1. One of the foremost figures in 20th-century American theatre, Prince became associated throughout his career with many of the most noteworthy musicals in Broadway history, including West Side Story, Fiddler on the Roof, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, and Phantom of the Opera, the longest-running show in Broadway history.
Harold Prince was adopted by his stepfather, Milton A Prince, a stockbroker.
Harold Prince began work in the theatre as an assistant stage manager to theatrical producer and director George Abbott.
Harold Prince went on to direct and produce his own productions in 1962 beginning with the unsuccessful A Family Affair followed by his first critically successful musical, She Loves Me.
Harold Prince received a Tony Award for producing Fiddler on the Roof and almost gave up musical theatre before his Tony winning success directing and producing with Kander and Ebb's Cabaret in 1966, followed by Kander and Ebb's Zorba.
Harold Prince received a Tony nomination for directing On the Twentieth Century and won twice for the Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals Evita and The Phantom of the Opera.
Between them, Harold Prince was offered the job of directing Cats by Lloyd Webber but turned it down and directed A Doll's Life with lyricists Betty Comden and Adolph Green.
Harold Prince ultimately stopped producing because he "became more interested in directing".
Harold Prince received a 1995 Tony Award for directing Showboat, and was nominated again for 1999's Parade.
In 2006, Harold Prince was awarded a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre.
Harold Prince was presented with the American Academy of Achievement's Golden Plate Award by awards council member and author Toni Morrison at a 2007 ceremony in Washington, DC In 2008 Prince was the keynote speaker at Elon University's Convocation for Honors celebration.
Harold Prince co-directed, with Susan Stroman, the 2010 musical Paradise Found.
Harold Prince was slated to direct The Band's Visit in 2016 but withdrew due to scheduling conflicts.
In 1983 Harold Prince staged Turandot for the Vienna State Opera.
Harold Prince was the inspiration for John Lithgow's character in Bob Fosse's film All That Jazz.
Harold Prince served as a trustee for the library and on the National Council of the Arts of the National Endowment for the Arts.
At the behest of Lotte Lenya, whom he cast in Cabaret, Harold Prince served on the Board of Trustees of The Kurt Weill Foundation for Music and as a judge of their Lotte Lenya Competition.
Harold Prince thought a lot about the world and the political systems and emotional support systems in it.
Harold Prince married Judy Chaplin, daughter of composer and musical director Saul Chaplin, on October 26,1962.
At the time of his death, Harold Prince lived in Manhattan and Switzerland.
Harold Prince died in Reykjavik, Iceland, on July 31,2019, at the age of 91, after falling ill while traveling from Switzerland to the United States.