Michael E. Feingold was an American critic, translator, lyricist, playwright and dramaturg. He was the lead theater critic of The Village Voice from 1982 to 2013, for which he was twice named a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism finalist. He was a judge for the Obie Awards for 31 years, and the chairman for nine years. ... read more
Nathan Lane (born Joseph Lane; February 3, 1956) is an American actor. Since 1975, he has been seen on stage and screen in both comedic and dramatic roles. Lane has received numerous awards, including three Tony Awards, seven Drama Desk Awards, two Obie Awards, the Olivier Award, three Emmy Awards, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Lane received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 and was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2008. In 2010, The New York Times hailed Lane as "the greatest stage entertainer of the decade".
Lane made his professional theatre ... read more
Jonathan Tunick is an American orchestrator, musical director, and composer. Tunick’s stage career began with Take Five (1957). He went on to collaborate memorably with Stephen Sondheim, orchestrating shows such as Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Into the Woods, Passion, and Putting It Together. Additional notable Broadway credits include Promises, Promises; A Chorus Line; Nick & Nora; A Funny Thing...; Elaine Stritch at Liberty; Nine; A Gentleman’s Guide...; and 110 in the Shade. In 1997, he won his first Tony Award, for his work on the musical Titanic. This accomplishment gave ... read more
Carmen de Lavallade first appeared on Broadway in Harold Arlen and Truman Capote's House of Flowers. After a long career in dance, Carmen joined the Yale Repertory Theater in the 60's where she performed in productions of Macbeth, Julius Caesar, and Midsummer Night's Dream, as well as taught movement for actors. Theater credits include: Othello (Roundabout Theatre Company); House of Bernarda Alba (Pearl Theatre Company); Blood Wedding (Intiman Theatre); Three Sisters (Classical Theatre of Harlem); Step-Mother by Ruby Dee (Ensemble Studio Theatre) and Post Black by Regina Taylor (Ensemble Studio Theatre). She is presently a member of the dance company ... read more
