Broadway producer Lester Osterman NLSTP

Date: 31 Jan 2003 12:29:02 GMT
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Theatrical Producer Lester Osterman Dies; Won Three Tony Awards
NEW YORK (AP) -- Lester Osterman, a Broadway theater producer, theater owner
and three-time Tony Award winner, died Tuesday in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was
88.
Osterman, a successful Wall Street broker who began producing theater in his
early 40s, made his Broadway debut in 1956 as an investor in "Mr. Wonderful,''
the hit comedy with Sammy Davis Jr.
He went on to win Tony Awards for "Da,'' "The Shadow Box,'' and "A Moon for the
Misbegotten.''
Over the course of his Broadway career, Osterman was involved in about 75
Broadway productions.
At various times he owned or operated several Broadway theaters, including the
Eugene O'Neill, the Richard Rodgers and the Alvin (now known as the Neil
Simon).
His last Broadway credit was in 1986, with Emily Mann's "Execution of
Justice.''
Osterman's partner for many of his Broadway ventures was the producer Richard
Horner, who died in December at age 82.
AP-NY / 01-31-03 06:15 EST
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