Podcast appearances and mentions of Jordan Roth

Live from the 2024 GCSAA Conference and Trade Show in Phoenix, Episode 114 brings you a dynamic lineup featuring 8 great guests including several Melrose Equipment Manager Experience alumni. Join our host as he explores the week's highlights, covering education, trade show discoveries, interactive facility tours, networking, and cutting-edge products.In this lively episode, Trent sits down with:

Join our host as he hangs out with Certified Turf Equipment Managers Bryan Epland and Jordan Roth. They recap the ins and outs of Trent's Nebraska shop tours and the 2023 NGCSA Symposium in Lincoln, Nebraska - from Jordan's cool Milwaukee tools to the mystery of the 'funnel Christmas tree.'Get the lowdown on why Nebraska's sandhills are special and learn the ropes on starting small at your local EM event. Bryan and Jordan share tips on making EM education events a hit and why you might be the spark your area needs to get something started.This crew provides a good reminder on finding the fun in life's technical glitches. Join the Nebraska crew for an hour packed with turf wisdom and good vibes.Thank you to @ASBtaskTracker for supporting this episode and agronomy teams everywhere! Tweet us @ReelTurfTechs and @MTrentManning Email us at ReelTurfTechs@gmail.com Check out our YouTube Channel

Join Jordan Roth, Equipment Manager at Champions Run, as he shares his expertise in golf course equipment management on "The Reel Turf Techs Podcast." Jordan not only oversees the prestigious private club but also lends his skills to Eagle Run Golf Course, a public 18-hole facility owned by the same organization. Discover his insights on preventing outside labor for repairs, equipment selection, and teamwork. Tune in for practical tips and behind-the-scenes stories from the world of golf course maintenance. Tweet us @ReelTurfTechs and @MTrentManning Email us at ReelTurfTechs@gmail.com Check out our YouTube Channel

A special treat to kick off the new year with these wonderful artists recording an original song with Your Real Estate Resource! Listen as Alex Neff discusses the formation and growth of The J Duo Music with Jordan Roth, Jake Dillon, and their manager Brianna Roth. We'll take a trip down memory lane in Northeast Philly, how we all transitioned to beautiful Bucks County, and why we stay for the food!For more info about The J Duo Music or to inquire about booking, reach out on Instagram @thejduomusic

If "all the world is a stage," then Jordan Roth is its most fashionable performer. The acclaimed Broadway producer and fashion provocateur joins us to talk about the art and beauty of the fashioned self. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In celebration of the Met Gala 2021 and American design, we speak to Michael Sylvan Robinson, the textile artist and queer activist behind Jordan Roth's show-stopping collaged "coat of many colors" worn to last year's festivities. Robinson joins us to discuss their thought-provoking use of textiles, clothing and the (dis)embodied form to explore entangled themes of identity, sexuality, violence, and healing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are just filled with love on this one. Today Constance Marie joins us on the mic. You Might Know Her From Selena, George Lopez, Undone, My Family/Mi Familia, American Family, Switched at Birth, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders, Puss in Boots, and the new Amazon series With Love. We just had a ball with Constance talking about her charming new series With Love, which features a predominantly Latinx cast and queer storylines. Plus we get into her beginnings as a break dancer on tour with David Bowie (and in films like Breakin' 2), and donning the now iconic wig to play Marcella Quintanilla in the Selena biopic...despite being Jennifer Lopez's peer. We also got to talk about being part of landmark projects for Latinx folks, learning American Sign Language for her role in Switched at Birth, and being animated in Undone. This one was a total delight. Be careful spinning on your heads on cardboard, babes!  Follow us on social media @damianbellino || @rodemanne  Discussed this week:  The Gossip Girl reboot is deranged (Todd Almond is maybe playing Jordan Roth?) Broadwayworld Message boards: Mandy Patikin and Toni Colette in The Wild Party Michael Schulman's profile of Jeremy Strong in the New Yorker  Jessica Chastain tweeting on behalf of Aaron Sorkin (eyeroll) / Anne Hathaway on Instagram We WILL defend Faye Dunaway til the day we die (change the best picture winner) New Amazon series, With Love created by Gloria Calderón Kellett Danced with David Bowie and Peter Frampton in Glass Spider Tour (choreographed by Toni Basil) Dance nickname was “Speedy”  Danced in music videos for Cher, Prince, Belinda Carlisle HOLY SHIT Constance in the Toni Basil skis while Bowie sings  La La La Human Steps: Canadian dance troupe  Played Marcella Quintanilla Selena's mom in the biopic Selena (1997) Constance in the wig and glasses as Marcella “Washing Machine” scene in Selena  Gregory Nava directed My Family/Mi Familia (1995), Selena (1996), American Family (2002) 6 seasons as Angie on the ABC sitcom George Lopez 5 seasons as Regina on  Switched at Birth, a show that required she learn ASL (had to stop at a certain point because she had permanent nerve damage) New Amazon series, Undone uses rotoscope animation (as seen in Scanner Darkly) Back to the Beach with Frankie and Annette / Breakin 2 Electric Boogaloo Went out with Michael J. Fox in Spin City and he said YES wear your heels Voiced a human in Puss & Boots You played a cop and a bartender on the soap Santa Barbera Punk'd (he remained calm unlike Frankie Muniz or Hilary Duff) You played paternal aunt to the Menendez brothers in the NBC anthology, Law & Order: True Crime. Lyle was the hot one. Raquel Welch played Constance's mom in the 2001 dramedy, Tortilla Soup. Jenny Gago played her mom in My Family/Mi Familia Union Square which suffered from “The Single Guy curse”  Her real name is Constance Marie Lopez but she dropped the Lopez because it's been “hogged up”

