Ken Waissman
American theatre producer
About Ken Waissman
Ken Waissman was a theatre producer.
Kenneth Waissman (born January 1940) The two thought it would work better as a musical and encouraged its writers, Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey, to relocate to New York City and embellish it with a score. The result was Grease, which Waissman and Fox mounted off-Broadway before transferring it uptown. It garnered him his first Tony nomination. He was nominated again for Over Here!; the third time proved to be the charm when he won not only a Tony but a Drama Desk Award as well for Torch Song Trilogy.
Other Broadway credits Agnes of God (1982) The Octette Bridge Club (1985) Asinamali! (1987) Carrie - The Musical (1988) Street Corner Symphony (1997)
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