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ISABELLE STEVENSON, one of the theatre world's most celebrated and committed advocates, served as the President of the Wing for 33 years and in 1998 she became Chairman of the Board. As Wing Chairman of the Board, she oversaw a diverse range of programs designed to bring the theatre directly into the community as well as nurture a new generation of theatregoers. Three innovative programs were created specifically by Mrs. Stevenson: Working in the Theatre seminars, Introduction to Broadway and Theatre-in-Schools. ATW's Working in the Theatre seminars are considered the liveliest and most informative arts-related broadcasts to be found on television. During her presidency, she single-handedly booked every seminar and assembled a group of panelists that read like a Who's Who of contemporary American theatre. Isabelle Stevenson joined ATW's board in 1954, but her show business career began long before that. She made her debut in Earl Carroll's Vanities, an annual musical extravaganza that rivaled Florenz Ziegfield's Follies and George White's Scandals. She toured the United States as a dancer and was part of a Royal Command Performance at London's Palladium before Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles. She enjoyed even bigger success at the Olympia Theatre in Paris when Le Figaro hailed her as "the blonde Josephine Baker." Mrs. Stevenson also studied journalism at New York University, and both fashion and costume design at the Traphegan School of Design. At Greystone Publishing, she supervised publication of books on decorating, design and sewing. In 1965, Stevenson became president of the Wing for what was expected to be an interim period. Mrs. Stevenson was Co-Chairman of the New York City Board of Education's All-Day Neighborhood Schools, served on the Board of Directors of The Museum of the City of New York and the board of New Dramatists, Inc. Isabelle Stevenson was honored at the New Yorker for New York Awards, receiving The Elizabeth Chapin Award for Volunteers in the Arts for the Citizens Committee for New York City. She was also honored by the Encore Community Services (St. Malachy's, The Actors' Chapel) with their Heart to Heart Award. In 1999 she was the recipient of a Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement; in 2001 she was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame and, also that year, received the Tree of Life Award from the Jewish National Fund.
Bio as of November, 2005.
American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include:
Working in the Theatre (video)
Performance - September, 2003 - Watch now.
Design - September, 2003 - Watch now.
Production: Avenue Q - September, 2003 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 2003 - Watch now.
Production: Big River - June, 2003 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 2003 - Watch now.
Design - April, 2003 - Watch now.
Production: Urban Cowboy - April, 2003 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - April, 2003 - Watch now.
Production: Hairspray - December, 2002 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 2002 - Watch now.
Design - September, 2002 - Watch now.
Women Producers - September, 2002 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - September, 2002 - Watch now.
Performance - June, 2002 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 2002 - Watch now.
Production: Thoroughly Modern Millie - April, 2002 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 2002 - Watch now.
Design - September, 2001 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 2001 - Watch now.
Production: Mamma Mia! - September, 2001 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 2001 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 2001 - Watch now.
Production: The Producers - April, 2001 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - April, 2001 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 2000 - Watch now.
Composer and Lyricist - September, 2000 - Watch now.
Production: The Full Monty - September, 2000 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 2000 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 2000 - Watch now.
Production: Aida - April, 2000 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - April, 2000 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1999 - Watch now.
Design - September, 1999 - Watch now.
Production: Contact - September, 1999 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 1999 - Watch now.
Critics - September, 1999 - Watch now.
Production: The Civil War - April, 1999 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - April, 1999 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1999 - Watch now.
Performance - December, 1998 - Watch now.
Design - September, 1998 - Watch now.
Production: Side Man - September, 1998 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 1998 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1998 - Watch now.
Production: Ragtime - April, 1998 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1998 - Watch now.
Production: The Lion King - April, 1998 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1998 - Watch now.
Design - September, 1997 - Watch now.
Production: Side Show - September, 1997 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - September, 1997 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1997 - Watch now.
Unions and Guilds - April, 1997 - Watch now.
Production: Stanley - April, 1997 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - April, 1997 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1997 - Watch now.
Design - September, 1996 - Watch now.
Production: Fit To Be Tied - September, 1996 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 1996 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1996 - Watch now.
Revivals: Return to Broadway - April, 1996 - Watch now.
Production: Master Class - April, 1996 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1996 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1996 - Watch now.
Design Awards - September, 1995 - Watch now.
Production: Moon Over Buffalo - September, 1995 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 1995 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1995 - Watch now.
Regional Theatre: Goodspeed Opera House - April, 1995 - Watch now.
Production: Love! Valour! Compassion! - April, 1995 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1995 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1995 - Watch now.
Design - September, 1994 - Watch now.
Production: Damn Yankees - September, 1994 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - September, 1994 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1994 - Watch now.
Production: Beauty and the Beast - April, 1994 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - April, 1994 - Watch now.
New Play Development - April, 1994 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1994 - Watch now.
Design - September, 1993 - Watch now.
Production: Kiss of the Spider Woman - September, 1993 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - September, 1993 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1993 - Watch now.
Regional Theatre/New Play Development - April, 1993 - Watch now.
Production: Fool Moon - April, 1993 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1993 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1993 - Watch now.
Production: Anna Christie - January, 1993 - Watch now.
Design - September, 1992 - Watch now.
Unions and Guilds - September, 1992 - Watch now.
Production: Jelly's Last Jam - September, 1992 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - September, 1992 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1992 - Watch now.
Production: Crazy For You - April, 1992 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1992 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1992 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1991 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1991 - Watch now.
Production: A Few Good Men - September, 1990 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 1990 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1990 - Watch now.
Production: Gypsy and Cat On A Hot Tin Roof - April, 1990 - Watch now.
Producing - April, 1990 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1990 - Watch now.
Production: Orpheus Descending - September, 1989 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1989 - Watch now.
Production: The Heidi Chronicles - April, 1989 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1989 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1989 - Watch now.
Production: Spoils Of War - September, 1988 - Watch now.
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 1988 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1988 - Watch now.
Production: M. Butterfly - April, 1988 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1988 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1988 - Watch now.
Design - September, 1987 - Watch now.
Production: Burn This - September, 1987 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - September, 1987 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1987 - Watch now.
Production: Sweet Sue - April, 1987 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1987 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1987 - Watch now.
Production: House Of Blue Leaves - September, 1986 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - September, 1986 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1986 - Watch now.
Production: Precious Sons - April, 1986 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1986 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1986 - Watch now.
Design - September, 1985 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - September, 1985 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1985 - Watch now.
Production: Grind - April, 1985 - Watch now.
Playwright and Director - April, 1985 - Watch now.
Performance - April, 1985 - Watch now.
Production: Hurlyburly - September, 1984 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1984 - Watch now.
Production: Dancing In The End Zone - April, 1984 - Watch now.
Performance - September, 1982 - Watch now.
Playscript - April, 1980 - Watch now.
Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)
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