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...An American in Paris, which won four Tony Awards in 2015, was produced by Jane Dubin '79 (MS), president of Double Play Connections, whose other Tony Award-winning productions include Ann and Peter the Starcatcher....
- 1 2 3 4 Ronnie Levine (June 14, 2013). "Meet Your Westchester Neighbor: Jane Dubin, Producer of the Tony Award-Winning "The Norman Conquests": The theater buff and self-proclaimed "math nerd" nabbed herself a Tony in 2009, and hasn't slowed down since". Westchester magazine. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
...Jane Dubin's first Broadway production won a Tony award......
- 1 2 Editorial staff (March 1, 2016). "Lineup Announced for 2016 New York Musical Festival". Theater Mania. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
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... The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey ... Co-Produced by Jane Dubin ...
- ↑ BWW News Desk (April 23, 2016). "Photo Flash: Inside Houses on the Moon Theater Company's Annual Benefit AMPLIFY". Broadway World. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
...Broadway producer and Board Member, Houses on the Moon Jane Dubin with composer Bob Christianson...Anne Hamburger (En Garde Arts), Broadway producer and Board Member, Houses on the Moon Jane Dubin, and actress Frances McGarry
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- ↑ Robert Viagas (April 12, 2016). "Exclusive: 2016 Lucille Lortel Awards Announce Host and Star Presenters". Playbill. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
...Produced by Darren Bagert, Daryl Roth, Co-Produced by Jane Dubin, Curtis Forsythe, Michael Mayer, Diane Procter, Seaview Productions and Minerva Productions/Joshua Goodma...
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...How does one go from ... investment management to the big, shining lights of Broadway? ... Tony Award Winning producer Jane Dubin ... admitted "math nerd" says she decided around the age of 40 ... she found herself winning a Tony for producing the Best Broadway Play Revival of 2009, The Norman Conquests....
- 1 2 3 "Jane Dubin Theater Credits". Broadway World. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
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