Remembering Hal Prince, Broadway's Great ‘Influencer,’ And His Giant Legacy

Not only for us theater geeks, but for many who would consider themselves at best a casual observer of Broadway, Prince’s influence was powerful in ways seen and unseen.

His passing also provides a worthy framework in which to look at the powerful and often unexpected personal link of theater music in our culture.and many more. But just take an even cursory glance at his career on Broadway and the jaw drops precipitously.

His work spanned and shaped the “golden age” of Broadway in the 1950s and early 1960s, the emergence of Stephen Sondheim’s dominant presence in the 1960s and 1970s, and the creation of the iconic 1980s Broadway blockbuster immortalized by.

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