Vivek Tiwary
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Wharton School of Business |
Vivek J. Tiwary (born May 15, 1973) is an American author and
Early life
Vivek J. Tiwary was born in New York City to immigrant parents from India.
Career
Early on in his career, Tiwary held several major label music-industry positions, including launching and heading the Alternative Marketing Department at Mercury/PolyGram Records, and managing Video Promotion for Mercury/PolyGram, where he worked closely with MTV and VH1.[4]
In 2004,[5] Tiwary was a lead producer for a Broadway revival of Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun.
In 2010, Tiwary was a co-producer for both the Broadway productions of Green Day's rock opera, American Idiot and The Addams Family. In total, Tiwary's Broadway productions have garnered a total of 25 Tony Awards stemming from 44 Tony nominations.[6][7]
Tiwary produced a stage musical of Jagged Little Pill, inspired by Alanis Morissette’s groundbreaking album of the same name, with a new story by Academy Award-winner Diablo Cody, and directed by Tony Award-winner Diane Paulus. The musical played a record-breaking, sold-out world premiere at American Repertory Theater in Boston from May 5 – July 15, 2018. It opened on Broadway on December 5, 2019. The show ran for 171 performances, closing on December 17th, 2021 amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[8]
On September 26, 2015, Tiwary hosted the Harvey Awards.[9][needs update]
Tiwary is also a pioneering producer in the world of site-specific, tech-based, and immersive theatre. He consulted on the creation and development of The Walking Dead Escape and The Walking Dead Experience. He served on the Board of Directors for New York’s seminal GAle GAtes—considered to be the founders of immersive theatre. He also produced experiential shows and installations for boundary-pushing companies such as The Wooster Group, Fischerspooner, and the São Paulo Art Biennial.
Among many charitable pursuits, Tiwary is the Co-Founder of Musicians On Call a nonprofit organization that uses music and entertainment to complement the healing process.
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TEG+
On February 23, 2022, Tiwary closed an equity investment to launch TEG+, expanding on his award-winning work at Tiwary Entertainment Group. With the addition of former Netflix and Donners’ Company exec, Jack Leslie, as co-president and Head of Film + Television, TEG+ is primed to impact film and television immediately. TEG+ focuses entirely on working with high-profile original music, premier established music catalogs, A-list musicians, and composers — creating narrative entertainment for all forms of media and technology (stage, film, TV, NFTs, etc.). TEG+’s first venture into TV and film is the previously announced limited TV series
TEG+ announced its next project on March 11, 2022. Acquiring the stage rights to the beloved children's book
Personal life
Tiwary lives in New York with his wife, author, researcher, professor of psychology and neuroscience, Dr. Tracy Dennis-Tiwary, and their two children. [1]
References
- ^ Banan, Aastha Atray. "The Indian man on Broadway". Mid-Day. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ^ "Gazette - Alumni: Notes". University of Pennsylvania.
- ^ "The Beatles Manager's Six Ways to Grow a Business". Wharton Magazine. June 19, 2014.
- ^ TEDxFultonStreet. "TEDxFultonStreet-The Fifth Beatle -- The birth of the Beatles, impossible dream".
- ^ The Broadway League. "A Raisin in the Sun - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information".
- ^ Siegel, Tatiana (October 10, 2012), "NY Comic-Con: Beatles Manager Getting Biopic From Broadway's Vivek J. Tiwary", The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ https://www.pilambdaphi.org/news/vivek-tiwary-award-winning-broadway-producer-who-brought-punk-to-broadway-96-penn/
- ^ The Broadway League. "Jagged Little Pill - IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information".
- ^ "Harvey Awards: Vivek J. Tiwary to host Harvey Awards Dinner & Award Ceremony". Baltimore Comic-Con. August 13, 2015.
- ^ "HARDCOVER GRAPHIC BOOKS". The New York Times. December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 17, 2013.
- ^ "Nominees". True Believer Awards. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
- ^ "2013 Foreword INDIES Winners in Graphic Novels & Comics (Graphic Novels & Comics)". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ "2014 HARVEY AWARDS: Broadway producer's 'Fifth Beatle' yields 'humbling' twin wins [+FULL WINNERS LIST]". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- ^ "Go Behind The Scenes Of 'The Fifth Beatle' In New Excerpt". Entertainment Weekly's EW.com. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
- ^ "'The Fifth Beatle' Novel Optioned By Sonar For Series Development". Deadline Hollywood. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
- ^ TiwaryEnt.com. "Vivek J. Tiwary Launches TEG Plus, Taps Jack Leslie As Co-President and Head Of Film And Television".
- ^ "'Harold and the Purple Crayon' Heads to Broadway With Music by AJR (EXCLUSIVE)". March 11, 2022.
- ^ "'Harold and the Purple Crayon' Heads to Broadway With Music by AJR (EXCLUSIVE)". March 11, 2022.