Gender
Male
Born
Sep 06, 1917
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Died
Jan 09, 1989
New York, New York, USA
Director Producer Performer Writer
Also Known As
Richard Baer
See Also
  • CREDITS
    Sweeney Todd (Mar 26, 2023 - May 05, 2024)
    Musical, Revival
    • Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr
    Sweeney Todd (Nov 03, 2005 - Sep 03, 2006)
    Musical, Revival
    • Originally produced on Broadway by: Richard Barr
    Sweeney Todd (Sep 14, 1989 - Feb 25, 1990)
    Musical, Revival
    • Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr
    Home Front (Jan 02, 1985 - Jan 12, 1985)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    The Lady from Dubuque (Jan 31, 1980 - Feb 09, 1980)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    Sweeney Todd (Mar 01, 1979 - Jun 29, 1980)
    Musical, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Apr 01, 1976 - Jul 11, 1976)
    Play, Revival
    • Produced by arrangement with Richard Barr
    P. S. Your Cat Is Dead! (Apr 07, 1975 - Apr 20, 1975)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    Seascape (Jan 26, 1975 - Mar 22, 1975)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    Noël Coward in Two Keys (Feb 28, 1974 - Jun 29, 1974)
    Come Into the Garden Maud
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    A Song at Twilight
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (Dec 12, 1972 - Feb 04, 1973)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1973
    The Grass Harp (Nov 02, 1971 - Nov 06, 1971)
    Musical, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    All Over (Mar 28, 1971 - May 01, 1971)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1971 (Edward Albee, Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
    Watercolor & Criss-Crossing (Jan 21, 1970 - Jan 24, 1970)
    Watercolor
    Play, Original
    • Originally produced by Richard Barr
    Criss-Crossing
    Play, Original
    • Originally produced by Richard Barr
    The Front Page (May 10, 1969 - Jul 05, 1969)
    Play, Revival
    • Produced by Theater 1969 (Edward Albee, Richard Barr, Charles Woodward)
    Happy Days (Oct 12, 1968 - Oct 26, 1968)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1969
    Krapp's Last Tape / The Zoo Story (Oct 09, 1968 - Oct 26, 1968)
    The Zoo Story
    Play, Original
    • Directed by Richard Barr
    • Produced by Theater 1969
    Krapp's Last Tape
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1969
    The Death of Bessie Smith / The American Dream (Oct 02, 1968 - Oct 26, 1968)
    The Death of Bessie Smith
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1969
    The American Dream
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1969
    Box / Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung (Sep 30, 1968 - Oct 26, 1968)
    Box
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1969
    Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1969
    Paul Taylor Dancers (Dec 19, 1967 - Dec 31, 1967)
    Special, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1968 (Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Clinton Wilder)
    Everything in the Garden (Nov 29, 1967 - Feb 10, 1968)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1968 (Clinton Wilder, Richard Barr)
    Johnny No-Trump (Oct 08, 1967 - Oct 08, 1967)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1968 (Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Clinton Wilder)
    A Delicate Balance (Sep 22, 1966 - Jan 14, 1967)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1967 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
    Malcolm (Jan 11, 1966 - Jan 15, 1966)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1966 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
    Tiny Alice (Dec 29, 1964 - May 22, 1965)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1965 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
    Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Oct 13, 1962 - May 16, 1964)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
    Hotel Paradiso (Apr 11, 1957 - Jul 13, 1957)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    Ruth Draper (Dec 25, 1956 - Dec 29, 1956)
    Special, Original
    • Produced by Bowden, Barr and Bullock
    Fallen Angels (Jan 17, 1956 - Aug 11, 1956)
    Play, Revival
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    All in One (Apr 19, 1955 - May 28, 1955)
    27 Wagons Full of Cotton
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    Trouble in Tahiti
    Musical, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    Paul Draper
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    Ruth Draper and Paul Draper (Dec 26, 1954 - Jan 15, 1955)
    Special, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    Ruth Draper (Jan 25, 1954 - Mar 13, 1954)
    Special, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    At Home With Ethel Waters (Sep 22, 1953 - Oct 10, 1953)
    Special, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    • Staged by Richard Barr
    Arms and the Man (Oct 19, 1950 - Jan 21, 1951)
    Play, Revival
    • Staged by Richard Barr
    The Ivy Green (Apr 05, 1949 - Apr 09, 1949)
    Play, Original
    • Staged by Richard Barr
    King Richard III (Feb 08, 1949 - Feb 26, 1949)
    Play, Revival
    • Directed by Richard Barr
    Angel Street (Jan 22, 1948 - Feb 01, 1948)
    Play, Revival
    • Staged by Richard Barr
    Volpone (Jan 08, 1948 - Jan 18, 1948)
    Play, Revival
    • Staged by Richard Barr
    • Book adapted by Richard Barr
    One Act Variety Theatre (Mar 19, 1940 - Apr 24, 1940)
    Play, Original
    • Performer: Richard Barr
      • Pa Clovenhoof - Original
    Danton's Death (Nov 02, 1938 - Nov 19, 1938)
    Play, Revival
    • Performer: Richard Baer
      • Convention Attendant - Original
    Sweeney Todd (Oct 23, 2007 - Jun 29, 2008)
    Musical, Revival
    • Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr
    Sweeney Todd (Oct 23, 1980 - Sep 20, 1981)
    Musical, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    • Originally Produced on Broadway by Richard Barr
    Noël Coward in Two Keys (Feb 17, 1975 - Aug 02, 1975)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Richard Barr
    Auntie Mame (Apr 19, 1958 - Feb 04, 1959)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Bowden, Barr and Bullock
    Auntie Mame (Oct 30, 1957 - Jan 17, 1959)
    Play, Original
    • Produced by Bowden, Barr and Bullock
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

