Roundabout Theatre Company has named Rebecca Habel as their new managing director. Habel will join the company alongside incoming Artistic Director Christopher Ashley in January 2026, working as a consultant this fall. Ashley's full-time tenure with the company begins in July 2026.

Currently a partner at Broadway producing and general management firm TT Partners, Habel is returning to Roundabout after a six-year stint as general manager of their Off-Broadway Harold & Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre, and later of their Broadway Todd Haimes Theatre, named the American Airlines during Habel's tenure. She has also worked as general manager and managing director of Off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre, and has worked through TT Partners on Broadway's The Hills of California, Patriots, Leopoldstadt, and Illinoise.

“I am thrilled to return to Roundabout to work again with Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, and Chris Nave, and to partner with Chris Ashley in guiding Roundabout in its next phase of producing world-class theatre," says Habel in a statement. "I am grateful to the Board for their confidence as we embark on this work together. I have had a wonderful experience with my partners at TT Partners and am excited for them as they continue to build on all the success we have had together.”

“With her vast experience in business management and her sharp administrative judgement, Rebecca will be a great partner as we take this extraordinary opportunity to lead Roundabout into its next chapter," adds Ashley, who was part of Habel's selection process ahead of his joining the company full-time. "She is a bold thinker, but also deliberate, tough, but also kind, with a wealth of strong relationships with top-notch theatre makers. All of that will mean great things for Roundabout, and I can’t wait for us to get started."

“Rebecca’s deft work managing large budgets, productions, and multi-faceted projects and the respect she’s earned with artists, unions, shops, and crews will make her a great leader for Roundabout,” says Board Chair Kitty Patterson Kempner. "Since Todd Haimes’s passing, Scott Ellis, Sydney Beers, and Chris Nave have led Roundabout brilliantly, with two of our most successful seasons. I know that having Christopher and Rebecca add their vision to this team will mean great things for artists, audiences, and young people Roundabout serves."

The search for the company's managing director was facilitated in collaboration with Management Consultants for the Arts, and was conducted by the board in collaboration with Ashley, Ellis, Beers, and Nave.

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