Broadway Producing
For the longest time, Emily wanted to be a Broadway Producer. But she was always scared to take the leap, and being in the press office allowed for deep access without the risk of financial contributions.
She spent a lot of time helping to tell the story of a show, and working closely with the talented creatives that get things on stage, but there was always something stopping her from going further.
Then she found out about OTHELLO. A decade before taking this leap, Emily handled the PR for A Raisin in the Sun starring Denzel Washington and directed by Kenny Leon, working directly with Kenny that spring during his Tony Awards campaign when he (very deservedly) won!
That production changed Emily’s life. She gained a mentor and friend who taught her to love plays (previously she was a tap dance, musical theatre girlie only). Kenny also encouraged Emily to start her own business and became one of her first clients.
So when she learned that his next project with Denzel would be OTHELLO, costarring Jake Gyllenhaal, Emily knew that this was her Broadway debut as a coproducer with her bestie, two-time Tony Award-winning producer, stage manager, educator, and activist, Cody Renard Richard.
And they did it! OTHELLO opened on Broadway on March 23, 2025, breaking records for the highest grossing play in Broadway history, hitting the $4M mark in weekly grosses for the first time ever, returning investments in record time.
And all of Emily’s investors were women!
Broadway Career Highlights
Producing a concert of selections from Memphis for Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton at the State Department
A literal ‘stop the presses’ moment with People Magazine for the exclusive photo of the Obamas at A Raisin in the Sun
Producing starry events like an afternoon tea for Tony nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson hosted by Julianne Moore, including the reading of a congratulatory letter from First Lady Michelle Obama
Handling Tony Award winner Kenny Leon’s awards season PR campaigns for Best Director
Spearheading the fifth-anniversary press campaign for Disney’s Aladdin on Broadway
Producing Disney on Broadway’s first Broadway in Bryant Park takeover featuring the stars of Aladdin, Frozen, and The Lion King
Discovering her work installed in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture
Creating The Hirschfeld Broadway Tarot
Select Broadway PR Credits
