Stuart J. Thompson, a Tony Award-winning producer and manager of Broadway shows who brought a contemplative, low-key style to an industry known for its razzmatazz, and helped mount hits like “The Book of Mormon,” died on Thursday at his home in Manhattan. He was 62.

The cause was complications of esophageal cancer, a spokesman, Chris Boneau, said in an email.

Mr. Thompson was a respected leader in the theater community, not only as a producer but also as a general manager of more than 70 Broadway, Off Broadway and national touring productions.

In an industry filled with larger-than-life figures who reveled in the spotlight, he preferred to stay behind the scenes, but his sharp intellect, good taste and dedication made him an influential force, his admirers said.

“Stuart Thompson was the most dignified, generous man in the business. He elevated me,” the actress Patti LuPone, a friend of Mr. Thompson’s who worked with him on productions of “Master Class” and “The Old Neighborhood,” said.