{"id":1446,"date":"2026-08-10T05:51:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:51:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/speakers\/cynthia-j-tong\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T05:51:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T09:51:35","slug":"cynthia-j-tong","status":"publish","type":"sb_speaker","link":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/speakers\/cynthia-j-tong\/4303\/","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia J. Tong"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Cynthia J. Tong is a three-time Tony-nominated Asian American theater producer, named one of Variety’s “41 Under 40: New Leaders Class of 2025.” As Producer at Tom Kirdahy Productions, she’s […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-1446","sb_speaker","type-sb_speaker","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nCynthia J. Tong<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Cynthia J. Tong is a three-time Tony-nominated Asian American theater producer, named one of Variety's "41 Under 40: New Leaders Class of 2025." As Producer at Tom Kirdahy Productions, she's working on Broadway musical Just in Time starring Jonathan Groff and Caroline at MCC Theater featuring Chlo\u221a\u00b4 Grace Moretz. Cynthia believes in meaningful community building within theater. She co-organized the first Celebrating AANHPI Theatremakers on Broadway Brunch (2025), co-founded The Industry Standard Group, and teaches at Montclair State University. She's been selected for the Shubert Organization Artistic Circle (2025) and is a Broadway League member. She's worked on 25+ projects including Gypsy (2024; Tony nom); The Piano Lesson (2022; Tony nom.); New York, New York (2023; Tony nom.); and Hadestown tours. From Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., Sociology).\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cynthia J. Tong\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Cynthia J. Tong is a three-time Tony-nominated Asian American theater producer, named one of Variety's "41 Under 40: New Leaders Class of 2025." As Producer at Tom Kirdahy Productions, she's working on Broadway musical Just in Time starring Jonathan Groff and Caroline at MCC Theater featuring Chlo\u221a\u00b4 Grace Moretz. Cynthia believes in meaningful community building within theater. She co-organized the first Celebrating AANHPI Theatremakers on Broadway Brunch (2025), co-founded The Industry Standard Group, and teaches at Montclair State University. She's been selected for the Shubert Organization Artistic Circle (2025) and is a Broadway League member. She's worked on 25+ projects including Gypsy (2024; Tony nom); The Piano Lesson (2022; Tony nom.); New York, New York (2023; Tony nom.); and Hadestown tours. From Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., Sociology).\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/speakers\/cynthia-j-tong\/4303\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Advertising Week New York 2026\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/speakers\\\/cynthia-j-tong\\\/4303\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/speakers\\\/cynthia-j-tong\\\/4303\\\/\",\"name\":\"Cynthia J. Tong\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-08-10T09:51:35+00:00\",\"description\":\"Cynthia J. Tong is a three-time Tony-nominated Asian American theater producer, named one of Variety's \\\"41 Under 40: New Leaders Class of 2025.\\\" As Producer at Tom Kirdahy Productions, she's working on Broadway musical Just in Time starring Jonathan Groff and Caroline at MCC Theater featuring Chlo\u221a\u00b4 Grace Moretz. Cynthia believes in meaningful community building within theater. She co-organized the first Celebrating AANHPI Theatremakers on Broadway Brunch (2025), co-founded The Industry Standard Group, and teaches at Montclair State University. She's been selected for the Shubert Organization Artistic Circle (2025) and is a Broadway League member. She's worked on 25+ projects including Gypsy (2024; Tony nom); The Piano Lesson (2022; Tony nom.); New York, New York (2023; Tony nom.); and Hadestown tours. From Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., Sociology).\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/speakers\\\/cynthia-j-tong\\\/4303\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/speakers\\\/cynthia-j-tong\\\/4303\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/speakers\\\/cynthia-j-tong\\\/4303\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Speakers\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/speakers\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Cynthia J. Tong\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/\",\"name\":\"Advertising Week New York 2026\",\"description\":\"Advertising Week New York 2026 \u2013 October 5-8, 2026 \u2013 The Premier Marketing Event in the World Returns to New York\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Advertising Week New York 2026\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/newyork-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/6\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/newyork-logo.png\",\"width\":444,\"height\":120,\"caption\":\"Advertising Week New York 2026\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\\\/awnewyork-2026\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cynthia J. Tong","description":"Cynthia J. Tong is a three-time Tony-nominated Asian American theater producer, named one of Variety's \"41 Under 40: New Leaders Class of 2025.