Daryl Roth

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Daryl Roth
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Roth in 2008
Born
Daryl Atkins

(1944-12-21) December 21, 1944 (age 78)
OccupationTheatrical producer
Spouse Steven Roth
Children2, including Jordan Roth
Website https://www.darylrothproductions.com

Daryl Roth (born December 21, 1944) is an American theatre producer who has produced over 90 productions on and off Broadway. Most often serving as a co-producer or investor, Roth has also been a lead producer of Broadway shows such as Kinky Boots, Indecent, Sylvia, It Shoulda Been You, and The Normal Heart. [1]

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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's Anna in the Tropics , Margaret Edson's Wit, Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive , and Edward Albee's Three Tall Women. Roth was co-producer of Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park , Tracy Letts' August: Osage County , and David Auburn's Proof. [3]

Personal life

Roth was born Daryl Atkins to a Jewish family; her father was a car dealer, and her mother was a homemaker. [4] She was raised in Wayne, New Jersey. [5]

Roth is married to Steven Roth, the billionaire real estate investor; Mr. Roth is a business partner and close confidant of former President Donald Trump. [6] [7] According to the New 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 the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. [9]

Daryl and Steven Roth have two children, including Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters. [5] [10]

Broadway productions

Roth's Broadway producing credits include: [11]

Off-Broadway productions

Roth's off-Broadway producing credits include: [13] [14]

Awards and nominations

YearShowAwardCategoryResult
2016 Shuffle Along Tony AwardBest MusicalNominated
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding MusicalWon
The Humans Tony AwardBest PlayWon
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding PlayWon
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway PlayWon
The Crucible Tony AwardBest Revival of a PlayNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Revival of a PlayNominated
A View from the Bridge Tony AwardBest Revival of a PlayWon
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Revival of a PlayWon
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Revival of a PlayNominated
The Robber Bridegroom Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Revival of a MusicalWon
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard PelkeyLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Solo ShowNominated
Kinky Boots Olivier AwardsMasterCard Best New MusicalWon
Evening Standard AwardBest MusicalWon
2015 It Shoulda Been You Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway MusicalNominated
2014 You Can't Take It With You Tony AwardBest Revival of a PlayNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Revival of a PlayWon
This is Our Youth Tony AwardBest Revival of a PlayNominated
A Raisin in the Sun Tony AwardBest Revival of a PlayWon
Buyer & CellarLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Solo ShowWon
2013 The Testament of Mary Tony AwardBest PlayNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway PlayNominated
Kinky Boots Tony AwardBest MusicalWon
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway MusicalWon
Lucky Guy Tony AwardBest PlayNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway PlayNominated
Annie Tony AwardBest Revival of a MusicalNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Revival of a MusicalNominated
My Name is Asher LevOuter Critics CircleOutstanding New Off-Broadway PlayWon
2012 Leap of Faith Tony AwardBest MusicalNominated
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding MusicalNominated
Clybourne Park Tony AwardBest PlayWon
One Man, Two Guvnors Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway PlayNominated
2011 The Normal Heart Tony AwardBest Revival of a PlayWon
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Revival of a PlayWon
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Revival of a PlayWon
War Horse Tony AwardBest PlayWon
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding PlayWon
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway PlayWon
Through the NightLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding Solo ShowNominated
2010 Come Fly Away Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway MusicalNominated
A Little Night Music Tony AwardBest Revival of a MusicalNominated
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Revival of a MusicalNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Revival of a MusicalNominated
Fela! Tony AwardBest MusicalNominated
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding MusicalNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway MusicalNominated
The Temperamentals Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding PlayNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Off-Broadway PlayNominated
Love, Loss, and What I Wore Drama Desk AwardUnique Theatrical ExperienceWon
2009 Mary Stuart Tony AwardBest Revival of a PlayNominated
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Revival of a PlayNominated
Irena's Vow Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway PlayNominated
What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob SterlingOuter Critics CircleOutstanding New Off-Broadway MusicalNominated
2008 The Country Girl Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Revival of a PlayNominated
A Catered Affair Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Broadway MusicalNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway MusicalNominated
August: Osage County Tony AwardBest PlayWon
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding PlayWon
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway PlayWon
2007 Curtains Tony AwardBest MusicalNominated
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding MusicalNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway MusicalNominated
Coram Boy Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway PlayNominated
Inherit the Wind Tony AwardBest Revival of a PlayNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Revival of a PlayNominated
2005 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Tony AwardBest Revival of a PlayNominated
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Revival of a PlayNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Revival of a PlayNominated
2004 Caroline, or Change Tony AwardBest MusicalNominated
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding MusicalNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway MusicalNominated
Anna in the Tropics Tony AwardBest PlayNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway PlayNominated
2003 Medea Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Revival of a PlayNominated
Talking Heads Drama Desk AwardOutstanding PlayNominated
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Off-Broadway PlayNominated
Our Lady of 121st StreetLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding PlayNominated
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding PlayNominated
2002 The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? Tony AwardBest PlayWon
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding New Broadway PlayWon
2001 The Tale of the Allergist's Wife Tony AwardBest PlayNominated
Proof Tony AwardBest PlayWon
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding PlayWon
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding New Broadway PlayWon
Bea Arthur on BroadwayTony AwardBest Special Theatrical EventNominated
The Play About the Baby Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding PlayNominated
2000 The Bomb-itty of Errors Outer Critics AwardOutstanding Off-Broadway PlayNominated
1999SnakebitOuter Critics AwardOutstanding Off-Broadway PlayNominated
De La GuardaDrama Desk AwardUnique Theatrical ExperienceWon
1997 How I Learned to Drive Lucille Lortel AwardOutstanding PlayWon
Drama Desk AwardOutstanding PlayWon
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Off-Broadway PlayWon
1995Das BarbecuOuter Critics CircleOutstanding Off-Broadway MusicalNominated
Camping with Henry & TomLucille Lortel AwardOutstanding PlayWon
Outer Critics CircleOutstanding Off-Broadway PlayWon
1994 Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 Tony AwardBest PlayNominated
Three Tall Women Drama Desk AwardOutstanding PlayNominated
1989 Closer Than Ever Outer Critics CircleBest Off-Broadway MusicalWon