Here it is: Part 2 of my conversation with the brilliant Tony Sheldon! Tune in today to hear him discuss his New York career, including roles in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Amelie on Broadway, Charles Busch's Cleopatra, and The Band Wagon at Encores. Stories abound: A false promise from the Weisslers, giving suggestions to Charles Busch, how Beth Leavel helped him at the Tony Awards, his cut number from Priscilla, an odd backstage visit from Cloris Leachman, the Encores! show he had to turn down, why he thought Amelie on Broadway was a mistake, and living in Audra McDonald's basement. Plus: Roger Rees, Jordan Roth, Jerry Mitchell, Shirley MacLaine, and more!

Daryl Roth is a 12-time Tony award-winning producer and holds the singular distinction of producing 7 Pulitzer Prize-winning plays. Her Tony winning credits include: Kinky Boots, The Normal Heart, Indecent,, Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron’s international hit play Love, Loss, and What I Wore, and Gloria: A Life, a play about the iconic Gloria Steinem. Daryl is a Trustee of the Kennedy Center, and served on the Board of Lincoln Center Theatre for twenty years and remains the Co-Chair of the Patron Committee and an Honorary Trustee. She has a myriad of awards and honors including: The New Dramatists Outstanding Career Achievement Award; New York Living Landmarks Award; the Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award;  2017 Theatre Hall of Fame inductee and was named one of Crain’s 2019 “50 Most Powerful Women in New York.”  She actively supports a diverse group of charitable and cultural institutions, and is involved in LGBTQ rights causes, animal rights organizations, numerous theatre, dance, public television, and cultural arts organizations and created the Daryl Roth Creative Spirit Award which annually honors a gifted theatre artist or organization with financial support as they develop new works in an artistic residency.Cocktails at Table 7- Inside New York’s Joe Allen is produced and hosted by Jason Woodruff, Dana Mierlak and Sean Kent, with music by James Rubio and logo and artwork design by Christina D’Angelo. The Producers would like to extend a special thank you to the owners of Joe Allen, Orso and Bar Centrale Restaurants.

