Howard Panter
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Howard Hugh Panter is a multi-award winning British theatre impresario and theatre operator. He is a Founder, Co-Owner, Joint Chief Executive and Creative Director of The Ambassador Theatre Group
Ltd (ATG) (whose subsidiary companies include Sonia Friedman Productions
(SFP) and First Family Entertainment
(FFE)) and Chairman of Rambert Dance Company
.
In 2009, together with his wife and business partner Rosemary Squire, OBE, Panter was named Most Powerful Person in British Theatre by the Stage Newspaper
in England. In 2010, London's Evening Standard
named Panter and his wife jointly as the most influential people in British Theatre in the newspaper's list of London's 1000 most influential people 2010.
in 1949. One of his first jobs was as a Technician with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre
. From there, Howard pursued a career in Stage Management with The Royal Court Theatre
and then went on to work for Woodfall Films, where in 1969, Howard worked as Stage Manager on a production of Hamlet starring Nicol Williamson
as Hamlet and Marianne Faithful as Ophelia.
and Michael Codron
Ltd. In the late 1970s, Panter became a Producer for the Stirling Rigg Organisation.
and brothers Sir John
and Peter Beckwith, Panter and Squire establish Ambassador Theatre Group
with acquisitions of Duke of York's Theatre
and The Ambassadors
(Renamed New Ambassadors in 1999), London.
, the newly built Milton Keynes Theatre
and the Regent Theatre
and Victoria Hall in Stoke-On-Trent.
, Bromley and Richmond Theatre
, Surrey and with the purchase of ACT Theatres (Albery, Donmar Warehouse
, Fortune
, Phoenix
, Piccadilly
, Comedy, Whitehall (renamed Trafalgar Studios
in 2004) and Wyndhams) and the Playhouse Theatre, London. From 2000, Howard became Managing Director, Joint Chief Executive and Creative Director of The Ambassador Theatre Group
Ltd.
In 2002, their first venue in Scotland came with the King's Theatre, Glasgow
.
In 2004, Panter and Squire take over the closed Wimbledon Theatre
reopening it as the New Wimbledon Theatre.
In 2005, their Scottish portfolio extends with the management contract Theatre Royal, Glasgow
.
In February 2009, Panter and Squire awarded the contract to run the new Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
.
In November 2009, they realign their share holding to bring in private equity group Exponent for a deal to secure the funding for the acquisition of Live Nation
’s UK Theatre portfolio. ATG becomes the largest theatre group in the UK. Panter remains joint-owner and becomes joint Chief Executive and Creative Director. Greg Dyke
becomes Executive Chairman of the larger group. Other board members include: Sir Eddie Kulukundis OBE, David Blyth, Helen Enright, Michael Lynas, Peter Kavanagh, Richard Lenane, Chris Graham, Simon Davidson, Peter Beckwith OBE and Bill Benjamin.
In December 2009, Panter becomes Chairman of Rambert Dance Company
.
The Evening Standard
named Panter and Squire the No1 Most Influential People in British Theatre, in their list of London's 1000 Most Influential People.
, Dorset before studying Production at Lamda.
, London where Squire was working in the box office during Panter’s production of Patricia Routledge
in And a Nightingale Sang
. They married in 1994; Panter’s best man was Simon Callow
. They had their first child Kate in 2002. Panter is the step-father to Squire’s two children from her first marriage Jenny (born 1986) and Dan (born 1987).
, London and a member of The Ivy Club
.
Ambassador Theatre Group
The Ambassador Theatre Group is an independent operator of theatres in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1992, by Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire,OBE, it acquired the Live Nation theatre group in November 2009.-List of theatres:...
Ltd (ATG) (whose subsidiary companies include Sonia Friedman Productions
Sonia Friedman
Sonia Friedman is a prolific British West End and Broadway theatre producer. She is the younger sister of actress Maria Friedman.-Biography and career:...
