John B. Schoeffel

John Baptist Schoeffel (May 11, 1846 – died Boston, August 31, 1918), was an American theatre manager and producer, and hotel owner.

With Henry E. Abbey he co-founded the theatre management and production firm Abbey and Schoeffel in 1876. Together, they managed the Academy of Music in Buffalo, New York, and Abbey's Park Theatre in Manhattan until both were destroyed by fire in 1882. They also presented European theatrical stars in tours of the United States, including Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.

In 1880, Schoeffel and Abbey collaborated with fellow theatre impresario Maurice Grau to manage and produce actress Sarah Bernhardt's first tour of the U.S. Grau later worked under Abbey, but without Schoeffel, as business manager of New York City's Metropolitan Opera (The Met) during its first season in 1883.

The trio re-united in 1887 to manage a second American tour by Bernhardt, and immediately following this Grau, joined Schoeffel and Abbey to form the firm Abbey, Schoeffel and Grau. From 1891 until Abbey's death in 1896, the three men co-managed The Met. Grau and Schoeffel continued on until the close of The Met's 1896–1897 season at which point the firm was dissolved. Alone, Schoeffel continued to manage the Tremont Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, until his death in 1918.