Awards & Winners

Edward Padula

Date of Birth 24-January-1916
Place of Birth Newark
(New Jersey, Essex County, United States of America, Area codes 862 and 973, Area code 973, Area code 862)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Theatrical producer, Stage Manager
Edward Padula was an American theatre producer, stage manager, and occasional director and writer. Born in Newark, New Jersey, Padula began his theatrical career by directing the book for the early Lerner and Loewe collaboration The Day Before Spring in 1945. A full decade passed before he returned to Broadway as a stage manager, working on such productions as No Time for Sergeants, Rumple, God and Kate Murphy, and Saratoga. In 1958, Padula began to audition songwriting teams for a musical about American teenagers he hoped to produce. Lee Adams and Charles Strouse won the job on the third tryout, and Padula linked them with book writer Michael Stewart. Bye Bye Birdie not only proved to be the producer's most successful project, but also won him the Tony Award for Best Musical. Following All American and Bajour, producer Padula donned the hats of book writer and director as well for the ill-fated A Joyful Noise, which closed after four previews and twelve performances. Its major distinction was the introduction of choreographer Michael Bennett to the theatrical community. Padula continued his losing streak with the political satire Red, White and Maddox and the musical Park before rebounding with the hit Micki Grant African American revue Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope, which earned him a Tony nomination for Best Musical. It was his last Broadway production.

Awards by Edward Padula

Check all the awards nominated and won by Edward Padula.

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical Don't Bother Me, I Can't Cope

1961


Tony Award for Best Musical
Honored for : Bye Bye Birdie

Nominations 1961 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Tony Award for Best Musical Bye Bye Birdie