Joey Parnes

With more than 40 years’ experience, Joey Parnes is an eight-time Tony Award-winning producer and manager of plays and musicals for Broadway and the road. His company, Joey Parnes Productions, has produced and managed over 40 productions including A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Hello, Dolly!, To Kill a Mockingbird, Bright Star, Fish in the Dark, The Humans, A Raisin in the Sun starring Denzel Washington, Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, HAIR and Passing Strange, among many others. Currently, Joey is developing a number of new projects including the musicals KPOP and Almost Famous for Broadway. Additional credits include the original production of Dreamgirls (as the assistant company manager), Grand Hotel, Rags and Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk. Joey was the Executive Producer of The Public Theater from 1994 until 1996 and then returned in 2011 to serve as its Interim Executive Director. He also served as the Coordinating Producer of the Tony Awards from 2001 to 2008 and has produced the Drama Desk Awards since 2012. Joey is a graduate of Yale College and a past president of the Yale Dramat.