Richard Johnson is the retired print editor of Crain Communications’ Automotive News, the leading newspaper of the global automobile industry. He previously was the publication’s European Editor based in Frankfurt, Germany, and Asia Editor based in Tokyo, Japan. He later launched Crain’s Automotive News Europe in London, where he was editor for eight years. Following retirement he worked on a play about the history of the Ford Motor Company after World War II and joined the Birmingham Village Players’ Playwrights@Work Group. The Classic King is his first play for the Purple Rose. He and his wife Alice raised four daughters around the world. Rick and Alice live in Farmington Hills.
Past PRTC Productions:
| The Classic King | Playwright | 2026 |