Tag Archives: League of Professional Theatre Women

'I was getting lots of scripts in which there was dementia or death. And I thought with some of them, I don’t want to settle into this and really didn’t. I’ve been fortunate. The last two characters I’ve played, one died, the other was terminal. There’s bound to be some of that.'

Broadway producer Daryl Roth struggled with the decision to close 'Indecent,' seeing the show each night for its 'final' two weeks and struck by the standing ovations. The last night, overwhelmed with emotion, she strode up to the closing notice and ripped it apart.

There has been such enthusiasm for the production since Yale (2015) that the ensemble, the musicians, the stage manager, and the assistants have remained together. As Vogel says, “We’ve all moved together as one.”

James and Naughton and Laura Linney in conversation.

The LPTW is a pivotal force which is helping women catch their stride to excel in the theater world.

The LPTW's "mission is to increase the visibility of and promote opportunities for women in all aspects of professional theatre." Raising money for its initiatives is paramount in keeping live theatre flourishing.

A constellation of theatre stars came out to celebrate promising women in the theatre arts, and to extol Zoe Caldwell with the LPTW's Lifetime Achievement Award.