Lily Fan ’04 - Alumni & Student Profiles
Any good writer will tell you that it’s a stretch to introduce a couple of circus clowns to create a plot complication. But for Lily Fan ’04, it’s a true story—and it worked.
The London version of Kinky Boots opened in September. (Credit: Alamy)
Behind The Curtain of Theatre Investing
Lily Fan, a Hong Kong-raised lawyer who now lives in New York, has invested in about 15 plays since 2010 and said she’s mostly broken even over that time. Fan wasn’t a theatre fan when she started. She got involved when friends needed help putting on a production. She helped financially, but she also booked the venue, did the marketing and essentially produced the entire show.
耶鲁毕业却没有从事法律这一行的人，究竟去做了什么工作？
Fan刚毕业时的职业路径和普通法学生并无二致。她曾在两家知名律所担任律师，分别是Shearman & Sterling以及Morrison & Foerster。在2008年时，Fan离开了律所成为了奥巴马在宾夕法尼亚选区的志愿协调员。。
Photo Credit: Jennifer Broski
Tom Kitt, Lily Fan and More Announced as Eugene O'Neill Theater Center Board Members
The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center announced eight individuals who have been elected to the Board of Trustees. These celebrated artists, business leaders, and philanthropists bring a wealth of experience to the venerable non-profit, best known for developing new works for the american stage and undergraduate training through the National Theater Institute.
Finding the Right Path – Four Yale Law graduates discuss their varied career paths and the lessons they’ve learned along the way
Summer 2018, Yale Law Report
"Any good writer will tell you that it’s a stretch to introduce a couple of circus clowns to create a plot complication. But for Lily Fan ’04, it’s a true story— and it worked."
Lily Fan – A Producer Focuses On the Story of the Underdog
Posted on March 31, 2014 by Marina P. Kennedy in Woman Around Town
"The founder of Scandobean Productions LLC, Fan made her producing debut Off Broadway with the original physical comedy show The Rotten Plaintains in 2010. Her other Broadway and touring credits include co-producing the 2012 revival of Andrew Lloyd Weber’s Jesus Christ Superstar. She also co-produced David Henry Hwang’s Chinglish on Broadway and the show’s first international tour to Hong Kong."
SinoVision TV Interview
Aired on 3/25/2012 in the U.S., Beijing and Shanghai
A Chinese-language media interview for Cosmo Times about producing. In each weekly, half-hour program, reporters focus in on the latest trends, cultural news, and daily lives of real people.
Opening Night of Chinglish on Broadway
Opened on 10/27/2011
Hear Lily's take on this powerful new play.
The Other Josh Cohen | Commercial
Paper Mill Playhouse is proud to continue its 75th Anniversary Season with another new musical The Other Josh Cohen. The Other Josh Cohen features a book, music and lyrics by David Rossmer and Steve Rosen.
This Week on Broadway | Panel
This Week for Broadway with Peter Filichia, James Marino and Michael Portantiere discuss (among other things) The Other Josh Cohen, and Scandobean Productions.