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KEN DAVENPORT<\/strong>\u2013 Founder<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Ken Davenport is a Tony Award-winning Broadway and Off Broadway Producer whose credits include\u00a0Once On This Island<\/em>,\u00a0Groundhog Day<\/em>,\u00a0The Play That Goes Wrong<\/em>, Deaf West\u2019s\u00a0Spring Awakening<\/em>,\u00a013<\/em>,\u00a0Speed The Plow<\/em>, Will Ferrell\u2019s\u00a0You\u2019re Welcome America<\/em>,\u00a0Blithe Spirit<\/em>,\u00a0Oleanna<\/em>,\u00a0Chinglish<\/em>,\u00a0Godspell<\/em>,\u00a0Kinky Boots<\/em>,\u00a0Macbeth<\/em>,\u00a0The Bridges of Madison County<\/em>,\u00a0Mothers and Sons<\/em>,\u00a0It\u2019s Only A Play<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0The Visit<\/em>, as well as\u00a0Daddy Long Legs<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0That Bachelorette Show<\/em>\u00a0Off Broadway. Ken is also the Executive Producer for North America for Andrew Lloyd Webber\u2019s Really Useful Group. His blog\u00a0www.TheProducersPerspective.com<\/a><\/span>\u00a0has been featured on\u00a0Forbes<\/em>,\u00a0Crain\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0and more.<\/span><\/p>\n

VALERIE NOVAKOFF<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Producing Artistic Director
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Valerie Novakoff is the Associate Producer at Davenport Theatrical Enterprises, Ken Davenport\u2019s theatrical and media producing company. As Associate Producer, Valerie is engaged in all aspects of developing, producing, and managing major Broadway productions and tours, including the Tony Award-winning revival of\u00a0Once on This Island<\/em>, and the original musical\u00a0Gettin\u2019 the Band Back Together<\/em>, as well as developmental readings and workshops. She is also the founder and managing director of the Broadway Women\u2019s Fund, Broadway\u2019s first impact investing fund.<\/span><\/p>\n

BRITT LAFIELD<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Executive Director<\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Britt Lafield is the General Manager of the SoHo Playhouse and an independent theatrical producer with 20 years experience in New York and Regional Theater, having produced on every level in New York, short of Broadway. He was also the Festival Administrator for the New York International Fringe Festival from 2009- 2013, and is the creator and producer of the Fringe Encore Series that just celebrated its 14th Anniversary.<\/span><\/p>\n

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