Todd Haimes, Artistic Director and CEO of Roundabout Theatre Company, Dies at 66

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He led Roundabout for 39 years, growing the organization to become of America's largest and most influential not-for-profit theatre companies.

Under Haimes, Roundabout married commercial growth with stunning critical and awards success, with the company winning 38 Tony Awards, 59 Drama Desk Awards, 73 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 21 Lucille Lortel Awards, 14 Audelco Awards, 14 Obie Awards and 5 Olivier Awards under his tenure.

Bernard Todd Haimes was born on May 7, 1956, in New York City. His father Herman was a lawyer, and his mother Helaine was a homemaker. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania, earning a bachelor’s degree, and then went on to receive an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management. Haimes joined the Roundabout in 1983, coming on board as managing director. The company was founded in 1965, but by the 1980s was treading water financially, racking up debts of $2.4 million while only operating the one rented space in Chelsea. Haimes stabilized the organization’s finances and with additional funding set about what was to become a spectacular turnaround in fortunes.

In 1989, at age 32, Haimes became Roundabout’s producing director, charged with running the artistic as well as the business side of the company. He opened Roundabout’s first

 

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