Oliver is a theater producer based in New York. His producing credits include Brodway's upcoming Escape to Margaritaville and off-Broadway’s Straight and Invisible Thread. He has previously worked on Broadway’s The Realistic Joneses and Macbeth. In addition to producing independently, Oliver works with several non-profits in helping them develop new works and support emerging theater artists. Outside of New York, Roth has worked for Center Stage (MD), and the Buck Hill Skytop Music Festival (PA). He currently hosts "The OHenry Report" on BroadwayWorld.com and writes “The Broadway Beat,” a monthly column in The Connector Magazine. In 2011, Roth was awarded the American Marketing Association’s Marketing Excellence Award. He founded OHenry Productions in 2014, shortly after working on his first Broadway show, Macbeth (Alan Cumming).
June 30, 2019
On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Tony-nominated and Olivier-winning Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks to producer and Forbes theatre contributor Lee Seymour about what happened at the 2019 Tony Awards, and how those results have impacted the bottom lines for the productions that were (and weren't) recognized.
June 8, 2019
Ahead of Sunday, June 9th's 73rd annual Tony Awards, Oliver and Matt predict the winners in all 26 categories. The two also discuss their specific strategies in making predictions, their thoughts behind Tony voting 'conspiracy theories,' the importance (or lack there of) in terms of campaigning, and their favorite shows, performances, and designs of the season.
April 29, 2019
Ahead of Tuesday, April 30's Tony Nominations announcement, Oliver and Matt make predictions in some of the biggest categories, as well as discuss some of the trends from this Broadway season, and the mounting Tony Award campaigns.
February 20, 2019
On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks with Kate Shindle, the president of the Actors' Equity Association. Shindle and Roth discuss the recent negotiations with the Broadway League that led to the new 'Developmental Work Session.'
February 6, 2019
On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks with Leonard Jacobs the founder and executive editor of The Clyde Fitch Report, which covers the crossroads of arts and politics.
December 5, 2018
On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks with his 'OHenry Report' co-producer, BroadwayWorld and BroadwayRadio's Matt Tamanini, about how the spring season is shaping up on Broadway.
October 16, 2018
On this Seas 2 premiere episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth goes inside the mechanics of closing a Broadway show with veteran theatrical general manager, Daniel Kuney. The Oliver chats with four-time Tony-winning producer Kevin McCollum about how the decision to close a show works on his level, but also what goes into the decision to reverse course and push back an announced closing date, as he did with Broadway's 'The Play that Goes Wrong.'
June 7, 2018
On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth goes inside the Tony Award season. Oliver opens the episode by talking to first-time nominee Itamar Moses, the bookwriter for Best Musical favorite 'The Band's Visit.' Oliver also spoke to 2016 winner and 2018 nominee Clint Ramos about going through the process again, and they get into Ramos' costume designs for 'Once on this Island.'
May 20, 2018
On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks with BroadwayWorld's Matt Tamanini about the recent 2018 Tony nominations. They discuss all of the major categories, including the unusual six nominations in the Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical category, categories that should be added for future ceremonies, and Oliver makes some bold predictions in some of the biggest categories of the season.
March 5, 2018
On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth recaps his first ever experience at BroadwayCon. He highlights the best of Industry Day and what he learned and saw throughout the convention in January.
January 5, 2018
On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks with three experts on Broadway fandom. They discuss what makes a super fan, and how shows can embrace their most passionate supporters.
December 28, 2017
On this final 2017 episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks with BroadwayWorld's Matt Tamanini about the biggest stories of 2017, and what to expect in the new year.
October 18, 2017
On this episode of BroadwayWorld's theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth goes inside the numbers of NATASHA, PIERRE & THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 to see what might have led the show's producers to take such drastic casting measures, as discussed and explained in Episode 2.
September 27, 2017
On this episode of BroadwayWorld's new theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks to the playwright/producer and lawyers behind the recent major court decision that deemed the new play WHO'S HOLIDAY protected from copyright claims from Dr. Seuss Enterprises.
September 14, 2017
On the fourth episode of BroadwayWorld's new theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks to three of the industry leaders when it comes to capturing theatre and the performing arts for distribution in movie theatres, on TV, and online.
August 25, 2017
On the third episode of BroadwayWorld's new theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor Oliver Henry Roth talks to two industry professionals about the licensing process for plays and musicals, and then what happens when a theatre company violates their license.
August 7, 2017
On the second episode of BroadwayWorld's new theatre business podcast, 'The OHenry Report,' Broadway producer and investor, Oliver Henry Roth talks to four Broadway professionals about the ins and outs of replacing principal cast members in a Broadway show.
July 25, 2017
BroadwayWorld is proud to announce that they have partnered with Broadway producer Oliver Roth to relaunch his podcast 'The OHenry Report.' The show will be a one-of-a-kind look inside the business of Broadway. Through candid conversations with theatre insiders, Roth will pull back the curtain on the biggest stories, issues, and trends in the theatre today.
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