David Stone (producer)

David Stone (born August 14, 1966) is an American theatre producer.

David Stone
Born (1966-08-14) August 14, 1966
NationalityAmerican
OccupationTheatre producer
Years active1993–present
Known forWicked

Career

Stone, a Marlboro Township, New Jersey native, studied at the University of Pennsylvania.[1][2][3]

He had his first contact with the theatre business through an internship at Jujamcyn Theaters.[2] Later he worked with Broadway producers Fran and Barry Weissler, before he had his first own production with the 1993 off-Broadway hit Family Secrets.[2]

Since 2003, he has produced the musical Wicked together with Marc E. Platt.[4] As of 2012 the show had grossed US$250 million.[2]

Stone is a member of the Board of Governors of The Broadway League and also the Board of Trustees of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids.[1] He lectured at the Juilliard School, New York University, Yale University, Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.[1]

Productions

Awards

References
  1. David Stone Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, americantheatrewing.org. Accessed February 24, 2014.
  2. Where is David Stone now?, crainsnewyork.com. Accessed February 24, 2014.
  3. Grossman, Gary. "A 'Wicked' journey through the land of Oz", South Jersey Life, July 22, 2007. Accessed September 10, 2015. "Stone -- a native of Marlboro in central New Jersey -- learned theater at one of the most unlikely of theater schools -- the University of Pennsylvania."
  4. Producer David Stone Looks Back on the Extraordinary Journey of Next to Normal, broadway.com, retrieved 24 February 2014
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