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Harold Prince

American theatre director and producer who won 21 Tony Awards and holds the Tony Awards record for the most wins by an individual across multiple categories.

New York City, United States

Harold Prince receiving the Golden Plate Award from Toni Morrison in 2007

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Biography

Harold Smith Prince, commonly known as Hal Prince, was born in New York City on 30 January 1928. He became a central figure in American musical theatre as a producer and director, working on productions including West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Company, Sweeney Todd, Evita and The Phantom of the Opera. Prince received 21 Tony Awards. He died in Reykjavík, Iceland, on 31 July 2019. American theatre director and producer who won 21 Tony Awards and holds the Tony Awards record for the most wins by an individual across multiple categories. In Jewish World Records, Harold Prince is connected to the record “Most Tony Awards Won in Multiple Categories by a Jewish Individual,” based on the stored achievement of 21 Tony Awards across multiple categories.

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Records held by Harold Prince

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Most Tony Awards Won in Multiple Categories by a Jewish Individual

Record holder

Harold Prince

Record value

21 Tony Awards across multiple categories

Harold Prince holds the record for the most Tony Awards won in multiple categories by an individual, with a total of 21 Tony Awards across multiple categories. The achievement was finalised on 11 June 2006, in New York City, when Prince received a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, which brought his documented total to the record-setting number.

Country represented: United States
Achievement location: New York City, New York, United States
Achievement date: 11 June 2006

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