Richard Jay-Alexander
Richard Jay-Alexander (born May 24, 1953)[1] is 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.[2]
Richard Jay-Alexander | |
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Born | Solvay, New York, United States | May 24, 1953
Education | State University of New York at Oswego – 1974 |
Occupation | Broadway Producer, director |
Parent(s) | Frank and Dulce Fernandez |
His recent directorial credits include the concert versions of Les Miz in 2008 and Guys and Dolls in August 2009, both at the Hollywood Bowl. He has also staged concert productions for performers such as Kristin Chenoweth, Bernadette Peters, Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lea Salonga, Polly Bergen, Russell Watson, Il Volo, Il Divo, Norm Lewis, Debby Boone, Mary Cleere Haran, Roslyn Kind, Melissa Errico, Betty Buckley, Donny & Marie Osmond, Ricky Martin, Well-Strung, Melora Hardin, Jennifer Leigh Warren, and others.[2]
Jay-Alexander is a long time board member of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
Stage production
- Five Guys Named Moe – Associate Director / Executive Producer – 1992
- Miss Saigon – Executive Producer – 1991
- Les Misérables – Associate Director / Executive Producer – 1987
- Song and Dance – Stage manager – 1985
- Oliver! – Assistant stage manager / Dance captain – 1984
- Amadeus – Assistant stage manager – 1980
External links
References
- "Richard Jay-Alexander – Theatre Credits". Broadway World. 2010.
- Mervyn Rothstein (September 8, 2006). "A Life in the Theatre: Director-Producer Richard Jay-Alexander". Playbill, Inc. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
- "Richard Jay-Alexander About the Performer". Hollywood Bowl. December 18, 2010.
- "'Amadeus' Role for local actor". Syracuse Herald Journal. Syracuse, New York. January 7, 1981.