Barry & Fran Weissler are

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Career

Barry Weissler (born 1939), a

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drop-out, and Fran Weissler (born 1928), a

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nytimes.com. August 11, 2010. met in 1964 during an engagement of a touring theatrical production in New Jersey. Both worked in retailing. In 1970, they formed the National Artists Management Co., also known as Namco. Its mission was to present classic children, elementary school, high school, and college audiences to professional tasks. elementary schools, High School, College and adult audiences with professional casts. After years of touring Shakespearean plays on the East Coast, they brought ''

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'' and ''

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'' to Broadway in 1982. The two plays earned them their first two

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nominations. As of 2014, the pair have earned 28 Tony or

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nominations. They have won 7 Tony Awards and 4 Drama Desk Awards. The couple received the

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for Outstanding Musical Production for their production of

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in the London West End.

Awards

In 2010, the Weisslers received the

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's lifetime achievement award. In 2014, they received the

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's "Star Award for achievement in the Performing Arts".

Awards and nominations

The Weisslers have been nominated for many

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s, and

s. *2023

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Broadway Pioneer Award at the

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*2016 Waitress (musical) - Tony Award for Best Musical - nominee *2014

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- nominee *2014

- nominee *2013 Pippin -

- winner *2013 Pippin -

- winner *2011

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- Tony Award for Best Musical - nominee *2010 La Cage aux Folles -

- winner *2010 La Cage aux Folles -

- winner *2010 Promises, Promises -

- nominee *2005

Sweet Charity ''Sweet Charity'' is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and book by Neil Simon, based on the screenplay for the 1957 Italian film '' Nights of Cabiria''. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse sta ...

- nominee *2005

- nominee *2004

Wonderful Town ''Wonderful Town'' is a 1953 musical theatre, musical with book written by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, and music by Leonard Bernstein. The musical tells the story of two sisters who aspire to be ...

- nominee *2004

- nominee *1999

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- winner *1999

- nominee *1997

- winner *1997

- Olivier Award for Best Revival of a Musical - winner *1997

- winner *1994 Grease -

- nominee *1994

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical theatre, musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story, based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play ''Pygmalion (play), Pygmalion'' and on the Pygmalion (1938 film), 1938 film ...

- nominee *1992

Falsettos ''Falsettos'' is a sung-through musical theatre, musical with a book by William Finn and James Lapine, and music and lyrics by Finn. The musical consists of ''March of the Falsettos'' (1981) and ''Falsettoland'' (1990), the last two installment ...

- Tony Award for Best Musical - nominee *1992

- nominee *1991

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- Tony Award for Best Revival - winner *1990

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- Tony Award for Best Revival - winner *1990

- winner *1990

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- Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival - nominee *1988

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- nominee *1988

- nominee *1982

- Tony Award for Reproduction (Play or Musical) - winner *1982

- Tony Award for Reproduction (Play or Musical) - nominee

Notable Productions

- Apr 20, 2014 - Aug 10, 2014 * Pippin - Apr 25, 2013 - Jan 04, 2015 *

- Oct 31, 2010 - Dec 12, 2010 *

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- Apr 27, 2010 - May 9, 2010 * Promises, Promises - Apr 25, 2010 - Jan 02, 2011 * La Cage aux Folles - Apr 18, 2010 - May 1, 2011 *

Come Fly Away ''Come Fly Away'' is a dance revue conceived, directed and choreographed by Twyla Tharp, around the songs of Frank Sinatra. The musical, set in a New York City nightclub, follows four couples as they look for love. It premiered on Broadway the ...

- Mar 25, 2010 - Sep 05, 2010 *

- May 4, 2005 - Dec 31, 2005 *

- Nov 23, 2003 - Jan 30, 2005 *

Seussical ''Seussical'', sometimes ''Seussical the Musical'', is a musical comedy with lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, music by Stephen Flaherty, and written by Ahrens and Flaherty. The musical is inspired by many of the children's stories of Dr. Seuss, with most ...

- Nov 30, 2000 - May 20, 2001 *

- Mar 04, 1999 - Sep 01, 2001 *

on Broadway - Nov 14, 1996 – Present *

in London - November 18, 1997 – Present *

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- May 3, 1995 - May 14, 1995 * Grease - May 11, 1994 - Jan 25, 1998 *

- Dec 09, 1993 - May 1, 1994 *

- Apr 29, 1992 - Jun 27, 1993 *

- Nov 18, 1990 - Jun 16, 1991 *

- Mar 21, 1990 - Aug 01, 1990 *

- Nov 16, 1989 - Jul 28, 1991 *

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- Apr 21, 1988 - Jun 26, 1988 *

- Oct 22, 1987 - Jun 04, 1988 *

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's ''Haarlem Nocturne'' - Nov 18, 1984 - Dec 30, 1984 * Zorba - Oct 16, 1983 - Sep 02, 1984 * Your Arms Too Short to Box with God - Sep 09, 1982 - Nov 07, 1982 *

- May 2, 1982 - Jun 27, 1982 *

- Feb 03, 1982 - May 23, 1982 * Babes in Toyland - Oct 23, 1979 - May 23, 1980

References

External links

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