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David King is an English composer and producer of musical theatre. King has achieved international popular success in musical theatre, and his management of 20 theatre companies performing around the world has been referred to as "one of the biggest dance organisations in Britain, and certainly the largest in light entertainment."〔Peter Hepple "Crowning Glory" "The Stage", 17 March 2005〕 His first musical ''Spirit of the Dance'' has been running for 15 years in theatres across the globe since its debut at Bristol Hippodrome.〔() "Preview: Spirit of the Dance at the Liverpool Empire" "The Liverpool Echo", 11 June 2011〕 Spirit of the Dance soon became one of the world's biggest dance shows and, in the period 1998 to 2000, there were 14 different troupes simultaneously performing the show in 14 different countries.〔Laura Davis, () "Spirit of the Dance producer David King on how to make a successful show" "The Liverpool Daily Post", 14 June 2011〕 It has received nine global awards, including best choreography and best international production, and has been seen by 30 million people worldwide.〔() "Spirit of the Dance" "theatrebristol.net"〕 It has broken box office records in 15 countries.〔Simon Wilson "The Whole World at their Feet" "Nottingham Evening Post", 5 April 2011〕 King has been said to be on a mission to bring musicals to the masses〔Sarah Freeman, () "Life in the limelight for mogul of the musicals", "The Yorkshire Post", 19 May 2011〕 and his business model has been described as unique.〔() Robin Leach "Casts do double duty for N.Y.-N.Y. musicals for the masses", "Vegas Deluxe", 14 May 2012〕 His international production company, Spirit Productions, currently has around 20 shows on global tour.〔Kari Rosenberg, () "Talent Show Secrets of the Dancing King", "totallyjewish.com", 5 May 2011〕 He employs around 500 dancers, singers and technical crew〔() "Life in the limelight for mogul of the musicals", "The Yorkshire Post", 19 May 2011〕 and owns two theatres〔() "Producer's pride as circus rolls into his home town", "The Yorkshire Post", 24 July 2009〕 in which his companies play for most of the year; the 2,600 capacity Palace Theatre in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and the Branson Variety Theatre in Branson, Missouri. In 2012, King secured a third theatre, the newly constructed Broadway Theatre in the New York-New York Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip.〔() "The Broadway Theater Debuts at New York-New York Hotel & Casino", "Las Vegas Informer", 12 April 2012〕 King's American operations are handled from his US headquarters, located at his theatre in Myrtle Beach. King has several ongoing contracts to supply major casinos in the US with entertainment. He is also one of the principal suppliers of entertainment to the Casino de Monte Carlo in Monaco and he has recently produced an erotic burlesque show which is running indefinitely at the adjoining Cabaret nightclub.〔Liz Arratoon () "Spice - The Show", "The Stage", 25 January 2011〕 King's companies tour the US, Europe, Australia and the Far East constantly. In 2011, he was the subject of a six episode television documentary about his work producing shows. ''Dancing King: Man in the Mirror'' was commissioned by Discovery Networks UK.〔Kelly Anderson, () "Discovery enlists celebrities for its MIPTV offerings", "realscreen.com", 24 March 2011〕 In September 2011, the show was broadcast on ABC2 in Australia.〔() "Dancing King: Man In The Mirror", "ABC Television"〕 In 2012, King took part in the UK TV show Secret Millionaire and was the victim of a carjacking while filming undercover.〔Matt Blake, () "Secret Millionaire taken on terror ride by drugged-up carjacker while filming for Channel 4 show", "Daily Mail Online", 10 May 2012〕 His episode, in which he donated money to three community groups in Leeds, launched the 2012 series on Channel 4.〔() "The Secret Millionaire", "Channel 4"〕 In August 2012, the car thief was jailed for one year for the offence when he appeared at Leeds Crown Court. He was sentenced to a further seven years in jail for causing the death by dangerous driving of a taxi driver.〔() "Paul Pilotille jailed for Leeds death crash", "BBC News", 17 August 2012〕 In September 2012 he claimed a world first when he simultaneously opened two new shows on opposite sides of the Atlantic.〔() "Leeds showbiz producer in theatre world first", "Yorkshire Evening Post" 19 September 2012〕 ==Early life== David King was born in the Alwoodley district of Leeds, the only son of Stanley and Trudie King. His parents were both performers, having met when his father worked as a music hall comedian and his mother was a dancer. From the age of seven, King was considered a classical prodigy on the piano and gave concerts in Leeds Town Hall. However, at 12 years old he turned his back on the rigours of classical training in favour of playing with his friends. With his sisters Wendy and Linda, he grew up in a household full of music and every weekend family members would gather to perform in or watch concerts which King organised.〔 King attended Roundhay School in Leeds until the age of 15 when he left to become a self-employed market trader.〔 He sold ladies clothing and, later, moved into jewellery retail. He maintained an interest in music and wrote musical compositions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「David King (theatre producer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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