Robert Nederlander, Sr.
Robert E. Nederlander, a successful entrepreneur, business leader
and philanthropist for over 50 years, is Chairman & CEO of
Nederlander Company LLC, owner and/or operator of Nederlander
theatres outside New York City; a director of the Nederlander
Organization, Inc., the owner and/or operator of nine Broadway
theatres in New York City; and the President of Nederlander
Television and Film Productions, Inc., the producer of
award-winning programs for cable and network television.
In addition to his vast activities in entertainment, he served as
the Managing General Partner of the New York Yankees Baseball Club
from 1990-1991 and is currently a limited partner in the New York
Yankees Partnership. He has been a friend and colleague to
America's most distinguished political and business leaders
including Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton,
the Yankees' George Steinbrenner and countless others. As a civic
leader, he has dedicated his life to raising millions of dollars
for social, health and educational organizations including the
University of Michigan, Gateway American Committee, the American
Health Foundation and the National Council on Educational Research.
His alma mater, The University of Michigan, has honored his service
to the school with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award in 1985,
the Presidential Society Service Citation in 1988 and an Honorary
Degree, Doctorate of Law, in 1990.
After the historic visit over 30 years ago of China's Ping Pong
team to the University of Michigan, Robert Nederlander headed a
delegation of University professors and scholars to the People's
Republic of China to meet senior governmental representatives and
leading administrators. The trip was a great success and many new
friendships were formed. The Nederlanders are very proud of the
small role they played in opening the channels of communication
between the United States and China and in helping to foster better
relations at that time. Three decades later, he is working with his
son Robert and Madame Chen on the introduction of a new venture
that will become a leader in the growth of the entertainment
industry in China.
Robert Nederlander, Jr.
President / CEO
Robert Nederlander, Jr. is a third generation
member of the Nederlander family, one of the great dynasties of the
American theatre. The Nederlander family of companies is,
collectively, one of the largest theatre organizations in the
world, with more than 30 theatres throughout North America and
England, including nine theatres on Broadway in New York City. On
an annual basis,
more than 5 million people go to
Nederlander theatres and have attended over 50 musical
productions.
Mr. Nederlander is the founder and President of Nederlander
Worldwide Entertainment, which manages theatres and presents
Broadway productions in emerging international markets, produces
international productions for Broadway and elsewhere around the
world, and undertakes international cultural educational
initiatives.
Mr. Nederlander is one of the international pioneers in the
emerging Chinese cultural Industry, having created the first
foreign cooperative joint venture in 2005 to operate in China's
live performance industry, presented four Broadway shows including
42nd Street, the first tour of a Broadway show
across China, and presented Soul of Shaolin the first
Chinese show to perform on Broadway in New York City. Today,
Mr. Nederlander manages Chinese theatres utilizing the Broadway
management model and is now developing Mandarin language
productions of Broadway shows.
Educational initiatives include The Cultural Trade &
Industry Exchange Program in New York, established in
conjunction with China's Ministry of Culture, introducing
Chinese cultural officials and theatre professionals to all facets
of the Broadway industry. Collaboration with various
educational institutions across China including Peking University,
the Shanghai Theatre Academy, and the Beijing Central Academy of
Drama. In partnership with New York Institute of Technology,
Mr. Nederlander founded The Leadership in the Arts and
Entertainment Industries Program, a Masters of Arts graduate
degree program which specializations in the intersection of
business, art and technology, and is designed primarily for
international arts managers and students worldwide.
Other recent international initiatives include development and
operations of theatres in the Hualien Hakka Tulou Buildings
Humanities Center in Taiwan, and management of the Zorlu Performing
Arts Center located in Istanbul and Turkey's largest theatre
complex. In December 2014, Mr. Nederlander partnered with the Cuban
National Council of the Performing Arts to produce and present in
Havana the Broadway musical RENT, in Spanish with an all
Cuban cast, the first Broadway musical to perform in Cuba in over
50 years.
Mr. Nederlander holds a degree in Economics and Computer Science
from the University of Michigan, a J.D. from the University of
Michigan Law School, and an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Five
Towns College. Mr. Nederlander is a member of the Broadway
League and Chairman of the Broadway League's Task Force on
Developing Emerging International Markets, a member of the Council
on Foreign Relations, the National Committee on United States-China
Relations, and is a guest lecturer for Harvard University's China
Public Policy Program.
