LaChanze Productions

With a career that has spanned nearly forty Broadway seasons, LaChanze consistently brings women of complexity and triumph into the cultural lexicon. In 2022, LaChanze made her debut as producer on two shows, the 20th anniversary revival of Suzan-Lori Parks’ acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-Winning play, Topdog/Underdog, as well as Kimberly Akimbo, a new musical by Tony-Winning Composer Jeanine Tesori and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, earning a combined 11 Tony Award nominations and 6 Tony Award wins, including Best Revival of a Play and Best Musical, respectively. In Spring 2023, she produced Here Lies Love by David Byrne and Fatboy Slim and Jaja’s African Hair Braiding written by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Whitney White, earning a combined 9 Tony Award nominations. The following Spring 2024, she joined the producing team of The Outsiders, a new musical based on S.E. Hinton’s beloved novel, which won the Tony Award for Best Musical. This season, she made her New York City directorial debut with Alice Childress’ Wine in the Wilderness at Classic Stage Company, while also serving as a producer on Buena Vista Social Club and the Pulitzer Prize winning play Purpose. They earned a combined 16 nominations and 7 Tony Awards wins, with Buena Vista Social Club receiving a special award acknowledging the band and Purpose winning Best Play. She was also honored as a 2025 TIME’S Closer. In June of 2024, LaChanze launched LaChanze Productions, a production company that is “Making Broadway Cool.”. LaChanze Productions discovers, develops and delivers groundbreaking Broadway and commercial entertainment projects. Their mission is to nurture untapped talent both on and off stage, as we usher in a new era of entertainment.