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Amy Jacobs, Partner

A graduate of Duke University, Amy (she/her) has been a partner at Bespoke since its formation in 2011. Prior to Bespoke, she was part of Nina Lannan Associates from its inception in 1997 through 2011. Earlier experience includes The Really Useful Group from 1994-1997 and apprenticeships with The Santa Fe Opera and Cameron Mackintosh Limited in London.

Selected credits from Bespoke Theatricals and Nina Lannan Associates include: General Management: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (San Francisco), The Ferryman (Broadway), The Play That Goes Wrong (Broadway and National Tour), Trevor (Off-Bway) Farinelli and the King starring Mark Rylance, Mamma Mia! (Broadway, 3 National Tours, Las Vegas), Present Laughter starring Kevin Kline, Cirque du Soleil's Paramour, Twelfth Night/Richard III starring Mark Rylance, Clybourne Park (Broadway), EVITA starring Ricky Martin (Broadway), The River starring Hugh Jackman, The Color Purple (Broadway 2015, 2005, and 2 National Tours), Soul Doctor, Legally Blonde (National Tour), 9 to 5 – The Musical (Pre-Broadway), Thoroughly Modern Millie (National Tour). Consulting GM: Mamma Mia! Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Mexico, Sao Paulo and Argentina. Company Management: You're a Good Man Charlie Brown, A Christmas Carol with Patrick Stewart.   

As an active member of The Broadway League, Amy co-chaired the 2019 and 2015 League Biennial Conferences and the 2010 League Spring Road Conference. She also serves as an Employer Trustee on the Actor's Equity Association Pension and Health Fund Boards and is a member of The Board of Governors, a co-chair of The Labor Committee, and a co-Chair of the Rising Stars Program.  She also served as the Director of Ticketing and Seating for the 2013 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall.

Current general management projects at Bespoke include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Broadway), A Beautiful Noise (Broadway), a revival of TOMMY, and executive producing a new national tour of Mamma Mia! (25th Anniversary Tour). Amy lives in West Nyack, NY with her husband and two adorable pups.


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Devin Keudell, Partner

Devin Keudell (He/him), who has been active in the industry for over twenty-five years, first traveled as the associate company manager on the tours of Can-Can starring Chita Rivera, the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes and Jerome Robbins' Broadway. He lived in Los Angeles for several years and worked at the Mark Taper Forum and as the company manager in residence at the no longer in existence Canon Theatre in Beverly Hills, which was home to the long running Love Letters and Forever Plaid. In 1992, Devin first worked as a company manager for Nina Lannan on one of the national tours of Cats, followed by Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles and in New York. He worked for Livent for approximately two years on Barrymore (starring Christopher Plummer) on Broadway as well as the national tour of Kiss of the Spider Woman (again with Chita Rivera). Other company manager credits include Whistle Down the Wind (Washington DC), The Capeman and The Green Bird (both Broadway), all with Nina Lannan. 

Devin moved into general management first on Chicago (Broadway) and currently general manages the Broadway and upcoming productions of MJ, the Broadway production of Back to the Future, and the tour of Tina - The Tina Turner Musical. Other general management credits include the Broadway production of Beetlejuice and Tina-The Tina Turner Musical, the Broadway and touring production of Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, the multiple tours of Mamma Mia!, the Broadway and touring productions of Billy Elliot the Musical, and the Broadway productions of The Boys in the Band, School of Rock – The Musical, 25th Anniversary production of Angels in America, Almost Famous, Groundhog Day, Cats, Rocky, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Ghost, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, In My Life, Never Gonna Dance, and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Devin is on the Executive Committee and Board of Governors of The Broadway League and has represented producers in labor negotiations for several unions. Upcoming general management projects include Soul Train, Gatsby.


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David Roth, General Manager

David Roth (He/Him) is enjoying his fifteenth year with Bespoke Theatricals.  Recent/current Broadway credits include Back to the Future, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Broadway & Tour), Tootsie, Angels in America, Cats, Groundhog Day, School of Rock, The Heidi Chronicles, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Broadway & Tour), Rocky, After Midnight, Motown: The Musical, Evita, Bonnie & Clyde, Manilow On Broadway, and The Rascals: Once Upon a Dream, as well as the National Tour of 9 to 5 and the concert presentations of Benny Andersson & Bjorn Ulvaeus' Kristina at Carnegie Hall and at Royal Albert Hall. Previous experience includes management positions at The Charlotte Wilcox Company and at The Producing Office. A member of the Broadway League, David has served on the League negotiating committees for the IATSE Pink Contract, AEA Touring, Local 764 and United Scenic Artists and serves on the Road Presenters/Intra-Industry Committee. David hails from Shaker Heights, OH and received a B.F.A in Musical Theatre from the University of Michigan.


