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The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public - Broadway Creative Team


Production Staff

Carol Hall Composer
Lyricist
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Larry L. King Bookwriter
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Peter Masterson Bookwriter
MCA/Universal Producer
MCA/UNIVERSAL Producer
John Arnone Settings
Scenic Designer
Jeffrey Richards Associates Press Representative
Melanie Baker Violin
STEVEN BARGONETTI: (Guitarist/Composer) Steven is a graduate of Columbia University. Most recently was onstage performer/Music Director/Arranger for the critically acclaimed play, Father Comes Home From The Wars by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks. He recently played guitar/guitar synthesizer for the Broadway show Holler if Ya Hear Me featuring the music of Tupac Shakur. As lead guitarist for HAIR on Broadway, Steven was featured playing the Jimi Hendrix archetype. He is also an alumnus of numerous other Broadway shows, including The Color Purple, Caroline or Change, The Full Monty, Starlight Express, Hello Dolly, etc. Steven can be ... read more
Bonnie L. Becker Stage Manager
Broadway: Billy Elliot, Legally Blonde, Lestat, The Glass Menagerie, Bombay Dreams, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Real Thing, The Scarlet Pimpernel (versions 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 3.0), Victor/Victoria, The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public and Jelly’s Last Jam. Encores! at City Center: A Connecticut Yankee, Bloomer Girl, Hair. ... read more
Jay Berliner Guitar
Robert Billig Conductor
John Burr Bass
Jeff Calhoun Choreographer
Broadway: Newsies, Bonnie & Clyde, Grey Gardens, Deaf West's Big River (2004 Tony Honor, Excellence in Theatre), Brooklyn, Bells Are Ringing (2001 Revival), Annie Get Your Gun (1999 Tony Award, Best Revival), Grease (1994 Tony nomination, Best Choreography), Tommy Tune Tonite!, The Will Rogers Follies. West End/International: Disney's High School Musical 1 & 2: On Stage!. Regional/National tour: Jekyll & Hyde, Upcoming National Tour; Disney's Newsies, Paper Mill Playhouse; Jane Austen's Emma: A Musical Romantic Comedy (2011 Craig Noel Award, Outstanding Resident Musical), The Old Globe; Bonnie & Clyde (2009 San Diego Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Musical and Outstanding Director of ... read more
Peggy Eisenhauer Lighting Designer
Ms. Eisenhauer and collaborator Jules Fisherhave collectively been awarded Broadway’s Tony Award for Best Lighting Design of a Musical seven times, including Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins (2004, Revival), Bring in ‘Da Noise, Bring in ‘Da Funk (1996), Jelly’s Last Jam (1992), The Will Rogers Follies (1991), Grand Hotel (1990), Bob Fosse’s Dancin’ (1978), and Pippin (1973), and once for Best Lighting Design of a Play for Ulysses in Nighttown (1974). For motion pictures, Fisher and Eisenhauer designed theatrical lighting for Rob Marshall's Chicago, Mel Brooks' The Producers, Richard Linklater's School of Rock and Bill Condon's Dreamgirls, and Disney's live-action remake of ... read more
Patrick Fahey Assistant to Mr. Arnone
Vincent Fanuele Trombone
Vincent Fanuele is a musical director and conductor. Credits include A Christmas Story [Broadway, 2012], Follies [Broadway, 2011], Bye Bye Birdie[Broadway, 2009], Grease[Broadway, 1994], The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public[Broadway, 1994], Nine[Broadway, 1982], and A Chorus Line[Broadway, 1975]. ... read more
John Fedchok Trombone
Jules Fisher Lighting Designer
In a celebrated career spanning almost 40 years, Jules Fisher has lit over 200 Broadway and off-Broadway shows, as well as film, ballet, opera, television, and rock-and-roll concert tours. He has received 18 Tony nominations and won 8 Tony awards for Lighting Design, a record in this category. His most recent project, "Assassins", (2004 Tony award) also won him the Drama Desk and Outer Critic's Circle awards. His previous Tony awards were for "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk," 1996; "Jelly's Last Jam," 1992; "The Will Rogers Follies," 1991; "Grand Hotel," 1990; "Dancin'," 1978; "Ulysses in Nighttown," 1973; ... read more
David Gallo Assistant to Mr. Arnone
David Gallo has designed over 30 Broadway production, including Memphis, First Date, The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony Award for Best Scenic Design), The Mountaintop, Reasons to Be Pretty, Xanadu, Company, and Thoroughly Modern Millie. Working with August Wilson from 1996 until his death, David designed the premire productions of Wilson's later works, including King Hedley II, Jitney, Gem of the Ocean, and Radio Golf, the latter two of with each garnered him Tony nominations. Other awards: Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, Ovation, Obie, LA Drama Critics, Outer Critics Circle, NAACP. ... read more
Bobby H. Grayson Hair and Wig Designer
Wally Harper Musical Supervisor
Vocal Music Arranger
Dance Music Arranger
Dance/Vocal Arrangements
Niki Harris Associate Choreographer
Dance Captain
