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The Cherry Orchard - Broadway Creative Team


Production Staff

Jason Steven Cohen NYSF Production Supervisor
Merle Debuskey NYSF General Press Representative
Faith Geer NYSF at Lincoln Center Press Representative
Bernard Gersten Associate Producer
Julia Gillett Production Stage Manager
J. Roy Helland Hair Designer
George E. Joseph Production Photographer
Robert Kamlot NYSF General Manager
Santo Loquasto Scenic Designer
Costume 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
Stephen McCorkle Stage Manager
Case & McGrath Advertising
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
Rosemarie Tichler NYSF Casting
Jennifer Tipton Lighting Designer

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Awards and Nominations

1977 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Lighting Design: Jennifer Tipton won.
Outstanding Set Design: Santo Lquasto won.

1977 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Best Director: Andrei Serban won.
Best Musical Contribution: Elizabeth Swados won.
Best Set Design: Santo Loquasto won.

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