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Daryl Roth
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Occupation
Theatrical Producer
Spouse
Steven Roth
Website
www.darylrothproductions.com
Movies
He's Way More Famous Than You
Awards
Tony Award for Best Musical, Tony Award for Best Play
Children
Jordan Roth, Amanda Roth Salzhauer
Nominations
Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical
Similar
Jordan Roth, Steven Roth, Jane Bergère, Roger Berlind, Scott M Delman
Roth is the only producer of seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays: Bruce Norris’ Clybourne Park (Tony Award); Tracy Letts’ August: Osage County (Tony Award); Nilo Cruz’s Anna in the Tropics; David Auburn’s Proof (Tony Award); Margaret Edson’s Wit; Paula Vogel’s How I Learned to Drive; and Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women.
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Broadway productions
Roth's Broadway producing credits include:
Indecent (2017), by Paula Vogel
The Front Page (2016), by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016), by George C. Wolfe
Arthur Millers The Crucible (2016)
The Humans (2016) (Tony Award), by Stephen Karam
Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge (2015) (Tony Award)
Sylvia (2015), by A.R. Gurney
An Act of God (2015) starring Jim Parsons, by David Javerbaum
It Shoulda Been You (2015), book and additional lyrics by Brian Hargrove, music by Barbara Anselmi
Fish in the Dark (2015), by Larry David
Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance (2014) (revival)
You Can't Take It With You (2014), by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
This Is Our Youth (2014), by Kenneth Lonergan
A Raisin in the Sun (2014) (Tony Award), by Lorraine Hansberry
Betrayal (2013) starring Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, by Harold Pinter
A Time to Kill (2013), by John Grisham, adapted by Rupert Holmes
The Testament of Mary (2013) starring Fiona Shaw, by Colm Tóibín
Kinky Boots (2013) (Tony Award), book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper
Lucky Guy (2013) starring Tom Hanks, by Nora Ephron
Annie (revival) (2012), book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin
Leap of Faith (2012) starring Raul Esparza, book by Janus Cercone and Warren Leight, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater
Clybourne Park (2012) (Tony Award), by Bruce Norris
One Man, Two Guvnors (2012) starring James Corden, by Richard Bean
The Normal Heart (revival) (2011) (Tony Award), by Larry Kramer
War Horse (2011) (Tony Award), by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford
Driving Miss Daisy (2010) starring James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave, by Alfred Uhry
Enron (2010), by Lucy Prebble
Come Fly Away (2010), by Twyla Tharp
A Little Night Music (2009), book by Hugh Wheeler, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
Fela! (2009), book by Bill T. Jones and Jim Lewis, music by Fela Anikulapo Kuti, lyrics by Jim Lewis
Desire Under the Elms (2009), by Eugene O'Neill
Mary Stuart (2009), by Friedrich Schiller
Irena's Vow (2009) starring Tovah Feldshuh, by Dan Gordon
Thurgood (2008) starring Laurence Fishburne, by George Stevens, Jr.
The Country Girl (2008) starring Morgan Freeman, by Clifford Odets
A Catered Affair (2008), book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by John Bucchino
Is He Dead? (2007), book by Mark Twain and David Ives
August: Osage County (2007) (Tony Award), by Tracy Letts
Deuce (2007), by Terrence McNally
Curtains (2007), book by Rupert Holmes, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb
Coram Boy (2007), from the novel by Jamila Gavin, book adapted by Helen Edmundson
Inherit the Wind (2007), by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
The Year of Magical Thinking (2007) starring Vanessa Redgrave, by Joan Didion
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2005)
Caroline, or Change (2004), book and lyrics by Tony Kushner, music by Jeanine Tesori
Anna in the Tropics (2003), by Nilo Cruz
Salome (2003) starring Al Pacino, by Oscar Wilde
Euripides' Medea (2002)
Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (2002) (Tony Award)
Bea Arthur on Broadway (2002), book by Bea Arthur and Billy Goldenberg
The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2000), by Charles Busch
Proof (2000), by David Auburn
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (1994), by Anna Deavere Smith
Nick & Nora (1991), book by Arthur Laurents, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.
