Prince of Broadway: new musical celebrating the life and career of Harold "Hal" Prince

A new Broadway musical, Prince of Broadway, that will celebrate the life and career of multi Tony Award-winning director and producer Harold "Hal" Prince is to arrive on Broadway in the Summer of 2012.

Produced by Aubrey Dan, Martyn Hayes and Peter W. Lamb for Dancap Productions Inc, Prince of Broadway features a book by David Thompson (The Scottsboro Boys, Chicago [adaptation]) and will feature words and music from the shows that have earned Hal Prince a record 21 Tony Awards.

The musical will be directed by Harold Price, with co-direction and choreography by Susan Stroman (The Producers, Contact, Crazy for You).

The design team includes scenic and projection design by Jerome Sirlin, costume design by William Ivey Long (Catch Me If You Can, The Producers, Crazy for You), lighting design by Howell Binkley (Memphis, Jersey Boys) and sound design by Peter Hylenski (The Scottsboro Boys, Rock of Ages).

Harold Prince is the recipient of 21 Tony Awards. He as directed the original productions of 'Cabaret,' 'Sweeney Todd,' 'A Little Night Music,' 'The Phantom of the Opera,' 'She Loves Me,' 'Company,' 'Follies,' 'Candide,' 'Pacific Overtures,' 'Evita,' 'Parade,' 'LoveMusik' and 'Paradise Found.' Before becoming a director, Prince's productions included 'The Pajama Game,' 'Damn Yankees,' 'West Side Story,' 'Fiddler on the Roof,' 'Fiorello!' and 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.' Among the plays he has directed are 'Hollywood Arms,' 'The Visit,' 'The Great God Brown,' 'End of the World,' 'Play Memory' and his own play, 'Grandchild of Kings.'

Prince has served as a trustee for the New York Public Library and on the National Council of the Arts of the NEA. Recently, he became an officer with the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Government for "contributing significantly to furthering the arts in France and throughout the world." He is the recipient of a National Medal of Arts for the year 2000 from President Clinton for a career spanning more than 40 years, in which "he changed the nature of the American musical."