Long before TV audiences knew him as Tony Soprano’s trusted adviser, Adler racked up 53 Broadway credits as a stage manager, producer, or director.

His theater résumé included iconic productions like My Fair Lady and collaborations with legends such as Katharine Hepburn, Orson Welles, Marlene Dietrich, Julie Andrews, and Richard Burton.

Born into an entertainment family deeply rooted in Jewish and Yiddish theater, Adler once described himself candidly: “I’m a creature of nepotism. I got my first job when I was at Syracuse University and my father, the general manager of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, called me because there was an opening for an assistant stage manager. I