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Born	1952 (age 72–73); Inverness, Scotland
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John Doyle (born 1952) is a Scottish stage director of musicals and plays, as well as operas. He served as artistic director at several regional theatres in the United Kingdom, where he staged more than 200 professional productions during his career spanning over 40 years.

In 2005, he directed a Broadway revival of the musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, in a minimalist production in which the cast served as its own orchestra, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. His 2006 Broadway revival of the musical Company won the Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical.

From 2016 to 2022, he served as Artistic Director of the off-Broadway theater Classic Stage Company, located in the East Village in New York City.^[1]

Early life and education

Doyle was born and raised in Inverness, Scotland. He trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and then the University of Georgia in the United States.^[2]

Early career

He was artistic director of four theatres in England, the Swan Theatre, Worcester (1982-1985), the Everyman in Cheltenham, the Everyman Theatre, Liverpool (1989-1993) and the Theatre Royal, York (1993-1997).^[3] Subsequently he was associate director of the Watermill Theatre, a 216-seat performance space in the English countryside of Berkshire^[2] until 2008.^[4]

In his work he has become known for his unusual approach to musical theatre, often featuring casts who are both actors and musicians, accompanying one another on musical instruments while simultaneously playing roles.^[4]^[5] This approach started with a 1992 staging of Candide at the Liverpool Everyman^[6]^[7]

Broadway career

His 2004 staging of Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd moved from the Watermill to the West End of London in 2005 (first to Trafalgar Studios and then the Ambassadors Theatre). In November 2005 he re-mounted Sweeney on Broadway, with Michael Cerveris playing the "demon barber" and Patti LuPone as Mrs. Lovett.^[8] For this production, he received the 2006 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical.

For Doyle's next project, he moved to the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park to reinvent Sondheim's Company with a cast led by Raúl Esparza, again with actors who sing, dance and provide their own musical accompaniment (known in England as actor/muso). This production was then produced on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 2006 and won the Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama League Award for Best Revival of a Musical. Doyle also staged an actor/musician version of Mack and Mabel starring David Soul and Janie Dee in the West End. For his last production at Watermill, he directed Merrily We Roll Along in March 2008.^[5] In June through August 2009 he directed a production of Oklahoma! at the Chichester Festival Theatre, with fresh orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. The piece was dark in its conception and was well received. The Guardian reviewer noted "Doyle's spare approach renders this as a bittersweet, almost Chekhovian experience exploring the nature of identity, the loss of innocence and a society on the brink of change."^[9]

He directed the musical A Catered Affair, which ran on Broadway from April 17 through July 27, 2008 at the Walter Kerr Theatre.^[10] Also in 2008, Doyle directed the Sondheim/John Weidman musical Road Show Off-Broadway at The Public Theater; the musical ran from October 28 through December 28, 2008.^[11]

Doyle directed a production of Kiss Me, Kate at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival for their 2010 season.^[12] He also has ventured into the world of opera, directing a production of Kurt Weill's Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny in Los Angeles in 2007; of Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes at the Metropolitan Opera in 2008; and of Gaetano Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor for Houston Grand Opera in the 2010-11 season.^[13]

Doyle directed the Encores! Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis staged concert A Bed and A Chair at City Center, New York City, from November 13 through 17, 2013. The concert featured Bernadette Peters, Norm Lewis, Jeremy Jordan, Cyrille Aimée, and Elizabeth Parkinson.^[14]

In 2014, Doyle directed a production of The Visit with actress Chita Rivera at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. It moved to Broadway in 2015.

Doyle received his third Tony nomination for his direction of the revival of The Color Purple starring Cynthia Erivo, Danielle Brooks and Jennifer Hudson. The revival was first staged at The Menier Chocolate Factory in London in 2013 before transferring to Broadway in November 2015. The Broadway production won the Tony awards for Best Revival of a Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Erivo's performance as Celie.

