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Join Tony and Olivier Award-winning theatre and film producer Tom Kirdahy & Paul Wontorek for a conversation about their lives and work on Broadway.
Tom Kirdahy stands among the most influential and visionary producers in the entertainment world today, pushing the boundaries of live theater worldwide with his Tony and Olivier Award-winning productions. His current slate includes the critically-acclaimed revival of Gypsy starring six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald and directed by George C Wolfe; the brand-new musical Just in Time, featuring Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff as Bobby Darin with direction by Alex Timbers; and — following a sold-out run in New York — the UK Premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s final musical Here We Are. This year, Kirdahy makes his debut as a film producer in the movie adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman, helmed by Oscar winner Bill Condon and starring Jennifer Lopez. Kirdahy’s roster also boasts the international blockbuster Hadestown (winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical) and the long-running hit revival of Little Shop of Horrors off Broadway. He is responsible for some of the most daring and innovative productions of the last decade, including the Tony and Olivier Award-winning play The Inheritance, the first Broadway revival of August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, The Jungle, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, and The Visit, as well as the box office record-smashing It’s Only A Play, and the global sensation Anastasia, amongst many more. Kirdahy spent the first twenty years of his career as an attorney providing free legal services to people living with HIV/AIDS in the Bronx and carries on his passion for justice and advocacy through his service on the Executive Board of Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS, the Broadway League’s Board of Governors, and many years on the Executive Board of NYC's LGBT Center.
Paul Wontorek is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of Broadway.com, where he has led the industry’s top destination for theatrical news, features and video content for over 25 years. He is also the Executive Producer and Chief Correspondent of The Broadway Show, a nationally syndicated weekly television series spotlighting the stars of the stage. A two-time New York Emmy Award winner for producing and writing, he has also been nominated multiple times, including for his work as the host of his beloved long-running talk show Show People. Follow him on Instagram at@paulwontorek.