The Transatlantic Alliance – Thomas Hopkins Productions

The Transatlantic Alliance is a UK and US collective of award winning producers united by a shared belief in theatre without borders.

TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE ACROSS NEW YORK) – BROADWAY

THOMAS HOPKINS

CRAIG HAFFNER & SHERRY WRIGHT

THOMAS HOPKINS

Thomas Hopkins is the founder of Thomas Hopkins Productions. Born in East Sussex, he is an accomplished theatre, film, television, and radio producer and general manager.

Thomas has emerged as a leading figure in the arts;establishing a legacy of creativity and innovation within the Hopkins family. He began his artistic journey at an early age, culminating in a full scholarship to the Urdang Academy in Covent Garden. Here he pursued a BA in Musical Theatre. In addition Thomas holds a BA in English and Drama from Middlesex University.

In 2009, Thomas transitioned from performing to production, managing his first West End musical at the Comedy Theatre (now the Harold Pinter Theatre) and his inaugural West End play at Trafalgar Studios. Over the past twenty years, he has garnered extensive experience across various scales and levels of the theatre industry, driven by the guiding principle that “The Future Is Ours to Create.”

Thomas is a distinguished member of the League of Independent Producers, the Society of London Theatre, and The Drama League as well as a voting member of the Olivier Awards.

Furthermore, Thomas is a trustee of the charity Just Add Milk, committed to enhancing accessibility within the industry through workshops, new plays, educational programmes, and the Luke Westlake scholarship.

CRAIG HAFFNER & SHERRY WRIGHT

Craig Haffner and Sherry Wright are founding members of HAFFNER WRIGHT THEATRICALS. Their productions have been recognized by the TONY Awards, Olivier Awards, Grammy Awards, Drama Desk, Drama League, Chita Rivera, Lucille Lortel, and Outer Critics Awards, with numerous nominations and wins.

Broadway productions include Plaza Suite with Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick (Broadway and London); The Wiz Broadway and Tour; Appropriate (TONY winner); Beetlejuice; David Byrne’s American Utopia (TONY winner); Paradise Square (TONY winner); Grey House; Once Upon A One More Time; Children Of A Lesser God revival; Ragtime revival; Doctor Who: Time Fracture (London); Fiddler On The Roof In Yiddish (Directed by Joel Grey).

Currently developing: Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil musical (Jason Robert Brown, Taylor Mac, Rob Ashford), Broadway 2026; Should The World Be Told; Becoming Nancy musical (Jerry Mitchell); The Haunted Abbey play based on a story from Creepy Magazine UK 2027; This Bitter Earth (Soho Theatre, London); Glorious (UK Tour); The Talented Mr Ripley (UK Tour).

Craig and Sherry are both voters for the TONY Awards, full members of The Broadway League and founding Co-Producers of the Museum Of Broadway. Craig is also an EMMY Award winning member of the Directors Guild, the Writers Guild, and the Television Academy.

PRINCE FAGGOT

THOMAS HOPKINS

CRAIG HAFFNER & SHERRY WRIGHT

SAMS ENTERTAINMENT

THOMAS HOPKINS

Thomas Hopkins is the founder of Thomas Hopkins Productions. Born in East Sussex, he is an accomplished theatre, film, television, and radio producer and general manager.

Thomas is a distinguished member of the League of Independent Producers, the Society of London Theatre, and The Drama League as well as a voting member of the Olivier Awards.

CRAIG HAFFNER & SHERRY WRIGHT

SAMS ENTERTAINMENT

SAMS Entertainment, founded by Tony Award–winning producers Sam Houlihan and Sam Biondolillo, is a New York–based producing company dedicated to theatre that is both artistically vibrant and broadly accessible. Built on collaboration, transparency, and trust, the company is committed to elevating new voices while championing work that resonates with contemporary audiences.

On Broadway, the Sams have produced acclaimed productions including Schmigadoon!; Thornton Wilder’s Our Town; Merrily We Roll Along; Gutenberg! The Musical! and Alicia Keys’ Hell’s Kitchen. Off Broadway, credits include DATA at the Lucille Lortel Theatre and Prince Faggot at Studio Seaview.

Internationally, SAMS’ work extends to the United Kingdom, with current projects including the 20th anniversary tour of Glorious!; Little Shop of Horrors (Hope Mill Theatre and Liverpool Everyman) and The Jonathan Larson Project at Southwark Playhouse. Prior UK credits include The Talented Mr. Ripley tour and The Frogs at Southwark Playhouse.

