Jill Furman

Jill Furman (born 1969) is an American theatrical producer. Furman's Broadway credits include: Hamilton, (Tony Award® for Best Musical, 2016), In the Heights (Tony Award® for Best Musical, 2008), Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, The Heiress, Seminar, West Side Story, The Drowsy Chaperone, Sly Fox and Fortune’s Fool. Off Broadway: Freestyle Love Supreme, On The Line and Adult Entertainment. Furman's father is the producer Roy Furman.

Career

Furman co-produced the Broadway plays Sly Fox (2004) and Fortune's Fool (2002). She also produced off-Broadway's On the Line, running in April 2006. Also in 2006, Furman brought The Drowsy Chaperone to Broadway at the Marquis Theatre. The show won multiple Tony Awards, and was nominated for Best Musical. It closed on December 30, 2007, after 674 performances and 32 previews.

Furman also produced the off-Broadway run of the hit musical In the Heights. The musical transferred to Broadway with previews starting on February 14, 2008, with an official opening on March 9 at the Richard Rodgers Theatre. The production played its final performance on January 9, 2011. For this, Furman and producers Jeffrey Seller and Kevin McCollum won a Tony Award. In 2009, she executive produced a Broadway revival of West Side Story.