Downstage Center - Jordan Roth - March, 2010

American Theatre Wing: "Jordan Roth, President of New York's Jujamcyn Theaters, discusses his ascension to the top spot running a quintet of Broadway houses, which makes him one of the handful of people who can decide what is (or isn't) a Broadway show. He talks about his lifelong love of theatre; how he grew to be dissatisfied with performing while still a student at Princeton; his wholly unplanned evolution into the producer of The Donkey Show and the freedom on that production to create new ways of putting on a theatrical production; his move into Broadway producing and how he worked to push beyond conventional boundaries with the revival of The Rocky Horror Show; the profound impact closing of The Mambo Kings out of town had on him; how he came to produce A Catered Affair and why he bridles at the show being considered a more conventional work than his previous efforts; and, six months in, how he's enjoying his new role, the difference between being 'the producer' and 'the house,' and how he hopes to achieve artistic goals while operating the theatres. He also explains his new role moonlighting as a moderator for the 92nd Street Y's new 'Broadway Talks' series and his role in creating Givenik.com, which merges ticket selling with philanthropy."