Paul Blake (theatre)

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]  

  1. ^ "Paul Blake – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  2. ^ Newmark, Judith (5 January 2014). "The Muny's Paul Blake sings a new song". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  3. ^ "Beautiful The Carole King Musical". Internet Broadway Database.
  4. ^ "Beautiful The Carole King Musical". Internet Broadway Database.
  5. ^ "Winners". tonyawards.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  6. ^ Messman, Lauren (2019-07-17). "'Beautiful' to Close at the End of October". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  7. ^ "Paul Blake – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  8. ^ Gans, Andrew (June 25, 2017). "Sunset Boulevard Revival, Starring Glenn Close, Ends Broadway Run June 25". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  9. ^ [email protected], Judith Newmark • Post-Dispatch Theater Critic > 314-340-8243 > (14 August 2011). "Muny's producer looks ahead to new projects". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2019-10-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Gans, Andrew (August 9, 2010). "Executive Producer of The Muny, Paul Blake, to Retire Following 2011 Season". Playbill. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  11. ^ [email protected] > 314-340-8243, JUDITH NEWMARK • Post-Dispatch Theater Critic > (8 August 2010). "Paul Blake will leave the Muny after next season". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2019-09-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "St. Louis's Muny Theatre, One of the Most Important Musical Theatres in America". International Musician. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2019-09-30.
  13. ^ "St. LouIS Counted as America's Largest and Oldest Outdoor Theatre Showplace". St. Louis Civic Pride. 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2019-09-30.