The president of Jujamcyn Theaters and Broadway producer peels back the curtain on his role in making theatre happen and what most energizes him about the potential of theatre.
But he also feels fortunate to play a part in each production’s Broadway story. “This entire season has been the most extraordinary experience, starting with Springsteen on Broadway and a remarkable spring of Angels and Frozen and Mean Girls—full of people I adore and admire and love. The whole season has been one bit moment of pinch-me,” he says in the video above.
Roth is also a producer on the 11-time Tony-nominated Angels in America. “‘Angels in America, most Tony-nominated play in Broadway history’ is a sentence I can't quite wrap my head around,” he says. “We are extraordinarily grateful and deeply proud of every person who is a part of making this show and every person who has opened their hearts to it. This play belongs to all of us.”
While he’s helped make Tony history this year, Roth continues to look forward. “I’m excited by a big canvas—a Broadway that can continue to expand and allow for all different kinds of work, all different kinds of voices, and all different kinds of stories. And we have to do better on all of that, but every year it gets a little bigger and a little bigger and a little bigger. It's a Broadway I want to be a part of.”
Inside the Office of the Broadway Producer Behind Present Laughter, Falsettos, and More
Inside the Office of the Broadway Producer Behind Present Laughter, Falsettos, and More
President of Jujamcyn Theaters, Jordan Roth, shows us his office where Broadway history is made.
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We all spend more time in our offices than at home, so I wanted my office to feel as much like home as possible. I love textures that comfort and call to be touched, so my home and office both have fabrics and carpets that are that kind of delicious.
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For the more than 20 years that the now August Wilson Theatre was called the Virginia Theatre, these letters were perched on top of the marquee.
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Tonys for Clybourne Park, Hair, and Kinky Boots and an Olivier for Kinky Boots. All shows very close to my heart.
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My husband Richie and our sons, Jackson and Levi, are always with me - in my heart, in my head, and on my desk.
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Our opening night gifts to producers, creators, staff, and cast of all our shows. When we welcome a show into one of our houses, we join them in creating a collective experience for our audience and for our teams. Combining our logos represents that shared effort to me.
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A gift from my amazing Jujamcyn family at the surprise baby shower they threw for me and Richie. I completely started crying when they presented this to me, and I cannot wait for Levi to take his seat at his first Broadway show!
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Every holiday season, we create a special video highlighting the people and shows that have filled our year - both professional (shows opening and hitting performance milestones) and personal (weddings, babies, and more). A few years ago, the video was a beautiful animation of this book, created by artist Mac Premo.
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Every holiday season, we create a special video highlighting the people and shows that have filled our year - both professional (shows opening and hitting performance milestones) and personal (weddings, babies, and more). A few years ago, the video was a beautiful animation of this book, created by artist Mac Premo.
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