Bruce Lazarus
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Bruce Lazarus is an entertainment attorney and theatrical producer
notable for his work on Broadway
and off-Broadway
.
His other Broadway producing credits include The Gathering by Arje Shaw which starred Hal Linden
.
Bruce Lazarus also produced several notable off-Broadway productions including Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
adapted by Joe Calarco for which he won the 1998 Lucile Lortel Award for Outstanding Production; Only Kidding by Jim Geoghan for which he won the 1989 Drama Desk Award
Outstanding New Play nomination and for which two of its stars Paul Provenza
and Howard Speigel won the 1989 Theatre World Awards.
His producing partners include Frederic B. Vogel, Roger Gindi, Dana Matthow, Allan Sandler, Steve Leber, David Krebs, Patrick Hogan, William Franzblau, Martha R. Gasparian, Lawrence S. Toppall, Martin Markinson, and Elsa Daspin Haft.
Bruce Lazarus has produced original productions of plays by Rupert Holmes
, Arje Shaw, William Shakespeare, Jim Geoghan, JJ Barry, Peppy Castro, John Gay, and Diane Frolov
.
Directors he has collaborated with include: Larry Arrick, John Tillinger, Jeremy Dobrish, Genarro Montanino, Rebecca Taylor, and Joe Calarco.
As a theatrical attorney Bruce Lazarus has represented over 20 Broadway and off-Broadway shows including: Blueman Group:Tubes, The Lion King
, Aida
and Beauty and the Beast
in his capacity as Director of Business and Legal Affairs for Walt Disney Theatrical Productions.
He has taught the legal aspects of producing commercial theatre at the Commercial Theatre Institute in New York, at Carnegie Mellon University
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and at the UCLA School of Contuning Education.
Bruce Lazarus is a member of the New York State Bar (Appellate Division First Department), Advisory Board Member at Southwestern University School of Law Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute, and a member of the League of American Theatres and Producers.
, David Caruso
, Troy Beyer
, Philip Baker Hall
and Marian Mercer
.
, in Los Angeles
, California where he received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1986.
He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Miami
, in Coral Gables, Florida where he majored in Theatre Arts.
Theatrical producer
A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a theatre production. The independent producer will usually be the originator and finder of the script and starts the whole process...
notable for his work on Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
and off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
.
Theatre
Bruce Lazarus received a 2003 Tony Award for Best Play nomination for the Broadway production of SAY GOODNIGHT GRACIE http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=13425 by Rupert Holmes which starred Frank Gorshen and won the 2004 National Broadway Theatre Award for the national tour.His other Broadway producing credits include The Gathering by Arje Shaw which starred Hal Linden
Hal Linden
Hal Linden is an American stage and television actor and television director, best known for his role in the television comedy series Barney Miller and as presenter on the ABC educational series Animals, Animals, Animals....
.
Bruce Lazarus also produced several notable off-Broadway productions including Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written early in the career of playwright William Shakespeare about two young star-crossed lovers whose deaths ultimately unite their feuding families. It was among Shakespeare's most popular archetypal stories of young, teenage lovers.Romeo and Juliet belongs to a...
adapted by Joe Calarco for which he won the 1998 Lucile Lortel Award for Outstanding Production; Only Kidding by Jim Geoghan for which he won the 1989 Drama Desk Award
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...
Outstanding New Play nomination and for which two of its stars Paul Provenza
Paul Provenza
Paul Provenza is an actor, comedian and filmmaker, a self-professed skeptic currently based in Los Angeles.-Early years:...
and Howard Speigel won the 1989 Theatre World Awards.
His producing partners include Frederic B. Vogel, Roger Gindi, Dana Matthow, Allan Sandler, Steve Leber, David Krebs, Patrick Hogan, William Franzblau, Martha R. Gasparian, Lawrence S. Toppall, Martin Markinson, and Elsa Daspin Haft.
Bruce Lazarus has produced original productions of plays by Rupert Holmes
Rupert Holmes
Rupert Holmes is an American-British composer, singer-songwriter, musician and author of plays, novels and stories. He is best known for his number one pop hit "Escape " and the song "Him", which reached the number 6 position on the Hot 100 U.S. pop chart in 1980...
, Arje Shaw, William Shakespeare, Jim Geoghan, JJ Barry, Peppy Castro, John Gay, and Diane Frolov
Diane Frolov
Diane Frolov is an American television writer and producer. She has written for several television shows, including The Sopranos and Northern Exposure. She frequently co-writes episodes with her husband, Andrew Schneider.-Career:...
.
Directors he has collaborated with include: Larry Arrick, John Tillinger, Jeremy Dobrish, Genarro Montanino, Rebecca Taylor, and Joe Calarco.
As a theatrical attorney Bruce Lazarus has represented over 20 Broadway and off-Broadway shows including: Blueman Group:Tubes, The Lion King
The Lion King (musical)
The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 Disney animated film of the same name with music by Elton John and lyrics by Tim Rice along with the musical score created by Hans Zimmer with choral arrangements by Lebo M. Directed by Julie Taymor, the musical features actors in animal costumes as well...
, Aida
Aida
Aida sometimes spelled Aïda, is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni, based on a scenario written by French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette...
and Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast (musical)
Beauty and the Beast is a musical with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and a book by Linda Woolverton, based on the 1991 Disney film of the same name. Seven new songs were written for the stage musical...
in his capacity as Director of Business and Legal Affairs for Walt Disney Theatrical Productions.
He has taught the legal aspects of producing commercial theatre at the Commercial Theatre Institute in New York, at Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States....
in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and at the UCLA School of Contuning Education.
Bruce Lazarus is a member of the New York State Bar (Appellate Division First Department), Advisory Board Member at Southwestern University School of Law Donald E. Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute, and a member of the League of American Theatres and Producers.
Talent Manager and Coach
Bruce Lazarus began his entertainment business career as a talent agent. He later became the personal manager for Ray LiottaRay Liotta
[File:Ray Liotta is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of Henry Hill in the crime-drama Goodfellas, directed by Martin Scorsese and his role as Shoeless Joe Jackson in Field of Dreams...
, David Caruso
David Caruso
David Stephen Caruso is an American film and television actor and producer, best known for his role of Lieutenant Horatio Caine on the TV series CSI: Miami. The role that gained him initial significant recognition was the role of Det...
, Troy Beyer
Troy Beyer
Troy Yvette Beyer is an American film director, screenwriter and actress.-Life and career:Born in New York City to an African American mother and a Jewish father, Beyer began her acting career with a role on the children’s program Sesame Street when she was just four years old...
, Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall
-Early life:Hall was born in Toledo, Ohio, the son of a factory worker father who was from Montgomery, Alabama. He attended the University of Toledo. As a younger man, Hall served in the military, started a family, and became a high school English teacher. In 1961, he decided to become an actor...
and Marian Mercer
Marian Mercer
Marian Ethel Mercer was an American actress and singer.Born in Akron, Ohio, she graduated from the University of Michigan, then spent several seasons working in summer stock. She made her Broadway debut in the chorus of the short-lived musical, Greenwillow in 1960...
.
Education
Bruce Lazarus attended Southwestern University School of LawSouthwestern University School of Law
Southwestern Law School is a private ABA-accredited law school located in Los Angeles, California , with about 1,000 students. Its campus includes the Bullocks Wilshire building, an admired art deco National Register of Historic Places landmark built in 1929...
, in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California where he received his Juris Doctorate degree in 1986.
He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Miami
University of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
, in Coral Gables, Florida where he majored in Theatre Arts.