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Theo Dorgan Additional Material
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Seamus Heaney Source Material
(poetry excerpts)
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Arthur O'Shaughnessy Source Material
(poetry excerpts)
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Bill Whelan Composer/Lyricist
Composer
Lyricist
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W.B. Yeats Source Material
(poetry excerpts)
Mavis Ascott Choreographer
(Original Choreography)
Merle Frimark Associates Press Representative
Robert Ballagh Scenic Designer
Marie Barrett Production Manager
Joan Bergin Costume Designer
Kristen Blodgette Musical Coordinator
Kristen Blodgette currently serves as conductor of Sweeney Todd on Broadwya. Associated with Andrew Lloyd Webber since conducting the National Tour of Cats in 1985; The Phantom of the Opera since its New York opening, supervising (as assistant to David Caddick) the Broadway production, the North American companies and International productions in Hamburg, Australia, Mexico City, Antwerp, Copenhagen, Madrid, Buenos Aires and Stuttgart. Broadway credits include Cats, Sunset Boulevard, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Woman in White, Mary Poppins, LoveMusik, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Additional credits; Annie Get Your Gun with Deborah Voigt (Glimmerglass Festival), Bounce directed by Harold Prince (Goodman, Kennedy ... read more
Jean Butler Choreographer
(Original Choreography)
Thom Clay Company Manager
Andrea Curley Dance Captain
(Irish Dance Troupe)
Moya Doherty Producer
David Downes Orchestrator
Colin Dunne Choreographer
(Original Choreography)
Julian Erskine Executive Producer
Michael Flatley Choreographer
(Original Principal Irish Dance Choregraphy)
Michael Ryan Flatley (born July 16, 1958) is an Irish-American dancer and musician. He became known for creating and performing in Irish dance shows Riverdance, Lord of the Dance, Feet of Flames, Celtic Tiger Live and Michael Flatley's Christmas Dance Spectacular. Flatley's shows have played to more than 60 million people in 60 countries and have grossed more than $1 billion. His career also includes work as an actor, writer, director, producer, and philanthropist. Flatley is credited with reinventing traditional Irish dance by incorporating new rhythms, syncopation, and upper body movements, which were previously absent from the dance, as well as ... read more
Tony Higgins Production Photographer
Nick Ingman Orchestrator
Carol Leavy Joyce Choreographer
(Original Choreography)
Andrei Kisselev Dance Captain
(Moscow Folk Ballet Company)
Choreographer
(Original)
David Lai Musical Coordinator
Broadway: Evita, Mary Poppins, Bonnie & Clyde, Wonderland, South Pacific, Woman In White, Jesus Christ Superstar, Riverdance. Broadway conductor: Miss Saigon and The Phantom of the Opera for last 15 years. Producer: West Side Story (Grammy); Promises, Promises, South Pacific (Grammy noms). ... read more
Anne Layde Production Stage Manager
Joan Marcus Production Photographer
John McColgan Director
Rupert Murray Lighting Designer
Liz Nugent Stage Manager
Michael O'Gorman Sound Designer
Nicholas Quaife Assistant Stage Manager
Tariq Rifaat Stage Manager
Chris Slingsby Projection Designer
Cathal Synnott Musical Director
Bill Whelan Orchestrator
Karen Callaway Williams Dance Captain
(Tappers)

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