Sonia Friedman, who produced Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, has come top of the new Stage 100 list of the most influential people in showbusiness.
Ms Friedman is only the second woman to head of the rankings as a solo entry. Her other credits as a producer include The Book of Mormon, La Cage Aux Folles and Legally Blonde The Musical.
Alistair Smith, Stage magazine’s print editor, paid tribute to Ms Friedman, saying that 2016 had been “a phenomenal year” for her and that although she had enjoyed past success, she had now gone “stratospheric”.
“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was always likely to be a licence to print money”, he said.
