American theatre editor and producer
Ira Weitzman is an American musical theatre dramaturge and producer. He was the creator and first director of the Musical Theater Program at Playwrights Horizons from 1978 and at Lincoln Center Theater (LCT) from 1992. He also served as associate producer of musical theater at both institutions. 
Weitzman was involved in the development of the following productions:
From 2008 to the present, Weitzman has been the Mindich Musical Theater Producer at LCT, overseeing the development and production of the Tony Award-winning revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "South Pacific" as well as "The King and I", Lerner and Loewe's "My Fair Lady" and the 2016 Broadway revival of Finn and Lapine's "Falsettos". During this period, he also developed new musicals including:
Weitzman produced the revival of Moss Hart and Irving Berlin's "As Thousands Cheer" for Drama Dept, was line producer and dramaturge for the first post-Broadway revival of Sondheim and Furth's "Merrily We Roll Along" directed by Lapine at the La Jolla Playhouse, and was the production coordinator for the world premiere of "Into the Woods" at the Old Globe.
As a concert producer, Weitzman was Artistic Director of WBAI-FM's Free Music Store, The Writers Cabaret at NY's West Bank Café under the auspices of Playwrights Horizons, the first Artistic Director of City Center's Encores! and the inaugural producer of Lincoln Center's American Songbook concert series.
In 2009, Ira Weitzman received the Lucille Lortel Award for Sustained Excellence in Off-Broadway Theater.
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