Richard Winkler (producer)

Richard Winkler (born May 20, 1948) is an American theatre producer who has produced dozens of productions on and off Broadway. Usually serving as a co-producer or investor, Winkler is the enhancing Producer of 42nd Street at the Goodspeed Opera House. He has won eight Tony Awards and five Olivier Awards.

Early life
Richard grew up in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up attending the theater with his mother. After his mother brought him to a production of My Fair Lady, he began to partake in the theater. Attending Interlochen Center for the Arts, Richard became further involved in theater. He worked as a lighting designer for over 35 years after attending the University of Michigan.

Career
Winkler worked as a lighting designer for 35 years. He worked for years with Tharon Musser. His credits include Broadway, Off-Broadway, West End, Australia, national and international tours and regional theaters, working on plays, musicals, opera, concerts, and dance. He has worked with Theatre Under The Stars (Houston). Richard currently acts as a producer for Broadway, West End, and other international productions. He has produced over 34 Broadway productions.

Winkler's lighting designer credits include:


 * The Play's The Thing
 * Scapino (play)
 * The Wiz
 * Same Time, Next Year (play)
 * A Chorus Line
 * Evita (musical)
 * It's a Wonderful Life

Winkler's Broadway producing credits include: • Merrily We Roll Along

• Leopoldstadt

• Life of Pi

• Come From Away

• The Lehman Trilogy

• The 39 Steps

• Gentleman's Guide

• An Act of God (play)

• La Cage aux Folles (musical)

• The Norman Conquests

• The 39 Steps (play)

• Betrayal (play)

• The Cher Show (musical)

• The Glass Menagerie

• La Bête (play)

• Three Tall Women

• Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill

• Thoughts of a Colored Man

• Ain't Too Proud

Winkler's West End producing credits include:


 * Macbeth
 * Ocean At The End of the Lane
 * Dear England
 * Patriots
 * Leopoldstadt

Awards and nominations
Winkler was nominated in 2019 for Broadway Global's Producer of the Year Award.

Tony Awards:


 * Leopoldstadt
 * The Lehman Trilogy
 * The Inheritance (play)
 * The Ferryman (play)
 * Memphis (musical)
 * Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
 * La Cage aux Folles (musical)
 * The Norman Conquests

Laurence Olivier Awards:


 * Leopoldstadt (play)
 * The Inheritance (play)
 * Come from Away
 * Home, I'm Darling
 * Long Day's Journey into Night