From 'Hamilton' To 'Hedwig,' Portland Producer Brisa Trinchero Makes It Big On Broadway Musicals
What do the hit Broadway shows "Hamilton," "Matilda," "Hedwig and the Angry Itch," and "Pippin" have in common? Lake Oswego native-turned-Broadway producer Brisa Trinchero.
Trinchero grew up working the box office at the Lakewood Theatre Company. Turns out she had a knack for business: by her mid-20s, she was running the Broadway Rose Theatre Company in Tigard. After leading the musical theater company through the renovation of a new theater, she found herself wanting a new challenge.
"Having achieved my life goal, I had an early career crisis," she says from her office in New York. "I got addicted to high growth, high risk side of theater."
A jump from Broadway Rose to Broadway isn\u2019t so far, right?
Now Trinchero splits her time between Portland and New York, where she produces plays with her company Make Musicals, runs a boutique publishing company, and is working on a ticketing start-up. State of Wonder\u2019s Aaron Scott caught up with her during a recent trip to the big apple to talk the business they call show, including the hottest ticket on Broadway (#YayHamilton) and her involvement in the touring production of "Beautiful: The Carole King Musical," which plays Portland's Keller Auditorium Nov. 1\u20136.