Blame The King's Singers. My mom was their agent in North America for a long time and I was hooked on a cappella from an early age. All sorts of musical activities at UPenn followed — theatrical, technical, a cappellogical — then 6 years and 2 CDs with the semi-pro Jewish a cappella sextet Beat'achon.
As for my "day job", 2024 actually marks 30 years of making a living in showbiz. Right now, I run my own consulting company, serving as an Executive Producer/General Manager-for-hire on theatre and theatre-related projects (with an occasional foray into film & TV too). My current clients include The Museum of Broadway (also the source of profile pic) and TEG+, a production company founded by Vivek Tiwary, which is the only production company that focuses on collaborating with the music industry and celebrity artists to create narrative and/or deeply experiential entertainment.
Prior stints include serving as Executive Producer for Triptyk Studios, and 17 years at 101 Productions, Ltd., where my management credits included Hedwig and the Angry Inch (for which I also served as Executive Producer of the Grammy-nominated cast album), Lucky Guy starring Tom Hanks, Nice Work If You Can Get It, The Addams Family, 13, Spamalot, Dance of the Vampires, Kiss Me, Kate, Fool Moon, and Big. Along the way, I also co-founded an independent film and theatrical production company called Ergo Entertainment, and we've co-produced a dozen Broadway shows, some off-Broadway, and some films, garnering a couple of Tony nominations, a Christopher Award and an Emmy nomination in the process.
There was a time when I moonlighted as a conductor for regional theatre productions and helped out as an emergency fill-in for a few local singing groups. And back in the day, you might have caught me judging regional rounds of the ICCA and/or hosting a concert or giving a master class at one of the various annual CASA a cappella festivals (SoJam, LAAF, BOSS, etc). But it's definitely been a while. :)
Thanks for taking the time to check out RARB. And whether you agree or disagree with my reviews, thanks also for "listening".
Elie Landau
elandau@rarb.org
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