Formed in 1994, 101 Productions, Ltd. is a theatrical General Management and Executive Producing firm co-founded and headed by Wendy Orshan and Jeffrey M. Wilson for over 31 years on more than 150 Broadway, Off Broadway and touring productions including the original productions of Spamalot, Radio Golf, Noise/Funk, Lucky Guy, History Boys, Hedwig, Pretty Woman: The Musical, Dear Evan Hansen; as well as revivals of The Normal Heart, The Elephant Man, Kiss Me Kate, Noises Off, Macbeth, for colored girls.., Plaza Suite, A Doll’s House and many more, including several high-profile international transfers. 101 currently manages Joe Turner’s Come and Gone starring Taraji P. Henson and Cedric The Entertainer, The Fear of 13 starring Adrien Brody with Tessa Thompson, the National Tour of the Tony Award-winning Some Like It Hot, and the National Tour of the Tony Award-winning musical Suffs. Recent Broadway shows include: the revival of Art starring Bobby Cannavale, James Cordon and Neil Patrick Harris; the revival of Waiting For Godot starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter; the Olivier Award-winning revival of Cabaret, the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of Sunset Blvd. with Tony winner Nicole Scherzinger, Othello with Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal, Romeo + Juliet with Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler, the Tony Award-winning production of Suffs, An Enemy of the People with Tony winner Jeremy Strong, the Tony Award-winning revival of Appropriate, and Olivier Award-winning Prima Facie with Tony winner Jodie Comer. Upcoming: Dolly – A True Original Musical based on the life and music of Dolly Parton, and Basura – a new musical with music by Gloria Estefan and Emily Estefan.

 

101 Productions has four additional General Managers - Chris Morey, Jeff Klein, Chris Taggart, and Marshall Purdy - as well as Tour Engagement Manager, Ron Gubin. Chris Morey, who joined 101 in 2012, 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 began working in general management with 101 Productions in 2016 after having served on several Broadway and touring productions as a Company Manager. He is a graduate of The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania where he studied business and theatre. Chris 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 at 101 starring Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga. Marshall Purdy’s career spans general managing musicals and plays on and off Broadway, plus a 14 year stint at Disney Theatrical Productions. Most recently, he general managed The Music Man at the Winter Garden Theatre. 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 an Associate General Manager as well: Kathy Kim, who 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.

 

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; and Barack on Broadway, a benefit for the Obama Victory Fund. 101 is an annual supporter of the League’s Rising Star Program. They are also current consultants for Miami New Drama. The office currently mentors with the NYU and Pace mentee programs. Jeff Wilson is a former chair to the League Labor Committee. Wendy Orshan acts as a board member of the Entertainment Community Fund.