Vivek J Tiwary
Tony Award Winning Producer and NY Times Best Selling Author
Vivek J. Tiwary is a New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning producer of Broadway shows, film, television and graphic novels…
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Vivek J. Tiwary is a New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning producer of Broadway shows, film, television and graphic novels. He is the producer and writer of The Fifth Beatle, a New York Times best-selling graphic novel based on the life of Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein. Tiwary became the first ever to win the Will Eisner Comic Industry Award for “Best Reality-Based Work” as a first-time comics writer. In addition, The Fifth Beatle has secured unprecedented access to Beatles’ music and a feature film is in development to shoot in 2014.
Tiwary is attached to lead produce a Broadway adaptation of Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill. The production will include the participation of Morissette, as well as that of Pulitzer and Tony award winner Tom Kitt. In television, Tiwary sold a sitcom pilot Punk Rock Dad to CBS, based on the bestselling memoir/parenting manual by Pennywise lead singer Jim Lindberg. Tiwary is developing a number of additional series including Amelia Rules! — a children’s film franchise and television series based on the series of tween graphic novels by New York Times best-selling author Jimmy Gownley.
On Broadway, Tiwary’s productions have won a combined 25 Tony Awards from 44 Tony nominations—every single one of his shows have been decorated. They include The Addams Family, Green Day’s American Idiot (the groundbreaking adaptation of the superstar rock band’s multi-platinum album), Mel Brooks’ The Producers (the most Tony Awards ever) and Young Frankenstein, A Raisin In The Sun (starring Sean Combs), and A Little Night Music (starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury).
Prior to founding Tiwary Entertainment Group and online music education/empowerment company StarPolish, Tiwary held a number of major label music-industry positions, including launching and heading the Alternative Marketing Department at Mercury/PolyGram Records, and managing Video Promotion for Mercury/PolyGram, where he worked closely with MTV and VH1. Tiwary has worked with artists covering the entire musical spectrum including Bruce Springsteen, Shania Twain, Bon Jovi, Pearl Jam, Kiss, LL Cool J, John Mellencamp, Allen Ginsberg, Oasis, Hanson, 311 and The Mighty Mighty BossTones to name but a few.
Tiwary is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of both the Wharton School of Business and the University of Pennsylvania’s College of Arts and Sciences. He also holds a filmmaking certificate from The New York Film Academy and is an acting student of Susan Batson/Black Nexxus Acting Studio. His entertaining speeches on topics ranging from business to arts and culture to diversity and many others will have audiences wanting more, just like his captivating Broadway shows.
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MEDTRONIC
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BAYLOR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
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SAP COMPANY
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CAMPUS LABS
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PFIZER
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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. MEMORIAL BREAKFAST, BOSTON, MLK SPEAKER
Everything went well. Atsuko was very easy to work with and the students enjoyed her performance! Thank you again for your recommendation and I hope to work with you again in the future!
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GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY
Jordan Carlos was very very entertaining! A majority of students who answered the event survey indicated they really enjoyed Jordan and definitely will bring him back!
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
On behalf of myself and my organization Entertainment Unlimited the Campus Programming Board of Ferris State University, we thank you PDA and Dan for a successful event!! Dan was magnificent! Students really enjoyed the presentation. I know I did. Can't wait to bring in more programs with PDA Group.
FERRIS STATE UNIVERSITY
It was a great pleasure to work with PDA Group! The communication was always prompt, friendly and helpful. We loved the speakers and events we booked through Mr. Peter Walker (PDA Group).
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Thank you, Peter, for all your help, you'll be happy to know that the event went incredibly well! Aneesa Ferreira was by far one of the best speakers we've ever had!
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The Color of Dreams: Applying the Immigrant Experience to a Life in the Arts
CAN’T BUY ME LOVE: Business Lessons from The Beatles Management
MUSICIANS ON CALL: Delivering The Healing Power of Music
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Vivek J Tiwary discusses The Fifth Beatle: The Brian Epstein Story
The fifth Beatle -- the birth of the Beatles, impossible dreams | Vivek J. Tiwary | TEDxFultonStreet
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