Notes

^ "Board & Staff". Classic Stage Company. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2018-02-26.
^ ^a ^b Pender, Rick (2006). "Finding the story: An interview with director John Doyle". The Sondheim Review. 12 (4). Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
^ "Pinafore Swing, York Theatre Royal, October 19 to 23". 15 October 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ ^a ^b Sloan, Liam.John Doyle's Watermill finale" newburytoday.co.uk, January 24, 2008
^ ^a ^b Gardner, Lyn."The amazing Mr Musicals" guardian.co.uk, 24 January 2008
^ Powell, Lucy (9 September 2006). "Finally I'm a Sensation". The Times. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ "221 John Doyle, Director". Behind the Curtain podcast. Broadway Podcast Network. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
^ Headrick, Charlotte (2007). "There's a DAWG on Broadway! UGA alumnus John Doyle directs Sweeney Todd". Georgia Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
^ Gardner, Lyn. "Review. 'Oklahoma!' Chichester Festival Theatre" The Guardian, 26 June 2009
^ Gans, Andrew. " "One White Dress": New Fierstein-Bucchino Musical 'A Catered Affair' Opens on Broadway" Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, April 17, 2008
^ Hetrick, Adam. "Sondheim's 'Road Show' Ends Limited Public Theater Run Dec. 28" Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, December 28, 2008
^ Listing Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine stratfordfestival.ca
^ chron.com
^ Gans, Andrew. "Bernadette Peters Stars in Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis' 'A Bed and a Chair', Beginning Nov. 13" Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill, November 13, 2013

References

ATW writers (2006). "John Doyle Biography". American Theatre Wing. Archived from the original on 2008-10-06. Retrieved 2008-05-24.
The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's official site, John Doyle biography.

External links

John Doyle at the Internet Broadway Database
John Doyle at IMDb

[1] "Board & Staff". Classic Stage Company. Archived from the original on 2019-04-25. Retrieved 2018-02-26.

[pender-2] Pender, Rick (2006). "Finding the story: An interview with director John Doyle". The Sondheim Review. 12 (4). Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-05-24.

[3] "Pinafore Swing, York Theatre Royal, October 19 to 23". 15 October 2004. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[newbury-4] Sloan, Liam.John Doyle's Watermill finale" newburytoday.co.uk, January 24, 2008

[guardian-5] Gardner, Lyn."The amazing Mr Musicals" guardian.co.uk, 24 January 2008

[6] Powell, Lucy (9 September 2006). "Finally I'm a Sensation". The Times. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[7] "221 John Doyle, Director". Behind the Curtain podcast. Broadway Podcast Network. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

[8] Headrick, Charlotte (2007). "There's a DAWG on Broadway! UGA alumnus John Doyle directs Sweeney Todd". Georgia Magazine. Archived from the original on 2006-09-01. Retrieved 2008-05-24.

[9] Gardner, Lyn. "Review. 'Oklahoma!' Chichester Festival Theatre" The Guardian, 26 June 2009

[10] Gans, Andrew. " "One White Dress": New Fierstein-Bucchino Musical 'A Catered Affair' Opens on Broadway" Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, April 17, 2008

[11] Hetrick, Adam. "Sondheim's 'Road Show' Ends Limited Public Theater Run Dec. 28" Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine playbill.com, December 28, 2008

[12] Listing Archived 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine stratfordfestival.ca

[13] ron.com

[14] Gans, Andrew. "Bernadette Peters Stars in Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis' 'A Bed and a Chair', Beginning Nov. 13" Archived 2013-11-13 at the Wayback Machine. Playbill, November 13, 2013

