HAROLD PRINCE

Actor Robert Morse, who won a Tony Award as a hilariously brash corporate climber in “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and a second one a generation later as the brilliant, troubled Truman Capote in “Tru,” has died.

In 2010, the year he turned 80, Stephen Sondheim had to endure a public fuss when a Broadway theater was being renamed in his honor.

"Not just the prince of musicals, the crowned head who directed two of the greatest productions of my career, Evita and Phantom. Prince was born on January 30, 1928 in New York City and majored in English at the University of Pennsylvania. Prince went on to direct and produce some of the greatest and long-running musicals, including "Fiddler on the Roof," "Cabaret," "Sweeney Todd" and "Evita." Prince touched the lives of many people, and tributes were posted on social media as news of his death spread. "RIP to the legend Hal Prince.

"All of modern musical theater owes practically everything to him. Prince told him to bring it to him first. ''Seinfeld" alum Jason Alexander, who was directed by Prince in "Merrily We Roll Along," said Prince "reshaped American theater and today's giants stand on his shoulders." "A musical about Prince called "Prince of Broadway" opened in Japan in 2015 featuring songs from many of the shows that made him famous. "Prince was mentored by two of the theater's most experienced professionals - director George Abbott and producer Robert E.

Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theater with such groundbreaking shows as "The Phantom of the Opera," ''Cabaret," ''Company" and "Sweeney Todd" and won a staggering 21 Tony Awards, has died. He later became a director, overseeing such landmark musicals as "Cabaret," ''Company," ''Follies," ''Sweeney Todd," ''Evita" and "The Phantom of the Opera." A musical about Prince called "Prince of Broadway" opened in Japan in 2015 featuring songs from many of the shows that made him famous. Its Broadway run was short - only 65 performances - but "A Family Affair" gave Prince a chance to work with composer John Kander. Prince also worked as an opera director, with productions at the Metropolitan Opera House, the Chicago Lyric Opera, New York City Opera, San Francisco Opera and more.