The Parnes Office operates on one simple philosophy: “We want to do meaningful work we believe in, and have fun doing it, with people we like who share our passion.” JPP develops, produces, executive produces, and general manages theatrical productions from the commercial and non-profit worlds, both on and off-Broadway, internationally and on the road. We seek out unique and commercially viable material to develop for on and off-Broadway and often work with non-profits to transfer commercial projects to a broader audience. Theater is nothing if not a labor of love, and the people at the Parnes Office bring creativity and heart to every project they undertake.
Joey Parnes has over fifty Broadway credits as a producer, executive producer, or general manager, including the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival of Hello, Dolly!; Meteor Shower; 1984; A Doll's House, Part 2; Bright Star; The Humans (Tony Award); The Glass Menagerie; Arthur Miller’s A View From The Bridge (Tony Award); Shuffle Along; Blackbird; Arthur Miller’s The Crucible; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Tony Award); Betrayal; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Tony Award); The Merchant of Venice; HAIR (Tony Award); Equus; and he worked on the original production of Dreamgirls. He served as the Executive Producer (1994-1996) and the Interim Executive Director (2011) of The Public Theater, supported Barrington Stage Company in the role of Interim Managing Director (2024), and served as the Coordinating Producer of the Tony Awards (2001-2008) and as the Producer of the Drama Desk Awards (2012-2021).
With more than 45 years’ experience, Joey Parnes is an eight-time Tony Award-winning producer and manager of plays and musicals for Broadway and the road. His company, Joey Parnes Productions, also provides executive producer and general management services for a wide range of theatrical ventures, including non-profit theater consulting and working with non-profits on Broadway transfers. Producing and Management credits include: Bob Fosse’s Dancin’; KPOP; Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus; Hillary and Clinton; King Lear; To Kill a Mockingbird; The Waverly Gallery; Carousel; The Iceman Cometh; Three Tall Women; 1984; Meteor Shower; A Doll's House, Part 2; Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award, 2017); The Glass Menagerie; The Front Page; The Humans (Tony Award, 2016); Bright Star; Shuffle Along; Arthur Miller’s The Crucible; Blackbird; Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge (Tony Award, 2016) ; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (Tony Award); Skylight (Tony Award, 2015); Fish in the Dark; This Is Our Youth; A Delicate Balance; A Raisin in the Sun (Tony Award, 2014); Betrayal; Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Tony Award); End of the Rainbow; The Merchant of Venice; Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson; Equus; HAIR (Tony Award, 2010); Passing Strange; Butley; Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?; The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?; Copenhagen; The Tempest; Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk; Grand Hotel; Passion; Legs Diamond; Rags; The Floating Light Bulb; Camelot; and the original production of Dreamgirls (starting as the Assistant Company Manager). Touring credits include: Hello, Dolly!; The Humans; Bright Star; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder; HAIR; and Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Off-Broadway credits include: Here Lies Love and Satchmo at the Waldorf. Joey was the Executive Producer of The Public Theater from 1994 until 1996 and then returned in 2011 to serve as its Interim Executive Director. In 2024, the office supported Barrington Stage Company in the role of Interim Managing Director. Joey also served as the Coordinating Producer of the Tony Awards from 2001 to 2008 and produced the Drama Desk Awards from 2012-2021. He is a past president of the Yale Dramatic Association and teaches Producing for the Commercial Theater at the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale. He and his wife have three adult children and started a Reconstructionist synagogue 28 years ago.
Past Broadway credits include: Bob Fosse’s Dancin’, KPOP, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Hillary and Clinton, King Lear, To Kill a Mockingbird, and The Waverly Gallery. Since joining the Parnes Office, she has served as controller on shows including Carousel; The Iceman Cometh; Three Tall Women; Meteor Shower; 1984; Hello, Dolly!; A Doll’s House, Part 2; The Glass Menagerie; The Front Page; Shuffle Along; Bright Star; Arthur Miller’s The Crucible; Blackbird; The Humans; Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge; Skylight; Fish in the Dark; This Is Our Youth; A Raisin in the Sun; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder; Here Lies Love; and Satchmo at the Waldorf, as well as the national tours of The Humans; A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder; Bright Star; and Hello, Dolly! Prior to her time at JPP, she was a Broadway and national tour company manager. Her company management credits include: Hairspray (entire 6 ½-year run), Smokey Joe’s Café, The Sound of Music, Swing!, The Who’s Tommy, Cookin’, and Franco Dragone’s India Circus (Germany Tour). She received a BA in Drama from Catholic University and an MA in Arts Administration from NYU.
Meredith Sharkey is an award-winning producer, creative development and production executive with over 25 years’ experience conceptualizing and supervising compelling, distinctive content across various platforms. She has produced and developed television series for Peacock, NBC Universal, MTV, Bravo, Endemol, Warner Brothers Television Studios, Viacom, Nickelodeon, Sony Pictures Television, Lionsgate, Fremantle, 51 Minds Entertainment, Bunim/Murray, A & E Network, Discovery Networks, E!, Al Roker Productions, Shed Media, ITV Studios, Radical Media, and many more. Meredith is also noted for developing and selling successful shows to multiple networks before moving into the role of VP of Programming and Development at Superfine Films. At JPP Meredith serves as a producer on shows, leading artistic development and creative collaboration for the company.
Before joining the Parnes Office, Joel worked with 101 Productions, ShowTown Theatricals, and Broadway and Beyond Theatricals. Joel received an MFA in Theatre Management & Producing from Columbia University and a BFA in Musical Theatre from ACU.
This is Boo’s first year at the Parnes Office. While attending the University of Virginia, she worked at A Place To Be, the largest music therapy center in the country. She is currently working on the development of the musical 20 Seconds.
