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# 5 minutes with a Tony nominee: ‘Liberation’’s Daryl Roth and Rachel Sussman
- URL: https://www.broadwaynews.com/5-minutes-with-a-tony-nominee-2/
- Published: 2026-05-24T21:45:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-24T21:45:06.000Z
- Description: The two represent a multi-generational team of women who lead-produced the play.
- Author: Ruthie Fierberg
- Tags: Podcast, Liberation, Daryl Roth, Rachel Sussman, News, 2026 Tony Awards Spotlight, 5 minutes with a Tony nominee, Closer Look

Daryl Roth has been producing on Broadway since 1991\. She’s proven herself a force, having earned 43 Tony Award nominations. Rachel Sussman began producing on the Main Stem in 2019\. The two, alongside producers Jenny Gersten and Eva Price, formed the lead-producing team of “Liberation,” which is Tony Award-nominated for Best Play. 

Here, the veteran and newer contemporary discuss the signs of quality in a script and the lessons they’ve learned from “Liberation” about how to produce on Broadway in 2026.

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5 minutes with a Tony nominee: Daryl Roth and Rachel Sussman

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“Liberation” is [nominated](https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-tony-award-nominations-the-complete-list/) for five Tony Awards.

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(L-R) Susannah Flood and Betsy Aidem in “Liberation” on Broadway, 2025 (Credit: Little Fang)

The 2026 Tony Awards will take place on June 7 at Radio City Music Hall. [P!NK will host](https://www.broadwaynews.com/p-nk-will-host-the-79th-annual-tony-awards/) the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBS and livestreamed on Paramount+ Premium (8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). CBS and Pluto TV will present the Tony Awards: Act One, with additional details to follow.

See the full list of nominations [here](https://www.broadwaynews.com/2026-tony-award-nominations-the-complete-list/).