On Sunday, November 6, stage and screen producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron were honored at the Eighth Annual New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) Gala by some of their most famed stars including Daniel Radcliffe - of the pair's hit revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - and the company of the upcoming NBC series Smash, including Debra Messing, Angelica Houston, Megan Hilty, Christian Borle, Jack Davenport, Raza Jaffrey, Michael Mayer, Theresa Rebeck and more.
Zadan and Meron were being honored for their work in bringing musical theater to a worldwide, pop-culture audience. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the evening and has the EXCLUSIVE footage of the stars' tributes, including a special award presentation by Radcliffe.
Neil Meron and Criag Zadan began at The Public Theater working for Joseph Papp. Zadan also wrote the acclaimed book Sondheim and Co. They recently produced the Tony® Award winning Promises, Promises on Broadway and are currently represented with the Tony® Award winning How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette. Their films have garnered six Academy Awards, five Golden Globes, 11 Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards and a Grammy Award. Their feature films include Chicago (Six Oscars including Best Picture), Hairspray, The Bucket List, and Footloose. Their television projects (69 Emmy nominations) include: Gypsy, Cinderella, Annie, The Music Man, Life With Judy Garland, Martin and Lewis, Serving In Silence, The Beach Boys, Brian's Song, The Three Stooges, The Reagans, A Raisin In The Sun, plus the hit television series Drop Dead Diva.
They are currently producing with Steven Spielberg the new NBC television drama Smash, about the behind-the-scenes creation of a Broadway musical which premieres on February 6, 2012.
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