(SFP) and First Family Entertainment
First Family Entertainment
First Family Entertainment is an entertainment group specialising in pantomime and other family theatre entertainment, announced the formation in January 2005 as a joint venture between the producers David Ian for Live Nation and Howard Panter for the Ambassador Theatre Group...
(FFE)) and Chairman of Rambert Dance Company
Rambert Dance Company
Rambert Dance Company, is a leading British dance company. Formed at the start of the 20th century as a classical ballet company, it would exert a great deal of influence on the development of dance in the United Kingdom, and today, as a contemporary dance company, it continues to be one of the...
.
In 2009, together with his wife and business partner Rosemary Squire, OBE, Panter was named Most Powerful Person in British Theatre by the Stage Newspaper
The Stage
The Stage is a weekly British newspaper founded in 1880, available nationally and published on Thursdays. Covering all areas of the entertainment industry but focused primarily on theatre, it contains news, reviews, opinion, features and other items of interest, mainly to those who work within the...
in England. In 2010, London's Evening Standard
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
named Panter and his wife jointly as the most influential people in British Theatre in the newspaper's list of London's 1000 most influential people 2010.
Early years
Howard Panter was born in Hillingdon HospitalHillingdon Hospital
Hillingdon Hospital is an NHS hospital, located in Pield Heath Road, Hillingdon, Greater London. It is a general hospital serving the local area, providing a wide variety of services including Accident and Emergency , In-patients, Day Surgery and Outpatient Clinics...
in 1949. One of his first jobs was as a Technician with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre
London Contemporary Dance Theatre
The London Contemporary Dance Theatre was a contemporary dance company, based at The Place, founded by Robin Howard with Robert Cohan as its Artistic Director....
. From there, Howard pursued a career in Stage Management with The Royal Court Theatre
Royal Court Theatre
The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. It is noted for its contributions to modern theatre...
and then went on to work for Woodfall Films, where in 1969, Howard worked as Stage Manager on a production of Hamlet starring Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson
Nicol Williamson is a Scottish-born English actor who was described by English playwright John Osborne as "the greatest actor since Marlon Brando".-Early life:...
as Hamlet and Marianne Faithful as Ophelia.
1970s
Throughout the 1970s, Panter worked in areas such Stage Management, Technical Management, Lighting Design and Directing for a number of companies including Soho Poly, Knightsbridge Productions (as Production Associate), King's Head Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare CompanyRoyal Shakespeare Company
The Royal Shakespeare Company is a major British theatre company, based in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. The company employs 700 staff and produces around 20 productions a year from its home in Stratford-upon-Avon and plays regularly in London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and on tour across...
and Michael Codron
Michael Codron
Michael Victor Codron is a British film and theatre producer, known for his productions of the early work of Harold Pinter, Christopher Hampton, David Hare, Simon Gray and Tom Stoppard...
Ltd. In the late 1970s, Panter became a Producer for the Stirling Rigg Organisation.
1980s
Panter started the 1980s as a producer for Friedman/Panter Productions. He then went on to become Managing Director for Independent Theatrical Productions and in 1987 joined Turnstyle Group Ltd as Managing Director and Producer.1992
With the backing of Sir Eddie KulukundisEddie Kulukundis
Sir Eddie Kulukundis OBE is a member of a Greek shipping family whose professional career has spanned shipping and the theatre....
and brothers Sir John
John Lionel Beckwith
Sir John Lionel Beckwith, CBE is a British business tycoon. He has been on the Sunday Times richest individuals list for several years, and in 2007 was 195th in the list with assets of over GBP 400 million....
and Peter Beckwith, Panter and Squire establish Ambassador Theatre Group
Ambassador Theatre Group
The Ambassador Theatre Group is an independent operator of theatres in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1992, by Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire,OBE, it acquired the Live Nation theatre group in November 2009.-List of theatres:...
with acquisitions of Duke of York's Theatre
Duke of York's Theatre
The Duke of York's Theatre is a West End Theatre in St Martin's Lane, in the City of Westminster. It was built for Frank Wyatt and his wife, Violet Melnotte, who retained ownership of the theatre, until her death in 1935. It opened on 10 September 1892 as the Trafalgar Square Theatre, with Wedding...
and The Ambassadors
New Ambassadors Theatre
The Ambassadors Theatre , is a West End theatre located in West Street, near Cambridge Circus on the Charing Cross Road in the City of Westminster...
