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Production Staff

James Lapine Bookwriter
Lapine is an American stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times, for Into the Woods, Falsettos, and Passion. He has frequently collaborated with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn. ... read more
Ettore Scola Source Material
(Based on film)
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Stephen Sondheim Composer
Lyricist
Stephen Sondheim is widely acknowledged as the most innovative, most influential, and most important composer and lyricist in modern Broadway history. He is the winner of an Academy Award, numerous Tony Award, multiple Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize. Some of his other accolades include a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors (1993), the National Medal of Arts (1996), the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Gold Medal for Music (2006) and a special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (2008). Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for Road Show (2008), Passion (1994), Assassins (1991), Into ... read more
I. U. Tarchetti Source Material
(Based on novel)
Jonathan Butterell Choreographer
Mark W. Dorrell Musical Director
Paul Farsworth Settings/Costumes
Mark Henderson Lighting Designer
Mark was the recipient of the 1992, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2010 and 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards for Lighting Design, was awarded a Tony award in 2006 for The History Boys. Has lit extensively for all the major theatre, opera and dance companies in the UK including over 60 productions for the National Theatre and over 70 in the West End together with over 20 Broadway productions. ... read more
Bill Kenwright Producer
As a theatre producer, Kenwright is best known for the long-running West End hit Blood Brothers and the record-breaking UK tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Other productions have included West End runs of Whistle Down the Wind at the Palace Theatre, Festen in London, on a UK tour and on Broadway, The Big Life, Elmina's Kitchen, Scrooge – The Musical, The Night of the Iguana, A Few Good Men, A Man For All Seasons alongside UK tours of Jesus Christ Superstar, Tommy, Tell Me on a Sunday and This is Elvis. He produced the London revival of ... read more
John A. Leonard Sound Designer
Jeremy Sams Director

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Awards and Nominations

1997 Olivier Awards
Best Set Designer: Paul Farnsworth was nominated but did not win.
Best Set Designer: Paul Farnsworth was nominated but did not win.
Best Supporting Performance in a Musical: Hugh Ross was nominated but did not win.
The American Express Award for Best New Musical: Stephen Sondheim was nominated but did not win.

1996 Evening Standard Awards
Ned Sherrin Award for Best Musical: 0 won.

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