Todd Haimes, who led theatre company to Broadway, dies aged 66

Todd Haimes (Richard Drew/AP)

Todd Haimes, who led the Roundabout Theatre Company from an off-off-Broadway company teetering on the edge of bankruptcy into a major theatrical force with works on five stages and dozens of Tony Awards, has died aged 66.

Haimes, the artistic director and chief executive of the non-profit Roundabout, died in New York City on Wednesday due to complications from cancer, according to Matt Polk, his longtime friend and spokesperson.