Tom and Michael D’Angora are Emmy and Tony nominated producers who are the proud new owners of the legendary Theatre District restaurant West Bank Café and Laurie Beechman Theatre on 42nd Street! Broadway credits include Suffs, Cabaret, Harmony, How to Dance in Ohio and Caroline, or Change, as well as next seasons Queen of Versailles, off-Broadway’s Messy White Gays and My Son's a Queer But What Can You Do. Recently, they were the Lead Producer of the award-winning off-Broadway musical Walking With Bubbles. For over a decade, they served as lead producers of NEWSical The Musical, which is the 3rd longest-running musical revue in history and was the recipient of an official Proclamation from the Mayor, the Senate, and the Speaker of the NY City Council. Other New York theater credits include Harmony (off-Broadway), A Musical About Star Wars, (produced/directed/written by), The Marvelous Wonderettes (produced/directed), ICONS (produced/directed/conceived), A Broadway Diva Christmas (produced/directed/conceived) and the first family musical about disability, inclusion, and kindness, Addy & Uno. They have also served as producers for countless films, albums, concerts, special events, and television shows, most notably the critically acclaimed Liza Minnelli documentary Liza: A Truly Terrific Totally True Story, the LGBTQ+ drama Mélange, starring Morgan Fairchild and which the press has dubbed "Gay Dynasty,” and the Emmy award-winning series After Forever. In 2021, Tom and Michael volunteered their time to help several local theaters and businesses in danger of closing due to the pandemic stay afloat. In just six months they produced and directed 6 virtual telethons, with over 700 notable stars of stage, screen, and beyond which raised 1.5 million dollars and made sure The West Bank Cafe, Birdland Jazz Club, The York Theatre, Stonewall, The Labyrinth Theater, and The Theate World Awards survived the pandemic. For the York Theatre, they produced and directed the virtual production of The Musical of Musicals The Musical, which featured stars like Patti LuPone, Andre De Shields, Chita Rivera, Richard Kind, Ana Gastyer, Ethan Slater, Lillias White, and more and earning them an Emmy nomination. They have been nominated for 3 Tony awards, 2 Emmy awards, 6 Drama Desk awards, 3 Outer Critics Circle awards, 4 Drama League awards, a GLAAD Media Award, and a Lucille Lortel award and have won an Outer Critics Circle Award, 4 Off Broadway Alliance awards, a Backstage Bistro Award, a MAC award, and 3 Broadway World Awards, and have recently been inducted into The New England Music Hall of Fame. In December of 2021, Tom was given a Human Rights award for his activism and Senator Brad Hoylman proclaimed 12/12/21 “Tom and Michael D’Angora Appreciation Day” in NYC’s legendary theater district.  Fun Fact: In 2002-2003 Michael was an intern at The York!