“On Broadway” premiered on February 3rd, 2013. It was written by new showrunner Joshua Safran, and directed by Michael Morris, who had also directed the season 1 finale. The episode unfortunately did not premiere to as wide an audience as the season 1 premiere or even the season 1 finale; the viewership came in at 4.48 million, about 1.5 million fewer than the finale and almost 7 million fewer than the pilot. Wow. The premiere featured 6 songs: three original songs by our original team of Marc Shaiman and Scott Whitman, which were the good ol’ “Let Me Be Your Star,” a new song from Bombshell called “Cut, Print...Moving On,” and a new song from a different musical altogether, called “Mama Makes Three” from the show Beautiful (no, not that Beautiful) starring JHud. The two covers in this episode were the titular song “On Broadway” by the Drifters, and “Don’t Dream It’s Over” by Crowded House. Most notably though, the Season 2 premiere marks the introduction of composer Joe Iconis, who wrote the song “Broadway, Here I Come!” Iconis was the first of many musical theatre composers who were able to feature their work throughout the second season of Smash. After closing the pre-Broadway run of Bombshell, Producer Eileen Rand assembles her growing team to announce her goal of booking a Broadway theatre by the end of the week. She’s also planning a soirée for potential investors and invites Karen to pick her three back up singers (Her selections do not include the libertine Ivy Lynn, who Karen is still angry with for sleeping with her ex-boyfriend.) Derek takes Karen to see his former leading lady Veronica Moore tear the roof off of the St. James in a musical called Beautiful. However, this is not the Carole King biomusical but a rousing gospel show. After the performance, Veronica tells Karen “Someone’s always waiting to take you down, honey. But if the work is good, they won’t be able to.” Disdain for Ivy seems to be growing within the production; While other pre-Broadway ensemblists gave received offers for Broadway, Ms. Lynn is still waiting to hear. At rehearsal for the producer soirée, Ivy asks Julia advice. The lyricist tells her, “Maybe you apologized to Karen, but you were apologizing for the wrong thing.”  On their way to the event, composer Tom congratulates his boyfriend Sam on getting offered the General in The Book of Mormon tour. Sam says he would rather stay with his ten lines in Bombshell in order to be close to Tom. But as they canoodle down Central Park West they spot Julia’s husband caressing a coworker, effectively the final straw in ending her dissolving marriage.  Covering for a truant Jordan Roth at the investor event, Veronica and Karen duet on an impromptu rendition of “On Broadway.” Afterwards, Derek tells Ivy that she won’t be joining the Bombshell cast on Broadway. However, the real drama happens after the performance, when Eileen tells Karen and the creative team that Bombshell is being investigated. While the government is looking into how Eileen received the financing, Bombshell is effectively on hold for the foreseeable future.  The next day, Derek commiserates with Karen about how they’re both out of work, telling her “call me if you hear about something else.” But later that night while nursing a drink at a Restaurant Row piano bar, Karen meets a team of musical theatre songwriters who may just be Derek’s “something else.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Award-winning producer and writer Richie Jackson and Netflix’s Queer Eye star Antoni Porowski discuss Jackson’s new book, Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son, with an introduction by Jordan Roth. Jackson reflects on his life as a gay man and compares it to the world his 18-year-old gay son is growing up in now. Being gay is a gift, Jackson says, but with its gains in jeopardy, the gay community must not be complacent. The conversation was recorded on January 29, 2020 in front of a live audience at New York’s 92nd Street Y.

Richie Jackson is currently producing Harvey Fierstein's Torch Song on Broadway. He executive produced Showtime's Nurse Jackie (Emmy and Golden Globe nominee for "Best Comedy Series") for seven seasons and co-executive produced the film Shortbus, written and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. He and his husband, Jordan Roth, were honored with The Trevor Project's 2016 Trevor Hero Award. They live in New York City with their two sons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Richie Jackson is the author of Gay Like Me: A Father Writes to His Son, a poignant reflection on what it was like growing up and what it is like now to be gay in America and how to "celebrate our similarities, but.... revel in our differences." He is an award-winning Broadway, film, and TV producer whose most recent productions include Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song on Broadway and Showtime’s Nurse Jackie. He and his husband Jordan Roth were honored with The Trevor Project’s 2016 Trevor Hero Award. Listen to us discuss parenting, writing, the changing times and what it means to love. 

Norma talks with Tony Award-winning theater producer Jordan Roth about gender fluidity, dressing to fit in or stand out, the definition of art, the joy and pain of being human, being an inspiration for others, and more.

Spencer Liff Jordan Roth Spencer Liff, choreographer, and Jordan Roth, producer of the musical “Falsettos,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The musical Falsettos, now at the Golden Gate Theatre through April 14, 2019, was originally produced in New York in April 1992 and ran for nearly 500 performances. The show, which is one of the earliest musicals to deal with coming out of the closet and with AIDS, was revived on Broadway in 2016 and it's that Lincoln Center production which is now on tour in the Bay Area. Spencer Liff has previously been a dancer and ensemble performer on Broadway, and has choreographed the recent revivals of Spring Awakening, Hedwig and the Angry Inch and most recently Head Over Heels. Justin Roth is the president and majority owner of Jujamcyn theatres in New York; among his most recent productions are Bruce Springsteen on Broadway, Angels in America, and Mean Girls. SHN website Part One, director James Lapine & composer lyricist William Finn. The post Interview: Falsettos Part Two. Spencer Liff & Jordan Roth appeared first on KPFA.