(Renamed New Ambassadors in 1999), London.
1995
The expansion of ATG continues when Panter and Squire acquire The Ambassadors Theatre and Cinema Complex in Woking.1996/1997
They extend the group with the management contract for Theatre Royal, BrightonTheatre Royal, Brighton
The Theatre Royal, Brighton is a theatre in Brighton, England, United Kingdom presenting a range of West End and touring musicals and plays, along with performances of opera and ballet and a Christmas pantomime.-History:...
, the newly built Milton Keynes Theatre
Milton Keynes Theatre
Milton Keynes Theatre is a large theatre in Milton Keynes . It opened on 4 October 1999, 25 years after the campaign for a new theatre first started....
and the Regent Theatre
Regent Theatre, Stoke-on-Trent
The Regent Theatre is a theatre in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. It opened originally in 1929 as a super cinema and continued to be used as a cinema in various incarnations, originally as the Regent, under the ownership of Provincial Cinema Theatres, then as the Gaumont which was...
and Victoria Hall in Stoke-On-Trent.
2000s
2000 was a pivotal year for Panter and Squire with the acquisition of further regional venues Churchill TheatreChurchill Theatre
The Churchill Theatre in Bromley, south east London was built by the London Borough of Bromley to designs by its borough architect's department.It is carefully integrated into the central library complex overlooking Church House Gardens and Library Gardens...
, Bromley and Richmond Theatre
Richmond Theatre
The present Richmond Theatre, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is a British Victorian theatre located on Little Green, adjacent to Richmond Green. It opened on 18 September 1899 with a performance of As You Like It, and is one of the finest surviving examples of the work of theatre...
, Surrey and with the purchase of ACT Theatres (Albery, Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...
, Fortune
Fortune Theatre
The Fortune Theatre is a 432 seat West End theatre in Russell Street, near Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, built in 1922-4 by Ernest Schaufelberg for impresario Laurence Cowen. The façade is principally bush hammered concrete, with brick piers supporting the roof...
, Phoenix
Phoenix Theatre (London)
The Phoenix Theatre is a West End theatre in the London Borough of Camden, located on Charing Cross Road . The entrance is in Phoenix Street....
, Piccadilly
Piccadilly Theatre
The Piccadilly Theatre is a West End theatre located at 16 Denman Street, behind Piccadilly Circus and adjacent to the Regent Palace Hotel, in the City of Westminster, England.-Early years:Built by Bertie Crewe and Edward A...
, Comedy, Whitehall (renamed Trafalgar Studios
Trafalgar Studios
Trafalgar Studios, formerly The Whitehall Theatre until 2004, is a West End theatre in Whitehall, near Trafalgar Square, in the City of Westminster, London....
in 2004) and Wyndhams) and the Playhouse Theatre, London. From 2000, Howard became Managing Director, Joint Chief Executive and Creative Director of The Ambassador Theatre Group
Ambassador Theatre Group
The Ambassador Theatre Group is an independent operator of theatres in the United Kingdom. Formed in 1992, by Howard Panter and Rosemary Squire,OBE, it acquired the Live Nation theatre group in November 2009.-List of theatres:...
Ltd.
In 2002, their first venue in Scotland came with the King's Theatre, Glasgow
King's Theatre, Glasgow
The King's Theatre is located in Glasgow, Scotland. It was built for Howard & Wyndham Ltd under its chairman Baillie Michael Simons as a sister theatre of their Theatre Royal in the city and was designed by Frank Matcham, opening in 1904. The theatre is primarily a receiving house for touring...
.
