Ellen Botwin

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Ellen Botwin is a Broadway producer.[1] She was formerly a teacher.[2]

Career

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Botwin got her start in producing with an investment in Sweeney Todd[3] which came about via a connection at Guilford High School in Connecticut, where she was a special education teacher.[2] Botwin produces Broadway musicals with her husband Howard Ignal.[2] They have produced musicals and plays on Broadway such as Tommy, Cabaret, Merrily We Roll Along, and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window.[3][4]

Awards

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Botwin was nominated for a Tony Award when her production of Tommy was nominated for Best Revival of a Musical.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Ellen Botwin". Playbill. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  2. ^ a b c "What It's Like to Be a Broadway Producer". Next Avenue. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Retired CT teacher went on to produce three Tony-nominated musicals". CT Insider. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Inside the Playbill: Botwin Ignal Dawson". Playbill. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  5. ^ "2024 Tony award nominations". Tony Awards. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Botwin Ignal Dawson". IBDB. Retrieved 8 January 2025.