Jill Furman (born 1969) is an American

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. Furman's Broadway credits include: ''

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, (''

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® for Best Musical, 2016''),'' ''

In the Heights ''In the Heights'' is a musical with concept, music, and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes. The story is a romance as well as a celebration of community, culture, and aspirations. It is set over the course of thr ...

'' (Tony Award® for Best Musical, 2008), ''Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella'', ''The Heiress'', ''Seminar'', ''

West Side Story ''West Side Story'' is a Musical theatre, musical conceived by Jerome Robbins with music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a Book (musical theatre), book by Arthur Laurents. Inspired by William Shakespeare's play ''Romeo an ...

,'' ''The Drowsy Chaperone,

Sly Fox ''Sly Fox'' is a comedic play by Larry Gelbart, based on Ben Jonson's ''Volpone'' (''The Fox''), updating the setting from Renaissance Venice to 19th century San Francisco, and changing the tone from satire to farce. The play revolves around the ...

'' and '' Fortune’s Fool''. Off Broadway: ''

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'', ''On The Line'' and ''Adult Entertainment''. Furman's father is the producer Roy Furman.Jones, Kenneth
"New West Side Story Cast Album Will Be Recorded April 6"
''Playbill'', April 2, 2009.

Career

Furman co-produced the

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s ''

'' (2004) and '' Fortune's Fool'' (2002). She also produced

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's ''On the Line'', running in April 2006. Also in 2006, Furman brought ''

The Drowsy Chaperone ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' is a Canadian musical with music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison, and a book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar. The story concerns a middle-aged, asocial musical theater fan who, feeling "blue", decides to pl ...

'' to Broadway at the

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. The show won multiple

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, and was nominated for Best Musical. It closed on December 30, 2007, after 674 performances and 32 previews. Furman also produced the off-Broadway run of the hit musical ''

''. The musical transferred to Broadway with previews starting on February 14, 2008, with an official opening on March 9 at the

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. The production played its final performance on January 9, 2011. For this, Furman and producers

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and

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won a

. In 2009, she

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a Broadway revival of ''

''. Furman produced '' Hamilton: An American Musical'' is a sung-and-rapped through musical about the life of American Founding Father

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, with music, lyrics and book by

Lin-Manuel Miranda Lin-Manuel Miranda (; born January 16, 1980) is an American songwriter, actor, singer, filmmaker, rapper, and librettist. He created the Broadway musicals '' In the Heights'' and ''Hamilton'', and the soundtracks for the animated films '' Moana' ...

, inspired by the 2004 biography ''Alexander Hamilton'' by historian

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. This musical opened on Broadway in 2015 and won the

for Best Musical in 2016. Furman is also credited with producing

(2021) and We Are Freestyle Love Supreme (2020).

Awards and accolades

;Producing *2006

for Best Musical - ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' - Nominee *2006

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in theatre across collective Broadway, off-Broadway and off-off-Broadway productions in New York City. Winners and nominees ...

- ''The Drowsy Chaperone'' - WINNER *2007

Drama Desk Award The Drama Desk Awards are among the most esteemed honors in New York theater, recognizing outstanding achievements across Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway productions within the same categories. The awards are considered a signific ...

for Outstanding Musical - ''In the Heights'' - Nominee *2008

Tony Award for Best Musical The Tony Award for Best Musical is given annually to the best new Broadway musical, as determined by Tony Award voters. The award is one of the ceremony's longest-standing awards, having been presented each year since 1949. The award goes to the ...

- ''In the Heights'' - WINNER *2009

Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical The Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical has been awarded since 1994. Before that time, both plays and musicals were considered together for the Tony Award for Best Revival. The award is given to the producers of the best musical play which ha ...

- ''West Side Story'' - Nominee *2016

- ''Hamilton'' - WINNER ;Other accolades *2011 Robert Whitehead Award, from the Commercial Theater Institute

References

External links

*
Jill Furman
at the Internet Off-Broadway Database * {{DEFAULTSORT:Furman, Jill American theatre managers and producers Living people Primetime Emmy Award winners 1969 births