Rachel Sussman (producer)

Rachel Sussman is an American theater producer known for her work on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions with social justice themes. She is the co-founder of the industry initiative Business of Broadway[1] an organization that advocates for transparency and education in commercial theater producing.[2]

Early life and education

She is from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and was involved in theater productions at Groves High School.[3][4]

Career

Broadway producing credits include: Suffs (Tony and OCC Award),[5] Tony and Emmy Award winner Alex Edelman's Just for Us,[6] Parade (Tony, Drama Desk, OCC Award),[7] What the Constitution Means to Me (Tony nomination and Pulitzer Prize finalist),[8] and Prima Facie.[7] Off-Broadway: Lead Producer on the Obie Award-winning production of The Woodsman[9] and Natalie Maroglin's All Nighter.[10]

Advocacy and community work

Sussman volunteers at JQY (Jewish Queer Youth),[11] a nonprofit that advocates for LGBTQ+ Jewish youth from non-affirming communities,[12] and was honored at JQY's Gala in 2025 with the inaugural Jewish Queer Icon Award.[13]

She has produced and participated in events supporting organizations like Donor Direct Action,[14] Covenant House International,[15] the ACLU/NYCLU,[16] March For Our Lives,[17] and the CDC Foundation's Coronavirus Emergency Response Fund.[18]

She is an Artist Ambassador for the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU),[19] and sits on the Board for WP Theater[20] and Advisory Boards of Detroit Public Theatre[21] and the Broadway Women's Fund.[22]

Awards and honors

In addition to winning a Tony Award, Rachel was a WP Theater Lab Time Warner Foundation Fellow[20] and the recipient of the 2018-2019 Prince Fellowship in Creative Producing.[23] She has been recognized by Variety as "10 to Watch on Broadway".[24] She is a graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute, a former Columbia University Research Scholar, and a University Honors Scholar alumna of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Rachel Sussman". THE BUSINESS OF BROADWAY. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  2. ^ "About". THE BUSINESS OF BROADWAY. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  3. ^ "A great place for theater". Detroit Free Press. November 4, 2007. p. 154. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Witch trials come to Groves stage in award-winning play". Detroit Free Press. March 25, 2007. p. 184. Retrieved June 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Paulson, Michael (October 18, 2023). "'Suffs' Heads to Broadway With Hillary Clinton as a Producer". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  6. ^ Putnam, Leah (June 26, 2023). "Alex Edelman's Just For Us Opens Broadway Bow June 26". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Tony Winners Rachel Sussman and Sammy Lopez Are Training Broadway's Next Generation of Producers". Playbill. Archived from the original on April 22, 2025. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  8. ^ Pearce, Michael (June 19, 2019). "Schmoozing with Rachel Sussman". thejewishnews.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  9. ^ "Broadway Podcast Network - Rachel Sussman is a RAD Woman". broadwaypodcastnetwork.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "All Nighter, With Kathryn Gallagher and Julia Lester, to Premiere Off-Broadway - TheaterMania.com". December 11, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  11. ^ Grisar, P. J. (May 20, 2025). "A gala for Jewish Queer Youth celebrates untold, queer Jewish stories". The Forward. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  12. ^ JQY. "Our Mission". JQY. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  13. ^ Sharpe, Josh. "Rachel Sussman to Receive Inaugural Jewish Queer Icon Honor". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  14. ^ Gans, Andrew (December 10, 2012). "Intimate Apparel Benefit Reading Will Feature Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Ari Graynor, Joshua Henry, Tonya Pinkins". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  15. ^ "Broadway x Covenant House: A Special Bond | Covenant House". www.covenanthouse.org. August 8, 2024. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  16. ^ Harms, Talaura (October 7, 2021). "Peppermint Will Host ACLU and NYCLU's Sing Out for Freedom Concert, Honoring Broadway for Racial Justice". Playbill.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  17. ^ Exchange, NiteLife (October 15, 2018). "Broadway Fights Back and March for Our Lives Concert Comes to The Town Hall on Monday, October 22nd -". Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  18. ^ "About". Saturday Night Seder. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  19. ^ "NYCLU Artist Ambassadors". NYCLU. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  20. ^ a b "RACHEL SUSSMAN | WP Theater". wptheater.org. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  21. ^ "Staff/Board". Detroit Public Theatre. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  22. ^ "Team". Broadway Womens Fund. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  23. ^ "The Prince Fellowship - Fellows". princefellowship.com. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  24. ^ Cox, Gordon (September 29, 2023). "Clint Ramos, Kara Young, Rebecca Frecknall and Ingrid Michaelson Among Variety's 10 Broadway Stars to Watch for 2023". Variety. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
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