APAP|NYC 2026 Exhibitors

The deadline to submit an awards nomination was September 28, 2023.

The EXPO Commons at APAP|NYC is where business happens. A great place to make connections and discover new artists, the 300+ booth hall features agents, artists, and vendors from around North America and beyond.

Here is the list of exhibitors-to-date for the APAP|NYC 2026 conference. Interested in exhibiting? Learn more.

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Nomination Requirements for the APAP Awards

You must be a current member of APAP, but the nominee is not required to be an APAP member. If self-nominating, you must be a current member of APAP.
You may only nominate the same individual/organization for a maximum of two awards. Please submit each nomination separately.
Self-nominations will be considered only if they are submitted with at least one (1) letter of support from an outside entity/individual (who is also an APAP member).

APAP 2021 Award Nominees

The following performing arts professionals and organizations were nominated by APAP members for the following awards and represent the breadth and depth of the performing arts presenting, booking and touring field at this moment.

THE AWARD OF MERIT FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN THE PERFORMING ARTS

Ronald K. Brown, Choreographer/Artistic Director, EVIDENCE, a Dance Company
Rhodnie Désir, Artistic Director/Artist/Choreographer, RD Creations
Christine Dixon, artist
Raja Feather Kelly, Founding Artistic Director, the feath3r theory
Zakir Hussain, tabla player, composer, percussionist, producer, actor
Yo-Yo Ma, cellist, musician, founder, Silk Road Ensemble
Christian McBride, bassist, composer, arranger
Charles Miller, Program Consultant, Mayo Performing Arts Center
Debra Nagy, Founder and Director, Les Délices
Moses Pendleton, choreographer, dancer and the artistic director of MOMIX
Toshi Reagon, musician, composer, curator and producer

THE SIDNEY R. YATES AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ADVOCACY ON BEHALF OF THE PERFORMING ARTS

Gail Boyd, President, Gail Boyd Artist Management
Matthew Covey, Executive Director, Tamizdat
Creating New Futures: Working Guidelines for Ethics & Equity in Presenting Dance & Performance
María López De León, President and CEO, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures (NALAC)
Nikki Estes, Director, Presenting & Touring, South Arts
Florida Professional Presenters Consortium, Inc.
Dayna Frank, Board President/Co-Founder, NIVA; CEO, First Avenue Productions
Meena Malik, musician, arts consultant, and cultural organizer; Program Manager of Theater, NEFA; API Arts Network of Boston
Mixedearners.org, Kevin Erickson and Sarah Al Howes, Esquire
Rev. MOOSE, Executive Director/Co-Founder, NIVA; Managing Partner, Marauder
Performing Arts Managers & Agents Coalition (PAMAC), Charlotte Lee, Founder, in collaboration with David Lai and Cindy Liu
Jonathan Shmidt Chapman, Executive Director, TYA/USA
Zeyba Rahman, Senior Program Officer for the Building Bridges Program (DDFIA), Doris Duke Charitable Foundation
United States Artists, Deana Haggag, President & CEO
We See You White American Theater

THE WILLIAM DAWSON AWARD FOR PROGRAMMATIC EXCELLENCE AND SUSTAINED ACHIEVEMENT IN PROGRAMMING

Aspen Santa Fe Ballet, Jean-Philippe Malaty, Executive Director, and Tom Mossbrucker, Artistic Director
Barrington Stage Company, Julianne Boyd, Artistic Director
W. Lee Bell, Senior Director of Programming, Kravis Center for the Performing Arts
Celebrity Series of Boston, Amy Lam, Artistic Programmer
Charleston Gaillard Center, Therese Spaseff, Director of Entertainment and Programming
Zenetta S. Drew, Executive Director, Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, Kathy Ramsberger, President & CEO
Brooke Horejsi, Assistant Dean for Art & Creative Engagement, Executive Director of UtahPresents
Kodi Hutchinson, Artistic Producer, JazzYYC
Lied Center for the Performing Arts, Bill Stephan, Executive Director & Chief Artistic Officer
William Lockwood, Special Programming Director. McCarter Theatre Center, Princeton University
Charles Miller, Program Consultant, Mayo Performing Arts Center
Kristina Newman-Scott, President, BRIC Arts Media
The Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director, and Patrick Willingham, Executive Director
Steven Schmidt, General Manager, Riverside Concerts/City of Rochester (MN) Civic Music Department
Kathy Schuman, Vice President & Artistic Director, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
Roberta Uno, Director, Arts in a Changing America
Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Caroline Cronson, Producer and Duke Dang, General Manager

THE FAN TAYLOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY SERVICE TO THE FIELD OF PROFESSIONAL PRESENTING

Andre Bouchard, Principal and Founder, Indigenous Performance Productions, a nonprofit company
Mario Garcia Durham, arts administrator, educator
María López De León, President and CEO, National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures (NALAC)
Deana Haggag, President & CEO, United States Artists
Steve Lerian, Director, Cal Poly Arts
Charles Miller, Program Consultant, Mayo Performing Arts Center
Norton Owen, Director of Preservation, Jacob’s Pillow
Diane Rodriguez, Director, Rodriguez Projects (posthumously)
Vera Wilson, Founder, Astral Artists, Inc.