 
 
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Danielle Saks, General Manager

Danielle (She/her) has been on the team at Bespoke Theatricals since 2009. Current credits include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway and the upcoming production of Back To The Future. Previous credits include Martin McDonagh’s Hangmen, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in San Francisco, The Ferryman, Mike Birbiglia’s The New One (Broadway and National Tour), Farinelli and the King, Present Laughter, Magic/Bird, Macbeth, Twelfth Night/Richard III, The River, First Wives Club (Pre-Broadway) and the 2015 revival of The Color Purple, along with various developmental and regional productions. Danielle previously served as the assistant company manager of Mamma Mia! on Broadway and was the co-director of ticketing for the 2013 Tony Awards. She holds a B.F.A. in Stage Management from Boston University. During her time in Boston, she worked as a Management Associate at the Huntington Theatre Company. Danielle is a member of The Broadway League and currently serves on the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion committee as well as on the League negotiating committee for Local 764 Guardians. She previously served on the 2022 Spring Road Conference planning committee and the planning committee for Broadway Salutes. Danielle is originally from Shaker Heights, Ohio.

 
 

 
 

Kate Egan, General Manager

Kate Egan (She/Her) has been working professionally in live entertainment for more than 25 years.  Current Bespoke general management projects include MJ and the MJ First National Tour.  Recent projects include Almost Famous and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.   With a career that spans concert promotion and venue, tour, company, and general management, she has worked with Bespoke Theatricals since 2012, original company managing the Broadway productions of Evita, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Soul Doctor, Rocky, The Audience, School of Rock, Groundhog Day, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.  Select tour credits include Avenue Q, Shrek The Musical, Rock of Ages, and The Illusionists.  She serves on the Board of Governors of the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers as Manager Chapter Chair.  She is an associate member of the Broadway League and a member of the Advisory Council for The Entertainment Community Fund’s Looking Ahead program.  Kate holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Avila University and a Master of Arts in Historic Preservation from Goucher College in Baltimore, Maryland.

 
 

 
 

Matty Cogliano, Associate General Manager

Matty Cogliano (She/Her) joined Bespoke Theatricals in 2017. Current projects include the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the National Tour of TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, and Back to the Future. Previous credits include Hangmen, The Ferryman, and Farinelli and the King. Prior management experience includes several years as a General Management Associate at 321 Theatrical Management as well as company management credits on Oh, Hello on Broadway, the Tony-winning musical Fun Home, and If/Then. Matty is proud to be both a native New Yorker and an associate member of the Broadway League.

 
 

 
 
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Michael Demniak, Associate General Manager

Michael Demniak (He/Him) joined the team at Bespoke Theatricals in 2013. He is currently the Associate General Manager of Beetlejuice: The Musical. Past projects include Mike Birbiglia’s The New One (Tour), the Broadway revival of Angels in America, Cats, Groundhog Day and The Play That Goes Wrong. Michael is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

 
 

 
 
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Lisa Jaeger, Associate General Manager

Lisa Jaeger (She/Her) started her career with Bespoke Theatricals in 2011 and has been working here ever since. Her current projects include MJ (Broadway & Tour). Previous projects include TINA – The Tina Turner Musical, Tootsie and Network. She was a member of the Company Manager teams of School of Rock, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, Mamma Mia, and The Realistic Joneses. Mom to Sadie.

 
 

Kerrick Dougherty, Assistant General Manager

Kerrick Dougherty (He/Him) is excited to be joining the Bespoke family. His professional credits include: RENT 25th Anniversary Farwell Tour (Company Manager); RENT 20th Anniversary Tour (Company Manager); Motown The Musical 2017-2018 Tour (Assistant Company Manager); and Harry Potter and The Cursed Child Broadway (Covid Safety Manager). During his free time, Kerrick enjoys reading, spending time with his partner, and being with friends.

 
 
 

AJ Orth, Assistant General Manager

A.J. (He/Him) joins the team at Bespoke after previously working with the office on the San Francisco production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. He most recently worked on the Broadway revival of The Music Man as the Assistant Company Manager. Prior to moving to New York, A.J. spent 3 seasons working for TROIKA Entertainment on various national tours including School of Rock, Escape to Margaritaville, CATS, and The Color Purple. Originally from Prairie Village, Kansas, A.J. graduated with a BFA in Drama from the University of Oklahoma. 