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-'''John Doyle''' (born 1953) is a Scottish stage director of musicals and plays, as well as operas. He has served as artistic director at several regional theatres in the [[United Kingdom]], where he has staged more than 200 professional productions during his career spanning over 40 years. For his 2005 [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] production of ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', he won a [[Tony Award]] and a [[Drama Desk Award]].
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+'''John Doyle''' (born 1952) is a Scottish stage director of musicals and plays, as well as operas. He served as artistic director at several regional theatres in the [[United Kingdom]], where he staged more than 200 professional productions during his career spanning over 40 years.
-Since 2016, he serves as Artistic Director of the off-Broadway theater [[Classic Stage Company]], located in the East Village in New York City.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://classicstage.org/about/board-staff/|title=Board & Staff|work=Classic Stage Company|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-US}}</ref>
+In 2005, he directed a Broadway revival of the musical ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'', in a minimalist production in which the cast served as its own orchestra, for which he won the [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical]]. His 2006 Broadway revival of the musical ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' won the [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical]].
-==Biography==
-Doyle was born and raised in [[Inverness]], [[Scotland]]. He trained at the [[University of Georgia]] in the [[United States]].<ref name=pender>{{cite journal | last=Pender  | first=Rick | title=Finding the story: An interview with director John Doyle | journal=The Sondheim Review| volume=12 | issue=4 | year=2006 | url=http://sondheimreview.com/v12n4.htm#sample | accessdate=2008-05-24}}</ref> He was associate director of the [[Watermill Theatre]], a 216-seat performance space in the English countryside of [[Berkshire]]<ref name=pender/> until 2008.<ref name=newbury>Sloan, Liam.[http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/Article.aspx?articleID=6094 John Doyle's Watermill finale"]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} newburytoday.co.uk, January 24, 2008</ref>  With his work there he has become known for his unusual approach to [[musical theatre]], often featuring casts who are both actors and musicians, accompanying one another on musical instruments while simultaneously playing roles.<ref name=newbury/><ref name=guardian>Gardner, Lyn.[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/jan/24/theatre.musicals "The amazing Mr Musicals"] guardian.co.uk, 24 January 2008</ref>
+From 2016 to 2022, he served as Artistic Director of the off-Broadway theater [[Classic Stage Company]], located in the East Village in New York City.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://classicstage.org/about/board-staff/|title=Board & Staff|work=Classic Stage Company|access-date=2018-02-26|language=en-US|archive-date=2019-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425112300/http://www.classicstage.org/about/board-staff/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-His 2004 staging of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'' moved from the Watermill to the [[West End of London]] in 2005 (first to [[Trafalgar Studios]] and then the [[Ambassadors Theatre (London)|Ambassadors Theatre]]). In November 2005 he re-mounted ''Sweeney'' on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]], with [[Michael Cerveris]] playing the "demon barber" and [[Patti LuPone]] as [[Mrs. Lovett]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Charlotte | last=Headrick | title=There’s a DAWG on Broadway! UGA alumnus John Doyle directs Sweeney Todd | url=http://www.franklin.uga.edu/news/2006/article27_06.htm | work=Georgia Magazine | year=2007 | accessdate=2008-05-24 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901103118/http://www.franklin.uga.edu/news/2006/article27_06.htm | archivedate=2006-09-01 | df= }}</ref> For this production, he received the 2006 [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical]].
+==Early life and education==
+Doyle was born and raised in [[Inverness]], [[Scotland]]. He trained at the [[Royal Conservatoire of Scotland]] and then the [[University of Georgia]] in the [[United States]].<ref name=pender>{{cite journal | last=Pender | first=Rick | title=Finding the story: An interview with director John Doyle | journal=The Sondheim Review | volume=12 | issue=4 | year=2006 | url=http://sondheimreview.com/v12n4.htm#sample | access-date=2008-05-24 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509094324/http://www.sondheimreview.com/v12n4.htm#sample | archive-date=2008-05-09 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
+==Early career==
+He was artistic director of four theatres in England, the [[Swan Theatre, Worcester]] (1982-1985), the Everyman in Cheltenham, the [[Everyman Theatre, Liverpool]] (1989-1993) and the Theatre Royal, York (1993-1997).<ref>{{cite news |title=Pinafore Swing, York Theatre Royal, October 19 to 23 |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7877098.pinafore-swing-york-theatre-royal-october-19-to-23/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |date=15 October 2004}}</ref>
