What We Do

Drew Desky and Dane Levens are the founders of Drew & Dane Productions. The focus of Drew & Dane is to collaborate with writers, composers, actors, directors, and creative teams to support and develop new theatrical works. The team has been involved as lead producers, executive producers, co-producers, investors, and consultants on a number of Broadway and off-Broadway shows, London shows, regional and touring productions, readings and television series.

Who We Are

Drew Desky and Dane Levins

Drew Desky & Dane Levens (Producers)

Drew Desky and Dane Levens are award-winning producers for theatre and web series. Most recently, Drew & Dane produced Rain and Zoe Save the World at Jermyn Street Theatre. They have produced the award-winning revival of Little Shop of Horrors (Drama Desk Award, Drama League Award and Outer Critics Circle Honor for Outstanding Revival of a Musical), Pageant (Drama Desk nomination), Application Pending (Drama Desk nomination), Who's Holiday! (Lortel nomination), The Other Josh Cohen (Off Broadway Alliance nomination), Fairycakes, Unexpected Joy, Bright Colors and Bold Patterns, and R.R.R.E.D. Currently supporting Hadestown (including North American Tour), Dear Evan Hansen (including North American Tour and West End), Come From Away (Australia/NZ tour), Moulin Rouge! (Australia Tour), Cambodian Rock Band (North American Tour), A Sherlock Carol, and The Inheritance. They have produced and supported developmental presentations of several plays and musicals. Drew & Dane have earned the Emmy® Award for Best Digital Drama Series as Executive Producers of After Forever in 2018. Drew is the Founding Co-Chair of the Leadership Council of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Drew and Dane are also members of the Artists Circle of the Bucks County Playhouse, where they have the honor of being the only couple married on that historic stage.

Clayton Howe

Clayton Howe (Associate Producer)

Clay is Associate Producer, host, actor, writer and optimist. Most recently, Clay was seen in the Broadway National Tour of Waitress as Earl Hunterson. Curiosity and a passion for thoughtful storytelling led him to create, edit and host Entertainmentx where he gets to the heart, soul and drive of top performers in the entertainment industry. Previous guests include Grammy winner Jonathan Groff; Tony Award winners Billy Porter and Jerry Mitchell; plus Hollywood and Broadway stars and choreographers like Bradley James, Jonah Platt, Diana DeGarmo, and Morgan James, as well as emerging talent from film, TV, Broadway and publishing. Clay believes in genuine human connection and the power of kindness. Consequently, he loves to meet and connect like-minded humans. Clay is an alum of SUNY Fredonia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. He is enthusiastic about collaborating with DDM Productions.

Sarah Nowak

Sarah Nowak (Chief Administrative Officer)

Sarah Nowak, Chief Administrator, has enjoyed an eclectic career as a comedian and admin throughout NYC. She is proud member of The Baldwins, the longest running improv team in the city and currently teaches improv and character work at The People's Improv Theater. She spent one season at sea as a cast member of The Second City Review on the Norwegian Epic and was honored as one of the Fresh Faces of Comedy at the Just for Laughs Festival in Montréal. In her downtime, she has supported her vices in a variety of administrative roles in architecture, finance, TV Production and education. She is so grateful to finally work in the arts as her day job, too. She loves horror movies, fancy cocktails and The Mets.

Michael Mills

Michael Mills (Director and Creative Co-Producer)

Off-Broadway, Michael is a co-producer of the award-winning revival of Little Shop of Horrors (Drama Desk Award, Drama League Award and OuterCritics Circle Honor). He has co-produced the New York and London premier production of Unexpected Joy and The Other Josh Cohen at the Westside Theatre. He was co-producer of the world premiere of Kleptocracy at Arena Stage in Washington, DC and is executive producer of a new musical,Spandex.

He has supported theatrical and music performances including Be More Chill on Broadway, the Off-Broadway immersive piece, "Who Killed Edgar Allen Poe?" and Passing Through at Goodspeed Musicals.

Michael directed the world premiere production of Come Out, Come Out, shows at 54 Below, Green Room 42, Marvin Theatre in D.C. and the London Summer Music Theatre Academy.

Michael is also a founding partner of DDM Productions. A company that identifies and develops new original musicals.

He serves on the boards of NYC and regional theaters and volunteers with a number of community based organizations.

Current Shows

Little Shop of Horrors

Off-Broadway - Westside Theatre

Merrily We Roll Along

Broadway - Hudson Theatre

Hadestown

Broadway - Walter Kerr Theatre
US National Tour

Moulin Rouge

Australian Tour

After Forever

Web Series - Amazon Prime

Upcoming Shows

Concrete Jungle

Dracula

EI8HT

Mary and Max

Mr. Holland's Opus

Rain and Zoe Save the World

Past Broadway

Dear Evan Hansen

Broadway - Music Box Theatre

The Inheritance

Broadway - Ethel Berrymore Theatre

Be More Chill

Broadway - Lyceum Theatre

Allegiance

Broadway - Longacre Theatre

Catch Me If You Can

Broadway - Neil Simon Theatre

Past Off-Broadway

Dracula

Off-Broadway - New World Stages

Til Death

Off-Broadway - Abingdon Theatre

A Sherlock Carol

Off-Broadway - New World Stages

Fairycakes

Off-Broadway - Greenwich House Theater

Who Killed Edgar Allan Poe? - The Cooping Theory 1969

Off-Broadway - RPM Underground

The Other Josh Cohen

Off-Broadway - Westside Theatre

R.R.R.E.D

Off-Broadway - DR2

Unexpected Joy

Off-Broadway - York Theatre

Who's Holiday

Off-Broadway - Westside Theatre

Bright Colors and Bold Patterns

Off-Broadway - Soho Playhouse

Application Pending

Off-Broadway - Westside Theatre

Pageant: The Musical

Off-Broadway - Davenport Theatre

Past Regional, Tour, International & Other Media

Rain and Zoe Save the World

Jermyn Street Theatre - London

Cambodian Rock Band

US Tour

Come From Away

Australia/New Zealand Tour

Dear Evan Hansen

London - Noel Coward Theatre
US National Tour

Allegiance

West End - Charing Cross Theatre

Passing Through

Goodspeed's Terris Theatre

Unexpected Joy

Southwark Playhouse - London

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