    Best Musical

    1979 | Winner  | Sweeney Todd
    Produced by Richard Barr
     

    Best Play

    1975 | Nominee  | Seascape
    Produced by Richard Barr
     

    Best Play

    1967 | Nominee  | A Delicate Balance
    Produced by Theater 1967 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
     

    Best Play

    1965 | Nominee  | Tiny Alice
    Produced by Theater 1965 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
     

    Best Producer of a Play

    1965 | Nominee  | Tiny Alice
    Produced by Theater 1965 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)

    Best Play

    1963 | Winner  | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    Produced by Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)

    Best Producer of a Play

    1963 | Winner  | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    Produced by Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)

    Drama Desk Award

    Outstanding Musical

    1979 | Winner  | Sweeney Todd
    Produced by Richard Barr
     

    Outstanding Revival

    1976 | Nominee  | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
    Produced by arrangement with Richard Barr
     

    Outstanding New Play (American)

    1975 | Nominee  | Seascape
    Produced by Richard Barr
     

    Outstanding New Play (American)

    1975 | Nominee  | P. S. Your Cat Is Dead!
    Produced by Richard Barr

    Vernon Rice Award

    1961 | Winner
    Richard Barr (for Theater '61 productions of new playwrights)
Sweeney Todd (Mar 26, 2023 - May 05, 2024)
Musical, Revival
  • Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr
Sweeney Todd (Nov 03, 2005 - Sep 03, 2006)
Musical, Revival
  • Originally produced on Broadway by: Richard Barr
Sweeney Todd (Sep 14, 1989 - Feb 25, 1990)
Musical, Revival
  • Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr
Home Front (Jan 02, 1985 - Jan 12, 1985)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
The Lady from Dubuque (Jan 31, 1980 - Feb 09, 1980)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
Sweeney Todd (Mar 01, 1979 - Jun 29, 1980)
Musical, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Apr 01, 1976 - Jul 11, 1976)
Play, Revival
  • Produced by arrangement with Richard Barr
P. S. Your Cat Is Dead! (Apr 07, 1975 - Apr 20, 1975)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
Seascape (Jan 26, 1975 - Mar 22, 1975)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
Noël Coward in Two Keys (Feb 28, 1974 - Jun 29, 1974)
Come Into the Garden Maud
Play, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
A Song at Twilight
Play, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (Dec 12, 1972 - Feb 04, 1973)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1973
The Grass Harp (Nov 02, 1971 - Nov 06, 1971)
Musical, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
All Over (Mar 28, 1971 - May 01, 1971)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1971 (Edward Albee, Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
Watercolor & Criss-Crossing (Jan 21, 1970 - Jan 24, 1970)
Watercolor
Play, Original
  • Originally produced by Richard Barr
Criss-Crossing
Play, Original
  • Originally produced by Richard Barr
The Front Page (May 10, 1969 - Jul 05, 1969)
Play, Revival
  • Produced by Theater 1969 (Edward Albee, Richard Barr, Charles Woodward)
Happy Days (Oct 12, 1968 - Oct 26, 1968)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1969
Krapp's Last Tape / The Zoo Story (Oct 09, 1968 - Oct 26, 1968)
The Zoo Story
Play, Original
  • Directed by Richard Barr
  • Produced by Theater 1969
Krapp's Last Tape
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1969
The Death of Bessie Smith / The American Dream (Oct 02, 1968 - Oct 26, 1968)
The Death of Bessie Smith
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1969
The American Dream
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1969
Box / Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung (Sep 30, 1968 - Oct 26, 1968)
Box
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1969
Quotations From Chairman Mao Tse-Tung
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1969
Paul Taylor Dancers (Dec 19, 1967 - Dec 31, 1967)
Special, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1968 (Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Clinton Wilder)
Everything in the Garden (Nov 29, 1967 - Feb 10, 1968)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1968 (Clinton Wilder, Richard Barr)
