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Daryl Roth(born December 21, 1944) is an American theatre producer who has produced over 90 productions on and offBroadway.Most often serving as a co-producer or investor, Roth has also been a lead producer of Broadway shows such asKinky Boots,Indecent,Sylvia,It Shoulda Been You,andThe Normal Heart.[1]
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Born | Daryl Atkins December 21, 1944 |
Occupation | Theatrical producer |
Spouse | Steven Roth |
Children | 2, includingJordan Roth |
Website | https:// darylrothproductions |
Roth frequently cites that she holds "the singular distinction of producing seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays."[2]She was a lead producer of Nilo Cruz'sAnna in the Tropics,Margaret Edson'sWit,Paula Vogel'sHow I Learned to Drive,and Edward Albee'sThree Tall Women.Roth was co-producer of Bruce Norris'Clybourne Park,Tracy Letts'August: Osage County,and David Auburn'sProof.[3]
Personal life
editRoth was born Daryl Atkins to aJewishfamily; her father was a car dealer, and her mother was a homemaker.[4]She was raised inWayne, New Jersey.[5]
Roth is married toSteven Roth,the billionaire real estate investor; Mr. Roth is a business partner and close confidant of formerPresident Donald Trump.[6][7]According to theNew York Times,Ms. Roth "attended the Trump inauguration with her husband and has avoided publicly taking sides on the administration."[8]In March 2019, President Trump appointed Ms. Roth to the board of trustees of theJohn F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.[9]
Daryl andSteven Rothhave two children, includingJordan Roth,president of Jujamcyn Theaters.[5][10]
Broadway productions
editRoth's Broadway producing credits include:[11]
- Indecent(2017), byPaula Vogel[12]
- The Front Page(2016), byBen HechtandCharles MacArthur
- Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed(2016), byGeorge C. Wolfe
- Arthur Miller'sThe Crucible(2016)
- The Humans(2016) (Tony Award), byStephen Karam
- Arthur Miller'sA View from the Bridge(2015) (Tony Award)
- Sylvia(2015), byA.R. Gurney
- An Act of God(2015) starringJim Parsons,by David Javerbaum
- It Shoulda Been You(2015), book and additional lyrics byBrian Hargrove,music by Barbara Anselmi
- Fish in the Dark(2015), byLarry David
- Edward Albee'sA Delicate Balance(2014) (revival)
- You Can't Take It With You(2014), byMoss HartandGeorge S. Kaufman
- This Is Our Youth(2014), byKenneth Lonergan
- A Raisin in the Sun(2014) (Tony Award), byLorraine Hansberry
- Betrayal(2013) starringDaniel CraigandRachel Weisz,byHarold Pinter
- A Time to Kill (2013), byJohn Grisham,adapted byRupert Holmes
- The Testament of Mary(2013) starringFiona Shaw,byColm Tóibín
- Kinky Boots(2013) (Tony Award), book byHarvey Fierstein,music and lyrics byCyndi Lauper
- Lucky Guy(2013) starringTom Hanks,byNora Ephron
- Annie(revival) (2012), book byThomas Meehan,music byCharles Strouseand lyrics byMartin Charnin
- Leap of Faith(2012) starringRaul Esparza,book byJanus CerconeandWarren Leight,music byAlan Menkenand lyrics byGlenn Slater
- Clybourne Park(2012) (Tony Award), byBruce Norris
- One Man, Two Guvnors(2012) starringJames Corden,byRichard Bean
- The Normal Heart(revival) (2011) (Tony Award), byLarry Kramer
- War Horse(2011) (Tony Award), byMichael Morpurgo,adapted byNick Stafford
- Driving Miss Daisy(2010) starringJames Earl JonesandVanessa Redgrave,byAlfred Uhry
- Enron(2010), byLucy Prebble
- Come Fly Away(2010), byTwyla Tharp
- A Little Night Music(2009), book byHugh Wheeler,music and lyrics byStephen Sondheim
- Fela!(2009), book byBill T. JonesandJim Lewis,music byFela Anikulapo Kuti,lyrics by Jim Lewis
- Desire Under the Elms(2009), byEugene O'Neill
- Mary Stuart(2009), byFriedrich Schiller
- Irena's Vow(2009) starringTovah Feldshuh,byDan Gordon
- Thurgood(2008) starringLaurence Fishburne,byGeorge Stevens, Jr.