William Finn, Richard Wolinsky and James Lapine James Lapine, director, and William Finn, composer/lyricist of the musical “Falsettos,” in conversation with host Richard Wolinsky. The musical Falsettos, now at the Golden Gate Theatre through April 14, 2019, was originally produced in New York in April 1992 and ran for nearly 500 performances. The show, which is one of the earliest musicals to deal with coming out of the closet and with AIDS, was revived on Broadway in 2016 and it's that production which is now on tour in the Bay Area. James Lapine is one of Broadway's most successful directors, and has worked with Stephen Sondheim on such shows as Sunday in the Park with George, Into the Woods, and Sondheim on Sondheim. Among James Lapine's film credits are Impromptu and Earthly Possessions. William Finn is not only known for Falsettos, but for the very popular musical, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, along with the musical A New Brain. SHN website Part Two: Choreographer Spencer Liff and producer Jordan Roth.     The post Interview: Falsettos Part One. James Lapine and William Finn appeared first on KPFA.

SPEAKERS William Finn Musical Composer and Lyricist; Tony Award Winner (Falsettos, 1992) James Lapine Director, "Falsettos" and "Sunday in the Park With George"; Screenwriter Spencer Liff Choregrapher, "Falsettos"; Resident Choreographer, "So You Think You Can Dance" Jordan Roth President and Majority Owner, Jujamcyn Theaters; Producer, Clybourne Park (Winner, Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award) Michelle Meow Host, "The Michelle Meow Show" (Radio and KBCW TV); Twitter @msmichellemeow John Zipperer Host, Week to Week Political Roundtable, The Commonwealth Club—Co-Host This program was recorded in front of a live audience at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco on March 20th, 2019. ** This Podcast May Contain Explicit Language **

Join us for a special edition of The Michelle Meow Show at The Commonwealth Club, as we welcome the director and the choreographer of "Falsettos," the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical now running at SHN Golden Gate Theatre from March 19–April 14. "Falsettos" tells the story of a charming, intelligent, neurotic gay man named Marvin, his wife, lover, son, their psychiatrist, and the lesbians next door. James Lapine wrote the book and directed the Broadway musical Falsettos in 1992. His extensive experience on stage and film includes directing the films Impromptu (written by his wife, Sarah Kernochan), Earthly Possessions, and Custody. His decades of work on and off Broadway have earned him many honors, including the Tony Award, the Drama Desk Award, and the 2015 Mr. Abbott Award from the Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation "in recognition of a lifetime of exceptional achievement in the theatre." Spencer Liff has been a resident choreographer for the past nine seasons of "So You Think You Can Dance" on the Fox network, where he was twice nominated for an Emmy Award for outstanding choreography. His other TV credits include the "One Day at a Time" revival, "Dancing With the Stars," "2 Broke Girls," "Parks and Recreation," and many other programs. His stage credits include serving as choreographer for the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of "Spring Awakening," and providing the musical staging for the Tony Award-winning revival of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch," starring Neil Patrick Harris. He won the 2008 Fred Astaire Award as best male dancer on Broadway for his role in "Crybaby." Last minute adds: Special guests William Finn and Jordan Roth! ** This Podcast May Contain Explicit Language ** Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

So much talent! John and I conduct a 4 person panel talk and chat with the creators of Broadway's hit "Falsettos."

