David Stone (producer)
David Stone is an American theater and film producer.
Personal life
[edit]Stone was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 14, 1966, and raised in Marlboro Township, New Jersey. Stone married Michael Seelbach in 2014.
Education
[edit]Stone graduated Valedictorian from Marlboro High School and received a B.A. from The University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1988.
Career
[edit]Stone is a Broadway and Off-Broadway producer, most notably on the international Blockbuster musical, Wicked, which he produced with Marc Platt. He and Platt also produced the two-part film adaptation of the musical.
He had his first contact with the theatre business through an internship at Jujamcyn Theaters.[1] 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.[1]
Stone is a longtime member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of The Broadway League. He is also on the boards of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Second Stage Theatre Advisory Board, and the Atlantic Theater Company board as well as being a Prince Fellowship Mentor. He has lectured at the Juilliard School, New York University, Yale University, Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Charitable Work
[edit]Stone is involved with supporting several charities, including V-Day (where he serves on the Advisory Board), The Broadway Green Alliance, The Great Adventure Grants, Broadway Advocacy Coalition, and Black Theater United.
Productions
[edit]- 1993: Family Secrets (Off-Broadway)
- 1994: What's Wrong With This Picture? (Broadway)
- 1996: Full Gallop (Off-Broadway)
- 1996: The Santaland Diaries (Off-Broadway
- 1997–1998: The Diary of Anne Frank (Broadway)
- 1999: The Vagina Monologues (Off-Broadway)
- 1999: Fully Committed (Off-Broadway)
- 2002-2003: Man of La Mancha (Broadway)
- 2003: Wicked (Broadway)
- 2005-2008: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Broadway)
- 2006: Three Days of Rain (Broadway)
- 2009-2011: Next to Normal (Broadway)
- 2014: If/Then (Broadway)
- 2017: War Paint (Broadway)
- 2018: The Boys in the Band (Broadway)
- 2022: Topdog/Underdog (Broadway)
- 2022: Kimberly Akimbo (musical) (Broadway)
Awards
[edit]- 1998: Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for The Diary of Anne Frank (Nominee)
- 2003: Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical for Man of La Mancha (Nominee)
- 2003: Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical for Man of La Mancha (Nominee)
- 2004: Tony Award for Best Musical for Wicked (Nominee)
- 2004: Drama Desk Award for Best Musical for Wicked (Winner)
- 2005: Drama Desk Award for Best Musical for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Nominee)
- 2005: for Tony Award for Best Musical for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Nominee)
- 2009: Tony Award for Best Musical for Next to Normal (Nominee)
- 2019: Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for The Boys in the Band (Winner)
- 2023: Tony Award for Best Musical for Kimberly Akimbo (Winner)
- 2023: Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play for Topdog/Underdog (Winner)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Where is David Stone now?, crainsnewyork.com. Accessed February 24, 2014.
- ^ David Stone Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, americantheatrewing.org. Accessed February 24, 2014.