- The Country Girl(2008) starringMorgan Freeman,byClifford Odets
- A Catered Affair(2008), book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics byJohn Bucchino
- Is He Dead?(2007), book byMark TwainandDavid Ives
- August: Osage County(2007) (Tony Award), byTracy Letts
- Deuce(2007), byTerrence McNally
- Curtains(2007), book byRupert Holmes,music byJohn Kander,lyrics byFred Ebb
- Coram Boy(2007), from the novel byJamila Gavin,book adapted byHelen Edmundson
- Inherit the Wind(2007), byJerome LawrenceandRobert E. Lee
- The Year of Magical Thinking(2007) starring Vanessa Redgrave, byJoan Didion
- Edward Albee'sWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?(2005)
- Caroline, or Change(2004), book and lyrics byTony Kushner,music byJeanine Tesori
- Anna in the Tropics(2003), byNilo Cruz
- Salome(2003) starringAl Pacino,byOscar Wilde
- Euripides'Medea(2002)
- Edward Albee'sThe Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?(2002) (Tony Award)
- Bea Arthur on Broadway (2002), book byBea ArthurandBilly Goldenberg
- The Tale of the Allergist's Wife(2000), byCharles Busch
- Proof(2000), byDavid Auburn
- Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992(1994), byAnna Deavere Smith
- Nick & Nora(1991), book byArthur Laurents,music byCharles Strouse,lyrics byRichard Maltby, Jr.
Off-Broadway productions
editRoth's off-Broadway producing credits include:[13][14]
- Vitaly: An Evening of Wonders (2018)
- The Robber Bridegroom(2016), book and lyrics byAlfred Uhry,music byRobert Waldman
- The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey (2015), byCeleste Lecesne
- The Flick(2015), byAnnie Baker
- Wiesenthal (2014), byTom Dugan
- The Tribute Artist (2014), byCharles Busch
- Buyer & Cellar (2013), by Jonathan Tolins
- Stars of David(2013), conceived by Aaron Harnick &Abigail Pogrebin
- Bunnicula (2013), book by Charles Busch, music by Sam Davis, lyrics byMark Waldrop
- My Name is Asher Lev(2012), adapted byAaron Posner
- The Velveteen Rabbit (2012), by Kevin Del Aguila
- Olive and the Bitter Herbs (2011), by Charles Busch
- The Judy Show (2011), byJudy Gold
- Another American (2010), by Marc Wolf
- Through the Night (2010), byDaniel Beaty
- The Divine Sister (2010), by Charles Busch
- The Temperamentals(2010), by Jon Marans
- Vigil (2009), by Morris Paynch
- Love, Loss, and What I Wore(2009), byNora EphronandDelia Ephron
- What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling (2008), book and lyrics byDavid Pittu,music by Randy Redd
- Dear Edwina(2008), book and lyrics byMarcy Heisler,music byZina Goldrich
- Die Mommie Die! (2007), by Charles Busch
- Assisted Loving (2006), by Bob Morris
- Not a Genuine Black Man (2006), byBrian Copeland
- Esoterica (2006), byEric Walton
- Sandra Bernhard: Everything Bad and Beautiful (2006), bySandra Bernhard
- Indoor Outdoor (2006), by Kenny Finkle
- Manuscript (2005), by Paul Grellong
- Thom Pain (based on nothing)(2005), byWill Eno
- Beckett/Albee (2003), byEdward AlbeeandSamuel Beckett
- Talking Heads (series)(2003), byAlan Bennett
- Tea at Five(2003), byMatthew Lombardo
- Our Lady of 121st Street (2003), byStephen Adly Guirgis
- Harlem Song (2002), byGeorge C. Wolfe
- Edward Albee'sThe Play About the Baby(2000)
- The Bomb-itty of Errors(1999), byJordan Allen-Dutton,Jason Catalano, G.Q. andErik Weiner
- Snakebit (1999), byDavid Marshall Grant
- Wit(1998), byMargaret Edson
- De La Guarda (1998), by Pichon Baldinu, Diqui James and Gabriel Kerpel
- Defying Gravity (1997), byJane Anderson
- How I Learned to Drive(1997), byPaula Vogel
- Old Wicked Songs(1995), by Jon Marans
- Camping with Henry and Tom (1995), byMark St. Germain
- Das Barbecu (1994), book and lyrics by Jim Luigs, music by Scott Warrender
- Edward Albee'sThree Tall Women(1994)
- The Root (1993), by Gary Richards
- Tapestry: The Music of Carole King (1993), lyrics byGerry Goffin,Carole King,D. Palmer and T. Stern, music by Carole King
- The Baby Dance (1991), by Jane Anderson
- Shmulnik's Waltz (1992), byAllan Knee
- Closer Than Ever(1989), lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr., music byDavid Shire
Awards and nominations
editYear | Show | Award | Category | Result |
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2016 | Shuffle Along | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Won | ||
The Humans | Tony Award | Best Play | Won | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | ||
The Crucible | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated | ||
A View from the Bridge | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Won | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated | ||
The Robber Bridegroom | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Won | |
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Solo Show | Nominated | |
Kinky Boots | Olivier Awards | MasterCard Best New Musical | Won | |
Evening Standard Award | Best Musical | Won | ||
2015 | It Shoulda Been You | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated |
2014 | You Can't Take It With You | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Won | ||
This is Our Youth | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated | |
A Raisin in the Sun | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Won | |
Buyer & Cellar | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Solo Show | Won | |
2013 | The Testament of Mary | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated | ||
Kinky Boots | Tony Award | Best Musical | Won | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Won | ||
Lucky Guy | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated | ||
Annie | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Nominated | ||
My Name is Asher Lev | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play | Won | |
2012 | Leap of Faith | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Nominated | ||
Clybourne Park | Tony Award | Best Play | Won | |
One Man, Two Guvnors | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated | |
2011 | The Normal Heart | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Won |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Won | ||
