Randy Weiner
Founder and partner
Outside the Box Amusements
Randy Weiner is a playwright, producer, and theatre owner. He has been called “the leading impresario of nontraditional theatre in New York” by the New York Times and “a mad genius of nightlife” by the Wall Street Journal.
Weiner is a founder and partner in Outside the Box Amusements ( OTBA ), which manages and produces unique experiences by integrating world-class entertainment, bespoke hospitality and innovative design.
Weiner’s recent projects with OTBA include ‘Come Alive!: The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular’ and Usher’s sold-out My Way residency in Las Vegas.
Additionally, with Emursive Productions, Randy Weiner produced the Drama Desk Award-winning New York premiere of Punchdrunk’s ‘Sleep No More’ theatrical experience. Weiner is co-owner of The Box venues in New York and London, billed as the “theatre of varieties”. He’s also the co-owner and co-creator of The Stranger, a nightclub in New York offering “quite possibly the weirdest night of your life”.
He is behind the most talked-about immersive experience to hit New York City in 2025, the immersive Phantom of the Opera: Masquerade. He is also the force behind Come Alive! in London.
One nominator said: “It is hard to understate Randy’s impact as an influencer in immersive. He was one of the original pioneers.”
