Sue Frost
SUE FROST was the Associate Producer at Goodspeed Musicals for 20 years, where she produced more than 50 new musicals at both the Goodspeed Opera House and the Norma Terris Theatre. Many of these new musicals have gone on to Broadway, Off-Broadway and regional theatres around the country. She is proud to have established, in conjuction with the NYU Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program, an annual residency for composers, lyricists and librettists at the Goodspeed as well as the pilot program for Goodspeed's Musical Theatre Institute. Prior to Goodspeed she worked as a company manager on several Broadway shows and tours including A Chorus Line, Dancin' and The Rink. In addition to chariing two New American Works panels for the late Opera-Music Theatre Program of the National Endowment for the Arts, Sue has served as a panelist and/or site evaluator for the NEA, the Philadelphia Theatre Institute, the Connecticut Commission for the Arts and TOurism, the MAssachusetts Cultural Council, and the TCG/Pew National Theatre Artist Residency Program. She was recently recognized by the Association of Authors' Representatives for her dedication to new writers of new musicals, and was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Spirit of Broadway Theatre. A graduate of Smith College, Sue is past president of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre, currently serves as a Tony nominator, and is a founding partner of Junkyard Dog Productions, a theatrical producing organization dedicated to the development and production of new musical theatre. Since its inception in 2006, Junkyard Dog has produced Memphis (by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan) on Broadway, Make Me a Song, The Music of William Finn off-Broadway at New World Stages (Drama Desk nom., Outer Critics Circle nom.) and in London at the New Players Theatre, and Party Come Here (by Daniel Goldfarb and David Kirshenbaum) at the New York Music Theatre Festival (subsequent production at the Williamstown Theatre Festival). Bio as of May, 2010. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: Working in the Theatre (video) Developing Musical Theatre - April, 2010 - Watch now. Production: Grey Gardens - November, 2006 - Watch now. Production: See What I Wanna See - October, 2005 - Watch now. Regional Theatre: Goodspeed Opera House - April, 1995 - Watch now. SpringboardNYC Cues from Tony Nominees (video) What was your first paid theatre job and what did you learn from the experience? - Watch Now. Is there something you know now that you wish you knew when you started your career? - Watch Now. Theatre Intern Group Panelist - 2009 SpringboardNYC Mentor - 2008 Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)