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The Cherry Orchard - Broadway Creative Team


Production Staff

Merle Debuskey NYSF General Press Representative
Faith Geer NYSF at Lincoln Center Press Representative
Bernard Gersten Associate Producer
Santo Loquasto Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
Broadway: Carousel; Hello, Dolly! (Tony Award for costume design); Cafe Crown (Tony for set design); The Cherry Orchard (Tony for costume design); Grand Hotel (Tony for costume design). Seventeen additional Tony nominations. Film credits include Radio Days (Academy Award nomination for production design), Bullets Over Broadway (Academy Award nomination for production design), and Zelig (Academy Award nomination for costume design). He received the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration in 2002, was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame in 2004, received the Pennsylvania Governor's Award for the Arts in 2006, the Robert L.B. Tobin Award for ... read more
Andrew Mihok NYSF Production Manager
Kathryn Posin Dance Music Arranger
Andrei Serban Director
Elizabeth Swados Composer
(Incidental Music)
Elizabeth Swados was a multi-talented artist who made a significant impact on the world of theater. Born in Buffalo, New York in 1951, Swados began her career in the arts at a young age. She attended Bennington College in Vermont, where she studied music and theater, and later went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Swados made her Broadway debut as a composer and lyricist for the musical "Runaways" in 1978. The show was a critical and commercial success, earning Swados a Tony nomination for Best Score. "Runaways" explored ... read more
Jennifer Tipton Lighting Designer

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Awards and Nominations

1977 Theatre World Awards
Performance: Michael Cristofer won.

1977 Tony Awards
Best Costume Design: Santo Loquasto was nominated but did not win.
Best Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton was nominated but did not win.
Best Scenic Design: Santo Loquasto was nominated but did not win.

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