Jim Kierstead

Jim Kierstead is a Tony Award, Olivier Award, Drama Desk, and Daytime Emmy Award-winning American theatre producer, film producer, and writer. He is best known for his work on Broadway.^[1][2][3]

Jim Kierstead
Born	Wayne, New Jersey, U.S.[citation needed]
Alma mater	Ramapo College, New York University, William Paterson University
Occupation	Producer
Years active	2008–present
Website	kiersteadproductions.com

Film and television

Kierstead served as co-executive producer for Wakefield (2016), starring Bryan Cranston, and based on the short story of the same name by E. L. Doctorow.^[4] For the series The Bay, Kierstead and his co-producers were awarded the 2018 Emmy Award for Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series.^[5]

Productions

• 2023, The Gospel According to Heather (Off-Broadway), dir. Rachel Klein ^[6]
• 2023, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (Broadway), dir. Thomas Kail^{[citation needed]}
• 2022, The Minutes (Broadway), dir. Anna D. Shapiro^[7]
• 2021, Mrs. Doubtfire (Broadway), dir. Jerry Zaks
• 2019 The Inheritance (Broadway), dir. Stephen Daldry^[8]
• 2019 Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune (Broadway), dir. Arin Arbus^[9][10]
• 2019 Ain't Too Proud (Broadway), dir. Des McAnuff^[11][12]
• 2019 Be More Chill (Broadway), dir. Stephen Brackett^[13]
• 2018 American Son (Broadway), dir. Kenny Leon
• 2018 Pretty Woman (Broadway), dir. Jerry Mitchell^[14]
• 2017 M. Butterfly (Broadway), dir. Julie Taymor^[15]
• 2017 Indecent (Broadway), dir. Rebecca Taichman^[16]
• 2016 Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Broadway), dir. Rachel Chavkin^[17]
• 2016 The Encounter (Broadway), dir. Simon McBurney
• 2015 It Shoulda Been You (Broadway), dir. David Hyde Pierce^[18]
• 2015 Kinky Boots (West End), dir. Jerry Mitchell^[19]
• 2014 Side Show (Broadway), dir. Bill Condon^[20]
• 2014 You Can't Take It with You (Broadway), dir. Scott Ellis^[21]
• 2014 Rocky the Musical (Broadway), dir. Alex Timbers^[22]
• 2013 Pippin (Broadway), dir. Diane Paulus^[23]
• 2013 Kinky Boots (Broadway), dir. Jerry Mitchell^[24]

Awards and nominations

Year	Show	Award	Category	Result	Ref.
2022	The Minutes	Tony Award	Best Play	Nominated	[25]
2020	The Inheritance	Tony Award	Best Play	Won	[26]
2020	The Inheritance	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Play	Won	[27]
2020	Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune	Tony Award	Best Revival of a Play	Nominated	[28]
2019	Ain't Too Proud	Tony Award	Best Musical	Nominated	[29]
2019	Be More Chill	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Musical	Nominated	[30]
2017	Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812	Tony Award	Best Musical	Nominated	[31][32]
2017	Indecent	Tony Award	Best Play	Nominated	[33]
2017	Indecent	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Play	Nominated	[34]
2016	Kinky Boots	Olivier Award	Best New Musical	Won	[35]
2015	You Can't Take It With You	Tony Award	Best Revival of a Play	Nominated	[36]
2015	Side Show	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue	Nominated	[37]
2014	Rocky the Musical	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Musical	Nominated	[38]
2013	Kinky Boots	Tony Award	Best Musical	Won	[39]
2013	Pippin	Tony Award	Best Revival of a Musical	Won	[40]
2013	Pippin	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue	Won	[41]