165: Focusing Lights On Broadway Producing with Richard Winkler

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   Jean Rosenthal https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/jean-rosenthal-25879   Groucho: A Life In Revue https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groucho:_A_Life_in_Revue   Instagram Handles @winklerbroadway @ethansteimel @nicolevsteimel   Interview by Ethan Steimel