Arthur Laurents was a renowned American playwright, screenwriter, and director who was born on July 14, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York. He was a prominent figure in the entertainment industry for over six decades and was widely regarded as one of the most influential playwrights of his generation.
Laurents began his career in the theater as an assistant to playwrights such as Robert E. Sherwood and Moss Hart. He made his Broadway debut as a playwright in 1945 with the play "Home of the Brave," which dealt with anti-Semitism in the military. The play was a critical and commercial success and ... read more
DARRYL ARCHIBALD (Musical Director/Conductor): The Color Purple (Broadway tour of the 2015 revival ); Motown The Musical (Broadway and national tour); Wicked at the Pantages Theater (substitute conductor); Memphis Broadway tour; Dreamgirls national tour (associate conductor); Disney's The Lion King Broadway tour (vocal coach/assistant conductor); Dear World with Tyne Daly (VPAC); Jonathan Dove’s Innocence (Banff Centre and Manhattan Theatre Club); Two By Two with Jason Alexander, How To Succeed... with John O’Hurley, The Fantasticks with Eric McCormack, Once On This Island with Ledisi, Li'l Abner with Cathy Rigby and Fred Willard (Reprise); Great Expectations, My Fair Lady, 1776, Camelot, and ... read more
Michael Michetti is a theater director with many credits in regional theater, civic light opera, dinner theater and AEA 99-seat theater. A three-time Drama-Logue Award winner for his direction, he has served as artistic director for two theater companies. Michetti conceived and directed the musical Babes, which received many Los Angeles-area awards including the Los Angeles Drama Critics Award for its score. He has served as dramaturge for a number of plays and has written stage adaptations of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray and Charles Dickens' Hard Times. Michetti holds a B.F.A. with an emphasis in directing from ... read more