In 2004, Panter and Squire take over the closed Wimbledon Theatre
New Wimbledon Theatre
The New Wimbledon Theatre is situated on The Broadway, Wimbledon, London, in the London Borough of Merton. It is a Grade II listed Edwardian theatre built by the theatre lover and entrepreneur, J B Mullholland. Built on the site of a large house with spacious grounds the theatre was designed by...
reopening it as the New Wimbledon Theatre.
In 2005, their Scottish portfolio extends with the management contract Theatre Royal, Glasgow
Theatre Royal, Glasgow
The Theatre Royal is the oldest theatre in Glasgow, located at 282 Hope Street in Cowcaddens. The theatre originally opened in 1867, changing its name to the Theatre Royal in 1869, and is the longest running theatre in Scotland...
.
In February 2009, Panter and Squire awarded the contract to run the new Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is a £42million theatre in Aylesbury, England, United Kingdom presenting a range of West End and touring musicals and plays, along with performances of opera and ballet and a Christmas pantomime.-History:...
.
In November 2009, they realign their share holding to bring in private equity group Exponent for a deal to secure the funding for the acquisition of Live Nation
Live Nation
Live Nation is a live-events company based in Beverly Hills, California, focused on concert promotions. Live Nation formed in 2005 as a spin-off from Clear Channel Communications, which then merged with Ticketmaster in 2010 to become Live Nation Entertainment....
’s UK Theatre portfolio. ATG becomes the largest theatre group in the UK. Panter remains joint-owner and becomes joint Chief Executive and Creative Director. Greg Dyke
Greg Dyke
Gregory "Greg" Dyke is a British media executive, journalist and broadcaster. Since the 1960s, Dyke has a long career in the UK in print and then broadcast journalism. He is credited with introducing 'tabloid' television to British broadcasting, and reviving the ratings of TV-am...
becomes Executive Chairman of the larger group. Other board members include: Sir Eddie Kulukundis OBE, David Blyth, Helen Enright, Michael Lynas, Peter Kavanagh, Richard Lenane, Chris Graham, Simon Davidson, Peter Beckwith OBE and Bill Benjamin.
In December 2009, Panter becomes Chairman of Rambert Dance Company
Rambert Dance Company
Rambert Dance Company, is a leading British dance company. Formed at the start of the 20th century as a classical ballet company, it would exert a great deal of influence on the development of dance in the United Kingdom, and today, as a contemporary dance company, it continues to be one of the...
.
2010s
In 2010, Panter and Squire open the Aylesbury Waterside Theatre their 42nd theatre (their 39th currently within ATG).The Evening Standard
Evening Standard
The Evening Standard, now styled the London Evening Standard, is a free local daily newspaper, published Monday–Friday in tabloid format in London. It is the dominant regional evening paper for London and the surrounding area, with coverage of national and international news and City of London...
named Panter and Squire the No1 Most Influential People in British Theatre, in their list of London's 1000 Most Influential People.
Other roles
Panter is a Member of the LAMDA Development Board and Director of the Rocky Horror Company Limited.Productions
Note: Produced by Howard Panter unless otherwise noted- A Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's DreamA Midsummer Night's Dream is a play that was written by William Shakespeare. It is believed to have been written between 1590 and 1596. It portrays the events surrounding the marriage of the Duke of Athens, Theseus, and the Queen of the Amazons, Hippolyta...
, 2003 London - After Mrs Rochester, 2003, London
- Carmen JonesCarmen JonesCarmen Jones is a 1943 Broadway musical starring Muriel Smith in the title role, later made into a 1954 musical film; the play also ran for a season in 1991 at London's Old Vic and most recently in London's Royal Festival Hall in the Southbank Centre in 2007. It is an updating of the Georges Bizet...
, 1991 London - CompanyCompany (musical)Company is a musical with a book by George Furth and music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The original production was nominated for a record-setting fourteen Tony Awards and won six....
