JMOF-FIU presents an afternoon with Fran Weissler. The producing legend will reminisce and share lots of “behind the curtain” stories about her storied Broadway producer career.

In 1968, Fran Weissler, along with her husband and partner, Barry, established National Artists Management Company, Inc. (NAMCO), an entertainment production company based in New York City. They have nearly 50 years of experience developing, financing, casting, managing, marketing, licensing and consulting for first class theatrical ventures on Broadway and the West End as well as touring domestically and internationally.

Fran and Barry are the winners of seven Tony Awards: Othello, the Weissler’s Broadway debut starring James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer; Fiddler on the Roof with Topol; Gypsy with Tyne Daly; Annie Get Your Gun with Bernadette Peters and Reba McEntire; the worldwide hit, Chicago; the 2010 revival of La Cage Aux Folles with Kelsey Grammer; and the 2013 revival of Pippin starring Patina Miller and Andrea Martin.

Chicago-- which has been running continuously on Broadway for 26 years, is the longest running American musical in the world. The show’s global success has reached over 25 countries and has been translated into a dozen languages.

Other notable Broadway credits include Cabaret with Joel Grey; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Kathleen Turner; Zorba with Anthony Quinn; My One & Only with Tommy Tune; My Fair Lady with Richard Chamberlain; William Finn’s Falsettos; Grease with Megan Mullally; Seussical with Rosie O’Donnell; Wonderful Town with Brooke Shields; Sweet Charity with Christina Applegate; the West End premiere of Neil Labute’s Fat Pig; and Kander and Ebb’s The Scottsboro Boys, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.

In addition to Chicago and Pippin, their newest hit, Waitress, a musical adaptation of Adrienne Shelly's 2007 independent film favorite, with an original score by Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, Sara Bareilles, is currently available for licensing.

Her current producing projects include the revival of the beloved musical Carnival, a new show entitled, Real Women Have Curves, and The Bedwetter which has book and lyrics by Sarah Silverman.