Biography
Jenna Segal founded Segal NYC, which develops and produces theater, digital content, television, and film with a focus on parity creative teams and female audiences.
SEGAL NYC successfully shepherded the revival of GIGI, written by Heidi Thomas (CALL THE MIDWIFE, CRANFORD), and starring Vanessa Hudgens (GREASE LIVE!, RENT LIVE!, HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL) from the Kennedy Center to the Neil Simon Theatre on Broadway and led Theresa Rebeck's acclaimed What We're Up Against Off-Broadway. Other productions include: Broadway: WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME, HADESTOWN, LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Off Broadway: GLORIA: A LIFE, SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS. Jenna co-produced the award winning cult film BLACK DYNAMITE, and served as an Associate Producer on the web series "Lady Parts" and Executive Produced the Lady Parts short film.
Segal began her career in political talk shows in Washington, DC including CNBC and CNN, Jenna moved to VIACOM networks in both Los Angeles and New York (MTV, VH1, Nickelodeon, Nicktoons) working in Production Management Development and Series on live shows, animation, live events, reality competitions, variety shows, documentaries, live action gaming, non-fiction programming, extreme sports and reality programming, escalating to the position of Director of Production Management Development.
Currently, Segal serves as a trustee of the American Ballet Theater (ABT) and is the champion supporter of ABT Women's Movement, which supports the creation, exploration, and staging of new works by female choreographers. Segal also created the Heidi Thomas Initiative WP Theater and A Better Balance. She recently created the PJSF X 21/64 NonProfit Board Management Course to teach Next Gen philanthropists how to be additive board members. Segal and her husband have also funded the Heidi Thomas Writers' Initiative assuring a world premiere play by a female writer and director for the next five years at Signature Theatre. Jenna's work was recently a featured chapter in Sharna Goldseker's new book, GENERATION IMPACT.
Previous board membership: Jenna served for almost a decade on the Board of Directors of the Birthright Israel Foundation and co-chaired the Board of Directors of the NEXT platform. In the development spirit she created the successful Passport Program currently being implemented at the JCC Manhattan.
Jenna Segal has been featured in Variety, the Star Ledger, the Bergen Record, and the Wall Street Journal as a new producer to watch. She received the 2015 Women of Achievement Award by the WP Theater, the Glammy Award by GlamourGals Foundation, and the Women of Achievement Award from Hadassah.
Jenna Segal has three children and lives with her husband in New York City.