Stuart Howard Casting
Karl Jurman Keyboard
Musical Director
Wally Kane Woodwind
Dale Kleps Woodwind
Jerry Kolber Assistant to the Producer
Dan Kuchar Assistant to Mr. Arnone
Wade Laboissonniere Assistant to Mr. Mackie
Keith Levenson Synthesizer Programmer
In any capacity – conductor, arranger or music director, Keith Levenson stands at the tip of the multi-tasking elite. He has a wealth of experience in every aspect of the art and the business of music. Fluent in scoring, instrumentation, sound design, and everything in between. Keith's career has run the gamut from Broadway's Annie to Meatloaf, from the London Symphony Orchestra to The Who. He is equally at home in a regional shed, Broadway theatre or a large arena. ​ Keith helmed a very successful tour of the rock opera "Tommy", it resulted in the release of the "Tommy Orchestral" album ... read more
Larry Lunetta Trumpet
Bob Mackie Costume Designer
Bob Mackie is an internationally renowned costume and fashion designer who has dressed some of the most glamorous entertainment icons in the world. With a career spanning five decades, nine Emmy Award wins, three Academy Award nominations, and an induction into the Television Academy Hall of Fame, Bob Mackie's career is nothing short of legendary. Most recently, he received a 2019 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for his work on The Cher Show. A native of Southern California, Bob's career began in 1961, where he was in demand as a sketch artist for many costume designers ... read more
Peter Masterson Director
Peter Matz Orchestrator
Tony Meola Sound Designer
Broadway: Lysistrata Jones (associate producer as well as sound design); …Drood (Drama Desk Award); First Date (associate producer); Pal Joey; The Ritz; Laugh Whore; Man of La Mancha; Sweet Smell of Success; Copenhagen; Kiss Me, Kate; Footloose; The Lion King (Drama Desk Award); The Sound of Music; A Christmas Carol (MSG); Steel Pier; Forum; The King and I; Moon Over Buffalo; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; Guys and Dolls; Five Guys Named Moe; She Loves Me; The Red Shoes; Anything Goes. London: Kiss Me, Kate; The Lion King; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; and Anything Goes. National and international: The Lion King, Les Miserables, ... read more
Peter R. Miller Music Preparation
Bob Millikan Trumpet
Steven Minning Assistant to the Choreographer
Gene O'Donovan Production Supervisor
Phillip Oesterman Associate Director
Nancy Palmatier Assistant to Mr. Mackie
Stevie Phillips Producer
STEVIE PHILLIPS, author of Judy & Liza & Robert & Freddie & David & Sue & Me…, began her career traveling with Judy Garland on the way to becoming head of the theater and the motion picture departments of CMA (now International Creative Management) in New York. She represented Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Henry Fonda, Liza Minnelli, George Roy Hill, Bob Fosse, Cat Stevens, and David Bowie. Following her fifteen-year career in agenting, she began producing on Broadway and was involved with multiple award-winning theater productions - Doonesbury, Loose Ends, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, Nuts, Open Admissions and ... read more
Arturo E. Porazzi Production Stage Manager
Credits include: Memphis, Xanadu; Chita Rivera, The Dancer's Life; Marie Christine; Scarlet Pimpernel; Triumph of Love; Victor/Victoria; The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public; Jelly's Last Jam; Me And My Girl; Singin' in the Rain; The Three Musketeers; Zorba; Marilyn; An American Fable; 42nd Street ('80 & 2001); Angel; and Shenandoah. ... read more
Seymour "Red" Press Musical Coordinator
Donald Rebic Keyboard
David Rogers Trumpet
Mary Rowell Violin
Kimberly Russell Assistant Stage Manager
Sonny Russo Trombone
James Saporito Percussion
Amy Schecter Casting
Lauren Singer (i) Company Manager
Andrew Stein Violin
Scott Traugott Assistant to Mr. Mackie
Tommy Tune Choreographer
Director
Tommy Tune is an American actor, dancer, singer, theatre director, producer, choreographer and a celebrated song & dance man. Over the course of his career, he has won ten Tony Awards, the National Medal of Arts and has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1965, Tune made his Broadway debut as a performer in the musical Baker Street. His first Broadway directing and choreography credits were for the original production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1978. His direction of Nine The Musical in 1982, which also won the Tony for Best Musical, garnered him ... read more
Bruce Wang Cello
Carl D. White Assistant to the Producer
Jeffrey Whitsett Assistant to Mr. Fisher
Paul Woodiel Violin
Ronald Zito Percussion
Edward Zuhlke Woodwind

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Awards and Nominations

1994 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Costume Design: Bob Mackie was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Orchestration: Peter Matz was nominated but did not win.

1994 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Best Broadway Musical: 0 was nominated but did not win.

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