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==Awards and Nominations== |
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*2014 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - [[Violet (musical)|Violet]] - nominee |
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*2014 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue - [[Violet (musical)|Violet]] - nominee |
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*1999 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - [[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]] - winner |
*1999 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - [[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]] - winner |
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*1999 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical - [[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]] - nominee |
*1999 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical - [[Annie Get Your Gun (musical)|Annie Get Your Gun]] - nominee |
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*1997 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - [[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]] - winner |
*1997 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - [[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]] - winner |
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*1997 Olivier Award Best Revival of a Musical - [[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]] - winner |
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*1982 Tony Award® Reproduction (Play or Musical) - [[Medea (play)|Medea]] - nominee |
*1982 Tony Award® Reproduction (Play or Musical) - [[Medea (play)|Medea]] - nominee |
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==Notable Productions{{cn|date=January 2015}}== |
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*[[Violet (musical)|Violet]] - Apr 20, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014 |
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*[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]] - Apr 25, 2013 - Jan 04, 2015 |
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*[[Chicago (musical) | Chicago]] in London - November 18, 1997 - Present |
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*[[My Thing Of Love]] - May 03, 1995 - May 14, 1995 |
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*[[Grease (musical)|Grease]] - May 11, 1994 - Jan 25, 1998 |
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*[[My Fair Lady]] - Dec 09, 1993 - May 01, 1994 |
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*[[Medea]] - May 02, 1982 - Jun 27, 1982 |
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*[[Othello]] - Feb 03, 1982 - May 23, 1982 |
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== References == |
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Barry & Fran Weissler are Tony Award-winning American theatrical producers.
Career
Barry Weissler (born 1939) and Fran Weissler (born 1928)[1] They met in 1964 during an engagement of a touring theatrical production in New Jersey. The two then started a touring theatrical group, The National Theatre Company, which presented classic plays to High School, College and adult audiences with professional casts[2] 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.[3] The couple also received the Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production for their production of Chicago in the London West End.[4]
Honours
In 2010 Barry & Fran Weissler were given a lifetime achievement award by the New York Musical Theatre Festival.[5] The PlayhouseSquare Awarded Barry & Fran Weissler their "Star Award for achievement in the Performing Arts" in 2014.[6]
Awards and Nominations
- 2014 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - Violet - nominee
- 2014 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue - Violet - nominee
- 2013 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - Pippin - winner
- 2013 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical - Pippin - winner
- 2011 Tony Award® Best Musical - The Scottsboro Boys - nominee
- 2010 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - La Cage aux Folles - winner
- 2010 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical - La Cage aux Folles - winner
- 2010 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical - Promises, Promises - nominee
- 2005 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - Sweet Charity - nominee
- 2005 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical - Sweet Charity - nominee
- 2004 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - Wonderful Town - nominee
- 2004 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical - Wonderful Town - nominee
- 1999 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - Annie Get Your Gun - winner
- 1999 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical - Annie Get Your Gun - nominee
- 1997 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - Chicago - winner
- 1997 Olivier Award Best Revival of a Musical - Chicago - winner
- 1997 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival of a Musical - Chicago - winner
- 1994 Tony Award® Best Revival of a Musical - Grease - nominee
- 1994 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical Revival - My Fair Lady - nominee
- 1992 Tony Award® Best Musical - Falsettos - nominee
- 1992 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival - Falsettos - nominee
- 1991 Tony Award® Best Revival - Fiddler on the Roof - winner
- 1990 Tony Award® Best Revival - Gypsy - winner
- 1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival - Gypsy - winner
- 1990 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - nominee
- 1988 Tony Award® Best Revival - Cabaret - nominee
- 1988 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Revival - Cabaret - nominee
- 1982 Tony Award® Reproduction (Play or Musical) - Othello - winner
- 1982 Tony Award® Reproduction (Play or Musical) - Medea - nominee
Notable Productions[citation needed]
- Violet - Apr 20, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014
- Pippin - Apr 25, 2013 - Jan 04, 2015
- The Scottsboro Boys - Oct 31, 2010 - Dec 12, 2010
- Enron - Apr 27, 2010 - May 09, 2010
- Promises, Promises - Apr 25, 2010 - Jan 02, 2011
- La Cage aux Folles - Apr 18, 2010 - May 01, 2011
- Come Fly Away - Mar 25, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010
- Sweet Charity - May 04, 2005 - Dec 31, 2005
- Wonderful Town - Nov 23, 2003 - Jan 30, 2005
- Seussical - Nov 30, 2000 - May 20, 2001
- Annie Get Your Gun - Mar 04, 1999 - Sep 01, 2001
- Chicago on Broadway - Nov 14, 1996 - Present
- Chicago in London - November 18, 1997 - Present
- My Thing Of Love - May 03, 1995 - May 14, 1995
- Grease - May 11, 1994 - Jan 25, 1998
- My Fair Lady - Dec 09, 1993 - May 01, 1994
- Falsettos - Apr 29, 1992 - Jun 27, 1993
- Fiddler on the Roof - Nov 18, 1990 - Jun 16, 1991
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Mar 21, 1990 - Aug 01, 1990
- Gypsy - Nov 16, 1989 - Jul 28, 1991
- Macbeth - Apr 21, 1988 - Jun 26, 1988
- Cabaret - Oct 22, 1987 - Jun 04, 1988
- André De Shields's Haarlem Nocturne - Nov 18, 1984 - Dec 30, 1984
- Zorba - Oct 16, 1983 - Sep 02, 1984
- Your Arms Too Short to Box with God - Sep 09, 1982 - Nov 07, 1982
- Medea - May 02, 1982 - Jun 27, 1982
- Othello - Feb 03, 1982 - May 23, 1982
References
- ^ "Producers put a theater in their own backyard" The New York Times Geraldine Fabrikant, August 11, 2010
- ^ "National Theatre Presents Volpone" The Torch College of Saint Benedict, March 25, 1971
- ^ Barry & Fran Weissler at the Internet Broadway Database
- ^ Olivier Award Winners 1998 Archived December 2, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Playbill.com "NYMF Awards Gala to Honor Weisslers and Chita Rivera" by Adam Hetrick, November 8, 2010
- ^ Playhousesquare.org retrieved January 26, 2015