Jamie Hendry

Jamie Hendry
Hendry at [lThe Wind in the Wiillows Gala in June 2017
Born (1985-07-24) 24 July 1985
London, England
Nationality British
Occupation Theatre producer, executive
Years active 2009-present
Organization Jamie Hendry Productions
Website www.jamiehendryproductions.com

Jamie Hendry (born 24 July 1985) is a British theatre executive and West End producer.[1]

Education

Hendry attended St Paul's School (London) before graduating from Warwick University in 2006.

Career

Hendry set up Jamie Hendry Productions in 2008 after working as an assistant producer in the West End and on Broadway. The hits he has produced include the Olivier Award-winning Legally Blonde: The Musical, Let It Be and La Cage aux Folles (2008 West End revival)[2]

In 2010, he was nominated for The Independent and The Hospital Club 100 most influential people in the creative industries.[3]

In 2014[4] and again in 2017,[5] Hendry was ranked among the top 100 influential power brokers in the British theatre industry.

In 2011, Hendry announced he was developing a new musical adaptation of The Wind in the Willows with book by Julian Fellowes and music & lyrics by George Stiles & Anthony Drewe[6] and in February 2014 announced that the production had raised £1Million via online crowdfunding.[7] This was London Theatre's most ambitious crowdfunding raise to date.[8] It has since been announced that the production will open at the London Palladium in 2017.

Hendry is a member of the Society of London Theatre.

Theatre Credits

Year Production Theatre
2018ImpossibleThe Big Dome, Manila
2017The Wind in the Willows by Julian Fellowes, George Stiles and Anthony DreweLondon Palladium
ImpossibleKallang Theatre, Singapore
2016The Wind in the Willows by Julian Fellowes, George Stiles and Anthony DreweTheatre Royal, Plymouth
ImpossibleNoel Coward Theatre, Dubai Opera, Dubai, Forum de Beyrouth, Beirut
Stanley Clarke and Hiromi DuoLondon Palladium
2015ImpossibleNoel Coward Theatre
Let It BeGarrick Theatre
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 40th AnniversaryRoyal Albert Hall
2014Neville's Island by Tim FirthDuke of Yorks Theatre
Let It BeGarrick Theatre and UK Tour
2013Let It BeSavoy Theatre
2012Let It BePrince of Wales Theatre
Soho CindersSoho Theatre
2011Legally Blonde: The MusicalUK Tour
2010Legally Blonde: The MusicalSavoy Theatre
BirdsongComedy Theatre
Onassis by Martin ShermanNovello Theatre
2009Spring AwakeningNovello Theatre
Little Shop of HorrorsUK Tour
The Last Five Years by Jason Robert BrownDuchess Theatre
Tick Tick Boom by Jonathan LarsonDuchess Theatre
2008La Cage aux Folles (2008 West End revival)Playhouse Theatre
No Man's Land by Harold PinterDuke of York's Theatre
Under the Blue Sky by David EldridgeDuke of York's Theatre
That Face by Polly StenhamDuke of York's Theatre
2007The Last Five Years by Jason Robert BrownApollo Theatre

Film Credits

Year Title Notes
2018The Wind in the WillowsProducer

Awards

2009 Best Musical Revival La Cage aux Folles (2008 London revival)[9]
2010 Best New Musical – Spring Awakening[10]
2011 Best New Musical – Legally Blonde: The Musical[11]
2008 The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical – La Cage aux Folles (2008 London revival)
2009 The Peter Hepple Award for Best Musical – Spring Awakening
2009 The Nick Hern's Books Best New Play – Under the Blue Sky[12]
2011 Best New Musical – Legally Blonde: The Musical [13]

References

  1. ↑ "Jamie Hendry: ‘I did think the old boys’ club might evolve, but it hasn’t one bit’" The Stage. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  2. ↑ "Success Story". Forbes. 17 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Hospital Club 100". Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Stage 100 2014". The Stage. 4 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Stage 100 2017". The Stage. 5 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Julian Fellowes to write Wind in the Willows musical". BBC News. 9 December 2011.
  7. ↑ "Wind in the Willows Musical raises 1M via online crowdfunding". The Stage. 13 February 2014.
  8. ↑ "Smell of the Greasepaint the funds of the crowd". The New York Times. 28 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "2009 Olivier award winners". The Guardian. London. 8 March 2009.
  10. ↑ "Olivier Award Winners 2010". Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  11. ↑ "Olivier Award Winners 2011". Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  12. ↑ Whatsonstage. "Theatregoers' Choice Awards 2010". Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  13. ↑ Whatsonstage. "Theatregoers' Choice Awards 2011". Retrieved 28 January 2012.
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