# Daryl Roth

Daryl Roth (born December 21, 1944) is an American theatre producer who has produced over 90 productions on and off Broadway. Most often serving as a co-producer or investor, Roth has also been a lead producer of Broadway shows such as Kinky Boots, Indecent, Sylvia, It Shoulda Been You, and The Normal Heart.
Roth frequently cites that she holds "the singular distinction of producing seven Pulitzer Prize-winning plays." She was a lead producer of Nilo Cruz's Anna in the Tropics, Margaret Edson's Wit, Paula Vogel's How I Learned to Drive, and Edward Albee's Three Tall Women. Roth was co-producer of Bruce Norris' Clybourne Park, Tracy Letts' August: Osage County, and David Auburn's Proof.

## Personal life

Roth was born Daryl Atkins to a Jewish family; her father was a car dealer, and her mother was a homemaker. She was raised in Wayne, New Jersey.
Roth is married to Steven Roth, the billionaire real estate investor; Mr. Roth is a business partner and close confidant of former President Donald Trump. According to the New York Times, Ms. Roth "attended the Trump inauguration with her husband and has avoided publicly taking sides on the administration." In March 2019, President Trump appointed Ms. Roth to the board of trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
Daryl and Steven Roth have two children, including Jordan Roth, president of Jujamcyn Theaters.

## Broadway productions

Roth's Broadway producing credits include:
* Indecent (2017), by Paula Vogel
* The Front Page (2016), by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
* Shuffle Along, or, the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (2016), by George C. Wolfe
* Arthur Miller's The Crucible (2016)
* The Humans (2016) (Tony Award), by Stephen Karam
* Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge (2015) (Tony Award)
* Sylvia (2015), by A.R. Gurney
* An Act of God (2015) starring Jim Parsons, by David Javerbaum
* It Shoulda Been You (2015), book and additional lyrics by Brian Hargrove, music by Barbara Anselmi
* Fish in the Dark (2015), by Larry David
* Edward Albee's A Delicate Balance (2014) (revival)
* You Can't Take It With You (2014), by Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
* This Is Our Youth (2014), by Kenneth Lonergan
* A Raisin in the Sun (2014) (Tony Award), by Lorraine Hansberry
* Betrayal (2013) starring Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz, by Harold Pinter
* A Time to Kill (2013), by John Grisham, adapted by Rupert Holmes
* The Testament of Mary (2013) starring Fiona Shaw, by Colm Tóibín
* Kinky Boots (2013) (Tony Award), book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by Cyndi Lauper
* Lucky Guy (2013) starring Tom Hanks, by Nora Ephron
* Annie (revival) (2012), book by Thomas Meehan, music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Martin Charnin
* Leap of Faith (2012) starring Raul Esparza, book by Janus Cercone and Warren Leight, music by Alan Menken and lyrics by Glenn Slater
* Clybourne Park (2012) (Tony Award), by Bruce Norris
* One Man, Two Guvnors (2012) starring James Corden, by Richard Bean
* The Normal Heart (revival) (2011) (Tony Award), by Larry Kramer
* War Horse (2011) (Tony Award), by Michael Morpurgo, adapted by Nick Stafford
* Driving Miss Daisy (2010) starring James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave, by Alfred Uhry
* Enron (2010), by Lucy Prebble
* Come Fly Away (2010), by Twyla Tharp
* A Little Night Music (2009), book by Hugh Wheeler, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
* Fela! (2009), book by Bill T. Jones and Jim Lewis, music by Fela Anikulapo Kuti, lyrics by Jim Lewis
* Desire Under the Elms (2009), by Eugene O'Neill
* Mary Stuart (2009), by Friedrich Schiller
* Irena's Vow (2009) starring Tovah Feldshuh, by Dan Gordon
* Thurgood (2008) starring Laurence Fishburne, by George Stevens, Jr.
* The Country Girl (2008) starring Morgan Freeman, by Clifford Odets
* A Catered Affair (2008), book by Harvey Fierstein, music and lyrics by John Bucchino
* Is He Dead? (2007), book by Mark Twain and David Ives
* August: Osage County (2007) (Tony Award), by Tracy Letts
* Deuce (2007), by Terrence McNally
* Curtains (2007), book by Rupert Holmes, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb
* Coram Boy (2007), from the novel by Jamila Gavin, book adapted by Helen Edmundson
* Inherit the Wind (2007), by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee
* The Year of Magical Thinking (2007) starring Vanessa Redgrave, by Joan Didion
* Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (2005)
* Caroline, or Change (2004), book and lyrics by Tony Kushner, music by Jeanine Tesori
* Anna in the Tropics (2003), by Nilo Cruz
* Salome (2003) starring Al Pacino, by Oscar Wilde
* Euripides' Medea (2002)
* Edward Albee's The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (2002) (Tony Award)
* Bea Arthur on Broadway (2002), book by Bea Arthur and Billy Goldenberg
* The Tale of the Allergist's Wife (2000), by Charles Busch
* Proof (2000), by David Auburn
* Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (1994), by Anna Deavere Smith
* Nick & Nora (1991), book by Arthur Laurents, music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.

