Description

Broadway producer Richard Winkler talks about how he transitioned from lighting design to producing. In 2024, Richard is producing 15 shows between Broadway and The West End.

Topics:

⭐️ Good theatre

⭐️ A Chorus Line

⭐️ Commissioning a new musical

⭐️ Switching careers from lighting designer to producer

Video Version

https://youtu.be/HXgcMEw0bP4

Full Interview

https://www.patreon.com/posts/164-focusing-on-110904789?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Richard Winkler

https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-winkler-452a9111/

https://www.instagram.com/winklerbroadway/

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/richard-winkler-25957

3 Summers of Lincoln

https://lajollaplayhouse.org/show/3-summers-of-lincoln/

Red Hanger Productions

http://www.redhangerproductions.com/

Junkyard Dogs Productions

https://www.jydprod.com/about

Doris Kearns Goodwin

https://doriskearnsgoodwin.com/about-doris/

Joe DiPietro discussing Diana: The Musical

https://youtu.be/9X6rWzUYb_w?si=dDq0cwrhigvk3J-h&t=1296

Story starts at 21:36

Joe DiPietro

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/joe-dipietro-383115

Toni Leslie James - Costume Designer

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/toni-leslie-james-24978#Awards

Amanda Zieve - Lighting Designer

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/amanda-zieve-471082

Howell Binkley - Lighting Designer

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/howell-binkley-25554

Ken Billington - Lighting Designer

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/ken-billington-24677

David Rockwell - Set Designer

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/david-rockwell-82068

Sue Frost - Producer

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/sue-frost-71850

Longacre Theater

https://www.ibdb.com/theatre/longacre-theatre-1240

Broadway Theater

https://www.ibdb.com/theatre/broadway-theatre-1496

Tharon Musser

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/tharon-musser-25815

Long Day’s Journey Into Night

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Day%27s_Journey_into_Night

Instagram Handles

@winklerbroadway

@ethansteimel

@nicolevsteimel

Interview by Ethan Steimel