, 2006-2007 Broadway - EllingEllingElling is a Norwegian film directed by Petter Næss. Shot mostly in and around the Norwegian capital Oslo, the film, which was released in 2001, is primarily based on Ingvar Ambjørnsen's novel Brødre i blodet , one of a series of four featuring the Elling character – the others are Utsikt til...
, 2007 London &, 2010 Broadway - Exit The King, 2009 Broadway
- Far AwayFar Away (play)Far Away is a 2000 play by British playwright Caryl Churchill. The play has four characters: Harper, Young Joan, Joan, and Todd and is based on the premise of a world in which everything in nature is at war. It is published by Nick Hern Books-Plot summary:...
, 2000 & 2001 London - Fat PigFat Pig- Plot synopsis :Fat Pig tells us the story of Tom, a stereotypical professional in a large city, who falls for a very plus-size librarian named Helen. They meet in a crowded cafeteria at lunchtime and get to talking. Tom is taken with her brash acceptance of the way people see her and her...
, 2008 London - Ghost The Musical, 2011 Manchester, 2011 London
- Guys and DollsGuys and DollsGuys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably...
, 2005-2007 London, 2006 & 2007 UK Tour, 2008-2009 Australia, 2009 Broadway - Joe Egg, 2001 London, 2003 Broadway, 2009UK Tour
- Legally Blonde The Musical, 2009 London
- Matthew BourneMatthew BourneMatthew Bourne OBE is a British classical and contemporary ballet and dance choreographer.-Biography:Matthew Bourne was born in Hackney, London in 1960. He went to William Fitt and Sir George Monoux School in Walthamstow, London...
's Highland Fling, 2005 London, 2005 UK Tour - Matthew BourneMatthew BourneMatthew Bourne OBE is a British classical and contemporary ballet and dance choreographer.-Biography:Matthew Bourne was born in Hackney, London in 1960. He went to William Fitt and Sir George Monoux School in Walthamstow, London...
's Nutcracker!, 2002, 2003, 2007-08 London, 2003 & 2008 UK Tour, 2004 Worldwide Tour - Mouth To MouthKevin ElyotKevin Elyot is a British playwright and screenwriter. His most notable works include the play My Night with Reg and the film Clapham Junction.-Sources:*-External links:...
, 2001 London - My One and OnlyMy One and OnlyMy One and Only is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer and music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin.Written to incorporate classic Gershwin tunes from Funny Face and other popular shows into one evening of entertainment, the plot, set in 1927 America, revolves around Capt...
, 2002 London - Noises OffNoises OffNoises Off is a 1982 play by English playwright Michael Frayn. The idea for it was born in 1970, when Frayn was standing in the wings watching a performance of Chinamen, a farce that he had written for Lynn Redgrave...
, 2001, 2002 & 2003 London, 2008 UK Tour, 2001 Broadway - Porgy and BessPorgy and BessPorgy and Bess is an opera, first performed in 1935, with music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward, and lyrics by Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward. It was based on DuBose Heyward's novel Porgy and subsequent play of the same title, which he co-wrote with his wife Dorothy Heyward...
, 2006-07 London - Pretending To Be Me, 2003 London
- Riflemind, 2008 London
- Rocky Horror Show, 2009-10 UK Tour, 2008 Australia
- Shakespeare, The Man from Stratford, 2010 UK Tour
- Shockheaded Peter, 2001 & 2002 London
- Smokey Joe's CaféSmokey Joe's CafeSmokey Joe's Cafe is a musical revue showcasing 39 pop standards, including rock and roll, rhythm and blues songs written by songwriters Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller...
, 1996-98 London - Stephen PoliakoffStephen PoliakoffStephen Poliakoff, CBE, FRSL is an acclaimed British playwright, director and scriptwriter, widely judged amongst Britain's foremost television dramatists.-Early life and career:...
's Sweet Panic, 2003-04 London - Sunset BoulevardSunset BoulevardSunset Boulevard is a street in the western part of Los Angeles County, California, that stretches from Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles to the Pacific Coast Highway at the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Palisades...