[15] [16]

Filmography

Roth's film credits include:

Daryl Roth Theatre

The 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, the Daryl Roth Theatre. A smaller theatre, the DR2 Theatre, is located in an annex at 103 East 15th Street. [22]

Philanthropy and honorary awards

Roth is a Member of the Mayor's Theater Subdistrict Council, [23] an Honorary Trustee for Lincoln Center Theater, [24] and served on the board of directors of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and New 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]

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  3. ↑ "Inside Playbill Gallery". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  4. ↑ Samantha Ettus interview of Tony winning Broadway Producer Daryl Roth, Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine blip.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."
  5. 1 2 Rinn, Miriam (November 29, 2013). "From Wayne to Broadway - Producer Daryl Roth talks about producing Jewish stars". Jewish Standard.
  6. ↑ Alexander, Dan. "Trump's Secret Windfall: The Crown Jewels Of His Fortune Are 2 Skyscrapers He Didn't Want—And Doesn't Control". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
  7. ↑ "Why Vornado's Steven Roth was at Trump's victory speech last night". Crain's New York Business. 2016-04-20. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
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  10. ↑ Cohen, Patricia (8 September 2009). "Jujamcyn Names Jordan Roth President, Signaling a Broadway Youth Trend". The New York Times.
  11. ↑ "Daryl Roth – Broadway Cast & Staff". www.ibdb.com.
  12. ↑ Paulson, Michael (2016-10-26). "Paula Vogel's 'Indecent' to Open on Broadway". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2016-11-04.
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  18. ↑ "Glenn Close's Irish Odyssey: Albert Nobbs". irishamerica.com. 26 January 2012.
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  23. ↑ "Mayor de Blasio Appoints Members of Theater Subdistrict Council". 21 April 2015.
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  31. ↑ "Live Out Loud Gala 2011: Daryl Roth-Humanitarian Award". 27 May 2011 – via YouTube.
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