Boneau/Bryan-Brown

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Boneau/Bryan-Brown
Industry Public relations
Founded1991
Founder Chris Boneau
Adrian Bryan-Brown
Headquarters Manhattan, New York
Website boneaubryanbrown.com

Boneau/Bryan-Brown, Inc. is a public relations company based in Manhattan, New York, United States, largely supporting Broadway theatre productions as a theatrical press agency. [1]

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History

The company was formed by the partnership of Chris Boneau [2] and Adrian Bryan-Brown [3] in 1991.

Before the creation of Disney on Broadway, Boneau/Bryan-Brown served as publicist and public relations strategist for Walt Disney Theatrical Productions. [4]

The company promoted the 1992 revival of Guys and Dolls [5] [4] and has since represented more than 400 on and off-Broadway productions. [6]

The company initially represented the rock musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark which finally opened on Broadway in 2011. [7] In July 2010, the company resigned from its position as press agent for the rock musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark . [7]

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References

  1. Boneau / Bryan-Brown at the Internet Broadway Database .
  2. Chris Boneau at the Internet Broadway Database .
  3. Adrian Bryan-Brown at the Internet Broadway Database
  4. 1 2 Gioia, Michael (6 July 2016). "25 Years Ago, This Duo Became Broadway's Go-To Press Team". Playbill. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  5. "Adrian Bryan-Brown". Downstage Center. American Theatre Wing. September 28, 2009. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  6. "THEATER: All the Moving Parts - Publicist Adrian Bryan-Brown and Photographer Joan Marcus". CUNY TV. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  7. 1 2 Gans, Andrew (15 July 2010). "PR Firm Boneau/Bryan-Brown Resigns From Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark Account". Playbill . Archived from the original on 12 October 2011. Retrieved October 2, 2011.