Bruce Robert Harris
Producer

Dedicated to producing new, innovative and cutting-edge theater and special events, most recently Bruce produced the new Kander and Ebb musical The Scottsboro Boys on Broadway (12 Tony Award nominations), The Judy Show and My Trip Down The Pink Carpet Off Broadway and By Jeeves and My Trip Down The Pink Carpet in London. He also worked on Little Women, The Musical on Broadway and the pre-Broadway engagement of the new comedy Paper Doll. His production of the comic thriller, Bag Fulla Money, played a limited engagement in New York City. He is founding producer of GAYFEST NYC, a festival of new LGBT plays presented Off-Broadway each spring with producing partner Jack W. Batman, benefiting the Harvey Milk High School. Harris was Associate Producer of the innovative theatre piece about empowerment and human potential, History of the Word.  In June 2005, he produced the Off-Broadway production of Charles Messina's The Great Divide, and with co-producer Douglas Leland, produced Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy, Mart Crowley’sThe Boys in the Band, Terrence McNally’s The Ritz and Love! Valour! Compassion!, Paul Rudnick’s Jeffrey, Larry Kramer’s The Normal Heart, Howard Crabtree’sWhen Pigs Fly and the first New York City revival of William Finn and James Lapine’s A New Brain.  For five years he produced The Elan Awards, which showcased developing choreographers while honoring well-known figures in the dance world. Honorees included Graciella Danielle, Jerry Mitchell, Ann Reinking, Lar Lubovitch, Rob Marshall and Susan Stroman. In November 2001, Mr. Harris co-produced a three-play showcase series to benefit the Fireman's 911 Relief Funds.  That series included a new production of The Odd Couple (female version) by Neil Simon, a revival of his summer hit, Jeffrey (with a cast of 29) and a re-staged production of Love! Valour! Compassion!  Mr. Harris also single handedly produced a star-studded gala performance of Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens directed by Bill Russell to benefit the Momentum AIDS Project, and co-produced its widely-successful first American album.  Mr. Harris enjoyed a long and distinguished performing career on Broadway and on national and international tours. He holds a BFA from The Juilliard School of Music and for two years was Associate Producer at the White Plains Performing Arts Center. He is a graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute.

Jack W. Batman
Producer

Since returning to the professional theatre in 2003, Jack has produced on Broadway:  The Scottsboro Boys (12 Tony Award nominations including Best Musical), Enchanted April (2 Tony Award nominations including Best Play, 2 Outer Critics Circle Awards). London: My Trip Down The Pink Carpet, By Jeeves. Edinburgh: Clean Alternatives (Fringe First Award). Off Broadway: The Judy Show, My Trip Down The Pink Carpet (Drama League Nomination), The Jesus Factor, Clean Alternatives, Brian Dykstra: Cornered & Alone and GAYFEST NYC – an international new play festival presented with his producing partner, Bruce Robert Harris, benefiting Harvey Milk High School in Manhattan (14 new plays and musicals – GLAAD Media Award nomination). Regional Theatre (Executive Producer, White Plains Performing Arts Center): Man of La Mancha, Ragtime, Ain’t Misbehavin’, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Camelot, Oliver!, A Little Night Music.  Other NYC: Evensong; Will the Circle Be Unbroken; Film Chinois (Los Angeles Ovation Award for Best New Play) and The Jesus Hickey (Ehrlich Award for a socially relevant new play). Developmental projects include The Loves of Mr. Lincoln by David Brendan Hopes and Charles Messina’s A Room of My Own. Jack began his career in the legendary William Morris Agency mailroom, and then specialized in new film properties and film casting for director clients Stanley Kramer, Robert Mulligan and Sidney Lumet. After leaving WMA he worked as a theatre agent and later was Casting Director of over 200 plays and musicals for Broadway, national tours and regional theatres.Jack then joined a small team at Silver Screen Management, Inc. that administered an investment of over $1 billion and produced 75 films for the Walt Disney Company, Touchstone Pictures, IFI and HBO, including Beauty and the Beast (Oscar nomination – Best Picture), The Little Mermaid, Pretty Woman, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Dead Poets Society (Oscar nomination – Best Picture), Three Men and a Baby, Dick Tracy, Gandhi (Oscar Winner – Best Picture)and The Killing Fields (Oscar nomination – Best Picture). For eight years he was Vice President of Chelsea Piers in NYC, a 30-acre sports and entertainment complex on Manhattan’s Hudson River, where he handled all the press and produced and directed twelve ice shows starring World and Olympic figure skating champions and 46 other major public events attended by over 450,000 people. He is also a graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute.