Randall Wreghitt Memorial Held 9/15 at The Shubert Theatre

A memorial celebration of Broadway producer Randall L. Wreghitt's life will be held at the Shubert Theatre (225 West 44th Street) on Thursday, September 15th at 1PM. The memorial is open to the public and doors open at 12:30pm.

Randall Wreghittt was a beloved friend and colleague of the theatre community and is known for bringing innovative dramatic work to Broadway and Off Broadway. (for further information go to www.randallwreghitt.com )

Mr. Wreghitt produced a number of highly successful plays and musicals on Broadway which include THE MIRACLE WORKER by William Gibson, starring Abigail Breslin, Alison Pill, Matthew Modine, Jennifer Morrison and Elizabeth Franz; IMPRESSIONISM starring Jeremy Irons, Joan Allen and Marsha Mason, directed by Jack O'Brien; the Tony Award winning musical GREY GARDENS (10 Tony nominations including Best Musical); Martin McDonagh's LIEUTENANT OF INISHMORE (five Tony nominations including Best Play); LITTLE WOMEN - the musical starring Tony winner Sutton Foster (Best Actress Tony nomination) and Maureen McGovern; GOLDA'S BALCONY starring Tovah Feldshuh (Best Actress Tony nomination) and written by William Gibson; Mary Zimmerman's Tony Award winning METAMORPHOSES (three Tony nominations including Best Play); HEDDA GABLER starring Kate Burton (Best Actress Tony nomination); the Tony Award winning revival of ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST starring Gary Sinese (two Tony nominations); McDonagh's THE LONESOME WEST (four Tony nominations including Best Play); McDonagh's four-time Tony Award winning play, THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE (six Tony nominations including Best Play); the acclaimed revival of ELECTRA starring Zoe Wanamaker (three Tony nominations including Best Revival); and the musical, BAND IN BERLIN. He was the Associate Producer of the Tony Award winning Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard's THE REAL THING.

Tours include the U.S. tour of LITTLE WOMEN and the current U.K. tour of HAIRSPRAY.

Off Broadway productions include: THE WAVERLY GALLERY by Kenneth Lonergan starring the legendary Eileen Heckert in the role that won her every major theater award (Special Tony Award, Drama Desk, Obie, Lortel and Drama League). He also produced Douglas Carter Beane's hit comedy, AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN; Karen Trott's acclaimed one person musical, THE SPRINGHILL SINGING DISASTER; the hit revival of Mart Crowley's THE BOYS IN THE BAND; Nicky Silver's long running hit, THE FOOD CHAIN; Mark St. Germaine's award- winning comedy, CAMPING WITH HENRY AND TOM; and the Off-Broadway cult hit musical, ZOMBIE PROM. He was the Associate Producer of Edward Albee's Pulitzer Prize-winning play THREE TALL WOMEN.

On London's West End he has produced Kenneth Lonnergan's THE LOBBY HERO and the revival of THE BOYS IN THE BAND. He also produced VELOCITY as part of the Edinburgh Theatre Festival in Scotland.

Mr. Wreghitt was the recipient of the 1996 Robert Whitehead Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Commercial Theatrical Producing."

Mr. Wreghitt was one of the producers of the revival of TALLEY'S FOLLY for Broadway in the fall of 2011; the Broadway bound musical AESOP & COMPANY and THE GREAT GAME
In addition, Wreghitt created and was the head of Pro-Marketing, a marketing and promotions company that specialized in entertainment and served on the Board of Early Stages for over ten years.

Mr. Wreghitt was born in Mason City, Iowa and attended Iowa State University. Before establishing himself as a leading producer, he worked as Marketing Executive for Disney and the Big Apple Circus. The Iowa native was so proud of his home state that he named his first Production Company Iowa Boy Productions. He was a friend to everyone in the theatrical community.