## Off-Broadway productions

Roth's off-Broadway producing credits include:
* Vitaly: An Evening of Wonders (2018)
* The Robber Bridegroom (2016), book and lyrics by Alfred Uhry, music by Robert Waldman
* The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey (2015), by Celeste Lecesne
* The Flick (2015), by Annie Baker
* Wiesenthal (2014), by Tom Dugan
* The Tribute Artist (2014), by Charles Busch
* Buyer & Cellar (2013), by Jonathan Tolins
* Stars of David (2013), conceived by Aaron Harnick & Abigail Pogrebin
* Bunnicula (2013), book by Charles Busch, music by Sam Davis, lyrics by Mark Waldrop
* My Name is Asher Lev (2012), adapted by Aaron Posner
* The Velveteen Rabbit (2012), by Kevin Del Aguila
* Olive and the Bitter Herbs (2011), by Charles Busch
* The Judy Show (2011), by Judy Gold
* Another American (2010), by Marc Wolf
* Through the Night (2010), by Daniel Beaty
* The Divine Sister (2010), by Charles Busch
* The Temperamentals (2010), by Jon Marans
* Vigil (2009), by Morris Paynch
* Love, Loss, and What I Wore (2009), by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron
* What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling (2008), book and lyrics by David Pittu, music by Randy Redd
* Dear Edwina (2008), book and lyrics by Marcy Heisler, music by Zina Goldrich
* Die Mommie Die! (2007), by Charles Busch
* Assisted Loving (2006), by Bob Morris
* Not a Genuine Black Man (2006), by Brian Copeland
* Esoterica (2006), by Eric Walton
* Sandra Bernhard: Everything Bad and Beautiful (2006), by Sandra Bernhard
* Indoor Outdoor (2006), by Kenny Finkle
* Manuscript (2005), by Paul Grellong
* Thom Pain (based on nothing) (2005), by Will Eno
* Beckett/Albee (2003), by Edward Albee and Samuel Beckett
* Talking Heads (series) (2003), by Alan Bennett
* Tea at Five (2003), by Matthew Lombardo
* Our Lady of 121st Street (2003), by Stephen Adly Guirgis
* Harlem Song (2002), by George C. Wolfe
* Edward Albee's The Play About the Baby (2000)
* The Bomb-itty of Errors (1999), by Jordan Allen-Dutton, Jason Catalano, G.Q. and Erik Weiner
* Snakebit (1999), by David Marshall Grant
* Wit (1998), by Margaret Edson
* De La Guarda (1998), by Pichon Baldinu, Diqui James and Gabriel Kerpel
* Defying Gravity (1997), by Jane Anderson
* How I Learned to Drive (1997), by Paula Vogel
* Old Wicked Songs (1995), by Jon Marans
* Camping with Henry and Tom (1995), by Mark St. Germain
* Das Barbecu (1994), book and lyrics by Jim Luigs, music by Scott Warrender
* Edward Albee's Three Tall Women (1994)
* The Root (1993), by Gary Richards
* Tapestry: The Music of Carole King (1993), lyrics by Gerry Goffin, Carole King, D. Palmer and T. Stern, music by Carole King
* The Baby Dance (1991), by Jane Anderson
* Shmulnik's Waltz (1992), by Allan Knee
* Closer Than Ever (1989), lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr., music by David Shire