War Horse | Tony Award | Best Play | Won | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | ||
Through the Night | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Solo Show | Nominated | |
2010 | Come Fly Away | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated |
A Little Night Music | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Nominated | ||
Fela! | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
The Temperamentals | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play | Nominated | ||
Love, Loss, and What I Wore | Drama Desk Award | Unique Theatrical Experience | Won | |
2009 | Mary Stuart | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated | ||
Irena's Vow | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated | |
What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical | Nominated | |
2008 | The Country Girl | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated |
A Catered Affair | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Broadway Musical | Nominated | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
August: Osage County | Tony Award | Best Play | Won | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | ||
2007 | Curtains | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
Coram Boy | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated | |
Inherit the Wind | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated | ||
2005 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated | ||
2004 | Caroline, or Change | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Nominated | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated | ||
Anna in the Tropics | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated | ||
2003 | Medea | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated |
Talking Heads | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Nominated | ||
Our Lady of 121st Street | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated | ||
2002 | The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | ||
2001 | The Tale of the Allergist's Wife | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated |
Proof | Tony Award | Best Play | Won | |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won | ||
Bea Arthur on Broadway | Tony Award | Best Special Theatrical Event | Nominated | |
The Play About the Baby | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated | |
2000 | The Bomb-itty of Errors | Outer Critics Award | Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Nominated |
1999 | Snakebit | Outer Critics Award | Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Nominated |
De La Guarda | Drama Desk Award | Unique Theatrical Experience | Won | |
1997 | How I Learned to Drive | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Play | Won |
Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won | ||
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Won | ||
1995 | Das Barbecu | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | Nominated |
Camping with Henry & Tom | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Play | Won | |
Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Won | ||
1994 | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated |
Three Tall Women | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated | |
1989 | Closer Than Ever | Outer Critics Circle | Best Off-Broadway Musical | Won |
Filmography
editRoth's film credits include:
- James Lapine's filmCustodystarringViola Davis[17]
- Albert NobbsstarringGlenn Close[18]
- the Emmy-nominated HBO feature,Dinner with Friends,based onDonald Margulies’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play[19]
- The Lady in Question,a documentary based on the career ofCharles Busch[20]
- A Very Serious Personwritten by Charles Busch, starringPolly Bergen[21]
- Don't Ask, Don't Tellstarring Marc Wolf[13]
- My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story a documentary exploring the relationships of well-known New Yorkers and their dogs[19]
Daryl Roth Theatre
editThe former Union Square Savings Bank building was acquired by Roth in 1996 and has undergone renovation and additions in order to create a three-hundred seat theatre, theDaryl Roth Theatre.A smaller theatre, the DR2 Theatre, is located in an annex at 103 East 15th Street.[22]
Philanthropy and honorary awards
editRoth is a Member of the Mayor's Theater Subdistrict Council,[23]an Honorary Trustee forLincoln Center Theater,[24]and served on the board of directors of theAlbert Einstein College of MedicineandNew York State Council on the Arts.She also is an appointed member of the New York City Police Foundation Board of Trustees.[25]
Her other awards and honors include: The 2016 Order of the Golden Sphinx Award from The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770;[26]The 2014 New York Living Landmarks award;[27]The 2013 Einstein Humanitarian Award from The Women's Division and Albert Einstein College of Medicine;[28]The 2013 Broadway Association Visionary Leader Award;[29]The Stella Adler 2012 Harold Clurman Spirit Award;[30]the 2012 Family Equality Council Hostetter-Habib Family Award; The 2011 Live Out Loud Humanitarian Award,[31]2010 Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award,[32]Primary Stages 2007 Honoree,[33]The National Foundation for Jewish Culture's Patron of the Arts Award,[34]The Jewish Theological Seminary's Louis Marshall Award,[35]The Albert Einstein College of Medicine Spirit of Achievement Award,[36]The National Corporate Theatre Fund's Chairman Award, and The Tisch School of the Arts Award for Artistic Leadership.[37]Roth has twice been included in Crain's “100 Most Influential Women in Business.[38]”
The Daryl Roth Creative Spirit Award annually honors a gifted theatre artist or organization, providing them with financial support as they develop new works in an artistic residency.[13][39]
References
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- ^"Daryl Roth Productions".darylrothproductions.Retrieved2020-05-28.
