Famous Broadway Women Writers, Producers and Directors

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Broadway's Famous WomenWriters, Producers and Directors

Created by Yvonne AK Johnson

Lynn NottageWon a Pulitzer Prize-winningplay entitled "Ruined" about

rape in the Congo.

Daryl RothWon a Tony Award for Best

Revival of Play for producing"The Normal Heart".

Suzan Lori-ParksPlaywright and novelist who

was nominated for a Tony andwon the 2002 Pulitzer Price for

Drama for her play"Topdog/Underdog", making her

the first African-Americanwriter to do so.

Sonia FriedmanBroadway producer with12 Tony nominations and

4 wins.

Lynne MeadowArtistic Director of

Manhattan Theatre Club

Julie TaymorDirector, playwright and

designer. The creativeforce behind Broadway's

"The Lion King".

Charlotte St. MartinExecutive Director of the

Broadway League

Anna D. ShapiroDirector; Winner of the

Jefferson Award for BestDirector; Winner of 2008 Tony

Award for Best Director of aPlay; Winner of the DramaDesk Award and the Outer

Critics Circle Award forOutstanding Director of a Play.

Kathleen MarshallBroadway director andchoreographer who was

nominated for 2 Tony Awards:Best Direction of a Musical and

Best Choreography. She won forBest Choreography.

Francesca ZambelloDirector; Awarded by the

French and Russiangovernments for her

contribution to culture; 3 OlivierAwards from the London

Society of Theaters; 2 EveningStandard Awards for Best

Musical