Ellen Botwin

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Ellen Botwin is a Broadway producer. [1] She was formerly a teacher. [2]

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Career

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. [2] Botwin produces Broadway musicals with her husband Howard Ignal. [2] They have produced musicals and plays on Broadway such as Tommy, Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along, and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. [3] [4]

Awards

Botwin was nominated for a Tony Award when her production of Tommy was nominated for Best Revival of a Musical. [5] [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Ellen Botwin". Playbill. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "What It's Like to Be a Broadway Producer". Next Avenue. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Retired CT teacher went on to produce three Tony-nominated musicals". CT Insider. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. ↑ "Inside the Playbill: Botwin Ignal Dawson". Playbill. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "2024 Tony award nominations". Tony Awards. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Botwin Ignal Dawson". IBDB. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
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