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TM to Present Producers’ Panel Discussion at Ars Nova

New York City
Producers Margo Lion, Nelle Nugent, and Victoria Lang will participate in the first of a new series of talks with theater professionals sponsored by TheaterMania.com. The inaugural program, titled “So You Wanna Be a Producer?”, will take place at the Ars Nova Theater (511 West 54th Street) on Sunday, March 28 at 6pm. The panel discussion will be moderated by TheaterMania’s chief drama critic, David Finkle.

Margo Lion is a producer of the Broadway hit Hairspray and is currently helping to bring the Off-Broadway hit Caroline, or Change to Broadway; she has also produced Broadway’s Jelly’s Last Jam and Triumph of Love. Nelle Nugent is producing the current Broadway revival of Sly Fox and has worked on nearly 50 other productions including Cyrano de Bergerac and Much Ado About Nothing. Victoria Lang is now producing Johnny Guitar and the West Coast premiere of her Off-Broadway success Matt & Ben; earlier this season, she produced Listen to My Heart: The Songs of David Friedman.

According to Finkle, “Each of these women comes to theater production with her own set of experiences.” Of the series in general, Finkle said: “We thought it would be interesting to explore, in intimate discussions, what the particular challenges are for theater people today and how they’re dealing with them.” Other talks in the series will be announced shortly.

Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door; they may be purchased by calling 212-868-4444 or by clicking here.