NEW YORK
Geoff Cohen
General Manager
Geoff is a general manager having recently joined Nederlander
Worldwide. His recent work includes the interactive family
entertainment Pip's Island (Rania Ajami); musicals
Harlem Ladies Knittin' and Bitchin' Society (Roger
Feuerman), Boynton Beach Club (Susan Seidelman, Ned
Ginsburg, Michael Colby; Surflight Theatre 2019), Louis and
Ella (Trent Armand Kendall), New York Stories (Cohen,
Piccoli, Martins), American Twistory (York Theatre 2020);
the modern dance company Shen Wei Dance Arts
(international tours); managing the NY Recording Academy
Honors (with Melissa Etheridge, Joshua Bell, Michael Bolton,
NeYo, Samantha Barks, Joan Osborne, others); and a host of other
projects and events.
Notable work includes Madison Square Garden / Radio City
Entertainment, as Vice President and Producer for A Christmas
Carol (Ockrent/Ahrens/Menken with Jim Dale, Roger Daltry, Hal
Linden, Roddy MacDowell, Tim Curry) and The Wizard of Oz
(NY and North American Tour with Roseanne, Mickey Rooney and Eartha
Kitt), along with developmental projects Yo Alice with
Maurice Hines and Cinderella with Paul Blake. He
also created the groundbreaking New York Musical Theatre Festival
as its first Executive Producer; worked at Paper Mill Playhouse as
General Manager for a decade of excellence and spent 5 years as
General Manager at the George Street Playhouse; and served as
Company Manager on the original production of Athol Fugard's
MASTER HAROLD...and the boys. Geoff is a graduate of the
Yale School of Drama.
Miranda Xu
Vice President
Miranda Xu is Vice President for Nederlander
Worldwide Entertainment. Since she joined the company in
2008, Miranda has been part of several large projects in the US,
China and other international markets. From 2008 to 2009, she was
involved in three Broadway Musicals touring in twelve cities in
China including AIDA (2008), LUMA (2009) and FAME: The Musical
(2009/10). Her work includes contracting, marketing and
sponsorship seeking.
In 2009, she participated in the presentation of the first
Chinese production on Broadway, Soul of Shaolin, which was
nominated for a Tony and Drama Desk that year. Miranda also took
part in the marketing effort of several off-Broadway productions,
including Viagra Falls (2010), Chix 6
(2011) and Broadway Rox (2012).
Miranda also works closely with the CEO and CFO on the theater
acquisition and development in several international markets. She
contributed to the creation and realization of Nederlander
Worldwide's recent educational initiative The Cultural Trade
and Industry Exchange Program which is a New York based
Broadway training program for Chinese theater professionals.
Previously, Miranda worked on various film and television
productions both in China and United States. For the award-winning
CCTV television series Outsiders, Miranda served as
associate executive producer. Miranda was the production associate
for film The Exploding Girl which won a nomination to the
Berlin Film Festival. Other working experience includes: Hairun
Online Culture Film & Television Investment Ltd. (Marketing and
Advertising associate), CCTV (production assistant), and Jiangsu TV
(reporting intern). Miranda Xu holds a Master's Degree in Theater
Arts Management from Miami University, a Master's Degree on Film
Studies from Communication University of China, and Bachelor's
degree in management from Beijing Broadcasting Institute.
Thom Schilling
Production Supervisor
Thom Schillling is the Production Supervisor for Nederlander
Worldwide Entertainment. Thom has been associated with the
world of Broadway and Off-Broadway as General Manager, Stage
Manager, Production Supervisor and Producer for over twenty-five
years. His Broadway associations Include Les Liaisons Dangereuses
with Alan Rickman, Tango Argentino, Tommy Tune's
production of Stepping Out, Doubles, The
American Dance Machine, Orpheus Descending
with Vanessa Redgrave, Shakespeare For My Father with Lynn
Redgrave, Les Miserables, Fosse, Five Guys
Named Moe, Miss Saigon and Sheri Lewis' Lambchop
On Broadway. Off-Broadway includes Groovaloo,
Hedwig And The Angry Inch, The Propert Known as
Garland, How to Save the World..., Gorey
Details, Bat Boy The Musical, The Prince And The
Pauper, Silent Laughter, Viagara Falls, Groucho and
Lea DeLaria's Virgin Mary, and Make Mine A
Double. International and touring management includes
Ain't Misbehavin' starring Ruben Studdard and Frenchy
Davis, Savion Glover, Grease (Brazil), Miss
Saigon (Manila) and 42nd Street (China), The St.