President of Jujamcyn Theaters

Jordan Roth, the Tony Award winning President of Jujamcyn Theaters, is responsible for bringing "Spring Awakening," "Clybourne Park," "Kinky Boots," "Springsteen on Broadway," "Falsettos," "Mean Girls," "Frozen," "Angels In America" and many other hits to Broadway. The youngest president ever of a theater dynasty, Jordan has quickly become one of the most respected producers in the American theater. On this episode of "Little Known Facts" Jordan talks with Ilana about his desire to bring theater to Broadway that inspires and changes lives; indeed, Jordan's gift for bringing together other creatives and cultivating talent has allowed him to bring some of the most powerful game changing plays to the Broadway stage. Jordan shares intimate details about his childhood and what led him to a career focused on  creativity and community. Jordan is a tireless activist for political causes that support people in need from all walks of life -- often working with organizations that support the LGBTQI community. This is a rare look into the life of one of the most powerful members of the theater community.  Jordan Roth is widely recognized as a theatrical innovator, championing new shows that push the boundaries of Broadway and creating unique experiences for audiences. As President of Jujamcyn Theaters, he oversees five Broadway theatres, presenting some of the most influential and successful musicals and plays on Broadway today. Current productions include the Tony Award-winning Best Musicals "The Book of Mormon" and "Kinky Boots," "Springsteen on Broadway" and the upcoming "Frozen" and "Mean Girls." Jordan recently produced "Present Laughter" starring Kevin Kline in his Tony Award-winning performance as well the Tony-nominated revival of "Falsettos" with Lincoln Center Theater. Previous producing credits include the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning Best Play "Clybourne Park" and his first production, the long-running "The Donkey Show" Off-Broadway. This spring, Jordan is joining with the National Theatre to bring to Broadway the eagerly anticipated production of "Angels in America" starring Nathan Lane and Andrew Garfield.  Combining his love of theatre with his passion for making a difference in our community, Jordan created Givenik.com, a unique service allowing theatergoers to buy discounted tickets and give 5% of their ticket price to the charity of their choice. Givenik.com currently supports over 750 charitable organizations, including God's Love We Deliver. Jordan writes a regular column on Deadline Hollywood with Jeremy Gerard debating issues of the day in theatre and culture. His new online cultural commentary comedy series "The Birds" and the BS with Jordan Roth launches soon.  In a relatively short period of time, Jordan has generated much interest in his vision and accomplishments.  He was honored to be included in Fast Company's "Most Creative People in Business 1000," Crain's "Forty Under 40," Variety's "50 Creatives to Watch," The Daily News' "50 New Yorkers to Watch," Time Out New York's "42 Reasons to Applaud New York Theatre," Paper Magazine's "Beautiful People Issue," and Out Magazine's "Out 100" three times. Recently, Jordan was recognized as a Living Landmark by the New York Landmarks Conservancy.  Jordan graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton University with degrees in philosophy and theatre, and received his MBA from Columbia Business School. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, The Broadway League, Times Square Alliance and the Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation.  Jordan and his husband Richie Jackson live in New York City with their two sons Jackson and Levi.

True New York directors Jeremy Workman and Jordan Roth take us through the making of this NEW anthology documentary featuring 5 documentary shorts that explore an eclectic mix of subcultures and characters in New York City. Available November 15th on iTunes and DVD. http://firstrunfeatures.com/truenewyork.html

This episode of 92Y Talks features "Star Trek" star and beloved LGBT advocate George Takei. Starring in the new Broadway musical, Allegiance, loosely based on his childhood, the social media titan sat down with Jujamcyn Theaters president Jordan Roth to discuss his personal new stage project, using humor to influence millions, and more. The conversation was recorded on Sep 20, 2015 in front of a live audience at New York's 92nd Street Y.

Jordan Roth is an American theater producer. He is the president and majority owner of Jujamcyn Theaters in New York City. Roth oversees five Broadway theatres including the St. James, Al Hirschfeld, August Wilson, Eugene O'Neill, and the Walter Kerr. Theater owners are the curators of Broadway. They are the protectors of the tradition. They guarantee all of our futures. And Jordan Roth, President of Jujamcyn Theaters, takes that responsibility seriously. Listen in to hear . . . Jordan’s “three bucket challenge” if you want a show in one of his theaters (which seems to be working well, since four of the five Jujamcyn theaters host Tony Award winners for Best Musical). How coming out affected his choice of a career. How his first show as a Producer, the interactive The Donkey Show, still stays with him in everything he does. His simple solution for one of Broadway’s greatest challenges – the lines at the bathroom.   Keep up with me: @KenDavenportBway www.theproducersperspective.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Title: Jordan Roth, Broadway producer, president of Jujamcyn and CEO of Culturalist Jordan Roth — who, let’s be clear right from the start, isn’t a relative — joins Evan and returning guest host Daniel Roth to talk about his groundbreaking work on Broadway. Since his first production, The Donkey Show, Jordan has proven himself as someone who can change the way theater works. With shows like Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon and more, he believes in exciting, engaging and changing the audience — one attendee at a time. As a result, he's racked up award after award: youngest lead producer ever nominated for a Tony Award, Fast Company's "Most Creative People in Business 1000," Backstage's "#2 Most Powerful Person on Broadway". Jordan talks about his career path, how long it took to define himself and why, considering everything on his plate, he decided to also launch Culturalist.  Also, Dan and Evan debate vacations and sabbaticals and conclude that the best thing to do is to go on vacation to discuss it more.

