Jordan Roth to Succeed Rocco Landesman as Jujamcyn Theaters President

Producer Jordan Roth has been named President of Jujamcyn Theaters, the owner and operator of five major Broadway theaters. He succeeds Rocco Landesman, who was recently confirmed as Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Roth, 33, is also acquiring a 50% ownership interest in the privately held company.

“Jordan Roth is the next generation of leadership for our organization and our industry,” Landesman said in a statement. “I am excited for him to take Jujamcyn into the future, and I am gratified to know that he will be in New York as a smart and passionate advocate for the Broadway community.”

Roth joined Jujamcyn Theaters in 2005 as Resident Producer and became Vice President the following year. He has shepherded such Tony Award-winning productions as Spring Awakening and Hair to Jujamcyn houses. In addition to his responsibilities operating and booking the company’s theatres, Roth produced the 2008 Broadway musical A Catered Affair. Before joining Jujamcyn, he produced The Rocky Horror Show, which was nominated for a Best Musical Revival Tony Award, and the theater/nightclub sensation The Donkey Show, directed by Diane Paulus.

A graduate of Princeton University, Roth is currently pursuing an MBA at Columbia Business School. He serves on the Board of Trustees of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), Freedom to Marry, Young Patrons of Lincoln Center Theater and his alma mater, the Horace Mann School.

Jujamcyn Theaters owns and operates the St. James, Al Hirschfeld, August Wilson, Eugene O’Neill and Walter Kerr Theatres on Broadway. Founded in 1956, the company is named for the three children of its founder, James H. Binger (Judith, James and Cynthia). Current and upcoming productions include Jersey Boys, Hair, Fela!, Finian’s Rainbow and A Little Night Music.