“He’s so profoundly unserious right now,” says someone who’s known Roth for years, not hesitating to gossip about their charismatic friend anonymously. As a producer, Roth wasn’t solely focused on the bottom line; he organized a Broadway fundraiser for Hillary Clinton and another for President Biden, and is quietly generous across a number of causes. He had a reputation for being both artist-friendly and aggressively advocating for shows he wanted. Roth was unusually dedicated to the tiny details too. At Jujamcyn he introduced smaller ice cubes that would melt faster to reduce clinking noises in the audience. For Mean Girls, he troubleshot long lines for women’s restrooms with ushers carrying signs that read “#FollowMe (I’m the line for the ladies’ room).” The work of a producer can be tedious; collaborators note that Roth’s approach has always been long on passion and short on complaining. In 2023, Jujamcyn merged operations with Britain’s Ambassador Theater Group (now ATG Entertainment), where Roth remains a board member and creative director, presumably creating a windfall for him. Two years later …