Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller, from ‘RENT’ to ‘Hamilton’

About this episode

Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller discusses his journey from 'Theater Kid' to producer of major hits like RENT and Hamilton.

Broadway producer Jeffrey Seller played a key role in the production of RENT, Hamilton, In the Heights, Avenue Q, and the revival of Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd that starred Josh Groban. His memoir traced his path from ‘Theater Kid’ to producer of Broadway mega-hits. Also, film critic Justin Chang reviews ‘Silent Friend.’ See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: Terry Gross

Guest: Jeffrey Seller

Topics covered

• Broadway
• Theater
• Producing
• Memoir
• Film Critique

Keywords

• Broadway
• Jeffrey Seller
• Hamilton
• RENT
• Theater Kid
• Sweeney Todd
• Justin Chang
• film critique

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

Books & works: RENT, Hamilton, In the Heights, Avenue Q, Sweeney Todd

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