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La Cage aux Folles - Broadway Creative Team


Production Staff

Harvey Fierstein Bookwriter
Harvey Fierstein's theater work includes Torch Song Trilogy (Best Play, Best Actor, Tony and Drama Desk awards), Kinky Boots (Best Musical Tony), La Cage aux Folles (Best Book, Tony and Drama Desk awards), Newsies (Tony nominated), Casa Valentina (Tony nominated), A Catered Affair (12 Drama Desk nominations), Safe Sex (Ace Award), Legs Diamond, Spookhouse, Flatbush Tosca, and Freaky Pussy. He's written teleplays for NBC's "Hairspray Live!" and "The Wiz Live!" His revised script of Funny Girl, ran to critical acclaim in London and has been filmed for broadcast. His political editorials have appeared in The New York Times, TV Guide, ... read more
Jerry Herman Composer
Lyricist
Herman is known for his work on Broadway classics such as Hello, Dolly!, Mame, La Cage Aux Folles, Dear World, Mack & Mabel, The Grand Tour, Milk & Honey and many more. He has been nominated for five Tony Awards, and won twice, for Hello, Dolly! and La Cage Aux Folles. He received a Lifetime Achievement Tony Award in 2009, and a Kennedy Center Honors in 2010. ... read more
Jean Poiret Source Material
(Based on play)
Shirley Herz Associates General Press Representative
Jay Adler Assistant Stage Manager
Theoni V. Aldredge Costume Designer
Nick Archer Assistant to Mr. Pippin
Ted Azar Make-Up Designer
Hair Designer
Richard Balestrino Assistant Choreographer
Rudolph Bennett Assistant Conductor
Barry Brown Producer
Barry M. Brown Executive Producer
Bob Brubach Dance Captain
David Caine Assistant Stage Manager
Steven C. Callahan General Manager
Dennis Callahan Dance Captain
Jeff Capitola Management Assistant
Allan Carr Producer
Dawn Chiang Associate Lighting Designer
Peter Cromarty Press Associate
General Press Representative
Jonathan Farkas Producer
(In Association With)
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
Peter J. Fitzgerald Sound Designer
Sue Frost Management Associate
Gary Gunas General Manager
Born in Manchester, Connecticut on May 26, 1947, Gunas was known and loved by so many in the theater industry - as much for his gentlemanly demeanor as his sharp business acumen. His career began off-Broadway in 1969 as an apprentice Company Manager for the musical Promenade. In the 1970s, he shifted to Broadway shows and first-class tours in the office of Marvin A. Krauss Associates where he worked as a Company Manager, Associate General Manager, and eventually General Manager on many shows including Godspell (which had, at one point, 12 simultaneous productions), American Buffalo, Beatlemania, Dancin', Woman of the Year, ... read more
G. Harrell Dance Music Arranger
Martin Heinfling Producer
(In Association With)
Shirley Herz General Press Representative
Patrick Holland Rehearsal Pianist
Fritz Holt Executive Producer
Producer
Production Stage Manager
Trey Hunt Production Assistant
Marvin A. Krauss Producer
Producer
Stewart F. Lane Producer
Theatre Owner / Operator
Stewart F. Lane is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer, director, and author. He was born on March 16, 1947, in New York City, and grew up in Great Neck, Long Island. Lane attended the University of Bridgeport in Connecticut, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. He later earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in theater from Columbia University. Lane began his career in the entertainment industry as an actor, appearing in off-Broadway productions and regional theater. ... read more
Arthur Laurents Director
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
Ash / LeDonne Advertising
David Mitchell Scenic Designer
Settings
John Monaco Musical Coordinator
The Messrs. Nederlander Theatre Owner / Operator
Martin Pakledinaz Associate Costume Designer
NY Theater includes: The Normal Heart, Anything Goes (Tony® nomination), Glass Menagerie (Lortel nomination), Lend Me a Tenor (Hewes Award, Tony® & Outer Critics nominations), Thoroughly Modern Millie, Blithe Spirit (Tony® nomination), Kiss Me, Kate (Tony Award® winner), Pajama Game (Tony® nomination), Wild Party, Golden Child, Kimberly Akimbo, The Life. Opera: Iphigénie en Tauride (Metropolitan Opera), The Bartered Bride (Juilliard), Tristan & Isolde, Adriana Mater (Paris Opera/Bastille), L'amour de Loin (Salzburg, Paris/Chatelet, Santa Fe, Helsinki), Iolanta, Perséphone (Teatro Madrid); works throughout U.S., Canada, Europe and Japan. Dance: Mark Morris Dance Group, SF Ballet, Boston Ballet, Arizona Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet. ... read more
Joey Parnes Management Associate
James Pentecost Stage Manager
Don Pippin Musical Director
Vocal Music Arranger
John J. Pomerantz Producer
(In Association With)
John Rainwater Assistant to the Producer
Martin Richards Producer
Sam Rudy General Press Representative
Press Associate
Rudy is a theatrical press representative who began his Broadway career as a press assistant for the 1979 play Strider. Since then, his Sam Rudy Media Relations has represented thirteen Broadway shows and many more off-Broadway productions, including Avenue Q and Hamilton. ... read more
Scott Salmon Choreographer
Robert Schear Assistant to Mr. Laurents
Stage Manager
Nina Skriloff Company Manager
Martha Swope Production Photographer
Jim Tyler Orchestrator
Allan Williams Assistant Company Manager
Jon Wilner Advertising

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Awards and Nominations

1984 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Book of a Musical: Harvey Fierstein was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge won.
Outstanding Lighting Design: Jules Fisher was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Lyrics: Jerry Herman was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Music: Jerry Herman won.
Outstanding Musical: 0 was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Orchestrations: Jim Tyler was nominated but did not win.

1984 The Hewes Awards
Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge won.

1984 Tony Awards
Best Book of a Musical: Harvey Fierstein won.
Best Choreography: Scott Salmon was nominated but did not win.
Best Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge won.
Best Direction of a Musical: Arthur Laurents won.
Best Lighting Design: Jules Fisher was nominated but did not win.
Best Musical: Martin Richards won.
Best Musical: Marvin A. Krauss won.
Best Musical: Kenneth D. Greenblatt won.
Best Musical: Fritz Holt was nominated but did not win.
Best Musical: Allan Carr was nominated but did not win.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Jerry Herman won.

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