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Show | Award | Category | Result |
| 2016 | Shuffle Along | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
| 2016 | Shuffle Along | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Won |
| 2016 | The Humans | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
| 2016 | The Humans | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won |
| 2016 | The Humans | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won |
| 2016 | The Crucible | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2016 | The Crucible | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2016 | A View from the Bridge | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Won |
| 2016 | A View from the Bridge | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Won |
| 2016 | A View from the Bridge | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2016 | The Robber Bridegroom | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Won |
| 2016 | The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Solo Show | Nominated |
| 2016 | Kinky Boots | Olivier Awards | MasterCard Best New Musical | Won |
| 2016 | Kinky Boots | Evening Standard Award | Best Musical | Won |
| 2015 | It Shoulda Been You | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated |
| 2014 | You Can't Take It With You | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2014 | You Can't Take It With You | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Won |
| 2014 | This is Our Youth | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2014 | A Raisin in the Sun | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Won |
| 2014 | Buyer & Cellar | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Solo Show | Won |
| 2013 | The Testament of Mary | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated |
| 2013 | The Testament of Mary | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated |
| 2013 | Kinky Boots | Tony Award | Best Musical | Won |
| 2013 | Kinky Boots | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Won |
| 2013 | Lucky Guy | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated |
| 2013 | Lucky Guy | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated |
| 2013 | Annie | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated |
| 2013 | Annie | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Nominated |
| 2013 | My Name is Asher Lev | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play | Won |
| 2012 | Leap of Faith | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
| 2012 | Leap of Faith | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Nominated |
| 2012 | Clybourne Park | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
| 2012 | One Man, Two Guvnors | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Normal Heart | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Won |
| 2011 | The Normal Heart | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Won |
| 2011 | The Normal Heart | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Won |
| 2011 | War Horse | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
| 2011 | War Horse | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won |
| 2011 | War Horse | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won |
| 2011 | Through the Night | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Solo Show | Nominated |
| 2010 | Come Fly Away | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated |
| 2010 | A Little Night Music | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Nominated |
| 2010 | A Little Night Music | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Nominated |
| 2010 | A Little Night Music | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Musical | Nominated |
| 2010 | Fela! | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
| 2010 | Fela! | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Nominated |
| 2010 | Fela! | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Temperamentals | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated |
| 2010 | The Temperamentals | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play | Nominated |
| 2010 | Love, Loss, and What I Wore | Drama Desk Award | Unique Theatrical Experience | Won |
| 2009 | Mary Stuart | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2009 | Mary Stuart | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2009 | Irena's Vow | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated |
| 2009 | What's That Smell: The Music of Jacob Sterling | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical | Nominated |
| 2008 | The Country Girl | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2008 | A Catered Affair | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Broadway Musical | Nominated |
| 2008 | A Catered Affair | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated |
| 2008 | August: Osage County | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
| 2008 | August: Osage County | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won |
| 2008 | August: Osage County | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won |
| 2007 | Curtains | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
| 2007 | Curtains | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Nominated |
| 2007 | Curtains | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated |
| 2007 | Coram Boy | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated |
| 2007 | Inherit the Wind | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2007 | Inherit the Wind | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2005 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2005 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2005 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2004 | Caroline, or Change | Tony Award | Best Musical | Nominated |
| 2004 | Caroline, or Change | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Nominated |
| 2004 | Caroline, or Change | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Musical | Nominated |
| 2004 | Anna in the Tropics | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated |
| 2004 | Anna in the Tropics | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Nominated |
| 2003 | Medea | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival of a Play | Nominated |
| 2003 | Talking Heads | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated |
| 2003 | Talking Heads | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Nominated |
| 2003 | Our Lady of 121st Street | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated |
| 2003 | Our Lady of 121st Street | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated |
| 2002 | The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
| 2002 | The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won |
| 2001 | The Tale of the Allergist's Wife | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated |
| 2001 | Proof | Tony Award | Best Play | Won |
| 2001 | Proof | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won |
| 2001 | Proof | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding New Broadway Play | Won |
| 2001 | Bea Arthur on Broadway | Tony Award | Best Special Theatrical Event | Nominated |
| 2001 | The Play About the Baby | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated |
| 2000 | The Bomb-itty of Errors | Outer Critics Award | Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Nominated |
| 1999 | Snakebit | Outer Critics Award | Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Nominated |
| 1999 | De La Guarda | Drama Desk Award | Unique Theatrical Experience | Won |
| 1997 | How I Learned to Drive | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Play | Won |
| 1997 | How I Learned to Drive | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Won |
| 1997 | How I Learned to Drive | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Won |
| 1995 | Das Barbecu | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical | Nominated |
| 1995 | Camping with Henry & Tom | Lucille Lortel Award | Outstanding Play | Won |
| 1995 | Camping with Henry & Tom | Outer Critics Circle | Outstanding Off-Broadway Play | Won |
| 1994 | Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 | Tony Award | Best Play | Nominated |
| 1994 | Three Tall Women | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Play | Nominated |
| 1989 | Closer Than Ever | Outer Critics Circle | Best Off-Broadway Musical | Won |

