A veteran of Broadway will be leading the city’s Shubert Theatre starting March 15.
A search committee conducted a nationwide search and picked Anthony McDonald to serve as the theater’s new executive director.
McDonald has theater management experience. Most recently, he worked with the Nederlander Producing Co. of America at the Minskoff Theatre, home to Disney’s “The Lion King,” and before that, at the Gershwin Theatre, home to “Wicked.”
“It’s such an honor to be given the opportunity to lead this historic theatre into the future,” McDonald said, in an announcement. “The city of New Haven is such a diverse, vibrant community.”
The search committee included members of boards of both CAPA (Columbus Association for the Performing Arts) and CAPA Connecticut. The Shubert Theatre is a business unit of CAPA.
In his new role, McDonald will lead the nonprofit organization and work to expand its programming, educational offerings, fundraising efforts and audience.
Chad Whittington, CAPA’s president and CEO, called McDonald’s appointment an “exciting and important step into our future.”
“Anthony’s theatre experience and his vision for the Shubert make him the right person to lead the organization forward as we strive to meet the changing needs of the community and to make the Shubert a home for everyone,” Whittington said.
Len Suzio, chair of CAPA Connecticut’s board of directors, added that he expects McDonald’s experience will “strengthen the theatre’s rich legacy of Broadway productions and help implement the theatre’s vision for expanded programming and audience growth.”
McDonald is replacing John Fisher, who is retiring after two decades as executive director.
Contact Michelle Tuccitto Sullo at msullo@newhavenbiz.com.
