Hal Luftig
Latest News on Hal Luftig:
LIFE OF PI Comes to Providence Performing Arts in February (Dec 19, 2024)
Photo Special: Celebrating BC/EFA Executive Director Tom Viola (Dec 16, 2024)
Houses on the Moon Will Honor Reggie Van Lee at AMPLIFY 2024 Gala (Aug 7, 2024)
LIFE OF PI Comes to Providence Performing Arts in February (Dec 19, 2024)
Photo Special: Celebrating BC/EFA Executive Director Tom Viola (Dec 16, 2024)
Houses on the Moon Will Honor Reggie Van Lee at AMPLIFY 2024 Gala (Aug 7, 2024)
BIO
Winner of three Tony Awards and London’s Olivier Award, producer Hal Luftig has worked on and Off-Broadway for the past 25 years. Broadway: Evita, Catch Me If You Can, Come Fly Away, West Side Story, All My Sons, Legally Blonde, The Times They Are A-Changin’, Whoopi, Movin’ Out, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Annie Get Your Gun, High Society, The Diary of Anne Frank, Play On!, The King and I, Moon Over Buffalo, Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam, Death and the Maiden, The Secret Garden. Hal has an M.F.A. from Columbia University/
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Jose Llana, Lea Salonga, Arielle Jacobs, Conrad Ricamora, Costume Designer Clint Ramos, Director Alex Timbers, Scenic Designer David Korins, Choreographer Annie-B Parson and Co-Composer, Concept, Lyricist David Byrne, Lead Producers Jose Antonio Vargas, Clint Ramos, Diana DiMenna, Patrick Catullo, Hal Luftig and Kevin Connor and the cast of "Here Lies Love" including Melody Butiu, Jaygee Macapugay, Julia Abueva, Aaron Alcaraz, Kristina Doucette, Jeigh Madjus, Geena Quintos, Shea Renne, Angelo Soriano, Moses Villarama, Jasmine Forsberg, Reanne Acasio, Renée Albulario, Carol Angeli, Nathan Angelo, Roy Flores, Timothy Matthew Flores, Sarah Kay and Aaron "AJ" Mercado
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05/09/2023
From: Photos: Arielle Jacobs, Jose Llana, Lea Salonga, And The Company Of HERE LIES LOVE Meet The Press!
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Productions
Awards and Nominations
Tony Awards - 2015 - Best Revival of a Play
Hal Luftig, The Elephant Man
winner
Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Musical
Hal Luftig, Kinky Boots
Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Revival of a Musical
Hal Luftig, Evita
Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Revival of a Musical
Hal Luftig, Evita
Tony Awards - 2009 - Best Revival of a Musical
Hal Luftig, West Side Story
Tony Awards - 2005 - Best Special Theatrical Event
Hal Luftig, Whoopi the 2th Anniversary Show
Tony Awards - 2003 - Best Musical
Hal Luftig, Movin' Out
winner
Tony Awards - 2002 - Best Musical
Hal Luftig, Thoroughly Modern Millie
winner
Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Revival of a Musical
Hal Luftig, Annie Get Your Gun
Tony Awards - 1998 - Best Revival of a Play
Hal Luftig, The Diary of Anne Frank
Tony Awards - 1992 - Best Musical
Hal Luftig, Jelly's Last Jam
Videos
Video: Arielle Jacobs, Lea Salonga, Jose Llana, and More Talk HERE LIES LOVE
by Blair Ingenthron - Jul 16, 2023
VIDEO: Watch UJA-Federation of New York Honor Hal Luftig at Excellence in Theater Award Celebration
by Nicole Rosky - May 6, 2021
TV: Yiddish FIDDLER ON THE ROOF Welcomes Refugees from Around the World
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 21, 2019
VIDEO: Get A First Look At MY VERY OWN BRITISH INVASION at Paper Mill Playhouse
by Alan Henry - Feb 4, 2019
TV: Travel Back to the 60's with a Sneak Peek of MY VERY OWN BRITISH INVASION at Paper Mill Playhouse!
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 21, 2019
VIDEO: Football Star Tiki Barber Will Join the Cast of KINKY BOOTS!
by Kaitlin Milligan - Dec 11, 2018
VIDEO: Lauren Ridloff On Her Unexpected Rise to Success in CHILDREN OF A LESSER GOD
by Stephi Wild - Jun 10, 2018
VIDEO: Cyndi Lauper & Harvey Fierstein Celebrate the Fifth Anniversary of KINKY BOOTS On NBC's THE TODAY SHOW
by Macon Prickett - Apr 6, 2018
Video Flashback: Sutton Foster Greets the World in THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 8, 2018
TV: Brendon Urie Is Getting Ready to Strut to Broadway- Watch Him Sing from KINKY BOOTS!
by Nicole Rosky - May 25, 2017
STAGE TUBE: KINKY BOOTS Gets Audiences Registered with 'Every Voter Say Yeah' Video
by Stage Tube - Sep 14, 2016
TV: KINKY BOOTS' Harvey Fierstein & Cyndi Lauper Celebrate Their New Stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!
