- Stuart Ostrow
Stuart Ostrow (born circa 1932) is an American
theatrical producer and director,professor , andauthor .Born in
New York City , Ostrow began his career as anapprentice ofFrank Loesser and eventually became Vice-President and General Manager of Frank Music Corporation and Frank Productions, Incorporated, the co-producers of the Broadway productions "The Most Happy Fella ", "The Music Man ", "Greenwillow ", and "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying ".Ostrow's first solo project was as producer and director of
Meredith Willson 's "Here's Love ", the 1963 musical stage adaptation of the classic film "Miracle on 34th Street ". Subsequent producing credits include "The Apple Tree ", "1776", "Pippin", "M. Butterfly ", and "La Bête ", which won theLaurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy.In 1973, Ostrow established the Stuart Ostrow Foundation’s Musical Theatre Lab, a
non-profit , professional workshop for original musical theatre, the first of its kind. Since its inception, the MTLab has presented thirty-two experimental new works, including "The Robber Bridegroom" byAlfred Uhry andRobert Waldman , "Really Rosie " byMaurice Sendak andCarole King , and "Up From Paradise " byArthur Miller andStanley Silverman .Ostrow has served on the Board of Governors of The League of New York Theatres, the Advisory Committee of
The New York Public Library , the Board of Directors ofthe American National Theatre and Academy , and thePulitzer Prize Drama Jury, and was a founding member of the Opera-Musical Theatre Program of theNational Endowment for the Arts .Ostrow presently is the Distinguished University Professor of Theatre at the
University of Houston . He is the author of "A Producer’s Broadway Journey", "Thank You Very Much (The Little Guide To Auditioning For The Musical Theatre)", and "Present At The Creation, Leaping In The Dark and Going Against The Grain: 1776, Pippin, M. Butterfly, La Bête & Other Broadway Adventures".Among his other achievements, Ostrow is a trained musician, choral conductor-arranger, and
clarinetist .Broadway awards and nominations
*1991
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play ("La Bête", nominee)
*1988Tony Award for Best Play ("M. Butterfly", winner)
*1988 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play ("M. Butterfly", winner)
*1973 Tony Award for Best Musical ("Pippin", nominee)
*1969 Tony Award for Best Musical ("1776", winner)
*1967 Tony Award for Best Musical ("The Apple Tree", nominee)External links
[http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=75318/ Internet Broadway Database listing]
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