Gerald Schoenfeld Dies

I wanted to write about this on Thanksgiving Day, but was too busy creating a feast.

Gerald Schoenfeld died on November 25, 2008. He was one of the best examples of power and "was one of the most influential figures in American theater," says Jim Joseph of Jazz at Lincoln Center (and personal friend). Mr. Schoenfeld was the chairman of the Shubert Organization, "the largest and most important theater owner on Broadway and in the United States." Check out the videos below. One shows his swagger in the business world of Broadway and both show his passion. The first video from Theater Talk aired on CUNY TV this weekend where I got to catch the entire interview from 2001.




It moves me to know that some how and some way some of the choices he made created a path for my part in the theater world.