NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Longtime producer and director Hal Prince has died at 91.
Prince was one of the most significant figures Broadway history, winning 21 Tony Awards, more than any other individual.
A press release said "Harold Prince died this morning at 91 years of age after a brief illness, in Reykjavik, Iceland. He is missed and loved by his family – Judy, his wife of 56 years; his daughter, Daisy; his son, Charles; and his grandchildren, Phoebe, Lucy, and Felix. As per his wishes, there will be no funeral but there will be a celebration of his life this fall with the people he loved most, the members of the theatrical community that he was a part of for seven decades."
Andrew Lloyd Webber, a composer and impresario of musical theatre also released a statement.
"Farewell, Hal. Not just the prince of musicals, the crowned head who directed two of the greatest productions of my career, Evita and Phantom. This wonderful man taught me so much and his mastery of musical theatre was without equal."
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