Taylor Courtney, Assistant General Manager

Taylor Courtney (She/Her) is a Houston, Texas native and a graduate from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre Studies, Minor in Arts Management and Administration, Minor in Business, and Certificate in Sports Media. Her spark for the arts began at an early age. Growing up, she participated in dance, oral interpretation, theatre, and sports. While interning in college, she became obsessed with absorbing knowledge on theatre management developing a passion for general management. During the pandemic, she switched gears becoming a Theatre Arts Teacher, a goal of hers she has wanted to accomplish in her lifetime. She is very excited to return to theatrical general management and thankful for Black Theatre Coalition and Bespoke Theatricals for giving her the opportunity to do so.


Kiana Alexander, Assistant General Manager

Kiana Alexander (She/Her) started with Bespoke Theatricals in 2021. Her previous theatre experience includes a company management fellowship with the long-running musical Chicago. Kiana holds a Master of Arts in Media Studies and Production from Temple University and Bachelor of Science in Business Administration focused in Marketing and Human Resource Management from the University of South Carolina. In her spare time, Kiana can be found hard at work on a new DIY project, completing a crossword, or continuing her quest to find the best brunch spot in town. 


David van Zyll de Jong, Special Projects Manager

David, aka DVZ, (he/him) learned the joy of a well-designed spreadsheet over 15+ years as a company manager. Broadway: Skylight, Big Fish, Arcadia, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; National Tours: A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Hair, Spring Awakening, Bright Star, Altar Boyz; Off- Broadway: Here Lies Love, Altar Boyz, Three Travelers; and as associate manager: Chicago & Spamalot tours, The Blonde in the Thunderbird, Dr. Sex. He is delighted to bring his financial and management skills to Bespoke after a career detour in corporate event production and prior experience on staff and in consulting positions at Joey Parnes Productions, 101 Productions, and Martian Entertainment.


Ashlee Reed, Office Manager

Ashlee Reed (She/Her) is a Chilean-American who recently got her BBA in Arts and Entertainment Management at Pace University and Certificate from American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA) in Musical Theatre. Her previous theatre work as a Stage Manager includes Off-Broadway: Asi Wind’s Inner Circle. Off-Off Broadway: Constellations, Carrie, Next to Normal, As I Eat the World, Camp Mannuppia, Cornflake Pie, and more. Prior to being at Bespoke she worked at KGM Theatrical and MDA Studios (Santiago, Chile). She also currently works for the not-for-profit Galli Theatre NY. Ashlee is incredibly excited to continue growing with Bespoke Theatricals in this new role!


Company Management

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Deirdre Murphy

Company Manager

Grace Murray

Broadway: Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Kite Runner, The Lehman Trilogy, The Old Vic’s A Christmas Carol, The Ferryman, Farinelli and the King, 1984, Cirque du Soleil’s Paramour, Allegiance, Doctor Zhivago, Rock of Ages. Off-Broadway: Heathers: The Musical.

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Assistant Company Manager

Grace Murray

Grace Murray (she/her) is so excited to be working with Bespoke Theatricals. Grace is a graduate of Penn State University where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance with minors in Theater, Labor and Employment Relations and Business Law. Grace has previously worked at United Scenic Artists, Local USA 829, Roundabout Theatre Company, and the Bucks County Playhouse. She also completed a theater operations internship with Jujamcyn Theaters. Grace has always had a passion for the performing arts, and she is very excited to be part of the magic on Broadway.

 

A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical

Miguel Ortiz

Company Manager

Miguel Ortiz

Miguel A. Ortiz (He/Him) is originally from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has been a Company Manager on tour and in New York for 16 years and is proud to be working on A Beautiful Noise, The Neil Diamond Musical - marking his 5th show with Bespoke Theatricals. Touring credits include Disney’s The Lion King, The Color Purple, Wicked, The Addams Family, 9 to 5, Motown: the Musical, and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (San Francisco Company). Previous Broadway credits include A Bronx Tale, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, and David Byrne’s American Utopia. Miguel received a BFA in Music Theatre from Otterbein University. He is an avid reader and proud member of ATPAM.

