The Future of Live Entertainment
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the live entertainment industry, and audience members are eager to return to theaters and music venues. What lies ahead for these important cultural institutions? Can we return to concerts and Broadway? In this first Alumni in Action panel, Rutgers alumni from the entertainment industry will talk with the chancellor and Jason Geary, dean of Mason Gross School of the Arts, about the impact of the pandemic and what live events will look like in the future. Participants will include:
- Christopher J. Molloy PHARM ’77, GSNB ’87, Ph.D., chancellor, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
- Jason Geary Ph.D., dean, Mason Gross School of the Arts
- Kelly Blithe LC’04, Director of Communications and Community Engagement, State Theatre New Jersey
- Elliot H. Greene RC’71, chief operating officer, The Shubert Organization
- Bruce Moran RC ’77, president, Live Nation Entertainment, Latin America
- Tracey R. O’Reggio Clark DC’00, interim executive director, New Brunswick Cultural Center/Arts New Brunswick
