James & Broadway

My wife and I love Broadway plays. My first look behind the curtain, so to speak, came not through my career as a writer, but as a lawyer. One of my longstanding clients is a Broadway producer and winner of over 40 Tony Awards, GFour Productions. GFour is owned by two close friends, Ken Greenblatt and his son, Seth Greenleaf.

Through Seth, I have supported a number of Broadway plays. One that Tiffany and I were most excited about was Matilda, which was nominated for best musical. Seth, Tiffany and I were at the Tony Awards in 2013 when Matilda lost to Kinky Boots. Some of the Matilda family was so disappointed that they left the awards show. It was then that Seth looked at me and said, “GFour is still up for ‘best revival’ with Who’s Afraid of Virginia Wolf. If we win, somebody has to go up on stage with me.” By “somebody,” he meant me. As a happy ending to the night, Virginia Woolf won the Tony. And there I was, onstage, as the award was accepted by the play’s amazing Director, Pam MacKinnon.