Is Tony-Winning 'Leopoldstadt' The Last Of A Dying Breed? "I Don't Know When There'll Be A Play Like This Again" Due To Broadway Economics, Producer Sonia Friedman Says, produced in association with P3 Productions, a new musical inspired by the true story of Mary and Martha Clarke, African American twin sisters who, passing as white in 1893 Texas, take extraordinary measures to settle their mother’s sharecropper debt and save her home.
, produced in association with TheaterWorksUSA, is based on the acclaimed award-winning bestselling 2017 young adult novel by Jason Reynolds, which examined the cycle of gang violence through a series of ghost stories. The musical, mixing hip-hp with R&B, will feature book and lyrics by Dahlak Braithwaite and Khiyon Hursey and direction by Ken-Matt Martin.
, produced with NEWorks Productions, is a new musical celebrating the perseverance of family and the value of cultural preservation. The production played its world premiere at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., in 2022 where it won 11 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards.
Urstadt has been in the real estate business for more than 40 years, recently serving as chairman of the board of directors of Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc, a real estate investment trust traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Currently, he leads Urstadt Property Company, Inc., a privately held real estate investment corporation, serving as chairman and president.He has long been a supporter of performing and visual arts and cultural causes.
Urstadt said in a statement, “I have been a longtime supporter of theater, so I am truly grateful for this opportunity to work with my friend Dale on Edgewood Entertainment. The stories that we will tell deserve to be heard.”