Mikayla Bump

Assistant Company Manager

Mikayla Bump

Mikayla Bump (she/her) is very excited to be joining the Bespoke team! Mikayla is originally from Des Moines, Iowa and is a graduate of Butler University with a BS in Arts Administration, Theatre, and Business Law. Mikayla’s previous work includes Williamstown Theatre Festival, Sugar Hill: The Ellington/Strayhorn Nutcracker, and the recent Broadway revival of A Doll’s House.

 

MJ: The Musical

Carol Oune

Company Manager - Broadway

Kenya Anthony-Moore

Assistant Company Manager - Broadway

Justin Scholl

Company Manager - North American Tour

Justin Scholl

Justin T. Scholl (Company Manager) Excited to be joining the Bespoke team. Board Certified member of ATPAM. Tours: Beetlejuice, The Band’s Visit, Miss Saigon, Gentleman’s Guide…, Cinderella, Elf. International: Beautiy & The Beast, Shrek. Broadway: Lady Day. Love to Mom, Dad, Hops Alexis & Cookie.

Bianca Jean-Charles

Associate Company Manager - North American Tour

 

Tina: The Tina Turner Musical

Tameka Sadler

Company Manager - North American Tour

Tameka Sadler

Tameka Sadler: Broadway: The Rose Tattoo, A Soldier’s Play. Off-Broadway: Scotland, PA, 72 Miles To Go…. First National Tour: Mean Girls. University of California, Los Angeles graduate.

Jared Pereida

Assistant Company Manager - North American Tour

Jared Pereida

Jared Pereida (He/Him) is beyond blessed to help bring Tina Turner’s legacy to audiences across North America. He is originally from San Antonio, Texas, and is also a first-generation college graduate. He received his BBA in Arts & Entertainment Management from Pace University in 2021. After graduating, Jared earned his first professional theatre job as a production assistant on the Anastasia National Tour. He made his Broadway debut in 2022 as the Assistant CM on August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson starring Samuel L. Jackson, Danielle Brooks, and John David Washington. He is thrilled to be working with Bespoke Theatricals! Never, ever give up. Anything is possible. Other Touring Credits: Hairspray, Blue Man Group, Waitress | Broadway: Grey House

 

Back to the Future The Musical

Eduardo Castro

Company Manager

Anabel Franklin

Associate Company Manager

Anabel Franklin

Anabel Franklin (She/Her) is very excited to join the Bespoke team. Anabel is Colombian born, raised on Cape Cod, and has called NYC home for over 20 years. She graduated NYC with a Bachelor of Music – Vocal Performance and traveled the world singing on cruise ships. After managing many restaurants in New York, she started her company management career on the national tour of RENT. Since then, she worked as Company Manager for West Side Story at IHI Stage Around in Tokyo, and opened SIX on Broadway. When she’s not at the theatre, she spends most of her time watching her Boston sports teams or running through Central Park.

Jack Stephens

Company Manager - North American Tour

Alena Efremova

Assistant Company Manager - North American Tour

 

The Who’s Tommy

Claire Manning

Company Manager

Ben Otten

Associate Company Manager

Elycia Bickham

Company Management Fellow

 

Spring 2024 Interns

 

David Newman

Pace University

Bachelor of Arts in Directing

 

Liam Bierley

Syracuse University

Bachelor of Science in Drama (Theatre Management), Minor in Business

 
 

 
 
 
 
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Nina Lannan, Founding Partner

Nina Lannan's career began in 1980 and spans more than 50 major shows on Broadway. It includes two years as Chair of The Broadway League. She was the first female to occupy that position in the organization's 80-year history. In 2009 Crain's Business named her one of the 50 most powerful women in New York and in 2010 The League awarded her its Distinguished Lifetime Service Award. She subsequently received the New York City Spotlight Award, presented by the Mayor's Office and the Broadway League. She began working with R. Tyler Gatchell, Jr. and Peter Neufeld at Gatchell and Neufeld, Ltd., a legendary general management office in 1980 and while there began her long association with the musical CATS which she worked on for its entire 18 year run on Broadway. She then began to work for The Really Useful Company as its in-house general manager for all its productions in North and South America. In 1998 she opened her own office, Nina Lannan Associates before becoming the founder of Bespoke Theatricals. She has extensive experience in touring having managed multiple tours of CATS, Annie Get Your Gun, Starlight Express, Sunset Boulevard, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Thoroughly Modern Millie, multiple companies of Mamma Mia!, Dirty Dancing, The Color Purple, Legally Blonde, 9 to 5, and Billy Elliot. In June 2017, she accepted a Tony Honor for her work in the theatre.