About
Zachary Thomas Hedner
Zachary Thomas Hedner is a New York City-based theatrical producer whose work spans Broadway, national touring, cruise entertainment, and new work development. As an Associate Producer with Broadway & Beyond Theatricals (BBT), his Broadway credits include The Fantasticks; It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play; Beaches, A New Musical; and the one-night-only industrial production of Bill Pay: The Musical!. His work with BBT also includes the immersive Off-Broadway production of André De Shields Is Tartuffe and the upcoming Off-Broadway production of Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical.
Zachary is the Executive Producer of the regional and national tour engagements of Triple Espresso: A Highly Caffeinated Comedy, whose tour is booked by BBT. Previously, Zachary served as Theatrical Operations Manager for Norwegian Cruise Line, overseeing productions including SIX and Burn the Floor. He has held positions as Executive Director of the Arts Consortium of Carver County, Thesis Operations Manager at Columbia University, and various positions of leadership with Triple Espresso.
Zachary holds an M.F.A. in Theatre Management & Producing from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in Theatre from the University of Northwestern–St. Paul.
“Trust yourself that you can do it and get it.”— Baz Luhrmann
My Story
Finding a home in theatre.
Zachary grew up in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and discovered theatre and music in high school. He continued his education at the University of Northwestern-St. Paul, where he started a degree in Music Education and ultimately graduated with a Bachelor’s in Theatre. During his time in theatre classes, it was a requirement to take a Theatre Management course where he discovered his love and calling for theatre producing. It was in this course that he met mentor and friend Dennis Babcock, Producer of Triple Espresso, who hired Zachary for an internship with Triple Espresso and they have been working together for over a decade since.
After graduation, Zachary worked across the Twin Cities as an actor, director, and producer. He developed his passion and love for theatre through his work as an artist, leader, and advocate for arts organizations. His community leadership also included serving as Vice President and on the board of several non-profit community theaters across the Twin Cities metro, including his local theatre for over a decade. This experience lead Zachary to an opportunity to become Executive Director of the Arts Consortium of Carver County, where he helped guide the nonprofit through the effects of COVID-19, managed a local artist marketplace, seasons of gallery shows, and arts programming for the organization.
Leadership & Adventure.
During the pandemic, Zachary felt a growing calling toward leadership in the arts. That interest brought him to New York City to pursue graduate study in Performing Arts Administration at NYU. At the end of his first semester, an unexpected opportunity took him to sea as Theatrical Operations Manager aboard Norwegian Breakaway, where he worked across five venues and managed the production show department of actors, dancers, performers, guest entertainers, comedians, musicians, and wardrobe team. His shows included SIX the Musical, Burn the Floor, VELVET, Syd Norman’s Pour House, Howl at the Moon, and many guest entertainers shows. He sailed for nearly nine months through Caribbean and Mediterranean ports, combining the demands of live entertainment with the adventure of life at sea.
While aboard Norwegian Breakaway, Zachary was accepted to Columbia University’s MFA program in Theatre Management and Producing. He returned to New York to continue his education, where he produced, managed and acted in multiple productions at Columbia University and served as Thesis Operations Manager for two seasons of MFA productions. As part of his education, he completed multiple internships during his time at Columbia, this was where Zachary was introduced to Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, where he was hired as an intern and was asked to become full time during his MFA thesis year. Zachary has since graduated with his MFA in Theatre Management and Producing from Columbia University and is actively working in theatre producing and management.
Broadway & Beyond.
Zachary is currently the Associate Producer at Broadway & Beyond Theatricals (BBT) on Broadway, Off-Broadway, touring, and supporting the development for a slate of new projects. His Broadway credits with BBT include The Fantasticks, It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, Beaches: A New Musical, and the return of the industrial Broadway musical with Bill Pay The Musical!. Off-Broadway, his work includes Associate Producer with BBT of the immersive André De Shields Is Tartuffe at the House of the Redeemer and Associate Producer with BBT on the upcoming Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical at Classic Stage Company. As Associate Producer, Zachary has helped support developmental and regional engagements of The Hello Girls, Safety Not Guaranteed and Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean: A New Musical during its development for Broadway, and on a slate of unannounced projects.
Alongside his work with Broadway & Beyond Theatricals, Zachary continues as Executive Producer of the regional and national touring engagements of Triple Espresso: A Highly Caffeinated Comedy, whose tour is booked by BBT and produced by Oskar Eiriksson of Theater Mogul. Triple Espresso has already been able to embark on our first national tour playing multi-week and one-nighter engagements across the country. Zachary continues to work with Theater Mogul to help expand the national and international footprint of the brand, tour the country, and establish sit-down productions across the U.S.
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