Feb 19, 20201 min

A Players Flashback: The Power Broker

Updated: Dec 24, 2020

By MICHAEL QUINN

For those members like myself who occasionally revisit Robert A. Caro’s book The Power Broker, you will find on page 922 a reference to our club.

Former Commissioner of the Port Authority Howard S. Cullman met with Mayor Wagner for "lunch at the 'Players Club.'" Player Cullman was also a Broadway producer who financed 300 shows including Death Of A Salesman, A Streetcar Named Desire, and South Pacific.

Michael Quinn is a NYC native, historian, performer, and entrepreneur who is a member of the Admissions Committee at The Players. Drop him a line here: thisismichaelquinn@gmail.com