Talent manager and Tony Award-winning producer Jen Namoff will team up with Artists First. Namoff is the founder and CEO of Namoff & Company, a talent management and production company. Artists First is also a talent management & production company. Namoff will move talent management operations under the Artists First umbrella and will continue theatrical producing under the Namoff & Company banner.
Namoff will bring her roster of clients to Artists First; they include Ben Ahlers, Sasha Allen, six-time Emmy Award nominee Tituss Burgess, Tony nominee Lorna Courtney, Peter Dager, Adam Kantor, Tony winner Katrina Lenk, Julia Mattison, Kelly McCreary, Nkeki Obi-Melekwe and Solea Pfeiffer.
Prior to Namoff & Company, Namoff co-founded Soffer/Namoff Entertainment. She graduated from Syracuse University with a BFA in director and acting. In addition to her management work, Namoff was a co-producer on the 2024 Tony-winning Best Play, “Stereophonic.” She previously co-produced the 2011 revival of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying” and the 2015 revival of “Fiddler on the Roof.”
Namoff said in a statement, “I greatly admire what Peter Principato, Brian Dobbins, and David Gardner have built over the past 25 years with Artists First. With their wealth of experience in the entertainment industry, I am thrilled to combine forces with this powerhouse team to continue breaking talent and building careers.”
