Carole Shorenstein Hays

Carole Shorenstein Hays (born September 15, 1948 as Carole J. Shorenstein) is an American theatrical producer.

Carole Shorenstein Hays
Born
Carole J. Shorenstein

(1948-09-15) September 15, 1948
NationalityUnited States
Occupationtheatrical producer
Known forowner of The Curran Theatre
Spouse(s)Jeff Hays
Childrentwo
Parent(s)Phyllis Finley Shorenstein
Walter Shorenstein
FamilyJoan Shorenstein (sister)
Douglas W. Shorenstein (brother)

Biography

Shorenstein was one of three children born to real estate developer Walter Shorenstein[1] and Phyllis Finley.[2] Her father was born Jewish and her mother converted to Judaism.[3] She had two siblings: CBS producer Joan Shorenstein (who died of cancer in 1985) and real estate investor Douglas W. Shorenstein (who died of cancer in 2015), the former chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (his term ran from 2011 to 2014). She lives in Sea Cliff, San Francisco, California with her husband Jeff Hays. They have two children, Wally and Gracie.[4] She was appointed to the National Park Foundation Board of Directors in 2009.

She is the owner of The Curran Theatre in San Francisco.

Career

Shorenstein attended New York University but did not graduate. She worked at United Artists as a movie publicist for the film Live and Let Die. Later she joined her father's long time friend, James M. Nederlander as a business partner[4] and established herself as a respected producer of critically acclaimed and financially successful works. She owns the Curran Theatre and serves as President of SHN, a theatrical producing company in San Francisco. Several of the plays she produced have received Tony Awards, including a revival of Fences in 2010 .

She has produced many award-winning Broadway plays. In addition to her Broadway endeavors, she is the President of SHN (Theatres), a theatrical producing company in San Francisco. She is the only Broadway producer to win the Tony Awards as producer for two different productions of the same play—August Wilson's Pulitzer Prize–winning Fences, winning Best Play for the original production in 1987 starring James Earl Jones, and Best Revival for the 2010 run starring Denzel Washington. She served as lead producer of the Broadway production of John Patrick Shanley's Doubt, which won the 2005 Tony Award for Best Play and The Pulitzer Prize. Carole also co-produced the Broadway production of Julius Caesar starring Denzel Washington. She has produced these additional Tony Award-winning plays on Broadway: Richard Greenberg's Take Me Out, Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia, and Pulitzer Prize winner Proof by David Auburn. Other Broadway productions include Tony Kushner's Caroline, or Change, Suzan-Lori Parks's 2002 Pulitzer Prize-winning Topdog/Underdog, Charles Busch's The Tale of the Allergist's Wife, Patrick Marber's Closer, David Mamet's The Old Neighborhood, the Royal Court/Théâtre de Complicité production of Eugène Ionesco's The Chairs, and the RSC production of A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Productions
PlayLocationPremiereFinale
The Grand TourPalace TheatreJanuary 11, 1979March 4, 1979
Woman of the YearPalace TheatreMarch 29, 1981March 13, 1983
Can-CanMinskoff TheatreApril 30, 1981May 3, 1981
Oliver!Mark Hellinger TheatreApril 29, 1984May 13, 1984
Fences46th Street TheatreMarch 26, 1987June 26, 1988
A Midsummer Night's DreamLunt-Fontanne TheatreMarch 31, 1996May 26, 1996
The Old NeighborhoodBooth TheatreNovember 19, 1997May 10, 1998
The ChairsJohn Golden TheatreApril 1, 1998June 13, 1998
Not About NightingalesCircle in the Square TheatreFebruary 25, 1999June 13, 1999
CloserMusic Box TheatreMarch 25, 1999August 22, 1999
ProofWalter Kerr TheatreOctober 24, 2000January 5, 2003
The Tale of the Allergist's WifeEthel Barrymore TheatreNovember 2, 2000September 15, 2002
The Goat, or, Who is Sylvia?John Golden TheatreMarch 10, 2002December 15, 2002
Topdog/UnderdogAmbassador TheatreApril 7, 2002August 11, 2002
Take Me OutWalter Kerr TheatreFebruary 27, 2003January 4, 2004
Caroline, or ChangeEugene O'Neill TheatreMay 2, 2004August 29, 2004
Gem of the OceanWalter Kerr TheatreDecember 6, 2004February 6, 2005
DoubtWalter Kerr TheatreMarch 31, 2005July 2, 2006
Julius CaesarBelasco TheatreApril 3, 2005June 12, 2005
WellLongacre TheatreMarch 30, 2006May 14, 2006
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References
  1. Robert Selna (June 24, 2010). "Street-smart developer shaped S.F. skyline". San Francisco Chronicle.
  2. New York Times: "Phyllis Shorenstein, 76, Patron Of Asian Arts in San Francisco" By KATHLEEN TELTSCH June 24, 1994
  3. San Francisco Gate: "Second Acts / San Francisco's Carole Shorenstein Hays has built a career on Broadway by taking calculated risks" by Steven Winn October 31, 2004
  4. Winn, Steven (October 31, 2004). "Second Acts: San Francisco's Carole Shorenstein Hays has built a career on Broadway by taking calculated risks". San Francisco Chronicle.
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