Sad news from New York: according to notices in the New York Times, London theatre owner and producer Ted Tulchin died on December 18. The American co-owner of the West End’s Playhouse Theatre (with his brother Norman) who recently also acquired a stake in the Savoy (again with Norman and Robert Bartner, who took it over jointly with Ambassador Theatre Group) was also a prominent theatrical investor in shows on both sides of the Atlantic. Among the shows he has interests in over here include The Old Masters, Whose Life Is It Anyway, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Guys and Dolls, Sweeney Todd and As You Desire Me (current tenant at the Playhouse).
A theatrical enthusiast who served on the Board of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts as well as New Dramatists, Ted was also a banker, lecturer and an authority on business credit. Maidstone Productions, the theatrical division that he set up with his brother, took over the Playhouse in January 2003, and subsequently acquired a joint interest in the Savoy in October 2004.
