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revival of Jesus Christ Superstar in 2012. Prior to organizing Theatre Dreams in 2001 with William Becker, Wilker served 10 years as President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
SPEAKER
Lawrence J. Wilker Lawrence J. Wilker is a Tony Awardwinning, Emmy-winning producer-entertainment executive. As a principal of TheatreDreams he has co-produced Craig Lucas’ Prelude to a Kiss with Mary Louise Parker, Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party, starring Henry Winkler and John Ritter, the smash musical hit, Urinetown, which won three Tony Awards, Stephen Sondheim’s Into the Woods, starring Vanessa Williams, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical Revival in 2002, The Beach Boys’ Good Vibrations in 2005, and the
Wilker brought a new dimension of creative leadership to the Kennedy Center. He revived a PBS series, “Kennedy Center Presents,” and created the “Mark Twain Comedy Awards” on Comedy Central. In association with the American Dance Festival he produced Free To Dance, a miniseries chronicling the African-American contribution to Dance. It won an Emmy Award. He produced the 25th Anniversary celebration of the Kennedy Center that was broadcast on PBS and was nominated for an Emmy. Wilker dramatically expanded the Kennedy Center offerings by presenting/producing jazz, country music, international productions, comedy, and productions aimed at a family audience.
Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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