MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB
MANHATTAN THEATRE CLUB (MTC) is one of America’s preeminent non-profit theatrical institutions and a premier destination in New York City for both the most talented artists and discerning audiences to return to time and again.
Artistic Director Nicki Hunter, who assumed the role in December 2025; Executive Director Chris Jennings, who joined the company in 2023; and their dedicated staff are committed to producing bold, entertaining and thought-provoking new plays and musicals at their Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Broadway and two off-Broadway stages at New York City Center. This new leadership team is building on the artistic legacy created and led by Lynne Meadow since 1972. She and Barry Grove, her partner for 48 years, helmed a company that has been dedicated to new work, new voices and new perspectives, and has produced more than 600 premieres, which include nearly 20% of all the new plays on Broadway since they opened the Friedman in 2003. MTC’s work has gone on to be mounted around the country and the world, making a significant contribution to the theatrical canon. MTC’s productions have garnered 31 Tony Awards; 57 Drama Desk Awards; 49 Obie Awards; seven Pulitzer Prizes for Martyna Majok’s Cost of Living, Lynn Nottage’s Ruined, David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole, John Patrick Shanley’s Doubt, David Auburn’s Proof, August Wilson’s The Piano Lesson, and Beth Henley’s Crimes of the Heart; and many other honors.
The organization’s robust slate of Artistic Development initiatives features one of the largest commissioning programs in the country, readings, workshops, fellowships, dramaturgical support and other resources for artists. MTC is committed to making its productions broadly accessible, engaging audiences of all ages and backgrounds, and strives to help them build deep connections with its work through Beyond the Stage programming and its Learning and Community Engagement program, which serves over 3,000 students of all ages annually throughout the NYC area, nationwide and abroad.