about us
Key to the City Productions is a Tony Award-winning multimedia production company with a mission to tell inspiring and heartwarming stories that connect with the whole family. Founded in 2021 by Amanda Lipitz and Henry Tisch, we create work for the stage, screen, and beyond.
We are committed to fostering meaningful stories that may otherwise go untold, focusing on content that entertains, uplifts, and inspires people of all ages. We believe in harnessing the power of storytelling, especially true stories and music-driven content, to make the world a more tolerant, more empathetic, and more joyful place.
PROJECTS
Key to the City Productions is developing more than a dozen projects across live stage, features, series, and audio.
Film projects in development include movie musicals and a narrative feature film adaptation of the documentary STEP.
Live stage projects include Galileo, written by Danny Strong, Michael Weiner, and Zoe Sarnak and directed by Michael Mayer, which premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in May 2024; The Picture of Dorian Gray starring Sarah Snook on London’s West End in winter 2024; and the Fall 2023 Broadway revival of Merrily We Roll Along starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, and Lindsay Mendez (Tony Award, Best Revival of a Musical).
Key to the City Productions also created and produced Shabbat on Broadway, which hosted its inaugural service in January 2024 at the St. James Theatre.