Susan Rose
Introduction
Susan R. Rose (born 1957) is an American theatrical and film producer. Rose is most famous as Broadway's youngest producer; she was 25 when she produced Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. She also produced the musical The Last Five Years.
Early life
Rose was born and raised in Baltimore, MD, where she graduated from the University of Maryland with a B.A. in Communications. While studying in Baltimore, Rose worked at Painter's Mill Music Fair and the Mechanic Theatre in an administrative capacity.
Career
Broadway
Upon graduating from college, Rose produced the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC in 1980. When the show moved to Broadway in 1982, Rose was the youngest person to have produced a Broadway show. Rose was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Musical. Her other Broadway producing credits include David Rabe's Hurlyburly (Tony Award nomination, Best Play), Athol Fugard's Blood Knot (Tony Award nomination, Best Revival of a Play), and Larry Shue's The Nerd.
Off-Broadway
Rose produced the Drama Desk Award-winning musical The Last Five Years (with Renee Landegger). Also with Landegger, she commissioned the world premiere of The Secret Letters of Jackie and Marilyn (Pittsburgh Public Theatre) and Sabina (Primary Stages).
Film career
Susan R. Rose's first film was the NBC Movie of the Week A Child Lost Forever starring Beverly D'Angelo. In 1996, Rose joined forces with Dan Paulson, and the two have produced movies for CBS, Showtime and Lifetime. Their movies include Mr. and Mrs. Loving starring Timothy Hutton, Best Friends For Life starring Gena Rowlands and Linda Lavin, the Emmy-nominated A Cooler Climate starring Sally Field and Judy Davis, Custody of the Heart starring Lorraine Bracco and the Emmy-winning Jack, starring Stockard Channing and Ron Silver.
Accolades
Susan is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America, and a founding Board Member of the Lilly Award Foundation.
Current pursuits
Motherhood Out Loud- Conceived by Susan R. Rose and Joan Stein.
"Motherhood Out Loud never fails to strike both the funny bone and the heart." - Suzy Evans, Backstage.com
"The thoughtful Motherhood Out Loud is hilariously quotable" - Juliet Wittman, Westworld