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Cherry Jones

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

Jones is a Broadway star known for her roles in plays like The Heiress and Doubt and also her Emmy-winning turn on 24.

Martin Markinson

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

Markinson, a Broadway producer and co-head of Richmark Entertainment, is the man behind plays like Torch Song Trilogy and the owner of one of Broadway's tiniest theaters, the Helen Hayes, until he sold the theater to the Second Stage Threatre Off Broadway company.

Jack Viertel

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

Viertel is the creative director of Rocco Landesman's Jujamycn theater chain, artistic director of Encores!, and the little brother of big-time Broadway producer Tom Viertel.

Lew Sanders

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

Sanders is the CEO of AllianceBernstein, one of the largest asset management companies in the world with close to $800 billion under management.

Bernard Telsey

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

One of the most influential casting directors on Broadway, Telsey has launched the careers of dozens of theatrical stars.

Eric Gleacher

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

Gleacher is chairman of Gleacher Partners, a boutique M&A advisory firm that has advised on over $200 billion of transactions.

Dave Ganek

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

A protégé of SAC Capital's Steve Cohen, David Ganek runs the hedge fund Level Global. He's also known for his mammoth art collection.

Neil Simon

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

The bard of boulevard comedy, author of Brighton Beach Memoirs and The Odd Couple, Simon is one of the most prolific and celebrated playwrights in America.

Ira Glass

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

The American radio personality who created, produces, and hosts public radio's popular hour-long talk show, This American Life.

David Picket

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

David Picket is the president of the construction company/development group the Gotham Organization.

Jeff Immelt

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

The protégé of Jack Welch and his successor at General Electric, Immelt is the company's chairman and chief executive officer.

Dominic Carter

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

Dominic Carter is the senior political reporter at NY1 and the host of the popular show Inside City Hall.

Angie Martinez

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

The self-proclaimed "Voice of New York"—and one of the most listened-to DJs in the city—Martinez works the afternoon shift at hip-hop station Hot 97.

Jenny Gersten

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

Gersten is the head of the celebrity-centric theater company Naked Angels.

Laura Walker

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

Walker is president and CEO of WNYC, New York Public Radio. The two flagship properties, 93.9 FM and AM 820, reach 1.2 million listeners in the city each week.

Tom Viertel

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

A part of the blockbuster production team Richard Frankel Productions, Viertel has backed such Broadway hits as Hairspray and Angels in America. He's also the older brother of Jujamcyn creative director Jack Viertel.

Andrew Heiberger

cityfile · 02/03/08 09:36PM

The founder and erstwhile chief of the rental agency Citi Habitats, Heiberger now heads the real estate development group Buttonwood Real Estate.