In addition to producing, SAMS provides comprehensive general management across all stages of development, partnering with SJB Production Services to support projects from early workshops through commercial runs.

OEDIPUS - BROADWAY

THOMAS HOPKINS

CASON CRANE

CRAIG HAFFNER & SHERRY WRIGHT

THOMAS HOPKINS

Thomas Hopkins is the founder of Thomas Hopkins Productions. Born in East Sussex, he is an accomplished theatre, film, television, and radio producer and general manager.

Thomas is a distinguished member of the League of Independent Producers, the Society of London Theatre, and The Drama League as well as a voting member of the Olivier Awards.

CASON CRANE

Cason Crane is a Tony Award-winning producer and entrepreneur whose work spans Broadway, the West End, and international touring.

Broadway credits include Sunset Boulevard (Tony Award); Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York); Oedipus and The Fear of 13.

West End credits include Cyrano de Bergerac; Clarkston and Slave Play.

Additional credits include Kenrex and JOB (Off-Broadway); Spamalot and Parade (U.S. tours) and productions across the U.K. including The Jonathan Larson Project; Alice in Wonderland; The Talented Mr. Ripley and Little Shop of Horrors. He is currently partnering with Thomas Hopkins Productions on developing a reimagined production of Boy George’s Taboo.

Beyond theater, Cason is the Founder & CEO of Explorer, where he is building a portfolio of high-quality, sustainably sourced coffee brands including Explorer Cold Brew, One Village Coffee, and Savorista Coffee. An accomplished endurance athlete and mountaineer, he was the first openly LGBT person to climb the Seven Summits and was a finalist on the reality competition series Race to Survive: Alaska.

CRAIG HAFFNER & SHERRY WRIGHT

KENREX - OFF BROADWAY

THOMAS HOPKINS

CASON CRANE

JACK MAPLE

SUSAN HOBBS

THOMAS HOPKINS

Thomas Hopkins is the founder of Thomas Hopkins Productions. Born in East Sussex, he is an accomplished theatre, film, television, and radio producer and general manager.

Thomas is a distinguished member of the League of Independent Producers, the Society of London Theatre, and The Drama League as well as a voting member of the Olivier Awards.

CASON CRANE

Cason Crane is a Tony Award-winning producer and entrepreneur whose work spans Broadway, the West End, and international touring.

Broadway credits include Sunset Boulevard (Tony Award); Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York); Oedipus and The Fear of 13.

West End credits include Cyrano de Bergerac; Clarkston and Slave Play.

JACK MAPLE

Jack became the West End’s youngest producer at the age of 20, when he co-produced the Olivier award-winning revival of Show Boat at the New London Theatre. He most recently produced The Hunchback of Notre Dame in Concert at the Prince Edward Theatre. Later this year, he is also producing the highly anticipated UK premiere of Ride The Cyclone at Southwark Playhouse.

Select credits include: Peter Pan (Phoenix Theatre); Spring Awakening – The 15th Anniversary Reunion (Victoria Palace Theatre); An Officer And A Gentleman (UK Tour); Sleeping Beauty (Harold Pinter Theatre); The Witches Of Eastwick in Concert (Sondheim Theatre); Who’s Holiday! (HOME Manchester & Southwark Playhouse); The Show Must Go On! Live (Palace Theatre & NT Live); Cratchit (Park Theatre); Private Peaceful (Barn Theatre & Bristol Old Vic); The View UpStairs (Soho Theatre); The Rink (Southwark Playhouse); Working (Southwark Playhouse); Loop (Edinburgh Fringe); The Diary Of A Teenage Girl (Southwark Playhouse); A Christmas Tale (Kenton Theatre) and as Associate Producer; Mart Crowley’s The Boys In the Band (Park Theatre & Vaudeville Theatre).

THOMAS HOPKINS

CRAIG HAFFNER & SHERRY WRIGHT

THOMAS HOPKINS

CRAIG HAFFNER & SHERRY WRIGHT

SAMS ENTERTAINMENT

THOMAS HOPKINS

CASON CRANE

CRAIG HAFFNER & SHERRY WRIGHT

THOMAS HOPKINS

CASON CRANE

JACK MAPLE

SUSAN HOBBS

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