Fall Conference 2024
Reboot & Regroup
October 22 - 23, 2024
The Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College (and online!)
524 West 59th Street (between 10th & 11th Avenues), New York, NY
Maybe the most important musical theatre networking event of the year, the 2024 Fall Conference explored the most pressing issues around new work production and development, as well as the state of the industry more broadly. Just as importantly, it provided a community for leaders of theatres from all over the country and the world to share best practices, brainstorm and support one another.
The 2024 Fall Conference featured sessions including: “Regroup & Reframe,” a chance for all attendees to share their personal views of the state of the field; “Models of Producing,” where members shared nuts and bolts of how they make theatre and collaborate with their communities; “Opening the Gates,” a look at how to balance the desire to open our doors to new work and new voices with the realities of budget and bandwidth; “Risk…and Reward?” exploring the relative nature of risk in programming and how to bring today’s audiences along for the ride; alongside many more sessions. Conference attendees also got a sneak peek of the 36th Annual Festival of New Musicals at a special Meet-the-Writers panel and had many opportunities for networking and real connection over breakfasts & lunches as well as a member-favorite cocktail party at Broadway mainstay Glass House Tavern. Most Conference sessions were also livestreamed for members who are unable to join us in person, and recordings are available to logged-in NAMT members below.
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Attendees
Nancy Gibbs
Producer/General Manager
In Person
Brannon Bowers
Producing Director
In Person
Ross Egan
Managing Director
In Person
Peter Rothstein
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Ann-Carol Pence
Co-Founder/Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Katie Pelkey
Managing Director
In Person
Katie Chambers
Director of Production
In Person
Anthony Rodriguez
Co-Founder
In Person
Branden Huldeen
Artistic Producer/Assoc. Artistic Director
In Person
Jaime Sanchez
COO
In Person
Charlie Frasier
VP Development
In Person
Ronnie Plasters
VP Philanthropy
In Person
Sara Skolnick
Director of Acquisitions & New Work
In Person
Stephanie Cowan
Director of Musical Licensing
In Person
Sharon Maroney
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Marsha Brooks
Partner, Brooks & Distler
In Person
Rick Edinger
Chair of Acting/ Music Theater; Music Supervisor/ MD/ Conductor
In Person
Snehal Desai
Artistic Director
In Person
Matthew Chappell
Owner/Producer
In Person
Mark Ciglar
CEO
In Person
Sean Flahaven
Chief Theatricals Executive, Concord
In Person
Bill Gaden
President, Worldwide
In Person
Theresa Posorske
Director, Professional Licensing
In Person
Michelle Yaroshko
Senior Vice President, Professional Licensing (North America)
In Person
Tricia O'Toole
Professional Licensing Manager
In Person
Michael Macaione
Professional Licensing Manager
In Person
David Scott
Director, Licensing
In Person
Erin Breznitsky
Manager, Licensing Operations
In Person
Jenny Case
Executive Director
Online
Scott Ihrig
Principal
In Person
Sean Cercone
CEO/Founder
In Person
Lori Fineman
Producer/Owner
In Person
Elisbeth Challener
Producer/Owner
In Person
Nicole Samsel
Managing Director
In Person
Michael Lluberes
In Person
Michael Fling
Associate Artistic Director
In Person
Dan McMahon
Director of Marketing
Online
Donna Lynn Hilton
Artistic Director
In Person
Paul Stancato
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Rebecca Eisenberg
Producer
Online
Michael Gubser
Professor
In Person
Jeff Danovsky
Director of Sales and Marketing
In Person
Madison Danovsky
Service Representative
In Person
Jonathan Hogue
Associate Producer
In Person
Lucy Seoyoung Yoon
Project Manager
In Person
Eric Keen-Louie
Artistic Producing Director
In Person
BT McNicholl
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Jenny Hester
Business Development Director
In Person
Charlie Ludden
Director of Development/Capital Campaign
In Person
Susan Webb
Director of Marketing & Public Relations
In Person
Ashley Wells
Executive Producer
In Person
Michael Baron
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Jim Reynolds
Managing Director
In Person
Curt Dale Clark
Artistic Director
In Person
Andrew Kato
Producing Artistic Director/Chief Executive
In Person
Julie Felise Dubiner
Director of Artistic Initiatives
In Person
Tom McCoy
President/CEO
In Person
KENNY KUROKAWA
PRODUCER
In Person
YU-ANNE ANDO
PRODUCER
In Person
Richard Patterson
International Licensing Director
In Person
Adam Deremer
Associate Manager of Professional & International Licensing
In Person
Brian J. Marcum
Artistic Director
In Person
Bren Thor
Associate Producer
In Person
Yadira Del Rincon
Donor Outreach/Special Events Coordinator
Online
Douglas Senecal
General Manager
Online
Courtney Kaia
Marketing Coordinator
Online
Catt Fox-Uruburu
Production Manager
Online
Tad Fujioka
Assistant Box Office Manager
Online
Paul Garman
Executive Director/Producer
In Person
Randy Kramer
Artistic/Executive Director
In Person
Barbara Bellman
President, BoD Musicolab
In Person
Betsy Militello
Executive Director
In Person
Alana Roberts
Development Manager
In Person
Amanda Freedman
Project Coordinator
In Person
Emma Cordray
In Person
Theo Karras
In Person
Skye Cone Ivey
New Works Associate
In Person
Emily Vortherms
Operations and Communications Associate
In Person
Frankie Dailey
New Works Director
In Person
