Alex Levy (producer)

Alex Levy
Born
Alexander Halpern Levy

1986 or 1987
Buffalo, New York
Alma materWesleyan University
NYU School of Law
The London School of Economics and Political Science
OccupationsSpeechwriter, media strategist, theatrical producer
Organization(s)Playwrights Horizons (Vice chairman)
The Broadway League
Board member of
NYU School of Law Board of Trustees
AwardsTony Awards for Company (2022); A Strange Loop (2022); Parade (2023); Stereophonic (2024); Sunset Boulevard (2025); Death of a Salesman (2026)
Websitehttps://www.ahlevy.com/

Alex Levy is an American media strategist, speechwriter, and theater producer. A six-time Tony Award winner, he is the founder of Alex Levy Productions and A.H. Levy and Co., a New York-based communications firm.

Early life and education

Levy was born and raised in Buffalo, New York. He earned a BA in government at Wesleyan University and a JD at New York University School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. He graduated magna cum laude in 2014.[1] His grandfather, Joseph Halpern, was a member of the NYU Law class of 1942.[2]

Career

Speechwriting, communications, and media strategy

After graduating from Wesleyan, Levy sent his 120-page thesis, "Rhetoric and Reason in the Estate Tax Repeal Debate," [3] to Chuck Schumer, the senior United States senator from New York. He asked for a job, and to his "everlasting surprise," he was hired as a tax and policy-focused legislative aide to Schumer.[4] In 2010 he was named Schumer's deputy communications director and chief speechwriter, a position he held until starting law school in 2011.[5][6] The New York Times published an op-ed he wrote as a third-year law student, "Rein In Shady Tax Preparers".[7]

After receiving his JD, he was clerk to Patti B. Saris, chief judge for the US District Court of Massachusetts.[8][1] In 2015, Levy returned to speechwriting as a vice president at SKDKnickerbocker, a political and public affairs consultancy. His work centered on public affairs, messaging, and political strategy.[9]

Levy founded A.H. Levy & Co., a Manhattan-based speechwriting and strategy firm, in 2016. The New York Times—and members of the Sulzberger family—were among his first clients. He has since worked with Steve Ballmer, Bobby Kotick, Ronald Lauder, Robert Rubin, and Shari Redstone, among others, and advised entities including Harvard University,[10] Activision, and USAFacts.[11][5] In a New York article titled “The Most Powerful New Yorkers You’ve Never Heard Of”, he described himself as "an advisor to people in public life" who "helps clients decide whether to weigh in and how, guiding them through the many linguistic land mines.” Emily Greenhouse described him as "the secret macher whisperer beneath Gotham."[12]

He was named to the NYU School of Law Board of Trustees in 2024.[1]

Theater

Levy is a member of The Broadway League and vice chairman of Playwrights Horizons.[13] Through Alex Levy Productions, he has produced plays and musicals on and Off-Broadway, in the West End and regionally. [14]

Awards

Year Production Award Ref.
2022 A Strange Loop Tony Award for Best Musical [15]
Company Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical [15]
2023 Parade Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical [16]
2024 Stereophonic Tony Award for Best Play [17]
2025 Sunset Boulevard Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical [18]
2026 Death of a Salesman Tony Award for Best Revival [19]
Prince Faggot Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play [20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lisa Marie Boykin '95, Alex Levy '14, Jubin Niamehr '08, and Nathalie Urry '20 join Board of Trustees | NYU School of Law". www.law.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2025-03-07.
  2. ↑ NYU Law Magazine, 2014, p.87
  3. ↑ Huret, Roman D. (2014). American Tax Resisters. Cambridge, MA. p. 83. ISBN 9780674369405.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Lippman, Daniel (2018-07-12). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Alex Halpern Levy, president of executive communications firm A.H. Levy & Co". POLITICO. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  5. 1 2 Fischer, Sara (2024-07-15). "Exclusive: Shari Redstone's next act". Axios. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Chris (2010-05-20). "LGBT staffer group returns to Capitol Hill". www.washingtonblade.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  7. ↑ Levy, Alex H. (2014-04-07). "Opinion | Rein In Shady Tax Preparers". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  8. ↑ Stiglitz, Joseph E. (2015). Rewriting the Rules of the American Economy: an Agenda for Growth and Shared Prosperity (1st ed.). W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated. ISBN 978-0-393-25406-8.
  9. ↑ "TRUMP: "At the right time, I will be so presidential that you'll call me and you'll say, 'Donald, you have to stop that'" – RUBIO's schoolyard attacks backfire". POLITICO. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  10. ↑ "Colleges under siege over Israel, Hamas and antisemitism, look to PR giants for help". POLITICO. 2024-01-07. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  11. ↑ Sorkin, Andrew Ross (2017-04-18). "Steve Ballmer Serves Up a Fascinating Data Trove". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-03-10.
  12. ↑ Colyar, Brock (2023-10-23). "The Most Powerful New Yorkers You've Never Heard Of". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  13. ↑ Culwell-Block, Logan (October 24, 2024). "Playwrights Horizons Rechristens Mainstage Theatre for Former Board Chair Judith O. Rubin". Playbill. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Alex Levy (Producer)". Playbill. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  15. 1 2 Lewis, Hilary (2022-06-13). "Tony Awards: 'A Strange Loop' Takes Best Musical as 'The Lehman Trilogy,' 'Company' Dominate With Five Wins Each". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  16. ↑ "Parade Wins Best Revival of a Musical at 2023 Tony Awards". Playbill. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  17. ↑ "NYU Alumni 2024 Tony Award Honorees". www.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  18. ↑ Grein, Paul (2025-06-09). "'Maybe Happy Ending,' 'Sunset Blvd.' Win Key 2025 Tony Awards: Full Winners List". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  19. ↑ Paulson, Michael (2026-06-08). "He Was a Big Winner at the Tonys, Yet No One Said His Name". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  20. ↑ Rooney, David (2016-05-01). "Lucille Lortel Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
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