Best Broadway Producers
This website highlights the best broadway producers in the industry.
Sonia Friedman
An accomplished Broadway and West End theatre producer, Sonia Friedman has dozens of theatre credits dating back to 1990 and has produced Tony Award-winning plays such as Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Ink, The Ferryman, and The Inheritance, the latter of which won Best Play at the 2020-21 Tony Awards. She has also won Olivier Awards for productions including Leopoldstadt (2020), Fiddler on the Roof (2020), Summer and Smoke (2019), Sunny Afternoon (2015), and The Book of Mormon (2014)
Kevin McCollum
A three-time Tony Award–winning producer, Kevin McCollum leads the theatre and media company Alchemation which, since 2011, has produced Something Rotten!, Motown the Musical, Hand to God, and the theatrical web series Submissions Only. He also co-founded The Booking Group, which has represented several Tony Award–winning plays and musicals. Mr. McCollum won his three Tony Awards for Best Musical for In the Heights (2008), Avenue Q (2004), and Rent (1996).
Jerry Frankel
The late Jerry Frankel was a renowned Broadway producer, thoroughbred breeder, and entrepreneur. Following more than three decades in business as the owner of a leading manufacturer of women’s apparel, he co-produced his first Broadway show, Jekyll & Hyde, alongside Jeffrey Richards in 1997.
Irene Gandy
A Broadway producer and one of the most notable press agents in the industry, Irene Gandy began her career as a press intern with the Negro Ensemble Company in the 1960s. A trailblazer on Broadway as one of the few Black women working in the industry at the time, she worked on popular productions including River Niger, Hay Fever, and Ceremonies in Dark Old Men. Ms. Gandy has worked on more than 100 Broadway shows, including Glengarry Glen Ross, The Wiz, and Smokey Joe’s Café. Moreover, she has been a fierce advocate for equal representation of people of color on Broadway.
Jeffrey Richards
Is an American Broadway theatre producer who has presented both new and revived works for the Broadway stage. His most notable productions include Spring Awakening, August: Osage County, Will Ferrell’s You’re Welcome America, and Porgy and Bess, as well as numerous premieres by Tracy Letts and David Mamet. He is the recipient of eight Tony Awards.
Scott Rudin
Is an American film, television, and theatre producer. His films include the Academy Award-winning Best Picture No Country for Old Men, as well as Uncut Gems, Lady Bird, Fences, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Social Network, School of Rock, Zoolander, and more!
Louise Gund
A Broadway producer based in Berkeley, California, Louise Gund has produced seven plays since 2014. Her latest production, The Minutes, is scheduled to open in 2022. Other plays she has produced include The Great Society (2019), Head over Heels (2018), and Sweat
(2017).
Nelle Nugent
She has overseen productions such as Amadeus, Morning’s at Seven, The Elephant Man, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, and Dracula, and awards she has won includes Tony for all five listed shows.
Scott Forstall
is an American software engineer, best known for leading the original software development team for the iPhone and iPad, and Broadway producer, best known for co-producing the Tony award-winning Fun Home and Eclipsed with Molly Forstall, his wife, among others.
Producers Shows
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Head over Heels (2018)
Fun Home (2019)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
Porgy and Bess