Jolie Schaffzin

Jolie Schaffzin is currently serving as the Publisher of Playbill magazine. Appointed in May 2025, she made history as the first woman to hold this prestigious role in the publication’s 140-year history. A lifelong New Yorker, with a career in advertising and publishing, she joined Playbill in 1998  as Director of Fashion & Beauty Advertising, later advancing to Associate Publisher. Over her nearly three-decade tenure, she has been instrumental in forging partnerships across fashion, beauty, retail, and entertainment sectors, aligning her professional expertise with her passion for Broadway.

She resides on Manhattan’s Upper East Side with her dog, “Stevie” Sondheim.