Best Direction of a Musical - WINNER
Bartlett Sher
South Pacific
Other Honors for this Production:
—Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
—Drama League Julia Hansen Award for Excellence in Directing
—Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical
Tony History:
2005: Tony Award nomination for Best Director of a Musical for The Light in the Piazza
2006: Tony Award nomination for Best Director of a Play for Awake and Sing!
Fun Fact:
Sher got his first taste of theater by playing a palace guard in a high school production of The King and I.
Quotable Quote:
“The first thing I realized was, ‘Oh my god, this is everybody’s favorite musical in the whole world, I hope I don’t screw it up.’ I felt this giant responsibility to get inside of it enough to understand what was beautiful about it originally, and then move from there.” —Sher to Broadway.com on opening night (4/3/08)
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