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

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 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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