Darren Bagert

Darren Bagert is an entertainment producer, focusing primarily on Broadway and West End theater.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana he is a graduate of New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)^[1] and the Florida State University School of Theatre.

Bagert is a two-time Tony Award,^[2] Drama Desk^[3] and Outer Critics Circle Award^[4] winning producer.

With his London partners, he produced the highly acclaimed play, ENRON directed by Rupert Goold, which was first performed at the Chichester Festival Theatre, then transferred to the Royal Court Theatre, then onto the West End before it arrived on Broadway. Darren also produced the Broadway revival of the American musical Guys and Dolls, directed by Des McAnuff and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo, the same team behind Jersey Boys, which garnered the TONY Award Nomination for Best Musical Revival. He produced the Tony Award winning musical Company^[5] by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth on Broadway and he was Executive Producer for television on the production televised on PBS/Great Performances.^[6] Bagert produced the highly-acclaimed Tony Award nominated production of Sweeney Todd by Stephen Sondheim starring Patti LuPone and Michael Cerveris, directed by John Doyle that toured North America.^[7]

His producing work on Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night starring Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Dennehy, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Robert Sean Leonard, directed by Robert Falls won him a Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play. Darren was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play with Frozen^[8] by Bryony Lavery starring Swoosie Kurtz, Brian O'Byrne and Laila Robins, directed by Doug Hughes. He was a Tony Award nominee and Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award winner for Gore Vidal's The Best Man starring Charles Durning, Chris Noth, Spalding Gray, Elizabeth Ashley, Michael Learned and Christine Ebersole, directed by Ethan McSweeney. He helped Macaulay Culkin make his New York stage debut in Richard Nelson's Madame Melville opposite Joely Richardson. Darren enjoyed working with Matthew Broderick, Parker Posey, Joyce Van Patten and Jerry Adler in the production of Taller Than a Dwarf by Elaine May, directed by Academy Award winner Alan Arkin.

Personal life

Darren Bagert resides in New York City and Southampton NY.

References

1. ^ NOCCA
2. ^ TonyAwards.com - The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards - Official Website by IBM
3. ^ Drama Desk
4. ^ Outer Critics Circle - Official Web Site
5. ^ Company - Theater - Review - New York Times
6. ^ sjsondheim.com-The Quotable Stephen Sondheim Page
7. ^ Sweeney Todd On Tour
8. ^ Broadway World.com - Broadway's Premier Web Resource

External links

• Official website

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