- ^"Inside Playbill Gallery".Playbill.Retrieved2020-05-28.
- ^Samantha Ettus interview of Tony winning Broadway Producer Daryl Roth,Archived2013-10-29 at theWayback Machineblip.tv.Retrieved October 25, 2013. Minute 12:30 of the interview: "My Dad Jerry Adkins was a Chevrolet car dealer and my Mom was a homemaker...We were on the outside a bit since there were not any Jewish families where we lived."
- ^abRinn, Miriam (November 29, 2013)."From Wayne to Broadway - Producer Daryl Roth talks about producing Jewish stars".Jewish Standard.
- ^Alexander, Dan."Trump's Secret Windfall: The Crown Jewels Of His Fortune Are 2 Skyscrapers He Didn't Want—And Doesn't Control".Forbes.Retrieved2020-05-28.
- ^"Why Vornado's Steven Roth was at Trump's victory speech last night".Crain's New York Business.2016-04-20.Retrieved2020-06-01.
- ^Paulson, Michael (2018-02-08)."A Broadway Bigwig Lampoons Trump, Despite Family Ties".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2020-05-28.
- ^Gans, Andrew (March 27, 2019)."Tony-Winning Producer Daryl Roth Among New Appointees to Kennedy Center's Board of Trustees".Playbill.Retrieved2020-05-28.
- ^Cohen, Patricia (8 September 2009)."Jujamcyn Names Jordan Roth President, Signaling a Broadway Youth Trend".The New York Times.
- ^"Daryl Roth – Broadway Cast & Staff".ibdb.
- ^Paulson, Michael (2016-10-26)."Paula Vogel's 'Indecent' to Open on Broadway".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2016-11-04.
- ^abcRoth's web site,Better reference would be a 3rd party site
- ^"Daryl Roth".lortel.org.
- ^"Daryl Roth".lortel.org.Retrieved2016-06-23.
- ^"Daryl Roth | IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information".ibdb.Retrieved2016-06-23.
- ^Gerard, Jeremy (16 April 2016)."Even With Oscar Nominee Viola Davis, James Lapine's Superb Drama 'Custody' Was A Hard Sell – Tribeca Film Festival Q&A".
- ^"Glenn Close's Irish Odyssey: Albert Nobbs".irishamerica.26 January 2012.
- ^ab"Daryl Roth—For the Love of Theatre".21 February 2010.
- ^Anderson, John (5 May 2005)."The Lady in Question is Charles Busch".
- ^"A Very Serious Person".charlesbusch.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.Retrieved2016-06-09.
- ^"The Daryl Roth Theatres".2013-08-21.Retrieved2016-06-23.
- ^"Mayor de Blasio Appoints Members of Theater Subdistrict Council".21 April 2015.
- ^"Board of Directors".Lincoln Center Theater.
- ^"Daryl Roth Productions".darylrothproductions.Retrieved2019-02-11.
- ^"The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770 to Honor Acclaimed Broadway Producer Daryl Roth with the Order of the Golden Sphinx".prnewswire(Press release).
- ^"Daryl Roth and Jordan Roth Honored As Living Landmarks".Playbill.
- ^"Albert Einstein College of Medicine – The Schmooze".
- ^BWW News Desk."Photo Flash: Daryl Roth and More Honored at Broadway Association's 2013 Awards Luncheon".
- ^"Stella by Starlight"(PDF).stellaadler.Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2017-01-14.Retrieved2016-06-13.
- ^"Live Out Loud Gala 2011: Daryl Roth-Humanitarian Award".27 May 2011 – via YouTube.
- ^"Daryl Roth Will Be Given Lortel Award for Lifetime Achievement; Awards Are May 2".Playbill.
- ^"Primary Stages Gala Honors LuPone and The Baruch-Routh-Frankel-Viertel Team Oct 27".americantheaterweb.Archived fromthe originalon 2017-01-14.Retrieved2016-06-13.
- ^"The Jewish Cultural Achievement Awards".4 June 2004.
- ^"Profile: Daryl Roth".Hadassah Magazine. 11 March 2006.
- ^"The 61st Annual Spirit of Achievement Luncheon | the Scene: New York".Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-30.Retrieved2016-06-13.
- ^"Tisch School Honors Alumni: Inaugural Tisch Award Goes to Bomb-itty".Playbill.
- ^"Daryl Roth - Most Powerful Women in New York 2007".Crain's New York Business. 21 June 2011.
- ^"Daryl Roth: TEDxBroadway Interview".