The Coast of Utopia: Part 1 - Voyage - Broadway Creative Team

Since moving to New York in 2001, Frank Basile has been fortunate to establish himself as one of today's most in-demand baritone saxophonists. Dubbed a "prized sideman" by The New Yorker, Basile has been called upon to perform with, record with, and tour the world with many of jazz's finest musicians and ensembles. Among this distinguished list are The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, The Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, The Jimmy Heath Big Band, The Bob Mintzer Big Band, The Jon Faddis Jazz Orchestra, The Joe Lovano Nonet, The Dave Holland Big Band, Dennis Mackrel's Manhattan Symphony Jazz Orchestra, The Christian ... read more Broadway (Composition and/or Sound Design): Driving Miss Daisy, A Steady Rain, The Coast of Utopia (2007 Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Music for a Play, Henry Hewes Award: Outstanding Sound Design), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Henry IV, Golda's Balcony, The Goat, Lily Tomlin's "The Search...", The Lion in Winter, A View From the Bridge among others. BAM/OLD VIC: Original scores for all productions of The Bridge Project 2009-2012 including Richard III (Sam Mendes, dir.); Off-Broadway: An Illiad, Valhalla, Mad Forest, My Children! My Africa! (NYTW), Scores for eight Shakespeare productions for The Joseph Papp Public Theater. Other ... read more Recent Productions: Don Carlos (MET, NY) Love Never Dies (Adelphi, London). Bob Crowley has designed over twenty productions for the National Theatre, including most recently: The Habit of Art, The Power of Yes, Phèdre, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour, Gethsemane, and Fram (which he also co-directed with Tony Harrison), The History Boys (Broadway - Tony Award), His Girl Friday and Mourning Becomes Electra, plus more than twenty-five productions for the RSC, including: Les Liaisons Dangereuses and The Plantagenets, for which he won an Olivier Award. For the Donmar Warehouse - Into the Woods and Orpheus Descending. Other credits include: Pavane ... read more David Ganon is a composer, lyricist, director, dramaturg, and lecturer. His musical theatre and cabaret pieces have been performed at Carnegie Hall and at various venues internationally. He has been fortunate to study with wonderful teachers and colleagues at Princeton University, the Yale School of Drama, the Juilliard School, and the University of Miami Frost School of Music. He had the privilege of assisting composer Mark Bennett on the Broadway production of Tom Stoppard's trilogy, "The Coast of Utopia," and has directed everything from Shakespeare to original plays and musicals Off-Broadway. He has also taught musical ... read more Hattie K. Jutagir is the Executive Director of Development and Planning at ‎Lincoln Center Theater. ... read more BENJAMIN ENDSLEY KLEIN is the current Resident Director of War Horse at Lincoln Center Theatre (Tony Award Best Play 2011). Selected credits as Director include Broadway- bound Ann: An Affectionate Portrait of Ann Richards (several productions across the US), the world premiere musical Hello Out There at The Adirondack Theatre Festival, the East Coast Premiere of Sick by Zayd Dohrn at New Jersey Repertory, Hairspray at Charlottetown Festival (Prince Edward Island, Canada), Notes to MariAnne at the Eugene O'Neill Musical Theatre Conference, and Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas at The Old Globe in San Diego, California. As Associate ... read more The 70 plus shows he designed lighting for on Broadway include Death of a Salesman, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and directed by Mike Nichols, The Book of Mormon (Tony Award), The Coast of Utopia, Joe Turner’s Come and Gone, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Fences, A Behanding in Spokane, Race, The Pillowman, Urinetown, and Into the Woods. In addition to 5 TONYs, his awards include an Obie Award for Sustained Excellence, a Bessie Award, and others. For dance, The Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Tere O’Connor Dance, Merce Cunningham, Lar Lubovitch, Nancy Bannon, and many others. His ... read more LCT: The King and I, Golden Boy, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, The Coast of Utopia, Blood and Gifts, A Minister’s Wife, Bernarda Alba, Belle Epoque. Broadway: You Can't Take It With You, The Bridges of Madison County. Off-Broadway includes various productions at The Public, Signature, Vineyard, TFANA, MTC and NYTW. Regional: Stone Cold Dead Serious, Nocturne (A.R.T.), 13 seasons at Chautauqua Theater Company. ... read more Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Front Page, It's Only a Play, Macbeth, The Nance, Dead Accounts, Catch Me If You Can, Impressionism, The Coast of Utopia (Tony Award), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony nomination), Henry IV (Tony), Hairspray (Tony), Imaginary Friends, The Invention of Love (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award), The Full Monty (Tony nomination), More to Love, Getting Away With Murder, Pride's Crossing, The Little Foxes, Damn Yankees, Two Shakespearean Actors (Tony nomination), Porgy and Bess (Tony nomination). Metropolitan Opera: Il Trittico. Carnegie Hall: Guys and Dolls. Central Park: Much Ado About Nothing. Off-Broadway: Hapgood (Lucille Lortel Award). ... read more Selected Broadway credits include The Book of Mormon (Tony Award); The Band's Visit; Something Rotten!; Oh, Hello!; Saint Joan; The Little Foxes; Waitress; Pippin (Tony nomination); An Act of God; Blackbird; The Pillowman (Tony Award); The Visit; It's Only a Play; Finding Neverland; Casa Valentina; I'll Eat You Last; The Coast of Utopia (Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Awards); Take Me Out; Hair; Pal Joey (Tony nomination); Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Tony nomination, Drama Desk Award); Nine; and Urinetown. Also Cirque Du Soleil's Amaluna; Peter Grimes, Met Opera. Insta @scottpaskstudio ... read more Adam Siegel is the Managing Director at Lincoln Center Theater. ... read more New York lighting design credits include Four Guys Named Jose, Off-Broadway and for AMAS Musical Theatre. Also for AMAS: From My Home Town and Starmites. Other New York credits include Elle for the Art Party, King Lear for the Aulis collective, The Naked Earth for Yangtze Rep, A Midsummer Night's Dream for the Blue Heron Theatre, Waiting for Godot at the Actors' Institute, and Associate Designer for Chess in concert at the New Amsterdam. Regional credits include Four Guys Named Jose at the Actors' Playhouse in Miami, Mame at the Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center, Little Shop of Horrors, and ... read more Tom Watson is head of the wig and makeup department at the Metropolitan Opera. He has designed wigs for more than 45 Broadway productions. Current and recent Broadway designs include The Addams Family; Promises, Promises; Elling; Million Dollar Quartet; Mrs. Warren's Profession; Wicked; Rock of Ages; South Pacific; Sondheim on Sondheim; A View from the Bridge; and Sunday in the Park with George. ... read more