John Gore (born 1962) is an twenty-time Tony-winning and Emmy-nominated British entertainment producer, known for his live theatre company the

John Gore Organization The John Gore Organization (JGO), formerly known as Key Brand Entertainment (KBE), is a producer and distributor of live theater in North America, as well as an e-commerce company, focused on theater. KBE was founded in the UK in 2004 by 14-time ...

Early life and education

Gore was educated at Harrow School and graduated in film and theatre from London University in 1987. His student production of

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's ''What The Butler Saw'' enjoyed a successful professional run at the

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. Gore's producing and/or directing credits on the West End include: ''Thunderbirds F.A.B.'' (produced first in 1989 is currently the most revived show in the history of the West End, returning for a sixth time in 2002); ''

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– the Lost Voyage of the Enterprise''; and ''

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''.

Career

Gore founded

Key Brand Entertainment The John Gore Organization (JGO), formerly known as Key Brand Entertainment (KBE), is a producer and distributor of live theater in North America, as well as an e-commerce company, focused on theater. KBE was founded in the UK in 2004 by 14-time ...

(KBE) in 2004 to develop theatrical properties in the United States.

Broadway Across America Broadway Across America (BAA) is a presenter and producer of live theatrical events in the United States and Canada since 1982. It is currently owned by the John Gore Organization (formerly Key Brand Entertainment), which purchased it from Live N ...

(BAA) was acquired in January 2008, from the music company

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, while the e-commerce theatre website Broadway.com was acquired in December 2010, from Hollywood Media Corp. In 2016, KBE was rebranded as the

. Gore has received 20 Tony Awards, an Olivier Award and 2 NY Emmy Award. Gore has been a member of the board of governors of

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since 2008. In 2010 Gore was nominated for a Prime Time Emmy Award for Outstanding Non-Fiction Special for ''Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story''. In 2018 Gore won a NY Emmy Award for ''At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber'' for WCBS-TV. Gore also has extensive property interests in

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. Gore has been named as one of Variety’s 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in the global media industry.

John Gore Organization

The

(JGO), formerly known as

(KBE), is a producer and distributor of live theater in

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, as well as an e-commerce company, focused on theater. KBE was founded in the UK in 2004 by Gore, who is the company's chairman, CEO and owner. The company's assets include: *

(BAA) a major theater touring organization in North America acquired in 2008. With over 400,000 season subscribers, BAA has earned 215 Tony Awards in over 30 years of producing and investing in Broadway shows. BAA owns and/or operates five theaters in Boston, Baltimore, and Minneapolis. * Broadway.com, the e-commerce site, with the 2010 acquisition of Theatre Direct NY. Broadway.com has been cited as the number one source of information on Broadway based on the Broadway League Audience Demographic Survey In 2018, Broadway.com won a NY Emmy for its production of At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber for WCBS-TV. * Group Sales Box Office, merged with Broadway.com/Groups in 2012. * BroadwayBox.com, the top source for Broadway discounts was acquired in 2013. * The Broadway Channel, the video content brand acquired in 2015. * In August 2023, it was announced JGO had acquired Hammer Films and Studios.

Awards

;Theatre: ;As the John Gore Organization * Kimberly Akimbo - 2023 Best Musical * Revival Parade - 2023 Best Revival Of A Musical * A Strange Loop - 2022 Tony Award for Best Musical * The Lehman Trilogy - 2022 Tony Award for Best Play * Company - 2022 Tony Award for Best Revival Of A Musical; Drama Desk Award * Moulin Rouge! The Musical – 2020 Tony Award for Best Musical * Oklahoma! - 2019 Tony Award for Best Revival Of A Musical * The Prom - 2019 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical * The Waverly Gallery - 2019 Drama Desk Award * ''

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'' - 2018 Tony Award for Best Musical * ''

Angels in America ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes'' is a two-part play by American playwright Tony Kushner. The work won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and the Drama Desk Award for O ...

'' - 2018 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award * ''

Dear Evan Hansen ''Dear Evan Hansen'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, and a book by Steven Levenson. The musical follows Evan Hansen, a high school senior with social anxiety, "who invents an important role for himself in a t ...

'' - 2017 Tony Award for Best Musical * '' Hello, Dolly!'' - 2017 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award * ''

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'' - 2016 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award ;As Broadway Across America * '' The Humans'' - 2016 Tony Award for Best Play; Drama Desk Award * ''

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'' - 2013 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award * '' The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess'' - 2012 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical * ''

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'' - 2011 Tony Award for Best Play; Drama Desk Award * ''

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'' — 2010 Tony Award for Best New Musical; Drama Desk Award * '' La Cage Aux Folles'' — 2010 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award * ''

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'' — 2009 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award * '' Spring Awakening'' — 2009

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for Best New Musical in London * ''

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'' — 2009 Drama Desk Award for Best New Play * '' Boeing-Boeing'' — 2008 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award ; ;Television ;As Broadway.com * Broadway Profiles with Tamsen Fadal - 2021 NY Emmy Award for Best Magazine Series. * At The Tonys with Imogen Lloyd Webber - 2018 NY Emmy Award for Special Event Coverage (Other than News and Sports) As John Gore (Theater Producer) * 2022 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment. * 2021 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment. * 2020 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment. * 2019 Variety's 500 Most Influential Business Leaders in Media and Entertainment.

Philanthropy

Philanthropically, Gore has supported The Arthur Miller Foundation with a grant to provide theater educators in NYC Public Schools. In 2017, Gore raised $500,000 for Hurricane Maria relief in Puerto Rico by producing a benefit performance of Thornton Wilder's ''

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'' starring

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and Chris Evans. It was announced in September 2018 that JGO pledged $100,000 to the T. Fellowship at

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, a program that fosters new creative producers. In 2019, the John Gore Organization donated a $1 million gift to The Princess Grace Foundation-USA toward a new award with the goal to identify and support extraordinary young stage talent annually. In 2021, Gore launched the Black Theatre Coalition/Broadway Across America Fellowship program to help increase representation of black identifying professionals within the Broadway industry and was a founding funder for The Theater Leadership Project, providing additional fellowships throughout the Broadway industry. In March 2020, after theaters shut down due to the Coronavirus pandemic, Broadway Across America gave purchasers the option to donate the value of their unused tickets to Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, resulting in a $1 million donation towards the cause. In August 2023, Gore made a substantial contribution to name the Entertainment Community Fund building in honor of EGOT recipient

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. This cultural center is part of a larger $135 million development project, which also includes provisions for affordable housing for artists and support for young filmmakers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gore, John Living people People educated at Harrow School Alumni of the University of London 1961 births English theatre managers and producers English chief executives Conservative Party (UK) donors