Best Director

[Katurian2]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 7:30pm

I hope there is not a thread on this. I did search for it. Who, in your opinion, is the greatest director in Braodway history?

[FOAnatic]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 7:41pm

In the words of Bea Arthur:

"Oh crap, here comes Jerry Robbins."

[FoscasBohemianDream]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 7:42pm

It's a hard choice but I'm going to give the top four for me in no specific order:
Hal Prince (we have to thank him for Cabaret, convincing Sondheim to do Company which launched the great Hal Prince-Sondheim shows of the 70s, and he's probably one of the most corageous directors)
Michael Bennet (if someone changed Broadway was Mr.Bennet, he constantly re-shaped the way a show should be done)
Bob Fosse (his technique is legendary and his dark view of the world is brilliant)
Jerome Robbins (On The Town, West Side Story, Gypsy, Fiddler on the Roof, the man was a genius, an evil one, but a genius nonetheless)

[Katurian2]

Posted: 1/24/06 at 7:42pm

lol- I love Hal Prince