years_active birth_place other_names name birth_date spouse article_title birth_name occupation
1955 -- present new york city , new york , u.s. hal prince harold prince 30 january 1928 judith -rrb- chaplin -lrb- 1962 -- present ; 2 children harold prince
 harold smith prince theatrical producer , director
harold prince

harold smith `` hal '' prince -lrb- born january 30 , 1928 -rrb- is an american theatrical producer and director associated with many of the best-known broadway musical productions of the past half-century .
he has garnered twenty-one tony awards , more than any other individual , including eight for directing , eight for producing the year 's best musical , two as best producer of a musical , and three special awards .
