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Ruthie Fierberg

she/her/hers

Senior Features Editor
Playbill
Participates in 4 items

Ruthie Fierberg is a New York City-based journalist and current Senior Features Editor at Playbill, creating innovative and engaging content through in-depth written, multimedia, and video pieces focused on the arts. She is also the host of Playbill's "Live From the Red Carpet" specials from Broadway's opening nights. A graduate of Barnard College, she has written for such national publications as Good Housekeeping, Parents, American Baby, Parents Latina, and Backstage magazines. Ruthie has moderated panels for the 92Y, the JCC of Manhattan, Disney Theatrical Productions, BroadwayCon 2016–2019, and the annual American Performing Arts Professionals Conference. She has guested on SiriusXM Volume radio and a number of podcasts. A lover of theatre, tennis, and Bikram yoga, Ruthie is also involved with such causes as Covenant House International and The Actors Fund. Visit ruthiefierberg.com and follow her on Instagram @ruthiefierceberg, Twitter @RuthiesATrain.

Sessions in which Ruthie Fierberg participates

Friday 24 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
4:15 PM
4:15 PM
Women Music Directors
1 hour, 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - Murray Hill Room

Panel

Ruthie Fierberg, Playbill (Moderator)

Meg Zervoulis, West Side Story (Participant)

Andrea Grody, The Band's Visit (Participant)

Wendy Cavett, Come From Away (Participant)

Nadia DiGiallonardo, Waitress (Participant)

Cherie Rosen, The Lion King (Participant)

Lena Gabrielle, Emojiland (Participant)

Annbritt duChateau, Frozen (Participant)

Music directors are the people who help bring the scores of your favorite shows to life, both in the rehearsal process and during performances. In ...
6:40 PM
6:40 PM
Interview: Donna McKechnie
1 hour, 6:40 PM - 7:40 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - MainStage - Grand Ballroom

Interview

Ruthie Fierberg, Playbill (Moderator)

Donna McKechnie, A Chorus Line (Participant)

Join Donna McKechnie for this exclusive interview commemorating the 45th anniversary of her Tony Award-winning performance in A Chorus Line ...

Saturday 25 January, 2020

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Groundbreaking Choreographers
1 hour, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

New York Hilton Midtown - Trianon Ballroom

Panel

Ruthie Fierberg, Playbill (Moderator)

Camille A. Brown, Once On This Island (Participant)

Sonya Tayeh, Moulin Rouge! The Musical (Participant)

Sergio Trujillo, Ain't Too Proud (Participant)

Join Ruthie Fieberg, arts journalist and Playbill Senior Features Editor, as she explores the meaning behind the movement in this panel about chore...
1:45 PM
1:45 PM
Directing on Broadway
1 hour, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM

New York Hilton Midtown - Trianon Ballroom

Panel

Kathleen Marshall, Anything Goes (Participant)

Ruthie Fierberg, Playbill (Moderator)

Tyne Rafaeli (Participant)

Kenny Leon, Children of a Lesser God (Participant)

Jeff Calhoun, Between the Lines (Participant)

Join Ruthie Fierberg, Senior Features Editor at Playbill, for a conversation with three leading Broadway directors about the state of their field, ...