Personal Life

David Stone was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 14th, 1966, and raised in Marlboro Township, New Jersey. Stone married Michael Seelbach in 2014.

Education

David Stone graduated Valedictorian from Marlboro High School and received a B.A. from The University of Pennsylvania, from which he graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1988 with a degree in Communication.

Career

David Stone is a Broadway and Off-Broadway producer, most notably on the international Blockbuster musical, Wicked, which he produced with Marc Platt.

He had his first contact with the theatre business through an internship at Jujamcyn Theaters.[1] Later he worked with Broadway producers Fran and Barry Weissler, before he had his first own production with the 1993 off-Broadway hit Family Secrets.[1]

Stone is a longtime member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors of The Broadway League. He is also on the boards of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids, the Second Stage Advisory Board, the Atlantic Theater Company board as well as being a Prince Fellowship Mentor. He lectured at the Juilliard School, New York University, Yale University, Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.[2]

Charitable Work

David Stone is involved with supporting several charities, including V-Day (where he serves on the Advisory Board), The Broadway Green Alliance, The Great Adventure Grants, Broadway Advocacy Coalition and Black Theater United.

Productions

Awards

References

  1. 1 2 Where is David Stone now?, crainsnewyork.com. Accessed February 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ David Stone Archived 2013-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, americantheatrewing.org. Accessed February 24, 2014.
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