## Filmography

Roth's film credits include:
* James Lapine's film Custody starring Viola Davis
* Albert Nobbs starring Glenn Close
* the Emmy-nominated HBO feature, Dinner with Friends, based on Donald Margulies’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play
* The Lady in Question, a documentary based on the career of Charles Busch
* A Very Serious Person written by Charles Busch, starring Polly Bergen
* Don't Ask, Don't Tell starring Marc Wolf
* My Dog: An Unconditional Love Story a documentary exploring the relationships of well-known New Yorkers and their dogs

## Daryl Roth Theatre

The former Union Square Savings Bank building was acquired by Roth in 1996 and has undergone renovation and additions in order to create a three-hundred seat theatre, the Daryl Roth Theatre. A smaller theatre, the DR2 Theatre, is located in an annex at 103 East 15th Street.

## Philanthropy and honorary awards

Roth is a Member of the Mayor's Theater Subdistrict Council, an Honorary Trustee for Lincoln Center Theater, and served on the board of directors of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and New York State Council on the Arts. She also is an appointed member of the New York City Police Foundation Board of Trustees.
Her other awards and honors include: The 2016 Order of the Golden Sphinx Award from The Hasty Pudding Institute of 1770; The 2014 New York Living Landmarks award; The 2013 Einstein Humanitarian Award from The Women's Division and Albert Einstein College of Medicine; The 2013 Broadway Association Visionary Leader Award; The Stella Adler 2012 Harold Clurman Spirit Award; the 2012 Family Equality Council Hostetter-Habib Family Award; The 2011 Live Out Loud Humanitarian Award, 2010 Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award, Primary Stages 2007 Honoree, The National Foundation for Jewish Culture's Patron of the Arts Award, The Jewish Theological Seminary's Louis Marshall Award, The Albert Einstein College of Medicine Spirit of Achievement Award, The National Corporate Theatre Fund's Chairman Award, and The Tisch School of the Arts Award for Artistic Leadership. Roth has twice been included in Crain's “100 Most Influential Women in Business.”
The Daryl Roth Creative Spirit Award annually honors a gifted theatre artist or organization, providing them with financial support as they develop new works in an artistic residency.