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Production Staff

Sherman Edwards Source Material
(based on concept)
Composer
Lyricist
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Peter Stone Bookwriter
Joseph F. Cullman, III Associate Producer
Randall Andos Trombone
Denys Baker Company Manager
Brian Besterman Orchestrator
David Brown Trumpet
David Brian Brown Hair and Wig Designer
Broadway highlights: Dear Evan Hansen, She Loves Me, Curious Incident..., Gigi, The Bridges of Madison County, If/Then, Macbeth, Death of a Salesman, Follies, Sister Act, Arcadia, A Steady Rain, Shrek, The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Tarzan, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Nine, Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Success, The Invention of Love, Aida, The Iceman Cometh, Chicago, Side Show, Steel Pier. Film/TV credits: "Peter Pan Live!" (NBC), "The Sound of Music Live!" (NBC), It’s Complicated, Angels in America (Emmy-nominated), To Wong Foo... ... read more
Boneau / Bryan-Brown Press Representative
Press Representative
Jim Carnahan Roundabout Artistic Associate / Casting
Roundabout’s director of artistic development. Shows cast for Roundabout: Anything Goes, The Road to Mecca, Man and Boy, The Importance of Being Earnest, Sondheim on Sondheim, Bye Bye Birdie, Sunday in the Park…, 110 in the Shade, The Pajama Game, Twelve Angry Men, Assassins, Twentieth Century, Nine, Big River, Cabaret. Other Broadway: The Mountaintop, On a Clear Day…, Jerusalem, Arcadia, The Scottsboro Boys, La Bête, American Idiot, The Seagull, Spring Awakening, Boeing-Boeing, Curtains, The Pillowman, La Cage, Chitty…, Democracy, Fiddler on the Roof, …Millie. Film: A Home at the End of the World, Flicka. TV: “Glee” (Emmy nom). ... read more
Michael Curry Production Supervisor
Michael's approach is unique, as he chooses to design and fabricate with a long-term team in his Oregon studio. The scenic designs, puppetry and performance effects from Michael Curry Design have been the cornerstone of shows for the past 30 years. Michael is best known for his work with The Lion King on Broadway, the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, Met Opera, Cirque du Soleil and other worldwide spectacles. ... read more
Louis Day Viola
Dominic Derasse Trumpet
Lori M. Doyle Production Stage Manager
Production Stage Manager
Jeff Dyksterhouse Company Manager
Scott Ellis Director
Ellis is the Associate Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company. His Broadway credits include She Loves Me (Tony Award nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination), You Can’t Take It With You (Tony Award nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination), On the Twentieth Century (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Elephant Man (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (Tony nomination), Harvey, Curtains (Tony nomination), The Little Dog Laughed (Lortel nomination), Twelve Angry Men (Tony nomination), The Man Who Had All The Luck, The Rainmaker, 1776 (Drama Desk, Tony nomination), Company, Steel Pier (Tony nomination), She Loves Me (First Revival, Tony nomination), ... read more
Kenneth Finn Trombone
Paul Gemignani Musical Director
Pick a Stephen Sondheim Broadway premiere in the last three decades – say, Sweeney Todd or Sunday in the Park with George or Into the Woods. Who was at the podium on opening night? If you guessed Paul Gemignani, you got it right. In fact, Maestro Gemignani has been a distinguished and constant presence in musical theater for the last forty years. In 2001 he was honored with a Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award®. Significantly, for an artist so closely associated with Sondheim, Gemignani made his Broadway debut as a conductor in Sondheim’s Follies (1971), taking over the role of music ... read more
Peter Grant Percussion
Bill Haber Producer
Rodger Hess Producer
Peter Howard Dance Music Arranger
Martha Hyde Woodwinds
Chris Kahler Assistant Director
Conway Kuo Violin
Stewart F. Lane Producer
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
Julia C. Levy Roundabout Director of Development
Julia C. Levy has more than 30 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector. She joined the Roundabout Theatre in February 1990 as Director of Development with the primary responsibility of managing the annual fundraising campaign. In her 25 years with the company, Julia has helped guide its growth from a small off-Broadway company operating one theatre to a leading not-for-profit institution with five theatres in the Broadway district. She works closely with the Board of Directors to ensure the artistic excellence and financial health of the organization. She has a broad range of experience managing multi-million dollar annual and ... read more
