Willette Murphy Klausner, theatrical and film producer and former film studio marketing executive, is the founder and president of WMK PRODUCTIONS, INC. 

 

Willette is a seasoned Broadway and West End producer whose credits span award-winning musicals, plays, and cultural landmarks. She is the producer of celebrated Three Mo’ Tenors, part of the original producing team for the Tony Award-winning Hadestown and has co-produced acclaimed productions including Titanique (winner of two Oliviers),  MJ the Musical, Buena Vista Social Club, Maybe Happy Ending, Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times of The Temptations and the revivals of Glengarry Glen Ross, Gypsy and Sunset Blvd. She is known for championing theater that uplifts, entertains and reflects her core values of self-reliance and personal responsibility.

 

She is a board member of the Coalition for African Americans in the Performing Arts (CAAPA) of the Development Wing and as a Mentor for Front Row Productions Fellowship in association with Columbia University, the American Cinema Foundation, the Advisory Board of Women in Film, and has served on the Boards of Directors of the Los Angeles Music Center, and the Women in Film Foundation. She is a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women and the International Women’s Forum.