Nelle Nugent is an independent Broadway producer of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. She has won numerous awards including the Tony Award. She has overseen productions such as Amadeus, Morning's at Seven, The Elephant Man, The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby, and Dracula. She will bring Lydia Diamond's Stick Fly to the Cort Theatre on Broadway beginning November 18, 2011. Her co-producers on Stick Fly include musician Alicia Keys.</ref> [1]
Along with producer John Schwally, she is responsible for starting the east coast chapter of the Producers Guild of America.