K.C. Ligon Dialect Coach
William Ivey Long Costume Designer
William Ivey Long has over 70 Broadway design credits in addition to his work in television, film, opera and ballet. Mr. Long has won 6 Tony Awards, with 15 nominations. He was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2006 and recently completed a 4-year elected term as Chairman of the American Theatre Wing. ... read more
Kathleen Marshall Choreographer
Kathleen Marshall received 2011 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Awards for choreography and Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics nominations for direction for Anything Goes. Also on Broadway, Kathleen directed and choreographed The Pajama Game, Wonderful Town and Grease and choreographed Boeing-Boeing, Little Shop of Horrors, Seussical, Follies, Kiss Me, Kate, 1776 and Swinging on a Star. Off-Broadway credits include Two Gentlemen of Verona (New York Shakespeare Festival), Saturday Night (Second Stage), Violet (Playwrights Horizons) and As Thousands Cheer (Drama Dept). For City Center Encores!, she directed and choreographed Bells Are Ringing, Applause, Carnival, Hair and Babes in Arms, ... read more
Glenn Merwede Production Manager
Patrick Milando French Horn
Mark Mitchell Conductor
Brian Nason Lighting Designer
Gene O'Donovan Technical Supervisor
Louis Oddo Percussion
Suzanne Ornstein Concert Master
Violin
David Read Trombone
Brian Ronan Sound Designer
Over 40 Broadway designs including The Prom, Tootsie, Mean Girls, Margaritaville, Springsteen on Broadway, War Paint, The Last Ship, Beautiful, If/Then, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Next to Normal, Spring Awakening, Grey Gardens. On the West End: Spring Awakening, Book of Mormon and Beautiful. Off Broadway designs include Bowie’s Lazarus, Giant, Rent, Everyday Rapture, Saved, 10 Million Miles, and Bug. He is the recipient of Obie, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Olivier and Tony awards. ... read more
Eddie Sauter Orchestrator
(Original Orchestrations)
Peter Schoettler French Horn
Henry Schuman Woodwinds
Thomas Sefcovic Woodwinds
Ronald Sell French Horn
Music Contractor
Peggy Serra Music Copyist
Roger Shell Cello
Margery Singer Marketing
David Steffen Roundabout Director of Marketing
David Sugarman Stage Manager
Stage Manager
Maggie Torre Assistant Conductor
Keyboard
Tony Walton Scenic Designer
Tony Walton is a director and designer, honored with 16 Tony Award nominations for his Broadway sets and/or costumes. Pippin, House of Blue Leaves and Guys and Dolls won him Tonys. Among his 20 films, Mary Poppins, The Boy Friend, The Wiz and Murder on the Orient Express earned him five Academy Award nominations. All That Jazz won him the Oscar and "Death of a Salesman" the Emmy. Previous designs for the world of Dickens include those for ten years of annual presentations of A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden. In 1991 he was elected to the Theatre Hall ... read more
Anita Waxman Associate Producer
Eric Weidman Woodwinds
Thad Wheeler Associate Conductor
Percussion

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Awards and Nominations

1999 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Revival-Musical: 1776 won.

1998 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Best Director - Musical: Scott Ellis was nominated but did not win.

1998 Tony Awards
Best Direction of a Musical: Scott Ellis was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Roundabout Theatre Company was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: James M. Nederlander was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Stewart F. Lane was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Rodger Hess was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Bill Haber was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Robert Halmi Jr. was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Dodger Endemol Theatricals was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Hallmark Entertainment was nominated but did not win.

1997 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Director - Musical: Scott Ellis was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Revival-Musical: 776 won.

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