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Carole Shorenstein Hays (born 15 September 1948 as Carole J. Shorenstein) is an American theatrical producer. She has produced many award-winning Broadway plays including Proof and Take Me Out.
Carole J. Shorenstein was born in San Francisco to Phyllis Shorenstein and real estate mogul Walter Shorenstein. She lives in Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California with her husband Jeff Hays. They have two children, Wally and Gracie.[1]
[edit] Career
Shorenstein attended New York University but did not graduate. She worked at United Artists as a movie publicist for the film Live and Let Die. Later she joined Jimmy Nederlander as a business partner (a contentious relationship[1]) and established herself as a respected producer of critically acclaimed and financially successful works. Several of the plays she produced have received Tony Awards.
[edit] Productions
| Play |
Location |
Premiere |
Finale |
| The Grand Tour |
Palace Theatre |
January 11, 1979 |
March 4, 1979 |
| Woman of the Year |
Palace Theatre |
March 29, 1981 |
March 13, 1983 |
| Can-Can |
Minskoff Theatre |
April 30, 1981 |
May 3, 1981 |
| Oliver! |
Mark Hellinger Theatre |
April 29, 1984 |
May 13, 1984 |
| Fences |
46th Street Theatre |
March 26, 1987 |
June 26, 1988 |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream |
Lunt-Fontanne Theatre |
March 31, 1996 |
May 26, 1996 |
| The Old Neighborhood |
Booth Theatre |
November 19, 1997 |
May 10, 1998 |
| The Chairs |
John Golden Theatre |
April 1, 1998 |
June 13, 1998 |
| Not About Nightingales |
Circle in the Square Theatre |
February 25, 1999 |
June 13, 1999 |
| Closer |
Music Box Theatre |
March 25, 1999 |
August 22, 1999 |
| Proof |
Walter Kerr Theatre |
October 24, 2000 |
January 5, 2003 |
| The Tale of the Allergist's Wife |
Ethel Barrymore Theatre |
November 2, 2000 |
September 15, 2002 |
| The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia? |
John Golden Theatre |
March 10, 2002 |
December 15, 2002 |
| Topdog/Underdog |
Ambassador Theatre |
April 7, 2002 |
August 11, 2002 |
| Take Me Out |
Walter Kerr Theatre |
February 27, 2003 |
January 4, 2004 |
| Caroline, or Change |
Eugene O'Neill Theatre |
May 2, 2004 |
August 29, 2004 |
| Gem of the Ocean |
Walter Kerr Theatre |
December 6, 2004 |
February 6, 2005 |
| Doubt |
Walter Kerr Theatre |
March 31, 2005 |
July 2, 2006 |
| Julius Caesar |
Belasco Theatre |
April 3, 2005 |
June 12, 2005 |
| Well |
Longacre Theatre |
March 30, 2006 |
May 14, 2006 |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Winn, Steven. "Second Acts: San Francisco's Carole Shorenstein Hays has built a career on Broadway by taking calculated risks", San Francisco Chronicle, 2004-10-31.
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