Blame it all on the nights on Broadway, as king of the Great White Way Harold Prince is no longer on the throne. Modern musical theatre was effectively created by the man known colloquially as “Hal”, with stagings of shows like “The Phantom of the Opera”, “Company” and “Sweeney Todd” all down to him. He won an amazing 21 Tony awards over the course of his career, and even had the honour of a musical about his own life – “The Prince of Broadway” – opening in 2017. He died in Iceland, of all places, after a brief illness.
Harold Prince
January 30, 1928 – July 31, 2019
Died aged 91 (unique pick)