Petersburg Russian Ice Ballet, Peter Pan, 100 Years of
Broadway, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, and
The American Dance Machine.
CHINA
Toby Simkin
Vice President & Executive Producer
Toby Simkin is a prolific theatrical producer with extensive
theatre operations experience worldwide - For over 20 years, having
worked in 38 of the 40 Broadway theatres, a large number of West
End theatres, and theaters in Canada, Australia, Europe and
throughout Asia.
As Vice President & Executive Producer for Nederlander
Worldwide Entertainment (since 1999), his production credits
include the national tours of 42nd Street
(China); Elton John & Tim Rice's AIDA
(China), LUMA (China), FAME (Chinese
language production and English language
tour), BATIR, Spotlight
Broadway, An American Canteen in Paris
and A Hot Minute (European tour with Celebrity); Matt
& Ben (Atlanta); Savion Glover's Improvography I
& II (Atlanta, New York and US
tour) and Classical Savion (New
York) in addition to various theatre operations activities
with many Off-Broadway and Broadway theatres in USA, China and
Turkey.
Independent experiences include co-producing The
Female of the Species (West End); Tony® Award
winning I Am My Own Wife (West End, Broadway
and USA tour); Tony® Award winning Death of a
Salesman (West End and Broadway); Vanessa Redgrave and
Brian Dennehy in Tony® Award winning Long Day's
Journey into Night (Broadway); Liam Neeson and Laura
Linney in Tony® Award nominated The Crucible
(Broadway) and Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria
(Broadway). As Vice President for Asia of TML
Enterprises, Jekyll & Hyde (Taiwan tour)
and The Rocky Horror Show (Korea, New Zealand,
Singapore). Other major production
credits worldwide include Plácido Domingo, José Carreras
and Luciano Pavarotti in The 3 Tenors;
Blood Brothers (UK, Canada and Broadway); Jerry
Lewis in Damn Yankees (West End); The Shanghai
Ballet's White Haired Girl; An award-winning internet
pioneer, Toby is credited with leading the Broadway theatre
industry into cyberspace in the early 1990s, plus marketing
over 120 Broadway/Off-Broadway/West End shows and tours
from Annie to West Side Story.
Mark Ma
Vice President & Shanghai Office General
Manager
When Mark was on the post of the Vice General Manager of
Shanghai Intersection of Time Culture Development Company, Mark was
in charge of the promotion, sales and the company management of
ERA- Intersection of Time - One of Shang Hai's most
popular and successful circus performances. . It made the record of
first Chinese show that performed on a daily basis, and 1,300
performances later, became the cultural image of Shanghai, and a
miracle in Chinese live performance industry.
From 2003 to 2005, Mark was involved in the planning,
production, promotion and marketing of over 70 shows from China and
in other international markets. Mark has worked on such productions
as: Mariah Carey's concert in Beijing and Shanghai, Whitney
Huston's concert in Shanghai, Chicago Symphony Concert in Shanghai,
Israel Symphony Concert in Shanghai, F4 Concert in Shanghai, Andy
Lou Concert in Shanghai and Jacky Cheung Concert in Shanghai.
Mark also established the Vienna New Year Concert Season in
Shanghai and Beijing, that went on to tour around China every year.
As a senior performing arts planning and promotion professional,
the marketing model he developed been set an example for presenters
all over China.
After Mark joined the Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment team
he aided in the future development and execution of the tour of
AIDA in Shanghai, Hangzhou and Ningbo. In January of 2009, he
helped to bring the first Chinese Broadway production of "Soul of
Shaolin" to New York City.
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