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Ellen Botwin is a Broadway producer. [1] She was formerly a teacher. [2]
| | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source .(January 2025) |
Ellen Botwin is a Broadway producer. [1] She was formerly a teacher. [2]
Botwin got her start in producing with an investment in Sweeney Todd [3] which came about via a connection at Guilford High School in Connecticut, where she was a special education teacher. [4] Botwin produces Broadway musicals with her husband Howard Ignal. [5] They have produced musicals and plays on Broadway such as Tommy, Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along, and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. [6] [7]
Botwin was nominated for a Tony Award when her production of Tommy was nominated for Best Revival of a Musical. [8] [9]
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