TOM KIRDAHY
(President | he/him/his) is a Tony and Olivier Award-winning theatre and film producer whose projects have spanned Broadway, off-Broadway, the West End, national and international tours. His current projects include the film adaptation of John Kander, Fred Ebb, and Terrence McNally’s hit musical KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN, written and directed by Bill Condon and starring Jennifer Lopez; the Broadway smash-hit HADESTOWN (8 Tony Awards, including Best Musical), as well as the current Olivier Award-nominated West End production and the first American national tour; the off-Broadway revival of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (Drama Desk Award, Best Revival); and the NYTimes Critic’s Pick HERE WE ARE, Stephen Sondheim’s final musical with a book by David Ives and directed by Joe Mantello. He recently produced Matthew López’s epic, two-part play THE INHERITANCE (4 Tony Awards, including Best Play; 4 Olivier Awards, including Best New Play) directed by Stephen Daldry; the first Broadway revival of August Wilson’s THE PIANO LESSON (Drama Desk, Best Revival), starring Samuel L. Jackson with direction by LaTanya Richardson Jackson, which recouped its original investment; and the new play GREY HOUSE by Levi Holloway, starring Laurie Metcalf, Tatiana Maslany and Paul Sparks, with direction by Joe Mantello.
Select Broadway credits: NEW YORK, NEW YORK (9 Tony nominations, including Best Musical) from legendary songwriting team John Kander and Fred Ebb, with additional lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda, and direction/choreography by Susan Stroman; Terrence McNally’s FRANKIE & JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE starring Audra McDonald and Michael Shannon (2 Tony nominations, including Best Revival); the global smash hit ANASTASIA; the box office record-breaking IT’S ONLY A PLAY starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick; THE VISIT starring Chita Rivera (5 Tony nominations). Select West End credits: THE JUNGLE, Edward Albee’s THE GOAT, OR WHO IS SYLVIA? Select off-Broadway credits: the world premiere of THE WHITE CHIP, THE JUNGLE, WHITE RABBIT RED RABBIT (all of which were NYTimes Critic's Picks). Additional Tony nominations: MOTHERS AND SONS, AFTER MIDNIGHT, RAGTIME, MASTER CLASS.
Recipient, Robert Whitehead Award for Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Theater Producing. Recipient, Miss Lilly Award, a prize in recognition of his advocacy for women in a male-dominated industry. Recipient, 2023 Medal of Honor, Entertainment Community Fund. Recipient, NYU Distinguished Alumni Award. Kirdahy serves on the Executive Board of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the Broadway League Board of Governors, and is a member of the Harry Ransom Center Advisory Council at the University of Texas. As an attorney he spent nearly two decades providing free legal services to people living with HIV/AIDS and served for many years on the Executive Committee of the NYC LGBT Center. Graduate, New York University School of Law, NYU CAS.
ASSOCIATES
CYNTHIA J. TONG (Senior Associate Producer | she/her/hers) is a Tony-nominated creative producer. In addition to her work at TKP, she is a founding member of The Industry Standard Group, a BIPOC-led organization innovating Broadway by creating new pathways to investment and producing. Her co-producing credits include THE PIANO LESSON (Drama Desk Award); NEW YORK, NEW YORK; and the HADESTOWN West End & National Tour. Highlights from past producing projects include Drama League-nominated A THOUSAND WAYS by 600 HIGHWAYMEN (presented across 29 venues internationally and nationally), ACLU / NYCLU’s SING OUT FOR FREEDOM benefit concert (2020 & 2021), LORDES (New Ohio Theatre, 2019), and NOAH WISE (independent feature film). She is a Broadway League Fellow (2023-2025) and a recipient of the Gatchell-Neufeld Grant from the Broadway League (2023). She is a former Artist Ambassador for the NYCLU (2021-2023) and was a Producing Fellow of WP Theater’s 2020-2022 Lab. Her artistic roots are in dance. B.A. in Sociology from Wesleyan University. www.cynthiajtong.com
Email: cynthia@tomkirdahy.com
SAM MYERS (Literary Manager | he/him/his) is a playwright and dramaturg. His full-length plays include FORCING and COW CAMP (FAB Downtown Art, O'Neill semifinalist) and a collaboratively-created work called HOW TO MAKE A REVOLUTION WITHOUT GIVING OFFENSE OR AROUSING RESENTMENT (Bed-Stuy Art House). With the Brouhaha Theatre Project, he has co-conceived and written SOFT BOY (The Tank), HEYDAYS (Prospect Park), and R&D (Dixon Place, The Keep). His work has been published in the Brooklyn Rail, and his play WET SOCK ON A SORE FOOT was a semifinalist for the 2020 Clubbed Thumb Biennial Commission. He was a 2019 WildWind Performance Lab resident, and the 2016-17 Literary Fellow at Playwrights Horizons. His site-specific short plays PEOPLE LOVE US and PLURAL were presented in a car and a hotel room, respectively, by Montana Repertory Theatre. THE CASTLE WITH A THOUSAND LIGHTS, a play for young audiences, premiered at Montana Rep in 2022. As Terrence McNally's assistant, Sam worked on FIRE AND AIR (CSC), IMMORTAL LONGINGS (ZACH Theatre), and FRANKIE AND JOHNNY IN THE CLAIR DE LUNE (Broadway). He grew up in central Wyoming and now lives in Brooklyn. B.A. from Bates College.
