In 1983, the announcement that it would be produced in San Francisco started a furor; the producers pointedly stated that the show would be set in the 1930s and would have "a greater sensitivity toward the Chinese immigration problems at that time".
Su: I started as a producer and writer, I wrote and produced for a lot of people first before I was an artist and then I put out my own independent album.
She started as a producer there before quickly snaring an anchor job.
Founded in 1989 and still operated by Ugo Gioia, one of Mr. Gioia's four brothers, F.G. Furs started as a producer of classic mink and fox coats that were sold to traditional fur shops throughout Italy.
Ms. Hammer, 61, started as a producer for the public television station WGBH in Boston, where, in an edit room, she noticed that the host of a do-it-yourself show seemed far less charismatic than the owner of the house being profiled in the show — and that was the beginning of Bob Vila's television career.
Two Shakespeares playing in rep in the West End is almost unheard of, because of the hefty staging costs weighed against perceived limited box office appeal, but Friedman, who started as a producer at the National before going on to co-found the touring company Out of Joint with Max Stafford-Clark, isn't one to be daunted by logistics.
He sold his Pyramid Communications in 1996 for $300 million and at the age of 47 started a new career as a producer of an R&B band, Chivalry.
The S.E.C. had charged that Well Advantage relied on confidential inside information to buy shares in Nexen, an oil company based in Calgary, Alberta, just before Cnooc, the Chinese offshore oil producer, started a $15.1 billion takeover bid for the Canadian company.
Last week the producers started a direct-mail campaign, sending out 700,000 letters offering discount tickets through Oct. 18.
In August, the National Pork Board started a voluntary program for producers to evaluate and improve the welfare of the 97 million hogs processed in the United States each year.