\" As Producer at Tom Kirdahy Productions, she's working on Broadway musical Just in Time starring Jonathan Groff and Caroline at MCC Theater featuring Chlo\u221a\u00b4 Grace Moretz. Cynthia believes in meaningful community building within theater. She co-organized the first Celebrating AANHPI Theatremakers on Broadway Brunch (2025), co-founded The Industry Standard Group, and teaches at Montclair State University. She's been selected for the Shubert Organization Artistic Circle (2025) and is a Broadway League member. She's worked on 25+ projects including Gypsy (2024; Tony nom); The Piano Lesson (2022; Tony nom.); New York, New York (2023; Tony nom.); and Hadestown tours. From Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., Sociology).","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cynthia J. Tong","og_description":"Cynthia J. Tong is a three-time Tony-nominated Asian American theater producer, named one of Variety's \"41 Under 40: New Leaders Class of 2025.\" As Producer at Tom Kirdahy Productions, she's working on Broadway musical Just in Time starring Jonathan Groff and Caroline at MCC Theater featuring Chlo\u221a\u00b4 Grace Moretz. Cynthia believes in meaningful community building within theater. She co-organized the first Celebrating AANHPI Theatremakers on Broadway Brunch (2025), co-founded The Industry Standard Group, and teaches at Montclair State University. She's been selected for the Shubert Organization Artistic Circle (2025) and is a Broadway League member. She's worked on 25+ projects including Gypsy (2024; Tony nom); The Piano Lesson (2022; Tony nom.); New York, New York (2023; Tony nom.); and Hadestown tours. From Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., Sociology).","og_url":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/speakers\/cynthia-j-tong\/4303\/","og_site_name":"Advertising Week New York 2026","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/speakers\/cynthia-j-tong\/4303\/","url":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/speakers\/cynthia-j-tong\/4303\/","name":"Cynthia J. Tong","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-08-10T09:51:35+00:00","description":"Cynthia J. Tong is a three-time Tony-nominated Asian American theater producer, named one of Variety's \"41 Under 40: New Leaders Class of 2025.\" As Producer at Tom Kirdahy Productions, she's working on Broadway musical Just in Time starring Jonathan Groff and Caroline at MCC Theater featuring Chlo\u221a\u00b4 Grace Moretz. Cynthia believes in meaningful community building within theater. She co-organized the first Celebrating AANHPI Theatremakers on Broadway Brunch (2025), co-founded The Industry Standard Group, and teaches at Montclair State University. She's been selected for the Shubert Organization Artistic Circle (2025) and is a Broadway League member. She's worked on 25+ projects including Gypsy (2024; Tony nom); The Piano Lesson (2022; Tony nom.); New York, New York (2023; Tony nom.); and Hadestown tours. From Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. Education: Wesleyan University (B.A., Sociology).","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/speakers\/cynthia-j-tong\/4303\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/speakers\/cynthia-j-tong\/4303\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/speakers\/cynthia-j-tong\/4303\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Speakers","item":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/speakers\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Cynthia J. Tong"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/#website","url":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/","name":"Advertising Week New York 2026","description":"Advertising Week New York 2026 \u2013 October 5-8, 2026 \u2013 The Premier Marketing Event in the World Returns to New York","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/#organization","name":"Advertising Week New York 2026","url":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/newyork-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/07\/newyork-logo.png","width":444,"height":120,"caption":"Advertising Week New York 2026"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/1446","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/sb_speaker"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/awnewyork-2026\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1446"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}