If the most powerful position in the English-speaking theater world is chairman of the board of the Shubert Organization (currently held by Philip J. Smith), then I'd say the top job at the National Theatre of Great Britain is a close second. National productions travel the world, with quite a few ending up on Broadway. Under Nicholas Hytner's regime, both "The History Boys" and "War Horse" won the Tony for Best Play…
SOURCE: The New York Post at 04:38AM on October 2, 2013