Brian Frey Joins Atlanta Lyric Theatre Staff

Atlanta Lyric Theatre Managing Artistic Director Brandt Blocker announced today that Brian Frey has been hired as full-time production manager for the 35-year-old musical theatre company.

"Brian is an accomplished leader in our industry. His knowledge of musical theatre and, specifically, technical theatre is unsurpassed, and his passion and dedication to The Lyric is unmatched," said Blocker. "I am very pleased and honored to have Brian join Team Lyric."

Mr. Frey's career in live theatrical entertainment spans over 28 years and thousands of miles around the world, from cruise line, theme park, and ice show entertainment to regional and touring Broadway productions. He has worked onstage as a singer/actor as well as behind the scenes as a producer, director, production manager, technical director, lighting designer, pyro technician, and voice-over artist. Mr. Frey began his career in his home state of Virginia, working in the entertainment department for Busch Gardens-Williamsburg. He then moved to Florida to continue at Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay then on to Disney on Ice and Princess and Celebrity Cruises. Mr. Frey was the associate lighting designer for the renovation of the historic US Grant Hotel in San Diego and spent two years as the project technical coordinator for Cirque du Soleil and Celebrity Cruises. For nearly eight years, Mr. Frey was vice president and general manager for Atlanta's Theater of the Stars. He served as an original judge and advisory board member for the Georgia High School Musical Theatre Awards for five years and as the production manager and lighting designer for the Junior Theatre Festival. Mr. Frey returned to Tampa several years ago to take on the role of Producing Director for the Patel Conservatory at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts. Mr. Frey is a proud 26-year member of I.A.T.S.E., the union of professional stage technicians.

Frey joins Managing Artistic Director Brandt Blocker, Associate Artistic Director Alan Kilpatrick, Director of Education and Development Mary Nye Bennett, Business Manager Amy McGuire, Box Office Manager J. Koby Parker, Production Assistant Austin Tijerina, and Orchestra Manager Jeff Macko as the staff of Atlanta Lyric Theatre.

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