While Ritchie was in high school, he began stage managing at the
Surflight Theatre. His first Broadway stage management credit is the 1981 revival of George Bernard Shaw's
Candida at
Circle in the Square, starring
Joanne Woodward. His subsequent twenty-five Broadway production stage management credits include the 1988 revival of
Our Town, starring
Spalding Gray. In 1996, Ritchie became the third artistic director of
Williamstown Theater Festival in
Williamstown, Massachusetts. Over fifty productions were staged during Ritchie's tenure, including six productions that were later transferred to Broadway. In 2002,
Williamstown Theater Festival won the
Regional Theatre Tony Award. In 2005, Ritchie left Williamstown and became the artistic director of
Center Theatre Group. CTG operates the
Ahmanson Theatre, the
Mark Taper Forum, and the
Kirk Douglas Theater in Los Angeles. At CTG, Ritchie produced the first American productions of
The Drowsy Chaperone,
13, and
Curtains. In 2021, Ritchie retired during the
COVID-19 pandemic. ==References==