Paul Blake[1] (born 1941) is an American theatre producer, writer and director. He served as lead producer of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical[2][3] alongside co-producers Sony/ATV and Mike Bosner, which premiered on Broadway in 2014 garnering seven Tony Award Nominations[4] including Best Musical and winning in 2 categories (Best Lead Actress in a Musical and Best Sound Design of a Musical).[5] At the time of its final performance (October 27, 2019) it was the 27th longest-running show in the history of Broadway.[6]
Blake also co-wrote and co-produced the musical Irving Berlin’s White Christmas[7] which was produced on Broadway. Blake also served as lead producer for the 2017 Broadway revival of Andrew Lloyd Weber's Sunset Boulevard[8] starring Glenn Close at the Palace Theatre.
For 22 years he was the executive producer[9][10][11] of the St. Louis MUNY, the largest and oldest outdoor theatre in America.[12][13]