+Subsequently he was associate director of the [[Watermill Theatre]], a 216-seat performance space in the English countryside of [[Berkshire]]<ref name=pender/> until 2008.<ref name=newbury>Sloan, Liam.[https://archive.today/20070707035914/http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/news/Article.aspx?articleID=6094 John Doyle's Watermill finale"] newburytoday.co.uk, January 24, 2008</ref>
+In his work he has become known for his unusual approach to [[musical theatre]], often featuring casts who are both actors and musicians, accompanying one another on musical instruments while simultaneously playing roles.<ref name=newbury/><ref name=guardian>Gardner, Lyn.[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2008/jan/24/theatre.musicals "The amazing Mr Musicals"] guardian.co.uk, 24 January 2008</ref>
+This approach started with a 1992 staging of [[Candide (operetta)|Candide]] at the Liverpool Everyman<ref>{{cite news |last1=Powell |first1=Lucy |title=Finally I'm a Sensation |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/finally-im-a-sensation-h0mggld59kc |access-date=19 October 2023 |work=The Times |date=9 September 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=221 John Doyle, Director |url=https://broadwaypodcastnetwork.com/behind-the-curtain/221-john-doyle-director/ |website=Behind the Curtain podcast |publisher=Broadway Podcast Network |access-date=19 October 2023}}</ref>
+==Broadway career==
+His 2004 staging of [[Stephen Sondheim]]'s ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street|Sweeney Todd]]'' moved from the Watermill to the [[West End of London]] in 2005 (first to [[Trafalgar Studios]] and then the [[Ambassadors Theatre (London)|Ambassadors Theatre]]). In November 2005 he re-mounted ''Sweeney'' on [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]], with [[Michael Cerveris]] playing the "demon barber" and [[Patti LuPone]] as [[Mrs. Lovett]].<ref>{{cite web | first=Charlotte | last=Headrick | title=There's a DAWG on Broadway! UGA alumnus John Doyle directs Sweeney Todd | url=http://www.franklin.uga.edu/news/2006/article27_06.htm | work=Georgia Magazine | year=2007 | access-date=2008-05-24 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060901103118/http://www.franklin.uga.edu/news/2006/article27_06.htm | archive-date=2006-09-01 }}</ref> For this production, he received the 2006 [[Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical]].
 For Doyle's next project, he moved to the [[Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park]] to reinvent Sondheim's ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' with a cast led by [[Raúl Esparza]], again with actors who sing, dance and provide their own musical accompaniment (known in England as actor/muso). This production was then produced on Broadway at the [[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]] in 2006 and won the [[Tony Award]], [[Drama Desk Award]], [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] and [[Drama League Award]] for Best Revival of a Musical.  Doyle also staged an actor/musician version of ''[[Mack and Mabel]]'' starring [[David Soul]] and [[Janie Dee]] in the West End. For his last production at Watermill, he directed ''[[Merrily We Roll Along (musical)|Merrily We Roll Along]]'' in March 2008.<ref name=guardian/> In June through August 2009 he directed a production of ''[[Oklahoma!]]'' at the [[Chichester Festival Theatre]], with fresh orchestrations by [[Jonathan Tunick]]. The piece was dark in its conception and was well received. The ''Guardian'' reviewer noted "Doyle's spare approach renders this as a bittersweet, almost Chekhovian experience exploring the nature of identity, the loss of innocence and a society on the brink of change."<ref>Gardner, Lyn. [https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2009/jun/27/oklahoma-chichester-festival-theatre-review "Review. 'Oklahoma!' Chichester Festival Theatre"] ''The Guardian'', 26 June 2009</ref>
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 He directed the musical ''[[A Catered Affair]]'', which ran on Broadway from April 17 through July 27, 2008 at the [[Walter Kerr Theatre]].<ref>Gans, Andrew.  [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/116840-One-White-Dress-New-Fierstein-Bucchino-Musical-A-Catered-Affair-Opens-on-Broadway " "One White Dress": New Fierstein-Bucchino Musical 'A Catered Affair' Opens on Broadway"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113162032/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/116840-One-White-Dress-New-Fierstein-Bucchino-Musical-A-Catered-Affair-Opens-on-Broadway |date=2013-11-13 }} playbill.com, April 17, 2008</ref> Also in 2008, Doyle directed the Sondheim/John Weidman musical ''[[Road Show (musical)|Road Show]]'' [[Off-Broadway]] at [[The Public Theater]]; the musical ran from October 28 through December 28, 2008.<ref>Hetrick, Adam. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124669-Sondheims-Road-Show-Ends-Limited-Public-Theater-Run-Dec-28 "Sondheim's 'Road Show' Ends Limited Public Theater Run Dec. 28"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113162028/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/124669-Sondheims-Road-Show-Ends-Limited-Public-Theater-Run-Dec-28 |date=2013-11-13 }} playbill.com, December 28, 2008</ref>
