NEW YORK CITY – For how many skills are involved in theatrical excellence, consider the annual induction ceremony at the Theater Hall of Fame at the Gershwin Theater on Broadway.

The eight inductees in the hall’s 54th year, listed in alphabetical order, were director Anne Bogart, producer Rocco Landesman, performer Rebecca Luker, director-producer Kenny Leon, director-choreographer Kathleen Marshall, designer Paul Tazewell, performer Richard Thomas and fundraiser Tom Viola.

But those labels are just the simplest ones. How many skills must a producer or director have? Take a closer look at these eight and you’ll also see more than one mentor, author, teacher, critic, writer, executive, costumer, professor and creative servant of the theatrical world, not to mention at least one very succe

See Full Page