Wagner Johnson Productions Expands Senior Management Team
The company has amassed more than 75 Broadway and Off-Broadway credits and produced nine Tony-winning productions.
Jillian Robbins, Zachary Bear, Celina Lam, Amanda Chin, and Dylan Glen
Wagner Johnson Productions, led by co-owners and Tony-winning producers Sue Wagner and John Johnson, has expanded its senior management team.
Celina Lam and Dylan Glen, who have both worked for the producing and general management company for more than a decade, have been promoted from associate general managers to general managers.
Producer Jillian Robbins,
who has been with WJP since its inception, was also named a principal. In
this senior leadership role, Robbins will look after the strategic and
creative direction of the company’s theatrical portfolio and oversee the creative and operational integration across all
departments.
Zachary Baer’s executive producer role has also been expanded to include Head of Development and Director of Marketing responsibilities. And, Amanda Chin was promoted to associate producer.
In a joint statement, Wagner
and Johnson said, “When we set out six years ago to start WJP, we
were determined to build a team that leads with trust, integrity, and
grit, and takes great pride in the art we are privileged to help create.
Working alongside this team across 55 productions —and witnessing
their growth each step of the way—has been one of the greatest joys of
the journey. We are excited about the chapters ahead, as we continue to
collaborate with and learn from them.”
Founded in 2019 by Wagner
and Johnson, WJP produced both the most Tony-nominated play of all time (Stereophonic) and the highest-grossing play of all time (Good Night, and Good Luck,
starring George Clooney).
Current and upcoming projects include Oedipus, starring Mark Strong and Lesley Manville; the U.S. tour and West End productions of Stereophonic; Dog Day Afternoon, starring Jon Bernthal and Ebon Moss-Bachrach; Gruesome Playground Injuries, starring Nicholas Braun and Kara Young; Rob Lake Magic with Special Guests The Muppets; and All Out. Next season will include Dreamgirls, directed and choreographed by Camille Brown, and the new musical Imitation of Life, written
by Oscar winner John Legend and
two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage, and directed by Liesl
Tommy.
Wagner
and Johnson, who have amassed more than 75 Broadway and Off-Broadway credits, began their partnership working for producer Liz McCann on the Tony-winning 2005 revival of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? They’ve since gone on to produce nine Tony-winning productions, including Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, A Raisin in the Sun, Skylight, The Humans, Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge, and Hello, Dolly!