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Recently profiled as one of “Variety’s Top 10 Broadway to Watch” and listed on the Ebony “Power 100” list, Brian Anthony Moreland is a two-time Tony Award-nominated creative lead producer for Broadway.

With a passion for universal stories that bring new narratives into the mainstream form of entertainment, Brian firmly believes in the ability of theatre to foster empathy and enlighten while entertaining audiences.

A few previous works include: August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson starring Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington; The Lifespan of a Fact with Cherry Jones, Daniel Radcliffe and Bobby Cannavalle; and The Sea Wall/A Life with Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Sturridge. Upcoming works for Broadway include a revival of The Wiz starring Deborah Cox and Wayne Brady. 

Originally from California, Brian resides in New York City. He devotes his spare time to the Theatre Development Fund (TDF); is an active member of the Board of Governors at The Broadway League, where he is also Co-Chair of the Multicultural Task Force; and is a Trustee for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and The American Academy of Dramatic Arts.

David Rockwell is founder and president of Rockwell Group, a 330-person, cross-disciplinary architecture and design firm based in New York with satellite offices in Los Angeles and Madrid. Merging theater, performance, and architecture to create unique narratives for each project, the firm’s work includes hotels and restaurants, theaters, cultural and educational institutions, set designs, products, exhibitions, and urban interventions that engage the public realm.

For his scenic and production design work, he has received a Tony Award and five additional Tony Award nominations, as well as two Emmy Awards. He has designed more than 100 productions, both on and off-Broadway, including Doubt, Into The Woods; Take Me Out; She Loves Me (Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards); On the Twentieth Century (Tony nomination); You Can’t Take It With You (Tony nomination); Kinky Boots (Tony nomination); Lucky Guy (Tony nomination); and Hairspray (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations). His work Off-Broadway includes Oliver!, Into The Woods, Seven Deadly Sins, Soundtrack of America, The Hard Problem, and the various productions for the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park. Rockwell served as the production designer for the film Team America, as well as for the 81st, 82nd, and 93rd Oscars (earning him 2010 and 2021 Emmy Awards).

Current and recent projects include the Perelman Performing Arts Center in New York (Restaurant and Lobby Interior Architect); The Hopkins Bloomberg Center (Washington, D.C.) and Hopkins Student Center (Baltimore) for Johns Hopkins University; Nobu restaurants and hotels worldwide; CIVILIAN Hotel (New York); W New York - Union Square; the Riviera Maya EDITION at Kanai; The Shed (Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Lead Architect and Rockwell Group, Collaborating Architect); the Hayes Theater; Zaytinya (New York); Nobu Hotel Barcelona; and the pro bono OpenStage, DineOut NYC, and Stoop NYC initiatives.

His additional honors include the 2015 AIANY President’s Award; the 2008 National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum for Outstanding Achievement in Interior Design; the 2009 Pratt Legends Award; the Presidential Design Award; induction into the James Beard Foundation Who’s Who of Food & Beverage in America; Interior Design magazine’s Hall of Fame; and inclusion in Architectural Digest’s AD 100, the Wallpaper* USA 300, and Fast Company’s World’s 50 Most Innovative Companies.

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SCHELE WILLIAMS is a theatre director, performer and author committed to cultivating work with authentic representation on stage and off. Current productions she has directed include The Wiz (2023 national tour and 2024 Broadway revival), the revival of Aida, which premiered in the Netherlands last spring (Disney Theatrical Group), and The Notebook, opening at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre this week (co-directed with Michael Greif). She will also be helming the musical adaptation Hidden Figures (Disney Theatrical Group).  Other Broadway credits include: Rent ( assoc. choreographer) Motown the Musical ( assoc. director) Aida (OBC). Schele is a founding member of Black Theatre United, a co-chair on the Broadway Inspirational Voices board of directors, and serves on the board of trustees for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. She is the author of the children’s book Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History, recipient of the 2022 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor. Her next book, Your Legacy Begins, will be published in May of 2024. 

The Shubert Foundation was established in 1945 by Lee and J.J. Shubert, in memory of their brother, Sam. Since the establishment of the Shubert Foundation grants program in 1977, more than $613 million has been awarded to not-for-profit arts organizations throughout the United States, providing critical funds even in the midst of the pandemic. Today, the Foundation is the nation’s largest funder of unrestricted aid for not-for-profit theatre and dance companies. The Shubert Foundation awarded a record total of $37.9 million to 635 not-for-profit arts organizations across the United States. Starting at $15,000, the grants benefit a broad spectrum of performing arts organizations, from large to small, covering a wide range of locations, from urban to rural. The Shubert Foundation is especially interested in providing support to professional resident theatre and dance companies that develop and produce new American work, and is proud to provide access to funding via an open-door, no-invitation policy. The Shubert Foundation is also the largest funder for theatre education for the NYC Public Schools, providing more than $8.6 million since 2005. The Shubert Foundation is led by Robert E. Wankel (Board Chair), Diana Phillips (Board President), Vicki Reiss (Executive Director) and Amy Dorfman Wine (Senior Program Director).

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Lauren Reid, President of the John Gore Organization (JGO), has channeled her lifelong passion for live entertainment into a storied career working at the highest levels of the theater industry to extend the reach of Broadway. Throughout her tenure at JGO, Lauren has helped steer the company to become a leading presenter, distributor, and marketer of commercial theater from coast-to-coast. In addition to its dozens of productions currently on Broadway and around the world, JGO presents theater in 48 markets across North America and reaches more than 35 million fans each year through its platforms. JGO’s family of companies includes Broadway Across America, Broadway.com, The Broadway Channel, BroadwayBox.com, Broadway Brands and Group Sales Box Office.

Lauren began her career as a talent manager and booker in the then-still-burgeoning Austin, Texas music scene, before going on to serve as national publicist for magician David Copperfield.  Lauren first joined the JGO family in 1992, beginning a theatrical career throughout which she’s held a range of leadership positions. She left the company in 2005 to launch BASE Entertainment, an international entertainment company.  As COO of BASE, she managed worldwide operations, produced Broadway shows and live music events, and oversaw the construction and operation of multiple venues in Las Vegas and Singapore.  She returned to JGO in 2010 and was named President in 2021.

In 2023, Lauren concluded her three-year term as Chair of The Broadway League, during which she ushered the safe and successful return of the theater industry following its longest-ever shutdown. Under Lauren’s leadership, the League has placed a renewed emphasis on government relations—leading to important legislative wins—and created its first-ever department focused exclusively on EDIA, to help lead a larger, industry-wide effort to ameliorate inequities and promote access.

An advocate for mentoring and creating new pathways to professional opportunities across the theater industry, Lauren has spearheaded and championed a range of early career training and professional development programs. She co-created the Broadway League’s Rising Stars program, which identifies and mentors current middle-level managers to help create the next generation of industry leaders. She also forged a partnership between Broadway Across America and Black Theatre Coalition to create the BTC/BAA Fellowship program, which offers paid fellowships at JGO for aspiring professionals.  For her work, WP Theater honored Lauren with their 2023 Ceiling Breaker Award.  

Lauren serves on the Boards of the Entertainment Community Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. She guest lectures “The Business of Entertainment” at her alma mater, The University of Texas, and splits her time between New York City and Connecticut, but you might find her in New Orleans at JazzFest or catching a live show in one of the historic venues around the country that her husband, David, renovated and operated. She first fell in love with theater at age 10 while attending a touring production of Annie in Houston, Texas.