by Nicole Rosky - Apr 12, 2016
VIDEO: THE ELEPHANT MAN's Bradley Cooper Does His DeNiro Impression on 'Live'
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 15, 2015
VIDEO: Bradley Cooper Talks ELEPHANT MAN, AMERICAN SNIPER on 'Today'
by Caryn Robbins - Jan 13, 2015
TV: Go Behind the Scenes of the KINKY BOOTS Tour with Darius Harper!
by Audra Stafford - Dec 3, 2014
News
LIFE OF PI Comes to Providence Performing Arts in February
LIFE OF PI is currently embarking on a multi-city tour, with a stop at the Providence Performing Arts Center in February. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!
LIFE OF PI is currently embarking on a multi-city tour, with a stop at the Providence Performing Arts Center in February. Learn more about the upcoming performance here!
Photo Special: Celebrating BC/EFA Executive Director Tom Viola
All of us here at BroadwayWorld wanted to pay tribute to Tom, and to our strong partnership, by taking a look back with this photo gallery below.
All of us here at BroadwayWorld wanted to pay tribute to Tom, and to our strong partnership, by taking a look back with this photo gallery below.
Houses on the Moon Will Honor Reggie Van Lee at AMPLIFY 2024 Gala
Off-Broadway theatre company Houses on the Moon will honor Reggie Van Lee at their AMPLIFY 2024 Gala Celebration on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 6:30 PM, at Green Room 42.
Off-Broadway theatre company Houses on the Moon will honor Reggie Van Lee at their AMPLIFY 2024 Gala Celebration on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 6:30 PM, at Green Room 42.
MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, CABARET & More Lead in Nominations for 2024 Drama League Awards
Read the full list of 2024 Drama League Nominations! Nominations include Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along and more.
Read the full list of 2024 Drama League Nominations! Nominations include Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along and more.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld March 26, 2024
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 26, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 26, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Subscription Study in Pittsburgh
The storm of openings has begun on Broadway, as we prepare for what will be an even busier April leading into the conclusion of the 2023-2024 Broadway season. Amidst that storm, great work continues off-Broadway, as Cara Joy David reminds us when she pays a visit to Dead Outlaw.
The storm of openings has begun on Broadway, as we prepare for what will be an even busier April leading into the conclusion of the 2023-2024 Broadway season. Amidst that storm, great work continues off-Broadway, as Cara Joy David reminds us when she pays a visit to Dead Outlaw.
Andrew Durand Plays Dead, Hal Luftig's Bankruptcy Plan is Rejected, and More
Every once and a while I see a performance and wonder if there is some stage magic involved. That is how I felt while watching Dead Outlaw. Andrew Durand—giving what The New York Times referred to as a “wow of a performance” —stays so still for such a large portion of the musical that I wondered if a beta blocker was utilized.
Every once and a while I see a performance and wonder if there is some stage magic involved. That is how I felt while watching Dead Outlaw. Andrew Durand—giving what The New York Times referred to as a “wow of a performance” —stays so still for such a large portion of the musical that I wondered if a beta blocker was utilized.
Ella Beatty To Join The Company Of Broadway's APPROPRIATE
Broadway's critically acclaimed production of APPROPRIATE by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will to welcome actress Ella Beatty to its cast when the production continues its limited extended engagement at the Belasco Theatre in March.
Broadway's critically acclaimed production of APPROPRIATE by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will to welcome actress Ella Beatty to its cast when the production continues its limited extended engagement at the Belasco Theatre in March.
PLAZA SUITE Extends By Two Weeks in the West End
The West End transfer of Neil Simon's hit comedy PLAZA SUITE will extend its season at the Savoy Theatre by two weeks and will now run until 13 April 2024.
The West End transfer of Neil Simon's hit comedy PLAZA SUITE will extend its season at the Savoy Theatre by two weeks and will now run until 13 April 2024.
Full Cast Set For PLAZA SUITE, Starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker
Full casting has been announced for the forthcoming West End transfer of Neil Simon’s hit comedy PLAZA SUITE which will run at the Savoy Theatre from 17 January – 31 March and is directed by Tony Award® winner John Benjamin Hickey. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!
Full casting has been announced for the forthcoming West End transfer of Neil Simon’s hit comedy PLAZA SUITE which will run at the Savoy Theatre from 17 January – 31 March and is directed by Tony Award® winner John Benjamin Hickey. Learn more about who is starring in the show here!
Alex Timbers to be Honored at Ars Nova's Nova Ball
Ars Nova will honor Tony & Golden Globe winner Alex Timbers at Nova Ball, Ars Nova’s annual benefit-turned-party of the season.
Ars Nova will honor Tony & Golden Globe winner Alex Timbers at Nova Ball, Ars Nova’s annual benefit-turned-party of the season.
