About
Meet Julie Boardman.
Credit: David Troncoso
Julie is an entrepreneur and Tony Award-winning producer, based in New York City. She and Diane Nicoletti (CEO, Rubik Marketing) brought together the best of the Broadway & experiential worlds to create The Museum of Broadway in Times Square, which opened November 15 2022. The Museum of Broadway is a historical, educational museum blended with the new concept of an experiential museum. They worked with a team of internationally renowned artists, designers & historians to create the museum.
She made her Broadway debut as a Co-Producer on An American in Paris, which won 4 Tony Awards (nominated for 12, including Best Musical) and the Drama League Award for Outstanding New Musical. The Wall Street Journal deemed An American in Paris "A masterpiece!"
Julie is developing a play and is a Co-Producer on the current revival of Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club (Tony nomination), and the upcoming Romeo+Juliet, Sunset Blvd, Smash, Buena Vista Social Club and Sinatra. Julie was previously a Co-Producer on A Doll’s House (Drama League Award, Tony nomination), Funny Girl, Once Upon a One More Time, Company (Tony Award), The Inheritance (Tony Award, Drama Desk, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle Award), Head Over Heels, Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel (Tony nomination), Indecent (Tony nomination), Hughie, Dames at Sea, An American in Paris (Tony nomination - Broadway/National Tour/West End), Peter & the Starcatcher (1st National Tour), an Associate Producer on Dreamgirls (National Tour), the Locations Manager for the web series "Submissions Only" (Season 3) and the Associate Producer of the University of Southern California Alumni Association's Tommy Awards. Investor in the The Son (West End), Funny Girl (UK Tour) and Escape to Margaritaville (Broadway/National Tour).
Julie is a Tony voter and full member of The Broadway League. She actively advocates for the arts and, along with members of the Legislative Council, helped pass a bill that gives Broadway the same tax breaks afforded to Film & TV. She is a graduate of the Commercial Theatre Institute's 14-week producing intensive, and was in the top five for the Columbia University's T. Fellowship for creative producing.
In 2017 she conceptualized and produced Performers4Peace, a benefit concert for Forest Whitaker's foundation (Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative) directed by Olivier Award nominee Stafford Arima, and featuring performances by 21 seasoned Broadway actors from hit Broadway shows (Hamilton, Aladdin, The Book of Mormon), an 11-piece band and The Broadway Dreams Foundation Choir -- the proceeds benefited WPDI's work in South Sudan.
She grew up performing in musical theatre throughout Southern California from the age of 5. Julie was also a member of The Young Americans for numerous years, performing on a National Music Outreach Tour which focused on strengthening music programs. Inspired by her work with The Young Americans, she created "Broadway Day" where she took 25 of her Broadway performer friends across the river to Brooklyn's P.S. 221 to show the underserved students the importance of education and teach them how to sing, dance and act.
Additionally Julie started Boardman Productions, LLC in 2009 -- a promotional marketing + event staffing agency based in New York City, with reach nationwide -- where she works with some of the nation's leading brands. Previously she worked in various facets of the entertainment industry, from creative development at Jive Records, to the music department at Lionsgate, to literary management at Anonymous Content, to performing on the National Tour of 42nd Street.
Julie is a proud graduate of the Thornton School of Music at the University of Southern California (B.S. Music Industry). Since moving to the city, she has been highly involved with the USC Alumni Association -- Julie served as the Vice President of Program Development and Event Director for the USC Alumni Club of New York, and was on the advisory committee for the University's Alumni Leadership Conference. Julie was honored to receive the Widney Alumni Volunteer Award and the Spirit of Troy Award for her contributions. She is currently on the advisory board for the new BFA in Musical Theatre, which is a collaborative degree through the School of Dramatic Arts, the Gloria Kaufman School of Dance and the Thornton School of Music at USC. Over the years she has been on the host committee for various charity events, including charity: water and Roots & Wings. She resides in Hell’s Kitchen, and enjoys painting in her spare time.