-Doyle directed a production of ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' at the [[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]] for their 2010 season.<ref>[http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/OnStage/productions.aspx?id=6203&prodid=31464&id2=6332 Listing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210212/http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/OnStage/productions.aspx?id=6203&prodid=31464&id2=6332 |date=2011-07-06 }} stratfordfestival.ca</ref> He also has ventured into the world of opera, directing a production of Gaetano Donizetti's ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' for [[Houston Grand Opera]] in the 2010-11 season.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/6846221.html chron.com]</ref>
+Doyle directed a production of ''[[Kiss Me, Kate]]'' at the [[Stratford Shakespeare Festival]] for their 2010 season.<ref>[http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/OnStage/productions.aspx?id=6203&prodid=31464&id2=6332 Listing] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210212/http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/OnStage/productions.aspx?id=6203&prodid=31464&id2=6332 |date=2011-07-06 }} stratfordfestival.ca</ref> He also has ventured into the world of opera, directing a production of [[Kurt Weill]]'s ''[[Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny]]'' in Los Angeles in 2007; of [[Benjamin Britten]]'s ''[[Peter Grimes]]'' at the [[Metropolitan Opera]] in 2008; and of [[Gaetano Donizetti]]'s ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'' for [[Houston Grand Opera]] in the 2010-11 season.<ref>[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/6846221.html chron.com]</ref>
-Doyle directed the [[Encores!]] Sondheim and [[Wynton Marsalis]] staged concert ''A Bed and A Chair'' at City Center, New York City, from November 13 through 17, 2013. The concert featured [[Bernadette Peters]], [[Norm Lewis]], [[Jeremy Jordan (stage actor)|Jeremy Jordan]], Cyrille Aimée, and [[Elizabeth Parkinson]].<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184312-Bernadette-Peters-Stars-in-Stephen-Sondheim-and-Wynton-Marsalis-A-Bed-and-a-Chair-Beginning-Nov-13?tsrc=hph "Bernadette Peters Stars in Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis' 'A Bed and a Chair', Beginning Nov. 13"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113124636/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184312-Bernadette-Peters-Stars-in-Stephen-Sondheim-and-Wynton-Marsalis-A-Bed-and-a-Chair-Beginning-Nov-13?tsrc=hph |date=2013-11-13 }}. Playbill, November 13, 2013</ref>
+Doyle directed the [[Encores!]] Sondheim and [[Wynton Marsalis]] staged concert ''A Bed and A Chair'' at City Center, New York City, from November 13 through 17, 2013. The concert featured [[Bernadette Peters]], [[Norm Lewis]], [[Jeremy Jordan (actor, born 1984)|Jeremy Jordan]], Cyrille Aimée, and [[Elizabeth Parkinson]].<ref>Gans, Andrew. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184312-Bernadette-Peters-Stars-in-Stephen-Sondheim-and-Wynton-Marsalis-A-Bed-and-a-Chair-Beginning-Nov-13?tsrc=hph "Bernadette Peters Stars in Stephen Sondheim and Wynton Marsalis' 'A Bed and a Chair', Beginning Nov. 13"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113124636/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/184312-Bernadette-Peters-Stars-in-Stephen-Sondheim-and-Wynton-Marsalis-A-Bed-and-a-Chair-Beginning-Nov-13?tsrc=hph |date=2013-11-13 }}. Playbill, November 13, 2013</ref>
 In 2014, Doyle directed a production of ''[[The Visit (musical)|The Visit]]'' with actress [[Chita Rivera]] at the [[Williamstown Theatre Festival]]. It moved to Broadway in 2015.
-Doyle received his second Tony nomination for his direction of the revival of ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]]'' starring [[Cynthia Erivo]], [[Danielle Brooks]] and [[Jennifer Hudson]]. The revival was first staged at The [[Menier Chocolate Factory]] in London in 2013 before transferring to Broadway in November 2015. The Broadway production won the Tony awards for [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]] and [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Actress in a Musical]] for Erivo's performance as Celie.
+Doyle received his third Tony nomination for his direction of the revival of ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]]'' starring [[Cynthia Erivo]], [[Danielle Brooks]] and [[Jennifer Hudson]]. The revival was first staged at The [[Menier Chocolate Factory]] in London in 2013 before transferring to Broadway in November 2015. The Broadway production won the Tony awards for [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]] and [[Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical|Best Actress in a Musical]] for Erivo's performance as Celie.
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-*{{cite web | author=ATW writers | title=John Doyle Biography | url=http://www.americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/john_doyle | publisher=American Theatre Wing | year=2006 | accessdate=2008-05-24 | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006172705/http://www.americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/john_doyle | archivedate=2008-10-06 | df= }}
+*{{cite web | author=ATW writers | title=John Doyle Biography | url=http://www.americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/john_doyle | publisher=American Theatre Wing | year=2006 | access-date=2008-05-24 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006172705/http://www.americantheatrewing.org/biography/detail/john_doyle | archive-date=2008-10-06 }}
 *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110706210212/http://www.stratfordfestival.ca/OnStage/productions.aspx?id=6203&prodid=31464&id2=6332 The Stratford Shakespeare Festival's official site], John Doyle biography.
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