Tom Gabbard is one of the most important people in the world of theater today. He is an accomplished and successful Broadway producer – producing or co-producing over 70 Broadway shows. He is a Member of the Board of Governors of the Broadway League, a Tony Award voter, co-chair of the National High School Musical Theatre Awards – also known as the Jimmys. He is President of the Independent Presenters Network – a group of Broadway presenters from North America, the UK and Asia… And he is President/CEO of the Blumenthal Performing Arts, managing six different performance venues and over 1,000 shows every year.