Alison Spiriti

Board Member through January 2012
aspiriti@wasserworld.com

Alison Spiriti, a highly respected theater executive with extensive background in road programming, is currently serving as President of AWA Touring Services.  AWA Touring Services is an industry leader in the booking and engagement management, fields for touring Broadway shows, family attractions and other live entertainment events.  Its current roster includes the touring productions of The Phantom of the Opera, A Chorus Line, Cirque Dreams Illumination, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; the family attraction Nickelodeon’s Dora the Explorer Live! and the upcoming national tours of Dreamgirls, Xanadu, Vanities and Nickelodeon’s Storytime Adventure’s Live! This diverse roster gives AWA Touring a depth in the domestic marketplace, distributing events to theatrical venues of all sizes and to the network of US arenas.  

Spiriti came to AWA directly from Live Nation Inc, where as Senior Vice President of Programming for the company’s theatrical division she was responsible for the programming of more than 50 subscription series in markets across the US and Canada.  Shows she has worked on in various capacities, including routing and deal negotiating, are Monty Python’s Spamalot, Jersey Boys and Avenue Q., among many others.  Spiriti has previously held positions at Disney Theatricals, The William Morris Agency and the Brooklyn Academy of Music.  At BAM she worked alongside such esteemed companies and artists as the Royal Nation Theatre, Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal and Robert Wilson.  She is an active member of the Broadway League and is on the Board of Directors of the Association of Performing Arts Presenters.  She lives in Brooklyn, NY with her family.