Juanita Herrera Cardenas
In Person
Adam Grosswirth
Member Services Director
In Person
Neil Gooding
Producer
In Person
Pauls Macs
Artistic Associate
In Person
Bradford Kenney
Executive Artistic Director
In Person
Deborah Warren
Managing Director
In Person
Mike Stotts
Executive Director
In Person
Jen Bender
Associate Artistic Director
In Person
Mark Hoebee
Producing Artistic Director
In Person
Jordan Simmons
Senior Director of Sales- Arts and Culture
In Person
Mark Fleischer
Executive Producer
In Person
Michael Detroit
Executive Producer
In Person
Michael Weber
Artistic Director
In Person
Jennifer Jaquess
Executive Director
In Person
Roy Lightner
SINGH Artistic Director
In Person
Kathy Evans
Founding Executive Director
In Person
Isabelle Ly
Producer
In Person
Ryohei Otani
Producer
In Person
Stephen Brotebeck
Professor, Musical Theatre
Online
Sharon Fallon
Producer/General Manager
In Person
Jana Shea
Producer/Founder
In Person
Chris Scholey
Theatre Sheridan Producer
In Person
Ned Loach
Academic Portfolio Administrator
In Person
Tania Senewiratne
Associate Dean, Visual and Performing Arts
In Person
Mac Ingram
Director of Development
In Person
Scott Evans
Artistic Director
Online
Wendy Macdonald
Executive Director
Online
Robert Macdonald
Trustee
Online
Alex Lonati
Guest - SpeakEasy Stage (Boston)
Online
Jr, Todd McNeel
Guest - SpeakEasy Stage (Boston)
Online
David Beardsley
Executive Director
Online
Paul Daigneault
Producing Artistic Director
Online
West Hyler
Executive Director
In Person
Jess Browder
Client Success Lead
In Person
Wendy Gillespie
President & CEO
In Person
Steven Alan Black
Associate
In Person
Nicole LaFountaine
President
In Person
Molly Conklin
Producing Assistant
Online
Jacob Harvey
Managing Artistic Director
In Person
Kathleen Wrinn
Artistic Director, New Works/New Voices
In Person
Jay Santos
Senior Director of Artistic Programming
In Person
Neen Williams - Teramachi
In Person
Becky Witmer
Senior Director of Marketing & Philanthropy
In Person
Bill Berry
Artistic Director
In Person
Kwofe Coleman
President & CEO
In Person
Michael Baxter
Associate Artistic Director
In Person
Adrian Alea
Artistic Producer
In Person
Kim Heil
Artistic Producer & Head of Casting
In Person
Elisa Spencer-Kaplan
Managing Director
In Person
Elissa Adams
Associate Artistic Director/Director of New Work
In Person
Katie Jackman
Director of Brand Strategy
Online
Hillary Hart
Executive Director
In Person
Steve Spiegel
Owner & CEO
In Person
Michael McFadden
Vice President/Artistic Producer
In Person
Peter McKown
Director
In Person
Shari Jordan
Associate Artistic Producer
In Person
Zoe Baird
Company Manager
In Person
Scott Anderson
Artistic Director
In Person
Jen Alden
CFOO
Online
Sara Phoenix
CFOO
Online
Sam Squeri
Director, Theatre Production & Finance
In Person
Mel Golliday
In Person
Derek Watanabe
Managing Director
In Person
Adam Immerwahr
Artistic Director
In Person
Shane Peterman
Producer
In Person
Susanna Gellert
Executive Artistic Director
In Person
Olivia Ramos Reed
Creative Media Manager
Online
Andy Butterfield
Director of Marketing and Communications
Online
Laura Elmes
Producer
In Person
SUSAN RABIN
Artistic Director, Playwright in Residence
In Person
Jamie Herlich
Managing Director
In Person
Anna Karlin
Associate producer
In Person
Soren Moller
Creative Producer
In Person
CEO/Producer
Online
CEO, UIA Talent Agency
In Person
Ms. Wheelchair America 2022
Online
Producer
In Person
In Person
Producer
Online
co-Owner
In Person
Writer/Producer
In Person
Producer
In Person
Creative Producer & Educator
Online
In Person
Online
In Person
In Person
In Person
Lyricist, Composer, Librettist
In Person
In Person
In Person
In Person
In Person
In Person
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Participation Guidelines
NAMT is committed to recognizing and celebrating the diversity of experiences, talents, skills, cultures and opinions that our members bring to our community, and specifically to our events. We invite you to participate in all of our Conferences, Roundtables, Festivals and other events, both online and in-person, in a spirit of open-mindedness, curiosity and respect.
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- Be inclusive, actively seeking and inviting diverse perspectives
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- Listen to understand
- Participate in an active and direct way, with professionalism and respect for others
- Be considerate, kind, constructive and helpful in your language and actions
- Use “I” statements and avoid generalizations
- Assume good intentions but acknowledge impact
- Ask questions if something isn’t clear, and receive both questions and answers with openness and generosity
- Refrain from demeaning, discriminatory or harassing behavior and language
- Respect confidentiality requests by speakers and other participants
We may take action (up to and including expulsion with no refund and exclusion from future events) to redress disruptive, disrespectful or offensive behavior or any other actions perceived by NAMT staff and/or Board to be in conflict with the above guidelines.
We know that learning and working together can produce both joy and conflict. We recognize that to learn is to stumble, and we are striving to provide a space for risk, creativity, respect, appreciation, growth and collaboration. When addressing conflicts of any type, we commit to these Participation Guidelines.
Thank you to every NAMT community member for helping to make all of our events informative, inclusive and respectful.
This page was last updated on 12/17/2024