Charles D. Urstadt is a theater producer focused on bringing new voices and innovative works to the stage.

Charlie’s current Broadway productions include Call Me Izzy, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and Wanted. Recent projects include Floyd Collins (Tony Award nomination for Best Revival of a Musical; Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Revival of a Musical), Appropriate (Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play; Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play), La Egoísta, Sugar Daddy, and Long Way Down. 

With decades of experience in the real estate field, he served as chairman of the board of directors of Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., a real estate investment trust traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The company owned 77 properties, which contained approximately 5.3 million square feet.

Charlie is a current board member of Le Petit Theatre and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and is a member of The Broadway League and The Drama League.

Charlie has previously served on the boards of the Ensemble Studio Theater, Friends of WNET/Thirteen, the New York State Board of Historic Preservation, the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans, the Miami Design Preservation League, and the Miami Beach Planning Board.

He splits his time between New York and New Orleans, where he resides with his husband, David Bernard, and their Boston Terrier, Dolly.

Theater Productions

Current

Call Me Izzy, Studio 54, New York, NY, 2025. Link

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Broadway, 2026. Link

Wanted, Broadway, 2026. Link

Past

Floyd Collins, Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York, NY, 2025. Link

• Tony Award nomination for Best Revival of a Musical

• Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Revival of a Musical

Appropriate, Belasco Theater, New York, NY, 2024.* Link

• Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Play

La Egoísta, Philadelphia Theater Company, Philadelphia, PA, 2024*

Sugar Daddy, Wallis Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2024*

Long Way Down, Olney Theater Center, Olney, MD, 2024*

Gun & Powder, Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ 2024*

*As Managing Director, Edgewood Entertainment, LLC

Association Memberships

The Broadway League, New York, NY

The Drama League, New York, NY

Past Professional Highlights

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc - Chairman and Director
Real estate investment trust listed on the NY Stock Exchange; owned and managed over 77 commercial properties containing over 5.3 million square feet.

Brown Harris Stevens - Executive Vice President
Broker and sales division executive with New York’s premier luxury residential real estate brokerage company.

Pearce, Urstadt, Mayer & Greer Inc - Senior Vice President
Broker and executive at a national commercial real estate brokerage firm.

Education

New York University - Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude

University of Miami, School of Communication - Master of Arts, Honors

Volunteer

Current

Le Petit Theatre, New Orleans LA - Board of Governors

Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans LA - Trustee, Chairman Emeritus

Past

Ensemble Studio Theater, New York NY - Director

Friends of WNET/Thirteen, New York - Director

Preservation Resource Center, New Orleans LA - President, Director

Miami Design Preservation League, Miami Beach FL - Chairman, Director

City of Miami Beach Planning Board, Miami Beach FL - Chairman, Member

New York State Board for Historic Preservation, Albany NY - Board Member