Legendary theatre director and producer Hal Prince dies aged 91

### Background on **Harold Prince** **Harold Prince** has accumulated more Tony Awards, a staggering 21, than any other person! He has eight Tony Awards for directing, eight for producing Best Musical of the year, two for Best Producer of a Musical and a further three special awards. He was an American producer and director and is widely known for his association with the biggest and most well-known musical productions there are. His career in theatre began as an assistant stage manager under director and producer, **George Abbott**, who he went on to collaborate with and co-produce 1955 Tony Award-winning musical *The Pajama Game*. In 1962 he began directing his own productions and almost gave up musical theatre after various unsuccessful shows. Thankfully, the success of *Cabaret* in 1966 inspired Prince to continue his work in musical theatre. He went on to have numerous collaborations, famously including **Stephen Sondheim** and **Andrew Lloyd Webber**. ### **Harold Prince** shows We have a lot of shows to thank the remarkable **Hal Prince** for and the list really does go on and on, but here are some of the truly unforgettable productions that we are grateful for. *West Side Story* (co-producer), [***Fiddler on the Roof***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/487/fiddler-on-the-roof-tickets.aspx) (producer), *Cabaret* (producer/director), *Company* (producer/director), *Follies* (producer/director), *Sweeney Todd* (director), *Evita* (director), and of course, [***Phantom of the Opera***](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/musical/13/phantom-of-the-opera-tickets.aspx) (director). Among his last works was *Paradise Found* (2010) at [**London’s Menier Chocolate Factory**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/venue/143/menier-chocolate-factory.aspx). ### Thank you, Hal Prince According to Prince’s publicist **Rick Miramontez**, the Broadway icon is said to have died on Wednesday after a brief illness. [**Andrew Lloyd Webber**](https://www.londontheatredirect.com/tickets/andrew-lloyd-webbers-really-useful-group) has been one amongst many to speak out about the passing of Prince; thanking him and regarding him as “Not just the prince of musicals.”