Jordan Roth

Producer

Birthday November 13, 1975

Birth Sign Scorpio

Birthplace New York City, US

Age 48 years old

Nationality United States

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1975

Jordan Roth (born November 13, 1975) is an American theater producer.

He is the president and majority owner of Jujamcyn Theaters in New York City.

Roth oversees five Broadway theatres including the St. James, Al Hirschfeld, August Wilson, Eugene O'Neill, and the Walter Kerr.

Born in New York City, Roth spent his elementary years in Ridgewood, New Jersey with his parents – billionaire real estate developer Steven Roth and theater producer Daryl Roth – and older sister.

He returned to New York in middle school to attend the Horace Mann School.

Throughout high school he performed in plays and frequently attended Broadway shows with his mother, to whom he credits his early exposure to theater.

Roth graduated with degrees in philosophy and theater from Princeton University.

He later received an MBA from Columbia Business School.

After graduating, Roth returned to New York City.

1992

Roth hosts an interview series Broadway Talks at the 92nd Street Y, facilitating one-on-one discussions with Broadway actors.

He also produced and starred in the YouTube animated series, The Birds and the BS, a comedic series addressing American culture in the Trump era; and publishes the online newsletter, Warmly Jordan.

Previously, Roth founded the social network website Culturalist, which aggregated “Top 10” lists from users.

Roth is a four-time Tony Award winner.

1999

In 1999, he produced The Donkey Show, an interactive Midsummer Night’s Dream set to disco music.

2001

In 2001, Roth staged a musical revival of the 1975 Broadway hit, The Rocky Horror Show, which ran until 2002.

Through the course of the run, the cast included Dick Cavett, Joan Jett, Luke Perry, Ana Gasteyer, and a rotation of guest narrators.

The show was nominated for four Tony Awards including Best Musical Revival in 2001, five Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards, and a Drama League Award.

2003

In June 2003, Roth met Richie Jackson, a talent manager and executive producer.

2005

In 2005, Roth joined Jujamcyn Theaters as a resident producer.

2006

He was promoted to vice president in 2006.

2007

In 2007, Roth created Givenik.com, a service that allowed theater-goers to buy discounted tickets and give 5% of their ticket price to the charity of their choice.

Givenik.com supported over 500 charitable organizations.

2009

In 2009, while still at Jujamcyn, he began an MBA program at Columbia University.

In September 2009, at age 33, he purchased a 50% ownership stake in Jujamcyn Theaters and became the company's president when Rocco Landesman, Jujamcyn's previous president and owner, was appointed by President Obama to run the National Endowment for the Arts.

2012

They married in September 2012.

2013

In 2013, he acquired a majority stake in Jujamcyn, with Landesman retaining a small interest and becoming President Emeritus.

Since Roth assumed the title of President, Jujamcyn Theaters has been home to productions such as the Tony Award-winning The Book of Mormon, Clybourne Park, Kinky Boots, A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, and Hadestown, as well as productions of A Little Night Music, Bullets Over Broadway, Something Rotten!, Present Laughter with Kevin Kline, Frozen, Mean Girls, and Moulin Rouge!.

Roth has appeared on television as the Broadway correspondent to MSNBC's Morning Joe and has played himself in a recurring role on the NBC television series Smash.

Roth is a haute couture collector.

2016

On October 17, 2016, Roth and Harvey Weinstein collaborated to produce Broadway for Hillary, a one-night fundraiser hosted by Billy Crystal, featuring Julia Roberts, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hugh Jackman, Sarah Jessica Parker, Emily Blunt, Angela Bassett, Neil Patrick Harris, and Helen Mirren.

2018

He produced the 11-time Tony-nominated production of Angels in America, which won Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Play, Best Actor (Andrew Garfield), and Best Featured Actor (Nathan Lane) in 2018.

2019

The production, a disco club event combining elements of both theater and nightlife, ran for six years off Broadway, toured internationally, and ran weekly at the Oberon space of the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts until 2019.

The show was described by The New York Times as "a lark, an exuberant and witty splicing of disparate sources.”

He journaled the Spring 2019 Paris Fashion Week for Vogue magazine.

The New York Times said Roth has become a “red carpet magnet” due to his “penchant for avant-garde couture.”

On February 2, 2019, Roth received the HRC Legacy Award, awarded by the Human Rights Campaign, an organization that raises funds in the fight for LGBT equality.

2020

As of 2020, it has ceased operations.

Roth supports organizations working for the arts, the city and for LGBTQ equality.

He serves on the Board of Trustees for Freedom To Marry and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Board of Governors for the Broadway League.

He also supports the LGBTQ+ Suicide Prevention Hotline and The Trevor Project, a hotline for young people in crisis.