After a stint in interior decorating, Daryl Roth decided to change her career and, in doing so, changed theater. Roth became a theater producer when she was 40 years young and quickly became known as a tour-de-force in the theater world. What sets Roth apart is an unusual gift for picking original, riveting and meaningful productions that are ultimately accessible to audiences of all shapes, colors and sizes. As a producer, she does everything from securing financing to reading scripts, casting, and adapting plays to film and vice versa. Her bread and butter are smart, thoughtful and imaginative stories, typically about identity and the frailty of human relationships, like, amongst others, The Normal Heart, Wit, Kinky Boots, Proof, Our Lady of 121st Street, War Horse, August: Osage County, Anna in the Tropics, and Clyborne Park. Producing is a family affair. Her son Jordan Roth is a stellar producer in his own right. While not involved in theater, her husband Steven Roth is a real estate tycoon behind...

At its 2003 Directing Sympsium, SDCF hosted a panel moderated by Rubén Polendo and featuring producer Jordan Roth ("The Rocky Horror Show", "The Donkey Show"), Artistic Director Jim Nicola (New York Theatre Workshop), and former artistic director and current director Michael Greif ("Rent"). The discussion centers on the role of the producer in modern American theater. Topics covered include how to determine what projects are the right fit for the different producing models (commercial, not-for-profit, and regional), the involvement of the producer as a collaborator in the artistic process, trends in the theater, and what audiences are looking for when they buy tickets to a show. This conversation helps to demystify the role of the producer for any aspiring theater professional or audience member and provides some terrific insight into how works are chosen to be produced.

Jordan Roth, President of New York's Jujamcyn Theatres, discusses his ascension to the top spot running a quintet of Broadway houses, which makes him one of the handful of people who can decide what is (or isn't) a Broadway show. He talks about his lifelong love of theatre; how he grew to be dissatisfied with performing while still a student at Princeton; his wholly unplanned evolution into the producer of "The Donkey Show" and the freedom on that production to create new ways of putting on a theatrical production; his move into Broadway producing and how he worked to push beyond conventional boundaries with the revival of "The Rocky Horror Show"; the profound impact closing of "The Mambo Kings" out of town had on him; how he came to produce "A Catered Affair" and why he bridles at the show being considered a more conventional work than his previous efforts; and, six months in, how he's enjoying his new role, the difference between being "the producer" and "the house," and how he hopes to achieve artistic goals while operating the theatres. He also explains his new role moonlighting as a moderator for the 92nd Street Y's new "Broadway Talks" series and his role in creating Givenik.com, which merges ticket selling with philanthropy. Original air date - March 24, 2010.

Jordan Roth, President of New York's Jujamcyn Theatres, discusses his ascension to the top spot running a quintet of Broadway houses, which makes him one of the handful of people who can decide what is (or isn't) a Broadway show. He talks about his lifelong love of theatre; how he grew to be dissatisfied with performing while still a student at Princeton; his wholly unplanned evolution into the producer of "The Donkey Show" and the freedom on that production to create new ways of putting on a theatrical production; his move into Broadway producing and how he worked to push beyond conventional boundaries with the revival of "The Rocky Horror Show"; the profound impact closing of "The Mambo Kings" out of town had on him; how he came to produce "A Catered Affair" and why he bridles at the show being considered a more conventional work than his previous efforts; and, six months in, how he's enjoying his new role, the difference between being "the producer" and "the house," and how he hopes to achieve artistic goals while operating the theatres. He also explains his new role moonlighting as a moderator for the 92nd Street Y's new "Broadway Talks" series and his role in creating Givenik.com, which merges ticket selling with philanthropy. Original air date - March 24, 2010.

A conversation with playwright Neil Simon, followed by producer Jordan Roth, the new President of Jujamcyn Theaters; also, AndrewAndrew, of East Village Radio, report from the opening of “Bye Bye Birdie.”