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:

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

References

External links 
 Richard Winkler at Internet Broadway Database
 Richard Winkler at Internet Off-Broadway Database
 Richard Winkler at The Theatrical Index

1948 births
Living people
American theatre managers and producers
Tony Award winners