Lori Fineman

Lori Fineman is an independent theatrical producer with a passion for championing stories that shift and expand our perception of the world as well as exploring unconventional storytelling and producing models. Current projects include: Thoughts of a Colored Man, a new play currently running on Broadway; an immersive, interactive, rock-n-roll experience, REUNION; and three new musicals, Chasing Rainbows, about Judy Garland’s road to Oz; Lempicka, about the tumultuous life of the art deco artist, Tamara de Lempicka; and Come On, Let’s Go!, about the life and music of Ritchie Valens. Lori was the Executive Director of Transport Group (TG), an award-winning, non-profit off-Broadway theater company in New York City from 2007-2020. During her tenure she was the producer and general manager of more than 25 productions including plays, musicals, revivals and new works and grew the company from an administrative staff of 0 and a budget of under $200K, to 7+ regular employees and a budget of $2.2M. She remains a member of the board of directors. Prior to TG, Lori worked in management consulting for Andersen Consulting and Capco. In addition to TG, she serves on the board of directors for the National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT) where she is the former Treasurer; the Bantam Cinema and Arts Center in Bantam, CT; and on the advisory board of the Jewish Community Project (JCP) Downtown, where she is the former President. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Lori holds a BA in Theatre Arts and a BSE in Management from the Wharton School. Lori is married to Steve and mom to Dylan, Spencer, Nathan and a Barbet puppy, Claude.

Theatrical storytelling, building an equitable world, loving my family, practicing yoga on and off the mat, the outdoors (especially with my friends and my pup), shopping and fashion, cooking for and planning gatherings of friends and family.

I would love find a way to get Film & TV industry dollars and ideas into the theater, particularly in service to creating more equity and expanding the scope and trajectory of content creation.

Finding things that have gone missing; giving massages