Profile
Emanuel Azenberg
Producer + General Manager + Dramatist
Male
Born
Jan 22, 1934
Age
79
Emanuel "Manny" Azenberg is an award-winning American theatre producer and general manager whose professional relationship with playwright Neil Simon spans thirty-three years. Azenburg was born in The Bronx and attended the Bronx High School of Science.… Read More
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Emanuel Azenberg On How To Succeed On BroadwayWall Street Journal - Jun 09, 2012
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City Room: For Emanuel Azenberg, Broadway Producer, A Time To Be AcknowledgedNYTimes - Jun 07, 2012
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Complete List Of 2012 Tony Award NomineesTV Week - May 01, 2012
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2011 2012 Drama League Awards NominationsThe Faster Times - Apr 24, 2012
Timeline
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CHILDHOOD
1934
Birth
Born in 1934.
TEENAGE

1948
14 Years Old
Azenberg was born in The Bronx, the son of Hannah (née Kleiman) and Joshua Charles Azenberg. He attended the Bronx High School of Science. He became interested in the theatre after seeing his uncle, former Yiddish theatre actor Wolfe Barzell, perform in the 1948 play Skipper Next to God by Jan de Hartog.
TWENTIES
1959
25 Years Old
After studying at New York University and serving time in the United States Army, he became the assistant company manager for The Legend of Lizzie, an ill-fated 1959 play that closed after two performances.
THIRTIES
1966
32 Years Old
He worked for David Merrick and Alexander H. Cohen before earning his first producing credit with The Lion in Winter in 1966.
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LATE ADULTHOOD

2009
75 Years Old
Azenberg also has taught theatre at Duke University for two decades. He was elected to the American Theatre Hall of Fame in 2009.
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