Johnny No-Trump (Oct 08, 1967 - Oct 08, 1967)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1968 (Richard Barr, Charles Woodward, Clinton Wilder)
A Delicate Balance (Sep 22, 1966 - Jan 14, 1967)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1967 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
Malcolm (Jan 11, 1966 - Jan 15, 1966)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1966 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
Tiny Alice (Dec 29, 1964 - May 22, 1965)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1965 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Oct 13, 1962 - May 16, 1964)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
Hotel Paradiso (Apr 11, 1957 - Jul 13, 1957)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
Ruth Draper (Dec 25, 1956 - Dec 29, 1956)
Special, Original
  • Produced by Bowden, Barr and Bullock
Fallen Angels (Jan 17, 1956 - Aug 11, 1956)
Play, Revival
  • Produced by Richard Barr
All in One (Apr 19, 1955 - May 28, 1955)
27 Wagons Full of Cotton
Play, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
Trouble in Tahiti
Musical, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
Paul Draper
Play, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
Ruth Draper and Paul Draper (Dec 26, 1954 - Jan 15, 1955)
Special, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
Ruth Draper (Jan 25, 1954 - Mar 13, 1954)
Special, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
At Home With Ethel Waters (Sep 22, 1953 - Oct 10, 1953)
Special, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
  • Staged by Richard Barr
Arms and the Man (Oct 19, 1950 - Jan 21, 1951)
Play, Revival
  • Staged by Richard Barr
The Ivy Green (Apr 05, 1949 - Apr 09, 1949)
Play, Original
  • Staged by Richard Barr
King Richard III (Feb 08, 1949 - Feb 26, 1949)
Play, Revival
  • Directed by Richard Barr
Angel Street (Jan 22, 1948 - Feb 01, 1948)
Play, Revival
  • Staged by Richard Barr
Volpone (Jan 08, 1948 - Jan 18, 1948)
Play, Revival
  • Staged by Richard Barr
  • Book adapted by Richard Barr
One Act Variety Theatre (Mar 19, 1940 - Apr 24, 1940)
Play, Original
  • Performer: Richard Barr
    • Pa Clovenhoof - Original
Danton's Death (Nov 02, 1938 - Nov 19, 1938)
Play, Revival
  • Performer: Richard Baer
    • Convention Attendant - Original
Sweeney Todd (Oct 23, 2007 - Jun 29, 2008)
Musical, Revival
  • Originally produced on Broadway by Richard Barr
Sweeney Todd (Oct 23, 1980 - Sep 20, 1981)
Musical, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
  • Originally Produced on Broadway by Richard Barr
Noël Coward in Two Keys (Feb 17, 1975 - Aug 02, 1975)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Richard Barr
Auntie Mame (Apr 19, 1958 - Feb 04, 1959)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Bowden, Barr and Bullock
Auntie Mame (Oct 30, 1957 - Jan 17, 1959)
Play, Original
  • Produced by Bowden, Barr and Bullock

Tony Award®

Best Musical

1979 | Winner  | Sweeney Todd
Produced by Richard Barr
 

Best Play

1975 | Nominee  | Seascape
Produced by Richard Barr
 

Best Play

1967 | Nominee  | A Delicate Balance
Produced by Theater 1967 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
 

Best Play

1965 | Nominee  | Tiny Alice
Produced by Theater 1965 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)
 

Best Producer of a Play

1965 | Nominee  | Tiny Alice
Produced by Theater 1965 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)

Best Play

1963 | Winner  | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Produced by Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)

Best Producer of a Play

1963 | Winner  | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Produced by Theater 1963 (Richard Barr, Clinton Wilder)

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Musical

1979 | Winner  | Sweeney Todd
Produced by Richard Barr
 

Outstanding Revival

1976 | Nominee  | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Produced by arrangement with Richard Barr
 

Outstanding New Play (American)

1975 | Nominee  | Seascape
Produced by Richard Barr
 

Outstanding New Play (American)

1975 | Nominee  | P. S. Your Cat Is Dead!
Produced by Richard Barr

Vernon Rice Award

1961 | Winner
Richard Barr (for Theater '61 productions of new playwrights)

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