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The Importance of Being Earnest - Broadway Creative Team


Production Staff

Oscar Wilde Playwright
Angelina Avallone Make-Up Designer
Broadway design credits include: The Addams Family, Rock of Ages, West Side Story (Revival), Bye Bye Bye Birdie, Dreamgirls (National Tour); Memphis, Gypsy (with Patti LuPone), 9 to 5 (Mark Taper Forum and Broadway), Young Frankenstein (Broadway and National Tour), The Little Mermaid, The Royal Family, After Miss Julie, Accent on Youth, Guys and Dolls (Revival), 33 Variations, Pal Joey, A Catered Affair, Minsky’s (Pre-Broadway/Mark Taper Forum), Curtains, Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! (Broadway and National Tour), Sunday In The Park With George, Company, Sweeney Todd, Dangerous Liaisons, The Ritz, Cymbeline, The Country Girl (Frances McDormand), The New ... read more
Robert Beard Assistant Director
Brian Bedford Director
Brian Bedford was a British actor who was born on February 16, 1935, in Morley, Yorkshire, England. He was known for his work on stage, television, and film. Bedford began his career in the theater in England, where he appeared in several productions in the West End. He later moved to Canada, where he became a citizen and continued his career in theater. Bedford made his Broadway debut in 1959 in the play "Five Finger Exercise." He received critical acclaim for his performance and went on to appear in several other Broadway productions, including "The Private Ear" and "The Public Eye," ... read more
Boneau / Bryan-Brown General Press Representative
Shana Burns Assistant Scenic Designer
Michael Carnahan Associate Scenic Designer
Michael is an award winning scenic designer working in theater, television, and live events. His recent work includes the Broadway debuts of Ruben Santiago-Hudson’s Lackawanna Blues and Dominique Morrisseau’s Skeleton Crew, international productions of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and Billy Elliot the Musical in Sao Paulo, Brazil, premieres of Katori Hall's The Hot Wing King (2021 winner Pulitzer Prize for Drama) at Signature Theatre Company, and The Blood Quilt (Arena Stage), Dominique Morrisseau's Mud Row (People’s Light), Lauren Gunderson's I and You (59E59), Noah Heidle's Birthday Candles, Ruben Santiago-Hudson's Your Blues Ain't Sweet Like Mine, Quiara Alegria Hudes The ... read more
Berthold Carrière Composer
(Original Music)
Carly DiFulvio Company Manager
Scott Ellis Roundabout Associate Artistic Director
Ellis is the Associate Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company. His Broadway credits include She Loves Me (Tony Award nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination), You Can’t Take It With You (Tony Award nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination), On the Twentieth Century (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Elephant Man (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (Tony nomination), Harvey, Curtains (Tony nomination), The Little Dog Laughed (Lortel nomination), Twelve Angry Men (Tony nomination), The Man Who Had All The Luck, The Rainmaker, 1776 (Drama Desk, Tony nomination), Company, Steel Pier (Tony nomination), She Loves Me (First Revival, Tony nomination), ... read more
Lynne Gugenheim Gregory Roundabout Director of Development
Rebecca Habel General Manager
Desmond Heeley Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
Robyn Henry Production Stage Manager
Paul Huntley Hair and Wig Designer
London-born Paul Huntley has worked hundreds of Broadway shows, most memorably the original productions of Amadeus, Cats, Evita, Sweeney Todd, The Producers and Hairspray. A recipient of the Drama Desk and Tony awards, he has also worked with the some of the most legendary leading ladies of the cinema, ranging from Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh to Jane Fonda and Faye Dunaway. Current shows include Anything Goes, War Horse, Other Desert Cities and Leap of Faith. ... read more
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Drew Levy Sound Designer
Broadway: Oklahoma! (Tony nom., Drama Desk nom.), Honeymoon in Vegas (Drama Desk nom.), Chaplin (Drama Desk Award), The Winslow Boy, The Importance of Being Earnest, Present Laughter. Off-Broadway: Judgment Day (Park Avenue Armory), Oklahoma! (St. Ann’s), Cleopatra, One Day the Musical, The Weir, Why Torture Is Wrong…, Emergence-See!, Rainbow Kiss, Dutchman (AUDELCO Viv nom.). Regional: The Old Globe, “Heartbreak Hotel” (Chicago), ART, Williamstown, Huntington, Westport Country Playhouse, Two River Theater, McCarter Theater, Arena Stage, Long Wharf. ... read more
Joan Marcus Production Photographer
Bryce McDonald Stage Manager
Rachel Nemec Assistant Scenic Designer
Devon Painter Associate Costume Designer
Justin Partier Associate Lighting Designer
Will Pickens Associate Sound Designer
Aurora Productions Production Manager
Credits: Once, The Book of Mormon, The Addams Family (Broadway and National Tour), Sister Act, Peter Pan (threesixty entertainment), The Mountaintop, Relatively Speaking, Man and Boy, Sons of the Prophet, An Evening with Patti and Mandy, and Stick Fly. Past projects include over 150 Broadway shows and their tours. Aurora Productions is Gene O'Donovan and Ben Heller with Stephanie Sherline, Jarid Sumner, Liza Luxenberg, Anita Shah, Rebecca Zuber, Steven Dalton, Eugenio Saenz Flores, Isaac Katzanek & Melissa Mazdra. ... read more
Duane Schuler Lighting Designer
Elizabeth Smith Dialect Consultant
David B. Steffen Roundabout Director of Marketing & Sales Promotion

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Awards and Nominations

2011 BroadwayWorld Awards
Best Revival of a Play: The Importance of Being Earnest won.

2011 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Costume Design: Desmond Heeley was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Revival of a Play: 0 was nominated but did not win.

2011 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Costume Design: Desmond Heeley was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Revival of a Play: 0 was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Set Design: Desmond Heeley was nominated but did not win.

2011 Tony Awards
Best Costume Design of a Play: Desmond Heeley won.
Best Revival of a Play: Roundabout Theatre Company was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Play: Todd Haimes was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Play: Harold Wolpert was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Play: Julia C. Levy was nominated but did not win.

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