Frederic B. Vogel (March 20, 1926 - November 29, 2005) was an American theatre producer, educator, actor, and founder of the Commercial Theater Institute, as well as the . Frederic B. Vogel was born in Philadelphia. He created the in 1982, the first workshop ever conducted to train producers for commercial Broadway, Off-Broadway, and road productions. These workshops have included seminar leaders including producers, general managers, theater owners, press agents, literary agents, theatrical attorneys, etc., in the commercial theater. Over fifty participants in these programs have gone on to produce with distinction On and Off-Broadway.