For Musical Theater Fans, Creators, and Dreamers Everywhere
Join Tony Award-Nominee Betsy Wolfe, Inventor and Entrepreneur Joy Mangano, and Tony Award-winning Producer Ken Davenport for a behind-the-curtain Q&A with the creators of JOY: A New True Musical!
Tuesday, May 13 at 7pm ET / 4pm PT
Join us for an exclusive, behind-the-scenes look at the making of JOY: A New True Musical, the uplifting work based on the true story of entrepreneur and inventor Joy Mangano.
This free live conversation takes you into the heart of the creative process with the theatermakers who are bringing her story to the stage.
You’ll hear about the challenges, the breakthroughs, and the magic that happens when grit meets glitter.
Whether you’re a theater fan, an aspiring writer, or someone who’s ever had a dream that felt just a little bit crazy—you’ll be in great company and we want you there!
This is a rare opportunity to see how a new musical is born…
From real-life inspiration to standing ovations.
Like bringing a Broadway show itself to life, Joy’s story epitomizes the power of resilience and determination.
This is an inspiring celebration of a woman who never gave up and redefined the American Dream!
Join the creative team for an unforgettable behind-the-scenes conversation… and inspirational jam session!
Registration is FREE, but space is limited.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Joy Mangano is a legendary product inventor, fearless female entrepreneur, and one of the most influential voices in TV shopping history. Trusted by millions of people worldwide, Joy has been reinventing clean for over 30 years with game changing products designed to make life better and brighter for you and your family. Her $3 billion clean empire includes products across virtually every category, including the iconic Miracle Mop, the billion-dollar Joy Hanger, and now CleanBoss, the world’s most powerful non-toxic cleaning brand. Joy’s journey inspired the Oscar-nominated movie JOY, starring Jennifer Lawrence, and will soon come to life on the stage. Joy has been named one of Fast Company’s “Most Creative People” and has been featured on Good Morning America, 20/20, the TODAY Show, The View, Glamour, InStyle, O, The Oprah Magazine, and many more.
Betsy Wolfe recently wrapped her acclaimed tenure with the hit new musical & Juliet as Anne Hathaway where her performance was nominated for the 2023 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical. Previously, Wolfe starred in the Tony nominated musical Waitress, where she gave a multi-faceted performance as Jenna. Prior to that, she played Cordelia, one of the lovable “lesbians from next door,” in the Broadway revival of Falsettos, which aires frequently on PBS. She is perhaps best known for her critically acclaimed performance as Cathy in the Off-Broadway revival of The Last Five Years. In 2018 Wolfe founded BroadwayEvolved, a groundbreaking musical theatre training program for students which has been named (seven years in a row) as one of the best summer programs along with top universities. www.broadwayevolved.com
Ken Davenport is a Tony Award-winning Broadway Producer and writer whose credits include Harmony: A New Musical written by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical, Once On This Island (Tony Award), Gettin’ the Band Back Together, The Play that Goes Wrong, Groundhog Day (Tony nomination), Deaf West Theatre’s Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), It’s Only a Play, Macbeth starring Alan Cumming, Godspell, Kinky Boots (Tony Award), and more, including multiple Off-Broadway productions such as Altar Boyz, The Awesome 80s Prom and more.
Ken created the best-selling board game, Be A Broadway Star, one of the highest-ranking Broadway gifts on Amazon.com. Ken was also the Executive Producer for North America for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Really Useful Group and is the Theatrical Consultant for Primary Wave, a music management and publishing company.
For more information, visit www.KenDavenport.com.