Rachel Sussman is an American theater producer known for her work on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions with social justice themes. She is the co-founder of the industry initiative Business of Broadway[1] an organization that advocates for transparency and education in commercial theater producing.[2]
Sussman volunteers at JQY (Jewish Queer Youth),[11] a nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ+ Jewish youth from non-affirming communities,[12] and was honored at JQY's Gala in 2025 with the inaugural Jewish Queer Icon Award.[13]
She has produced and participated in events supporting organizations like Donor Direct Action,[14]Covenant House International,[15] the ACLU/NYCLU,[16] March For Our Lives,[17] and the CDC Foundation's Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund.[18]
She is an Artist Ambassador for the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU),[19] and sits on the Board for WP Theater[20] and Advisory Boards of Detroit Public Theatre[21] and the Broadway Women's Fund.[22]
Awards and honors
In addition to winning a Tony Award, Rachel was a WP Theater Lab Time Warner Foundation Fellow[20] and the recipient of the 2018-2019 Prince Fellowship in Creative Producing.[23] She has been recognized by Variety as "10 to Watch on Broadway".[24] She is a graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute, a former Columbia University Research Scholar, and a University Honors Scholar alumna of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[1]
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