The Queen's Birthday Honors, published June 15 "to recognise the achievements and service of extraordinary people across the UK," include a knighthood to theatre producer and owner Howard Panter, who recently added Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre to the portfolio of 39 theatres that Ambassador Theatre Group (which he co-founded and is joint CEO and creative director of) currently operate in the UK.
SOURCE: Playbill at 09:08AM on June 15, 2013