Richard Jay-Alexander

Channel:

WikiReader

Subscribers:

9,580

Published on August 8, 2021 10:33:31 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAVbi2cPy-w

Duration: 10:06

6 views

0

Richard Jay-Alexander (born May 24, 1953) He began his career as a performer and is now recognized as an American Broadway producer and director. He served as Executive Director of the New York City office of producer Cameron Mackintosh, which is known for productions including Les Misérables, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, Five Guys Named Moe, Oliver! and Putting It Together. Jay-Alexander ran Mackintosh's North American operations for twelve years.Some recent directorial credits include the staging of For The Girls (2020) on Broadway starring Kristin Chenoweth, Porgy and Bess for the South Florida Symphony (2019), the concert versions of Les Miz (2008) and Guys and Dolls (2009), both at the Hollywood Bowl.
He has worked on stages with many performers including, Kristin Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Julie Andrews, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lea Salonga, Sam Harris, the late Polly Bergen, Russell Watson, Il Volo, Il Divo, Norm Lewis, the late Laurie Beechman, Debby Boone, Mandy Gonzalez, the late Mary Cleere Haran, Roslyn Kind, Melissa Errico, Lea Michele, Betty Buckley, Donny & Marie Osmond, Ricky Martin, Well-Strung, Donna McKechnie, Melora Hardin, Jennifer Leigh Warren, and others.Jay-Alexander is a long time board member of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and has directed benefits for the honored organization, as well as other causes he cares about, including animals and no-kill shelters, the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Florida, The Actor's Fund, National Asian Artists Project (NAAP), Broadway Dreams, and Hollywood's Motion Picture and Television Fund (MPTF).
He is passionate about young talent and teaches workshops and master classes, when possible. For the last few years, he has been the camp director of Kristin Chenoweth's Broadway Bootcamp.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Jay-Alexander
Created with WikipediaReaderReborn (c) WikipediaReader