About

Charles D. Urstadt is a theater producer focused on bringing new voices to commercial audiences. 

Charlie’s current productions include Floyd Collins, The Last Five Years, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, and Gun & Powder. Recent projects included Appropriate (Tony Award®), La Egoista, 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 containing approximately 5.3 million square feet.

Charlie now serves on the boards of Le Petit Theatre, the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans, and the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and is a member of the Drama League.

Charlie is a former board member of the Ensemble Studio Theater, Friends of WNET/Thirteen, New York State Board of Historic Preservation, Miami Design Preservation League, and 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

Floyd Collins, Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York, NY, Spring 2025

The Last Five Years, Hudson Theater, New York, NY, Spring 2025

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Broadway, 2025

Gun & Powder, Broadway, 2025

Past

Appropriate, Belasco Theater, New York, NY, 2024 (Tony Award®)

La Egoista, 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, Papermill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ 2024

New York, New York, St. James Theater, New York, NY, 2023

Links: Floyd Collins • The Last Five Years • Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil • Gun & Powder • Appropriate • Sugar Daddy • Long Way Down • La Egoista

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.

Halstead Property - Executive Director of Sales
Broker and sales director with the largest privately owned New York residential real estate firm.

Pearce, Urstadt, Mayer & Greer Inc - Senior Vice President
Broker and executive at 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

Preservation Resource Center, New Orleans LA - Director (past President)

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

Past

Ensemble Studio Theater, New York NY - Director

Friends of WNET/Thirteen, New York - 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