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Iris Wiener is an accomplished writer and editor with extensive experience in the arts and entertainment sectors. Currently a contributing writer for Newsday Media Group, Weston Magazine Group, Playbill, and other outlets, Iris specializes in covering trends, feature stories, and societal issues related to theater and entertainment. With a background as an entertainment writer for TheaterMania and The Long Island Herald, as well as serving as the entertainment editor for The Improper Magazine, Iris has conducted numerous interviews with prominent figures in the industry. Educational credentials include a M.A.T. in Teaching English from Stony Brook University, a BA in Sociology and Creative Writing from SUNY New Paltz, and a M.S. in Literacy Education from Queens College.
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Since 1884, Playbill has been the exclusive publication for Broadway and Off-Broadway theatregoers, providing complete cast and production credits for each show, as well as features and interviews highlighting the many voices that make up the theatre community. Playbill proudly serves New York's most prominent performing arts venues, including multiple venues at Lincoln Center (Lincoln Center Theater, the Metropolitan Opera House, David Geffen Hall, Alice Tully Hall, David H. Koch Theater) and Carnegie Hall; as well as theatres across the country, including the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles and the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. Over the past 25 years Playbill has expanded beyond a print magazine and established itself as a trusted name in the theatre industry, offering audiences new ways to connect to Broadway and Off-Broadway around the world via Playbill.com. With over 3 million unique visitors, Playbill.com is the preeminent site for theatre news and features, delivering high-quality, original content to audiences everywhere. Over the past two decades, Playbill has also launched PlaybillStore.com, the one stop Broadway shop for theatre fans, carrying the official souvenir merchandise of Playbill and Broadway shows; PLAYBILLder, which allows school and community theatre productions around the world to build their very own Broadway quality Playbill program; Playbill Vault, a comprehensive online database of Broadway history that provides records of Broadway productions from 1930 to the present; and Playbill Travel, which takes travelers and Broadway royalty around the globe to experience the sights, sounds and tastes of the world’s finest cultures, while offering world-class concerts at night.