MMaxwell Media
Mitchell Maxwell
Producer, Director, Author, Entrepreneur
THEATER, MOTION PICTURES & MORE
Maxwell has produced over fifty stage productions, in the US, on London’s West End, and tours throughout The US and the Far East. Maxwell has produced seven major motion pictures. He has worked in all mediums, including stage, screen, publishing, podcast production, and as a serial entrepreneur and investor.
SCREENPLAY, LIMITED SERIES, STAGE PRODUCTIONS & MORE
MMaxwell Media, LLC will adapt to the ever-growing assortment of platforms for our projects in various and expansive mediums. With this company, we will explore these different venues beginning with five projects.
About
Mitchell J Maxwell is an American Producer, Director, Author & Entrepreneur. He is well known for the acclaimed novel Little Did I Know, subsequently developed as a Broadway musical and the first Broadway podcast to appear on Apple. Most recently, Mr. Maxwell has headed productions of 3 new plays, When It Happens To You, Pay the Writer, and Windows. The specifics of these projects are referenced on the Current Productions Page of this website.
Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Olivier Award, Outer Critics Award
2000 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
NOTABLE PROJECTS
Dinner With Friends
- The play received universally glowing reviews with the New York Times referring to it as “the play for our time”.
In 2000, the play won the PULITZER PRIZE for Drama, as well as the Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play.
Dinner with Friends was adapted into a major motion picture for HBO, directed by five-time Oscar nominee Norman Jewison.
Damn Yankees
The show was nominated for five Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical and won for Best Supporting Actor in a Musical.
At the conclusion of Mr. Garber’s contract, Mr. Maxwell arranged for the legendary Jerry Lewis to replace him. Mr. Lewis was making his Broadway debut! He then followed his triumphant Broadway run with a two-year national tour, playing every major venue throughout the states. Mr. Maxwell produced the tour.
Marvin's Room
The play was a big hit and won the Drama Desk Award for Best Play.
Paramount produced the film version starring Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
To Gillian on her 37th Birthday
- The play won the prestigious Oppenheimer Award for Best Play of the Season.
- In 1996, Gillian was released as a film starring Peter Gallagher, Claire Danes, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
Stomp
- The performance piece won the Drama Desk Award for “Unique Theatrical Experience.”
CURRENT PROJECTS
When It Happens To You
When It Happens to You is based on Tawni O’Dell’s memoir about the unquantifiable damage her daughter suffered following a brutal sexual assault.
Debuted off Broadway in NYC Nov 2019.
London Production Aug 2024.
Pay The Writer
Pay The Writer starring Golden Globe winner Marcia Cross & written by New York Times best selling author Tawni O’Dell, made its debut at the signature theater in NYC in the summer of 2023. Presently pre-production is under way for production in LA within the next 12 months.
Windows
The play Windows is written by New York Times bestselling author Tawni O’Dell and is based on the highly acclaimed Podcast/Audio Drama, Closing the Distance.
Irrelevant
An Original Screenplay by NY Times Bestselling Author : Tawni O’Dell. Irrelevant will make its world premier in NYC in 2025
The Naughty List (A Christmas Play)
The Naughty List (A Christmas Play) will make it’s debuted in NYC for the 2024 holidays.
Little Did I Know
A multiple season musical series based on the acclaimed Novel by Mitchell Maxwell and the subsequent groundbreaking Podcast Broadcast during lockdown.