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Tony-Winning Producer Jordan Roth Jumps to Acting in ‘The Shards’
Ryan Murphy cast the Broadway producer as Steven Reinhardt, a trendsetting assistant whose role grows as the FX series unfolds.
- Broadway producer Jordan Roth has moved to an acting role in Ryan Murphy's new series, "The Shards," breaking through after years of behind-the-scenes work.
- Before this transition, Roth built a career as a producer for hits including "Hair," "Kinky Boots," and "Hadestown," earning Seven Tony Awards that previously kept him from acting.
- Roth plays Steven Reinhardt, an assistant to Hollywood film producer Terry Schaffer, in the series, which is a "time capsule of the" 80s co-starring Kaia Gerber and Homer Gere.
- Murphy, who contacted Roth via Instagram, envisioned the character as a trendsetter; Roth emerges from the fringes to a more central role as the series unfolds.
- Entertainment podcast "Streamed & Screened" recently discussed the show and Roth's performance; the series was named Best Podcast in the 2025 Iowa Better Newspaper Contest.
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Tony-winning producer Jordan Roth jumps to acting in ‘The Shards’
Jordan Roth always wanted to act. Seven Tony Awards as a producer just got in the way.
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