League-ATPAM Diversity Initiative Continues to Grow

‘ONCE’ Managers CHRIS DANNER and AARON QUINTANA with Intern ANDREW CARNERO

The League-ATPAM Diversity Intiative, which seeks to pair interns from diverse backgrounds with ATPAM Managers and Press Agents on touring Broadway shows, continues to grow this season.  Among the productions and venues participating are Porgy and Bess with Manager ERIK BIRKELAND and Press Agent DJ MARTIN, ONCE (photo) with Managers CHRIS DANNER and AARON QUINTANA, Book of Mormon with Managers NICK LUGO, CAITLYN THOMSON, SHAUN MOORMAN and Press Agent MARYA K. PETERS, War Horse with Manager STEVE VARON, Flashdance with Manager BILL SCHAEFFER, Peter and the Starcatcher with Company Manager ERICA NORGAARD and Kennedy Center Manager J. BRET BURZIO, Jersey Boys with Managers MICHAEL CAMP and KELLY ANN GRAY,  Million Dollar Quartet with Managers MATT SHERR and MAIA SUTTON, The Lion King with Manager FRED HEMMINGER plus the KENNEDY CENTER and L.A.’s CENTER THEATRE GROUP.  The goal of the intitiative is to introduce promising young women and men – who might not otherwise be aware of the possibility – to the work of ATPAM Managers and Press Agents as a career path in show business.   ATPAM thanks both its members and the Broadway League for participating in this program.