What is Bernard Gersten?
[[File:B Gersten at the Delacorte (credit Cora Cahan).jpg|right|200px]] '''Bernard Gersten''' (January 30, 1923 – April 27, 2020) was an American [[theatrical producer]]. His career began in the 1960s through the early 2000s. He was born in [[Newark, New Jersey]]. From 1960 to 1978, Gersten worked with [[Joseph Papp]] as associate producer at the [[New York Shakespeare Festival]]. He was an executive producer of [[Lincoln Center Theater]] from 1986 until he retired in 2013. In 2013, he won a [[Tony Award|Special Tony Award]]. Gersten died from [[pancreatic cancer]] in [[New York City]] on April 27, 2020, aged 97.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Slotnik |first1=Daniel E. |title=Bernard Gersten, Offstage Star of Nonprofit Theater, Dies at 97 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/27/theater/bernard-gersten-dead.html |access-date=27 April 2020 |work=The New York Times |date=27 April 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gersten, Bernard}} [[Category:Tony Award winners]] [[Category:1923 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from pancreatic cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in New York City]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Newark, New Jersey]] [[Category:Businesspeople from New York City]]