Alex Levy (producer)

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Alex Levy
Born
Alexander Halpern Levy

1986 or 1987
Buffalo, New York
Alma mater Wesleyan University
NYU School of Law
The London School of Economics and Political Science
Occupation(s)Speechwriter, media strategist, theatrical producer
Organization(s) Playwrights Horizons (Vice chairman)
The Broadway League
Board member ofNYU School of Law Board of Trustees
AwardsTony Awards for Company (2022); A Strange Loop (2022); Parade (2023); Stereophonic (2024); Sunset Boulevard (2025)
Website https://www.ahlevy.com/

Alex Levy is an American media strategist, speechwriter, and theater producer. A five-time Tony Award winner, he is the founder of A.H. Levy and Co., a New York-based communications firm.

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Early life and education

Levy was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He earned a BA in government at Wesleyan University and a JD at New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. He graduated magna cum laude in 2014. [1] His grandfather, Joseph Halpern, was a member of the NYU Law class of 1942. [2]

Career

Speechwriting, communications, and media strategy

After graduating from Wesleyan, Levy sent his 120-page thesis, "Rhetoric and Reason in the Estate Tax Repeal Debate," [3] to Chuck Schumer, the senior United States senator from New York. He asked for a job, and to his "everlasting surprise," he was hired as a tax and policy-focused legislative aide to Schumer. [4] In 2010 he was named Schumer's deputy communications director and chief speechwriter, a position he held until starting law school in 2011. [5] [6] The New York Times published an op-ed he wrote as a third-year law student, "Rein In Shady Tax Preparers". [7]

After receiving his JD, he was clerk to Patti B. Saris, chief judge for the US District Court of Massachusetts. [8] [1] In 2015, Levy returned to speechwriting as a vice president at SKDKnickerbocker, a political and public affairs consultancy. His work centered on public affairs, messaging, and political strategy. [9]

Levy founded A.H. Levy & Co., a Manhattan-based speechwriting and strategy firm, in 2016. The New York Times —and members of the Sulzberger family—were among his first clients. He has since worked with Steve Ballmer, Bobby Kotick, Ronald Lauder, Robert Rubin, and Shari Redstone, among others, and advised entities including Harvard University, [10] Activision, and USAFacts. [11] [5] In a New York article titled “The Most Powerful New Yorkers You’ve Never Heard Of”, he described himself as "an advisor to people in public life" who "helps clients decide whether to weigh in and how, guiding them through the many linguistic land mines.” Emily Greenhouse described him as "the secret macher whisperer beneath Gotham." [12]

He was named to the NYU School of Law Board of Trustees in 2024. [1]

Theater

A fan of theater since childhood, [4] Levy is a member of The Broadway League and the vice chairman of Playwrights Horizons. [13]

Levy has produced eight Broadway shows since 2019. He won Tony Awards for A Strange Loop, (Best Musical, 2022); Company (Best Revival of a Musical, 2022); Parade (Best Revival of a Musical, 2023); Stereophonic (Best Play, 2024); and Sunset Boulevard (Best Revival of a Musical, 2025). [14] His credits as a producer also include Just for Us, JOB, and the Broadway revival of Cabaret . [5] [15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lisa Marie Boykin '95, Alex Levy '14, Jubin Niamehr '08, and Nathalie Urry '20 join Board of Trustees | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  2. ↑ NYU Law Magazine, 2014, p.87
  3. ↑ Huret, Roman D. (2014). American Tax Resisters. Cambridge, MA. p. 83. ISBN   9780674369405.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. 1 2 Lippman, Daniel (2018-07-12). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Alex Halpern Levy, president of executive communications firm A.H. Levy & Co". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  5. 1 2 3 Fischer, Sara (2024-07-15). "Exclusive: Shari Redstone's next act". Axios. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Chris (2010-05-20). "LGBT staffer group returns to Capitol Hill". www.washingtonblade.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  7. ↑ Levy, Alex H. (2014-04-07). "Opinion | Rein In Shady Tax Preparers". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  8. ↑ Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2015). Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy: an Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity (1st ed.). W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated. ISBN   978-0-393-25406-8.
  9. ↑ "TRUMP: "At the right time, I will be so presidential that you'll call me and you'll say, 'Donald, you have to stop that'" – RUBIO's schoolyard attacks backfire". POLITICO. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  10. ↑ "Colleges under siege over Israel, Hamas and antisemitism, look to PR giants for help". POLITICO. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  11. ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (2017-04-18). "Steve Ballmer Serves Up a Fascinating Data Trove". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  12. ↑ Colyar, Brock (2023-10-23). "The Most Powerful New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  13. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (October 24, 2024). "Playwrights Horizons Rechristens Mainstage Theatre for Former Board Chair Judith O. Rubin". Playbill. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ Communications, NYU Web. "NYU Alumni Win the Top Prizes at the 2025 Tony Awards". www.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  15. ↑ Evans, Greg (2024-09-24). "Stage Thriller 'Job' Partners With Broadway For All In Ticket Initiative For Emerging Artists And New Audiences". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
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