Jujamcyn's Roth Picked for Crain's 40 Under 40 'Rising Stars'

Jordan Roth has been distinguished as one of Crain's 40 Under 40 "Rising Stars." A recent graduate of Princeton University, Jordan Roth joined Jujamcyn Theaters in 2005 and assumed the role of President in September 2009. He produced A CATERED AFFAIR (Winner Best Musical - Drama League, 12 Drama Desk nominations), the Broadway revival of THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW (Best Musical Revival - Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations), THE DONKEY SHOW, which ran 6 years off-Broadway with several international productions and THE KARAOKE SHOW.

Jordan created Givenik.com, where theatergoers can purchase discounted tickets and give 5% of their ticket price to the charity of their choice. He serves on the boards of The Broadway League, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, The Times Square Alliance and Freedom to Marry. He graduated summa cum laude from Princeton University with degrees in philosophy and theater and is pursuing an MBA at Columbia University.

Said Roth to Crain's: "I love curating the shows that will come into our spaces...It's about engaging audiences who have not seen themselves reflected in the theater."

Says Nancy Coyne of leading Broadway Marketing firm Serino Coyne: "He is reinventing how we look at very old-fashioned things...He's paid to work for one chain, but many of the things he does in the future will have a positive effect on all of Broadway."

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