Daryl Roth is an American ten time Tony Award-winning producer who has produced over 90 productions on and off Broadway. She is the only producer of seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays: Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park (Tony Award); Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County (Tony Award); Nilo Cruz’s Anna in the Tropics; David Auburn’s Proof (Tony Award); Margaret Edson’s Wit; Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive; and Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women. Other Broadway shows she has produced include Nick & Nora (1991), Desire Under the Elms (2009), A Little Night Music (2009), Driving Miss Daisy (2010), Annie (revival, 2012), Kinky Boots (2013, Tony Award), This Is Our Youth (2014), and An Act of God (2015). Off-Broadway productions include Tea at Five (2003), Esoterica (2006), The Judy Show (2011), and The Velveteen Rabbit (2012).

Daryl took a break from being one of the most prolific Producers around and chatted with me about her perspective on Broadway, Off Broadway and much more, including . . .

How listening to a voice inside her that she never heard before got her to produce her very first show. And how you should listen to the same one.

Why aren’t there more women lead Producers? Is there still an old Broadway boys’ club? And what can we do about it?

How Kinky Boots was born.

What she looks for when picking a producing partner (listen to this podcast to hear from one of those partners himself).

Why after all this Broadway success, she still remains committed to Off Broadway.

 

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