Email: sam@tomkirdahy.com
RICHARD BRIGHI (Operations Associate | he/his/they/theirs) is a multi-talented aspiring producer with a passion for making theatre a more accessible and equitable industry. Before joining the Tom Kirdahy Productions team, Richard’s previous experience included ticketing and audience services at the Williamstown Theatre Festival and Roundabout Theatre Company, as well as fundraising at Theatre for a New Audience. Originally from Houston, TX and now based in upper Manhattan, Richard is the proud owner of both a B.S. in Theatre Management from the University of Evansville and a winning personality.
Email: richard@tomkirdahy.com
RIZA TAKAHASHI (Assistant Producer | she/her/hers) is a producer based in NYC. Her Co-Producing credits include A BEAUTIFUL NOISE and KINKY BOOTS off Broadway. Highlights from her past independent projects include producing and directing the music video I Choose Joy and script consulting for the first international production of MEAN GIRLS in Japan. Prior to her producing career, she was one of the original cast members of MEAN GIRLS on Broadway. Having immigrated from Japan to fulfill her lifelong goal of performing on a Broadway stage, she has now expanded her horizons and is applying her talents to the world of producing on Broadway. www.rizatakahashi.com
Email: riza@tomkirdahy.com
HANNAH JADE VICKERY (Executive Assistant | she/her/hers) is a director/actor/producer committed to making art that interrogates, inspires, and vividly represents the human experience. She has co-produced a handful of short films, including Girl of My Dreams and Shrink, She Said, Shrink Again, that are now making the festival rounds. At university, she co-directed a production of Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Love of the Nightingale after receiving the Tisch Student Works grant. She is Philadelphia born, NYC based and received her BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts. www.hannahjadevickery.com
Email: hannah@tomkirdahy.com
SANTINO DEANGELO (Terrence McNally Legacy Manager | he/him/his) is a New York based playwright, composer+lyricist, and producer. Described by the New York Times as having a “gift for engaging melodies”, Santino’s plays and musicals include ANOTHER HAPPY ENDING (winner of NYMF 2015 Next Link Project), THE OUTPOSTERS (NYC PrideFest 2019), and NARCISSUS: AN ANCIENT ROMAN PANTOMIME (recorded for television broadcast on PBS/WSKG in 2016). A passionate community builder, Santino manages the Terrence McNally Foundation where he continues Terrence’s mission of supporting and developing opportunities for early-career playwrights and supporting LGBTQ+ causes. Santino had the great honor of working for Terrence until his passing in 2020 and now works with TKP to preserve and further the Terrence McNally legacy. MFA Playwriting, Columbia ’18; Binghamton University ’13 santinodeangelo.com / @santinodeangelo
Email: santino@tomkirdahy.com
The Terrence McNally Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to supporting bold new voices in the American theatre by providing financial and institutional support to early-career playwrights. Created by Terrence and supported through the royalties of his work, the Foundation is also committed to supporting LGBTQ+ causes, as McNally did throughout his life. You can learn more by visiting the Foundation’s website.
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