Industry Pro Newsletter: 96% of US Counties Received Pandemic Arts Funds, Broadway Audiences Getting More Diverse
A few exciting data points to close out the year - the first being that Broadway audiences this past season were younger and more diverse than in seasons past. This is a bright spot in a season that saw a bumpy box office. A new study from SMU DataArts also looked at the amount of funding that went out to arts organizations during the pandemic.
A few exciting data points to close out the year - the first being that Broadway audiences this past season were younger and more diverse than in seasons past. This is a bright spot in a season that saw a bumpy box office. A new study from SMU DataArts also looked at the amount of funding that went out to arts organizations during the pandemic.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Lookingglass Alice Heads to PBS, Actors Seek Higher Pay in Australia
The transformation continues to be global - after US based writers and actors won concessions from the film industry, stage performers in Australia are looking to increase their own pay. In response to funding changes at the government level, the English National Opera is moving out of London and heading to Manchester.
The transformation continues to be global - after US based writers and actors won concessions from the film industry, stage performers in Australia are looking to increase their own pay. In response to funding changes at the government level, the English National Opera is moving out of London and heading to Manchester.
Industry Pro Newsletter: More Unruly Audiences in London, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Beats Their Emergency Funding Goal
Cara Joy David dives into the eligibility decision surrounding Gutenberg!, and some good news on the regional front - success in one of the emergency fundraising campaigns at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Not only were they able to save their season, but exceeded their goal in a way that makes future planning possible and the full staff has been retained.
Cara Joy David dives into the eligibility decision surrounding Gutenberg!, and some good news on the regional front - success in one of the emergency fundraising campaigns at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley. Not only were they able to save their season, but exceeded their goal in a way that makes future planning possible and the full staff has been retained.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld November 28th, 2023
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 28, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 28, 2023 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
Industry Pro Newsletter: Hal Luftig Company Reorg Plan Approved by Courts, Harry Potter Heads to High School
This week in the newsletter, we’ve got a look at how high schools can win a chance to be the first to produce Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Cara Joy David takes us through the recent ruling in the Hal Luftig Company bankruptcy, and the Wall Street Journal takes a look at how some regional theatres are thriving in a challenging environment.
This week in the newsletter, we’ve got a look at how high schools can win a chance to be the first to produce Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Cara Joy David takes us through the recent ruling in the Hal Luftig Company bankruptcy, and the Wall Street Journal takes a look at how some regional theatres are thriving in a challenging environment.
Bankruptcy Court Recommends Approving Hal Luftig Company Reorg Plan, With Caveats
As his Here Lies Love played its last week of performances on Broadway, producer Hal Luftig scored a significant victory in court. The Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York recommended confirming the reorganization plan for Hal Luftig Company, Inc.
As his Here Lies Love played its last week of performances on Broadway, producer Hal Luftig scored a significant victory in court. The Bankruptcy Court of the Southern District of New York recommended confirming the reorganization plan for Hal Luftig Company, Inc.
Interview: Theatre Life with Don Michael H. Mendoza
Today’s subject Don Michael H. Mendoza is a local artist now living his theatre life as one of the Co-Producers of the Immersive Broadway musical Here Lies Love. The show is slated to close on November 26th at the Broadway Theatre in New York and to be perfectly honest, it’s a shame that it is. More about that in a bit.
Today’s subject Don Michael H. Mendoza is a local artist now living his theatre life as one of the Co-Producers of the Immersive Broadway musical Here Lies Love. The show is slated to close on November 26th at the Broadway Theatre in New York and to be perfectly honest, it’s a shame that it is. More about that in a bit.
Meet Columbia Alumni Behind Some of Broadway's Biggest Hits
Did you know that these Columbia alumni are behind some of Broadway’s biggest hits?
Did you know that these Columbia alumni are behind some of Broadway’s biggest hits?
HERE LIES LOVE Offers Meet & Greets with David Byrne, Fatboy Slim, and Jo Koy in Charity Buzz Auction
Fans of Here Lies Love, the groundbreaking new musical from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim now playing at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street), will have the chance to bid on three exclusive experiences through a Charitybuzz auction that is live now in support of the show's Democracy in Action Ticket Initiative via Producer Hub/The Tank NYC.
Fans of Here Lies Love, the groundbreaking new musical from David Byrne and Fatboy Slim now playing at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street), will have the chance to bid on three exclusive experiences through a Charitybuzz auction that is live now in support of the show's Democracy in Action Ticket Initiative via Producer Hub/The Tank NYC.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What awards has Hal Luftig been nominated for?
Best Revival of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Elephant Man, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Kinky Boots, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Evita, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Evita, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for West Side Story, Best Special Theatrical Event (Tony Awards) for Whoopi the 20th Anniversary Show, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Movin' Out, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Thoroughly Modern Millie, Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Annie Get Your Gun, Best Revival of a Play (Tony Awards) for The Diary of Anne Frank and Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Jelly's Last Jam.
What awards has Hal Luftig won?
Hal Luftig has won the following awards: Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Kinky Boots, Best Musical (Tony Awards) for Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Best Revival of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Annie Get Your Gun.
Videos