Jeffrey Richards (producer)
Jeffrey Richards | |
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Born | March 16, 1947 New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Theatrical producer |
Known for | Broadway plays and musicals |
Parent | Helen Stern Richards |
Jeffrey Richards (born March 16, 1947)
Richards was nominated for a 2020 Primetime Emmy Award[2] as one of four executive producers of the dramatic film American Son, an adaptation of the 2018 Broadway play of the same title. The film premiered in 2019 at the Toronto International Film Festival,[3] debuted in November 2019 as a television drama, and was nominated for the 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie.[4]
Early life
Born and raised in New York City,[5] Richards' mother, Helen Stern Richards, worked as a press agent and manager of many Broadway shows, a long list of which included notable musicals such as West Side Story and Shenandoah.[6]
He attended
Career
Richards initially worked as a press agent on and off Broadway for nearly two decades, and in 1995, ventured into theatrical production with the initial Off-Broadway production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged).[6][7]
In 2000, Richards presented his first production on Broadway with a revival of
Richards was one of four executive producers who presented the 2019 American dramatic film, American Son, along with Rebecca Gold, and
Broadway stage
Year | Production | Awards | Nominations |
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2000 | The Best Man | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
2001 | A Thousand Clowns | ||
2003 | Enchanted April |
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2005 | Glengarry Glen Ross | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play |
2006 | Spring Awakening | Tony Award for Best Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical | |
2006 | The Caine Mutiny Court Martial |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
2006 | The Pajama Game | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical | |
2007 | August: Osage County | Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | |
2007 | Radio Golf | Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Best Play | |
2007 | Talk Radio | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
2007 | The Homecoming |
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | |
2008 | November | ||
2008 | Speed-the-Plow | ||
2009 | Blithe Spirit | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
2009 | Desire Under the Elms | ||
2009 | Hair | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical | |
2009 | Race | ||
2009 | Reasons To Be Pretty |
Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | |
2009 | Superior Donuts | ||
2009 | You're Welcome America | Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event | |
2010 | A Life in the Theatre | ||
2010 | All About Me | ||
2010 | Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson | ||
2010 | Enron | ||
2010 | The Merchant of Venice | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
2011 | Bonnie and Clyde |
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical | |
2011 | Chinglish | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | |
2012 | Glengarry Glen Ross | ||
2012 | Porgy and Bess | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical |
2012 | The Anarchist | ||
2012 | The Best Man | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
2012 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
2013 | The Glass Menagerie | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | |
2014 | All The Way | Tony Award for Best Play, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play | |
2014 | Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill | ||
2014 | The Bridges of Madison County | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical | |
2014 | The Realistic Joneses | ||
2014 | You Can't Take It with You | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | |
2015 | China Doll | ||
2015 | Fiddler On The Roof |
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical | |
2015 | Sylvia | ||
2015 | The Heidi Chronicles | ||
2016 | American Psycho | ||
2017 | Significant Other | ||
2017 | Sunday In The Park With George |
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2018 | American Son | ||
2018 | The Lifespan of a Fact | ||
2019 | Beetlejuice | Tony Award for Best Musical | |
2019 | The Great Society | ||
2019 | The Sound Inside | ||
2022 | American Buffalo | Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play | |
2022 | The Minutes | Tony Award for Best Play | |
2022 | Ohio State Murders | Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play | |
2023 | Pictures from Home | ||
2023 | Purlie Victorious |
References
- ^ "Jeffrey Richards – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
- ^ "Jeffrey Richards". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ a b "Kerry Washington in 'American Son': Netflix Releases Trailer During Emmys". The Hollywood Reporter. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ a b Keveney, Bill (2020-07-28). "Emmys 2020: The nominations list". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Robertson, Campbell (16 January 2008). "A Broadway Producer is Bringing Back Drama". The New York Times.
- ^ a b Rothstein, Mervyn (2007-12-21). "A Life in the Theatre: Jeffrey Richards". Playbill. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "Complete Works to Close Off-Broadway May 26".
- ^ "Jeffrey Richards – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB".
- ^ "Review: 'American Son' Puts Kerry Washington in a Maternal Nightmare". The New York Times. 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "'American Son' Review: Kerry Washington Stars on Broadway in New Play". Variety. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Robinson, Jacob (2019-10-16). "American Son: Netflix Release Date, Plot, Cast & Trailer". What's on Netflix. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ "Netflix's 'American Son' Adaptation Exposes The Play's Flaws". NPR.org. 2019-10-31. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Defoe, John (2019-09-05). "'American Son': Film Review - TIFF 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
- ^ Wilkinson, Alissa (2019-11-01). "With American Son, Netflix brings Broadway to the screen in an intriguing new way". Vox. Retrieved 2020-08-13.
External links
- Jeffrey Richards at IMDb
- Jeffrey Richards at the Internet Broadway Database