Ellen Botwin

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

Career

Botwin got her start in producing with an investment in Sweeney Todd³ 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.³⁴

Awards

Botwin was nominated for a Tony Award when her production of Tommy was nominated for Best Revival of a Musical.⁵⁶

References

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

[1] "Ellen Botwin". Playbill. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[auto1-2] "What It's Like to Be a Broadway Producer". Next Avenue. Retrieved 8 January 2025.

[auto-3] "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.

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