APAP is also pleased to announce Olga Garay-English as the 2021 recipient of the Halsey & Alice North Board Alumni Award. Garay-English is currently an independent arts consultant and is Senior Advisor for International Affairs to Fundación Teatro a Mil. The Halsey & Alice North Board Alumni Award is presented to an APAP Board Alum who has demonstrated in their words and actions the beautiful spirit of generosity and giving, not only on a continuing basis to Association of Performing Arts Professionals, but to the field at large.

Additionally, we look forward to celebrating the recipients of the NAPAMA Awards who were announced in January: Kevin Spencer, Self-Represented Artist, Educator and Advocate, Hocus Focus, Inc. will receive the Liz Silverstein Award for Agent-Manager of the Year, and Hollis Ashby, Artistic and Executive Director, Williams Center for the Arts will receive the NAPAMA Award for Presenter of the Year.

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EXHIBITORS (as November 5, 2025)

20K Consulting
33 & West
7/24 Talent Marketing
80s kids
Accesso
Adhyâropa Records
Admire Entertainment, Inc.
Admission Nation, LLC
AEC
Agence Station Bleue
Ágora Cultural Architects
AIP
Albert Einstein Productions
Alcolea & cie
Ali Webb & Friends
Alkahest Artists
Alliance Artist Management, Inc
Allied Powers, LLC
AMAZ Entertainment
American Ice Theatre
American Piano Awards
Ananya Dance Theatre
Aquila Theatre Company
Ariel Artists, LLC
Arrival Artists
Artifax
Arts Management Associates
ArtsVision
ASYMM Digital
Atomic Music Group
AudienceView
Awesome Company
Bailiwick Booking
Ball in the House
Ballet West
Ballets with a Twist
BAM Baird Artists Management
Bandsintown, LLC
Belsher Arts Management
Bernstein Artists, Inc.
BesenArts LLC
BiCoastal Productions
Blue Raven Entertainment
BodyVox
BOND Theatrical
Booking House, Inc.
Brad Simon Organization
Brasil Música & Artes (BM&A)
Brigham Young University
BritBeat - The Immersive Beatles Experience
Broadway & Beyond Theatricals
Burt Blague
Cadence Arts Network, Inc.
Cadenza Artists
CAMI Music
Canis Major Music
Capacoa
Capitol International Productions
Cast Productions
Catch a Wave: Michael Longoria & The Surfnotes (Celebrating the music of the The Beach Boys)
Cathy Pruzan Artist Representative
Celtic Magic
Center for China Shanghai International Arts Festival
Center Stage Artists
Century Artists Management Agency
Ceylon Artist Management
Changemaker Talent
Chaplin Entertainment Inc.
Charlotte Ballet
Chord Board, LLC
CINARS
CIPA
Circles Magic, LLC
Class Act Performing Artists
CMI Entertainment, Inc.
Colbert Artists Management, Inc.
Colorful Hat Circus & Variety
Columbia Artists Theatricals
Community Music, Inc.
Concert Artists Guild
Concerted Efforts
Connie Converse Universe
Contemporary Legend Theater
Conway Entertainment Group
CourseStorm
Creative Booking Agency, Inc.
Criterion Pictures
Crossover Touring
CueBox Software
Curtis Institute of Music
Dance Kaleidoscope
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dandelion Artists
David Belenzon Management, Inc.
David Lieberman Artist's Representatives
David Rowe Artists
Day After Day Productions
Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
DCA Productions
Degy Booking International Inc
Delirium Musicum
:DELIRIUM:
Directo Productions
Don Casino Entertainment
Downstage Entertainment, LLC
Dynamic Talent International
East Bank Entertainment
ECE Touring - a division of EastCoast Entertainment
Ed Keane Associates
Electric Root
Elsie Management
Emerald Strings
Encore Entertainment
EnPointe Management
Entourage Talent Associates
EPIC Arts Management
Epstein Fox Performances
Etix
Europäische FilmPhilharmonie
Fancifool! With Ananda Bena-Weber
FAS Arts Management
Flamenco Arts International
FLi Artists
FolQuébec
Four Mortals Productions
Frank Salomon Associates, Inc.
Free Range Records
Friedson Enterprises
Fuzion
G.L. Berg Entertainment
GAMI/Simonds, LLC
GAUDANSE, Inc.
General Arts Touring
Geodesic Management, LLC
Georgia Players Guild
Gersh
Girls Next Door
Golden Land Concerts & Connections
Green Feather Foundation
Gregg Young & the 2nd Street Band/Shore Records
Griffin Theatre Company
Group5productions
Halac Artists
Hangzhou Very Good Show LTD
Harmony Artists
HEDY! The Life & Inventions of Hedy Lamarr
Hello Neighbor Productions
Hello! Booking
Herschel Freeman
Higher Impact Entertainment
High Road Touring
Holden Arts Associates
Home Team Mgmt
Illusionist Leon Etienne
IMG
ImmerSphere
Indianapolis Ballet
Indigenous Performance Productions
Indigo Talent
Inner World Artist Management
Inspiration Artists, LLC
International Music Network (IMN)
Invisible Man Productions
Jensen Artists
Jodi Kaplan & Associates / Booking Dance
Jonathan Wentworth Associates
Just Sway Music
JVG Projects/Broadway Arts