csbsju.edu/cdm/ref/collection/CSBArchNews/id/473 "National Theatre Presents Volpone"], cdm.csbsju.edu. March 25, 1971. Accessed June 30, 2023.</ref>
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In 2010, Barry & Fran Weissler received the [[New York Musical Theatre Festival]]'s lifetime achievement award.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/nymf-awards-gala-to-honor-weisslers-and-chita-rivera-173372 Playbill.com "NYMF Awards Gala to Honor Weisslers and Chita Rivera" by Adam Hetrick, November 8, 2010]</ref> In 2014, Barry & Fran Weissler received the [[PlayhouseSquare]]'s "Star Award for achievement in the Performing Arts".<ref>[http://www.playhousesquare.org/news/detail/playhousesquare-honors-broadway-producers-barry-and-fran-weissler Playhousesquare.org retrieved January 26, 2015]</ref>

After years of touring Shakespearean plays on the East Coast, they brought ''[[Othello]]'' and ''[[Medea (play)|Medea]]'' to Broadway in 1982. The two plays earned them their first two [[Tony Award]] nominations. As of 2014, the pair have earned 28 Tony or [[Drama Desk]] nominations. They have won 7 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards.<ref>{{IBDB name|id=21259|name=Barry & Fran Weissler}}</ref> The couple received the [[Olivier Award]] {{when|date=June 2023}} for Outstanding Musical Production for their production of [[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]] in the London West End.<ref>[http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98532/olivier-winners-1998/ Olivier Award Winners 1998] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233803/http://www.olivierawards.com/about/previous-winners/view/item98532/olivier-winners-1998/ |date=December 2, 2013 }}</ref>

==Awards==
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In 2010, the Weisslers received the [[New York Musical Theatre Festival]]'s lifetime achievement award.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/nymf-awards-gala-to-honor-weisslers-and-chita-rivera-173372 "NYMF Awards Gala to Honor Weisslers and Chita Rivera"], playbill.com. November 8, 2010.</ref>

In 2014, they received the [[PlayhouseSquare]]'s "Star Award for achievement in the Performing Arts".<ref>[http://www.playhousesquare.org/news/detail/playhousesquare-honors-broadway-producers-barry-and-fran-weissler Profile], Playhousesquare.org. Retrieved January 26, 2015.</ref>


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
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*2023 [[Women's Entrepreneurship Day]] Broadway Pioneer Award at the [[United Nations]]
*2016 Waitress (musical) - Tony Award for Best Musical - nominee
*2016 Waitress (musical) - Tony Award for Best Musical - nominee
*2014 [[Violet (musical)|Violet]] - [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Tony Award]] - nominee
*2014 [[Violet (musical)|Violet]] - [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Tony Award]] - nominee
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*[[Othello]] - Feb 03, 1982 - May 23, 1982<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/othello-4160 |title=Othello – Broadway Play – 1982 Revival {{!}} IBDB |website=www.ibdb.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516023406/http://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/othello-4160 |archive-date=2018-05-16}} </ref>
*[[Othello]] - Feb 03, 1982 - May 23, 1982<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/othello-4160 |title=Othello – Broadway Play – 1982 Revival {{!}} IBDB |website=www.ibdb.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516023406/http://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/othello-4160 |archive-date=2018-05-16}} </ref>
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*[[Babes in Toyland (operetta)|Babes in Toyland]] - Oct 23, 1979 - May 23, 1980


== References ==
== References ==
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Barry & Fran Weissler are American theatrical producers.[1]

Career

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Barry Weissler (born 1939), a Rutgers Law School drop-out,[2] and Fran Weissler (born 1928), a New York University drama major,[2][3] met in 1964 during an engagement of a touring theatrical production in New Jersey. Both worked in retailing.[2]

In 1970,[4] they formed the National Artists Management Co., also known as Namco. Its mission was to present classic children, elementary school, high school, and college audiences to professional tasks.[2] elementary schools, High School, College and adult audiences with professional casts.[5]

After years of touring Shakespearean plays on the East Coast, they brought Othello and Medea to Broadway in 1982. The two plays earned them their first two Tony Award nominations. As of 2014, the pair have earned 28 Tony or Drama Desk nominations. They have won 7 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards.[6] The couple received the Olivier Award [when?] for Outstanding Musical Production for their production of Chicago in the London West End.[7]

Awards

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In 2010, the Weisslers received the New York Musical Theatre Festival's lifetime achievement award.[8]

In 2014, they received the PlayhouseSquare's "Star Award for achievement in the Performing Arts".[9]

Awards and nominations

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The Weisslers have been nominated for many Tony Awards, Drama Desk Awards, and Olivier Awards.

Notable Productions[citation needed]

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References

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  1. ^ Catton, Pia (5 April 2016). "Broadway Producers Try a New Recipe". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 November 2021. For more than three decades, the husband-and-wife team of Barry and Fran Weissler has been producing shows on Broadway. They have racked up seven Tony Awards, all for revivals, and built a reputation for highly marketable star casting.
  2. ^ a b c d "Weissler, Barry and Fran". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  3. ^ "Producers put a theater in their own backyard", nytimes.com. August 11, 2010.
  4. ^ "Barry Weissler". Business of Entertainment. Young Presidents' Organization. Retrieved November 21, 2021. In 1968, Barry and Fran Weissler, established National Artists Management Company, Inc. (NAMCO)
  5. ^ "National Theatre Presents Volpone", cdm.csbsju.edu. March 25, 1971. Accessed June 30, 2023.
  6. ^ Barry & Fran Weissler at the Internet Broadway Database
  7. ^ Olivier Award Winners 1998 Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "NYMF Awards Gala to Honor Weisslers and Chita Rivera", playbill.com. November 8, 2010.
  9. ^ Profile, Playhousesquare.org. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  10. ^ "Violet – Broadway Musical – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-07.
  11. ^ "My Thing Of Love – Broadway Play – Original | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-11.
  12. ^ "Zorba – Broadway Musical – 1985-1986 Tour | IBDB".
  13. ^ "Othello – Broadway Play – 1982 Revival | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-16.
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