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Wendy Orshan

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Jeffrey M. Wilson

101 Productions, Ltd. is a theatrical General Management firm headed by Wendy Orshan and Jeffrey M. Wilson. In business since 1994, Jeff, Wendy and their team have been making their mark on Broadway and beyond for more than 25 years, having general managed more than 140 Broadway, Off-Broadway and touring productions including the original productions of Spamalot, Curtains, Radio Golf by August Wilson, Noise/Funk, Lucky Guy, History Boys; revivals of The Normal Heart, Kiss Me Kate, Noises Off, and many more, and have also managed several high-profile international transfers. They currently manage Some Like It Hot; upcoming shows include Suffs, An Enemy of the People starring Jeremy Strong and the Broadway transfer of the Olivier Award-winning revival of Cabaret.

 

Recent Broadway shows include the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Dear Evan Hansen, as well as its National Tour and London companies; Prima Facie starring Jodie Comer; A Doll's House starring Jessica Chastain; Once Upon a One More Time featuring the music of Britney Spears; Pretty Woman: The Musical, based on the classic film; Plaza Suite starring Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker; Macbeth, staring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga; the Broadway revival of For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow is Enuf; Betrayal starring Zawe Ashton, Charlie Cox, and Tom Hiddleston; Burn This starring Adam Driver and Keri Russell; Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon; Head Over Heels, featuring the music of the Go-Go’s; Latin History for Morons, starring John Leguizamo; The Terms of My Surrender created by and starring filmmaker Michael Moore; Sunday in the Park With George with Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford at the newly reopened Hudson Theatre; The Donmar Warehouse production of Les Liaisons Dangereuses starring Liev Schreiber and Janet McTeer; An American in Paris, winner of four 2015 Tony Awards, directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon; Hedwig and the Angry Inch, winner of four 2014 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Revival (also Executive Producers); An Act Of God, a new play by David Javerbaum starring Jim Parsons (2015), and Sean Hayes (2016) (also Executive Producers); The Elephant Man, starring Bradley Cooper; Of Mice and Men, starring James Franco and Chris O’Dowd (also Executive Producers); The Cripple of Inishmaan, starring Daniel Radcliffe; the musical adaptation of The Bridges of Madison County by Jason Robert Brown and Marsha Norman; I’ll Eat You Last starring Bette Midler; and the 35th Anniversary revival of Annie (also Executive Producers). They’ve also general managed several London transfers, having built a long-standing relationship with the prestigious Donmar Theater and The National Theatre. Special projects include The New Island Festival on Governor’s Island; A Broadway Celebration – In Performance at the White House for PBS; IBM's Centennial Gala; Barack on Broadway, a benefit for the Obama Victory Fund; and Eclipsed at the Curran (San Francisco).

 

Prior to the formation of 101 Productions, Ms. Orshan assisted R. Tyler Gatchell, Jr. at the general management firm Gatchell & Neufeld, Ltd., where she worked by his side on more than 25 Broadway and touring shows, including the record-breaking international tour of The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber with Sarah Brightman and Michael Crawford, where she met the show’s then-Company Manager Jeff Wilson. Three years later, the two joined together to launch 101 Productions, named after the animated Disney film they both love. Over the course of their careers together, Wendy and Jeff have worked with first-time producers, veteran producers, institutions, and everyone in between. They also serve as Executive Producer on many productions, taking on a more active role beyond the traditional general management duties.

101 Productions has two additional General Managers, Chris Morey and Jeff Klein, as well as Tour Engagement Manager, Ron Gubin. Chris Morey graduated from NYU and as a Company Manager toured the U.S. with Cats, Music of the Night, and Mamma Mia, among others, and served as Associate GM on the Los Angeles production of God of Carnage. Jeff Klein is a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he studied business and theatre, and began working in general management with 101 Productions in 2016 after having served on several Broadway and touring productions as a Company Manager. Ron Gubin began working in theatrical management in the early 1980's and has served as a Company Manager or Booking Agent for numerous Broadway and touring productions. 

101 has two Associate General Managers as well: Susie Brant and Christopher Taggart. Susie Brant has served as Associate General Manager on several Broadway shows including Once Upon a One More Time, Six, and Mrs. Doubtfire. Christopher Taggart holds an MFA in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University, and has worked as a Company Manager on numerous Broadway shows, including Carousel, Aladdin, The Book of Mormon, The Front Page, The Humans, and the 2022 revival of Macbeth.

Additional longtime staff members include Kathy Kim, Beth Blitzer, and Steve Supeck, as well as Office Assistant Christine Stump. Kathy Kim is the First Vice Chair of Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section of the NYS Bar Association and is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University. Beth Blitzer has served as a Contracts Manager and Operations Manager with 101 Productions since 2007. Steve Supeck is about to begin his 12th year with 101, having worked with the company since 2012. Christine Stump has been with 101 Productions since its formation in 1994.

ABOUT THE TEAM


101 Staff

Founders
Wendy Orshan and Jeff Wilson

Contracts Manager
Steve Supeck

Associate General Managers
Susie Brant
Christopher Taggart

Operations Manager

Beth Blitzer

BTC GM Fellow
Michael Leon Thomas

Assistant to the General Managers
Christine Stump
 

Management Assistant
Jonathan Hogue

Intern
Joel Edwards

Management Associates
Adam First
James Winer

Company Managment

General Managers
Jeff Klein
Chris Morey

Business Affairs Manager
Kathy Kim

Engagement Manager
Ron Gubin

Some Like it Hot (Broadway)
Jenny Peek (Company Manager)
Thomas Bertron (Associate Company Manager)

Nicole Suazo (CM Assistant)

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