, 2008-2009 London - Sweeney ToddSweeney ToddSweeney Todd is a fictional character who first appeared as then antagonist of the Victorian penny dreadful The String of Pearls and he was later introduced as an antihero in the broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and its film adaptation...
, 2004-05 London, 2006 UK Tour, 2005-06 Broadway - The Last Cigarette, 2009 London
- The Lover The Collection, 2008 London
- The MisanthropeThe MisanthropeThe Misanthrope is the first EP from metal band Darkest Hour. It was released in 1996 on the defunct label Death Truck Records. It is much more hardcore orientated metalcore unlike their later releases.- Track listing :# "Vise" - 5:30...
, 2009 London - The MountaintopThe MountaintopThe Mountaintop is a play by American playwright Katori Hall. It is a fictional depiction of the Reverend Martin Luther King's last night on earth set entirely in Room 306 of the Lorraine Motel on the eve of his assassination on April 4, 1968.-Productions:...
, 2009 London - The Mystery of Charles Dickens, 2000, 2001 & 2002 London, 2002 Broadway
- The New StatesmanThe New StatesmanThe New Statesman is an award-winning British sitcom of the late 1980s and early 1990s satirising the Conservative government of the time...
, 2006-07 London, 2006 UK Tour - The Three SistersThree Sisters (play)Three Sisters is a play by Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov, perhaps partially inspired by the situation of the three Brontë sisters, but most probably by the three Zimmermann sisters in Perm...
, 2003 London - Vincent In Brixton, 2002, 2002 & 2003 London, 2003 UK Tour, 2003 Broadway
- WeirWeirA weir is a small overflow dam used to alter the flow characteristics of a river or stream. In most cases weirs take the form of a barrier across the river that causes water to pool behind the structure , but allows water to flow over the top...
, 1997 & 1998 London, 1999 Broadway - West Side StoryWest Side StoryWest Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
, 2008 London, 2008-09 UK Tour, 1995 & 1996-97 Australia
Honours and awards
- Drama Desk Awards (US)
-
- 2006 Outstanding Revival of a MusicalDrama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a MusicalThe Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Musical was first awarded at the 1994 Drama Desk Awards.-1990s:* 1994: She Loves Me** Carousel** Damn Yankees** My Fair Lady* 1996: The King and I** I Do! I Do!...
- Sweeney Todd - 2007 Outstanding Revival of a Musical – Company
- 2006 Outstanding Revival of a Musical
- Evening Standard AwardsEvening Standard AwardsThe Evening Standard Theatre Awards, established in 1955, are presented annually for outstanding achievements in London Theatre. Sponsored by the Evening Standard newspaper, they are announced in late November or early December...
(UK)
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- 1991 Best Musical - Carmen Jones
- 2010 No1 London's 1000 Most Infulential People: Theatre - Panter and wife Rosemary Squire
- Olivier Awards (UK)
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- 1992 Musical Of The Year - Carmen Jones
- 1998 Best Entertainment - Slava's Snow Show
- 1999 Best New Play - The Weir
- 2002 Best Entertainment - Shockheaded Peter
- 2002 Best Performance in a Supporting Role - Martyn JacquesMartyn JacquesMartyn Jacques is a British musician, most notable for being a founder of the independent band Tiger Lillies. He is a lyricist, vocalist, and musician who plays accordion, piano, and ukulele....
for Shockheaded PeterShockheaded Peter (musical)Shockheaded Peter is a 1998 musical using the popular German children's book Der Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann as its basis.-Productions:* 1998 West Yorkshire Playhouse* 1999 Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater* 2002 Piccadilly Theatre... - 2003 Best New Play - Vincent In Brixton
- 2006 Outstanding Musical Production - Guys and DollsGuys and DollsGuys and Dolls is a musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" and "Blood Pressure", two short stories by Damon Runyon, and also borrows characters and plot elements from other Runyon stories, most notably...