Off-Broadway Productions
Daryl's off-Broadway producing credits include:
The Robber Bridegroom (2016), book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry, music by Robert Waldman
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey (2015), by James Lecesne
The Flick (2015), by Annie Baker
Wiesenthal (2014), by Tom Dugan
The Tribute Artist (2014), by Charles Busch
Buyer & Cellar (2013), by Jonathan Tolins
Stars of David (2013), conceived by Aaron Harnick & Abigail Pogrebin
Bunnicula (2013), book by Charles Busch, music by Sam Davis, lyrics by Mark Waldrop
My Name is Asher Lev (2012), adapted by Aaron Posner
The Velveteen Rabbit (2012), by Kevin Del Aguila
Olive and the Bitter Herbs (2011), by Charles Busch
The Judy Show (2011), by Judy Gold
Another American (2010), by Marc Wolf
Through the Night (2010), by Daniel Beaty
The Divine Sister (2010), by Charles Busch
The Temperamentals (2010), by Jon Marans
Vigil (2009), by Morris Paynch
Love, Loss, and What I Wore (2009), by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron
What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling (2008), book and lyrics by David Pittu, music by Randy Redd
Dear Edwina (2008), book and lyrics by Marcy Heisler, music by Zina Goldrich
Die Mommie Die! (2007), by Charles Busch
Assisted Loving (2006), by Bob Morris
Not a Genuine Black Man (2006), by Brian Copeland
Esoterica (2006), by Eric Walton
Sandra Bernhard: Everything Bad and Beautiful (2006), by Sandra Bernhard
Indoor Outdoor (2006), by Kenny Finkle
Manuscript (2005), by Paul Grellong
Thom Pain (based on nothing) (2005), by Will Eno
Beckett/Albee (2003), by Edward Albee and Samuel Beckett
Talking Heads (2003), by Alan Bennett
Tea at Five (2003), by Matthew Lombardo
Our Lady of 121st Street (2003), by Stephen Adly Guirgis
Harlem Song (2002), by George C. Wolfe
Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby (2000)
The Bomb-itty of Errors (1999), by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, G.Q. and Erik Weiner
Snakebit (1999), by David Marshall Grant
Wit (1998), by Margaret Edson
De La Guarda (1998), by Pichon Baldinu, Diqui James and Gabriel Kerpel
Defying Gravity (1997), by Jane Anderson
How I Learned to Drive (1997), by Paula Vogel
Old Wicked Songs (1995), by Jon Marans
Camping with Henry and Tom (1995), by Mark St. Germain
Das Barbecu (1994), book and lyrics by Jim Luigs, music by Scott Warrender
Edward Albee's Three Tall Women (1994)
The Root (1993), by Gary Richards
Tapestry: The Music of Carole King (1993), lyrics by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, D. Palmer and T. Stern, music by Carole King
The Baby Dance (1991), by Jane Anderson
Shmulnik's Waltz (1992), by Allan Knee
Closer Than Ever (1989), lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr., music by David Shire
National Tour
Kinky Boots began its US national tour at the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas on September 4, 2014
West End
Kinky Boots opened at the Adelphi Theatre in London on September 15, 2015. It won the Evening Standard Theatre Award, the What's On Stage Award and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical in 2016
Filmography
Daryl's film credits include:
James Lapine's film Custody starring Viola Davis
Albert Nobbs starring Glenn Close
the Emmy-nominated HBO feature, Dinner with Friends, based on Donald Margulies’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play
The Lady in Question, a documentary based on the career of Charles Busch
A Very Serious Person written by Charles Busch, starring Polly Bergen
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell starring Marc Wolf
My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story a documentary exploring the relationships of well known New Yorkers and their dogs
Daryl Roth Theatre
The former Union Square Savings Bank building was acquired by Daryl Roth in 1996 and has undergone renovation and additions in order to create three exceptional venues. The Daryl Roth Theatre, the DR2 Theatre and the cabaret bar: The D-Lounge.
Philanthropy and accolades
Daryl is a Member of the Mayor’s Theater Subdistrict Council, an Honorary Trustee for Lincoln Center Theatre, and served on the Board of Directors of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and New York State Council on the Arts.
Her other awards and honors include: The 2016 Order of the Golden Sphinx Award from The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770; The 2014 New York Living Landmarks award; The 2013 Einstein Humanitarian Award from The Women's Division and Albert Einstein College of Medicine; The 2013 Broadway Association Visionary Leader Award; The Stella Adler 2012 Harold Clurman Spirit Award; the 2012 Family Equality Council Hostetter-Habib Family Award; The 2011 Live Out Loud Humanitarian Award, 2010 Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award, Primary Stages 2007 Honoree, The National Foundation for Jewish Culture’s Patron of the Arts Award, The Jewish Theological Seminary’s Louis Marshall Award, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine Spirit of Achievement Award, The National Corporate Theatre Fund’s Chairman Award, and The Tisch School of the Arts Award for Artistic Leadership. Ms. Roth was profiled in The New Yorker and twice included in Crain’s “100 Most Influential Women in Business.”
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. The first Creative Spirit Award was given to Michael Mayer in 1996. Over the years the award has been given to Mark Brokaw, Sinan Unel, Steven Williford, Cybille Pearson, G. W. Mercier, Edwin Sanchez, Debra Monk, Kia Corthron, Michael Wilson, Karen Hartman, Anika Noni Rose, David Pittu, Musical Theatre Works, New Dramatists, LAByrinth Theatre, and Playing on Air, Public Radio’s showcase for great American short contemporary plays.
Personal life
Daryl is married to real estate investor Steven Roth. She is mother to Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters, and Amanda Salzhauer, a social worker