- 2009 Best Musical Revival - La Cage Aux Folles
- 2009 Best Actor In A Musical – [Douglas Hodge] For La Cage Aux Folles
- Helpmann Awards (Australia)
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- 2008 Best Costume Design – Rocky Horror
- Manchester Evening NewsManchester Evening NewsThe Manchester Evening News is a regional daily newspaper covering Greater Manchester in the United Kingdom. It is published every day except Sunday and is owned by Trinity Mirror plc following its sale by Guardian Media Group in early 2010. It has an average daily circulation of 90,973 copies...
Awards (UK)
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- 2008 Best Musical - West Side Story
- The StageThe StageThe Stage is a weekly British newspaper founded in 1880, available nationally and published on Thursdays. Covering all areas of the entertainment industry but focused primarily on theatre, it contains news, reviews, opinion, features and other items of interest, mainly to those who work within the...
's Top 100 People In British Theatre (UK)
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- 2009 No.1 (Shared With Rosemary Squire)
- Tony Awards (US)
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- 2007 Best Revival of a MusicalTony Award for Best Revival of a MusicalThe Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical has been awarded since 1994. Before that time, both plays and musicals were considered together for the Tony Award for Best Revival....
– Company
- 2007 Best Revival of a Musical
- Time Out Live Awards (UK)
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- 2006 Best Production - Guys And Dolls
- Whatsonstage Theatregoers Choice Awards (UK)
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- 2009 The Ticketmaster Best Musical Revival – West Side Story
- 2009 The Viagogo Best Actress In A Musical - Sofia Escobar For West Side Story
- 2008 Best New Comedy- Elling
- 2006 Best Musical Revival – Guys And Dolls
Childhood
Born in Dorset, England he emigrated to Australia in 1951 with his parents Hugh and Hilary, returning to England in 1959 to be educated at Clayesmore SchoolClayesmore School
Clayesmore School is an independent school for boys and girls of the English public school tradition in the village of Iwerne Minster, Dorset, England. It is a member of The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference ....
, Dorset before studying Production at Lamda.
Marriage and family
Panter is married to his business partner Rosemary Squire, OBE. The couple met in 1979 at the Queen's TheatreQueen's Theatre
The Queen's Theatre is a West End theatre located in Shaftesbury Avenue in the City of Westminster. It opened on 8 October 1907 as a twin to the neighbouring Gielgud Theatre which opened ten months earlier. Both theatres were designed by W.G.R...
, London where Squire was working in the box office during Panter’s production of Patricia Routledge
Patricia Routledge
Katherine Patricia Routledge, CBE is an English character comedy actress and singer. She is best known for her role as character Hyacinth Bucket in the British television series Keeping Up Appearances and Hetty Wainthropp in the British television series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates...
in And a Nightingale Sang
And a Nightingale Sang
And a Nightingale Sang is a play by British playwright C.P. Taylor and commissioned by Newcastle upon Tyne's Live Theatre Company. The play was made into a TV play in 1989 by Jack Rosenthal for Tyne Tees Television....
. They married in 1994; Panter’s best man was Simon Callow
Simon Callow
Simon Phillip Hugh Callow, CBE is an English actor, writer and theatre director. He is also currently a judge on Popstar to Operastar.-Early years:...
. They had their first child Kate in 2002. Panter is the step-father to Squire’s two children from her first marriage Jenny (born 1986) and Dan (born 1987).
Other information
Since 1990, Howard Panter has been a member of The GarrickGarrick Club
The Garrick Club is a gentlemen's club in London.-History:The Garrick Club was founded at a meeting in the Committee Room at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on Wednesday 17 August 1831...
, London and a member of The Ivy Club
The Ivy Club
The Ivy Club is the oldest eating club at Princeton University. It was founded in 1879 with Arthur Hawley Scribner as its first head. The members of each class are selected through the bicker process, a series of ten screening interviews, which are followed by discussions amongst the members as...
.