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Douglas Besterman

Also Credited As: Doug Besterman

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Productions

 
[West End, 2004]
Orchestrator
 
[Canada, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2001]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2000]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Orchestrator
 
[San Diego, CA (Regional), 1998]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1997]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1995]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1994]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Orchestrator
Dance Music Arranger
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Orchestrator
Dance Music Arranger
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Orchestrator (Additional Orchestrations)
Conductor
Conductor
Orchestrator (Additional Orchestrations)

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Orchestrations

Douglas Besterman, Fosse

Drama Desk Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Orchestration

Douglas Besterman, Damn Yankees

News


David Hyde Pierce-Helmed IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU to Arrive on Broadway This Spring?
by Nicole Rosky - Aug 20, 2014

In 2011, BroadwayWorld reported that Brian Hargrove and Barbara Anselmi's new musical IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, directed by David Hyde Pierce in its world premiere at the George Street Playhouse that year, would be coming to Broadway. Now according to an Equity casting notice, it seems like the show will indeed land on Broadway, with rehearsals set to begin in January 2015. The musical will open on or around March 26, 2015.
BWW Reviews: Grand and Glorious CHAMBERLAIN Stirs the Heart
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Jun 27, 2014

Maine State Music Theatre's second production of the season, a revival of the Knapp-Alper 1996 musical Chamberlain A Civil War Romance, proves to be a grand and glorious theatrical experience, an endeavor of epic proportions that delivers spectacle, emotion, and inspiration in equal measure. Spanning more than fifty years in the life of Brunswick's legendary Civil War hero, Maine governor, and Bowdoin college president, Joshua L. Chamberlain, and focusing on his relationship with his passionate, mercurial wife, Fannie Adams, the musical, in this brilliantly executed new production, directed and choreographed by Marc Robin, offers both epic sweep and touching intimacy. Large in musical and dramatic scale, lavish in production values, and cast with a first rate ensemble of singing-actors, Chamberlain dazzles the ear and eye and warms the heart.
David Hyde Pierce-Helmed IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Aiming For Broadway Early Next Year?
by BWW News Desk - Feb 18, 2014

In 2011, BroadwayWorld reported that Brian Hargrove and Barbara Anselmi's new musical IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, directed by David Hyde Pierce in its world premiere at the George Street Playhouse that year, would be coming to Broadway. It's been a much longer wait than anticipated, but now Pierce has revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the show is prepping for arrival on the Great White Way 'in the coming season or early next year'.
David Hyde Pierce's IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Coming to Broadway in Fall 2012
by Nicole Rosky - Dec 12, 2011

This morning on 'Live! with Kelly' guest David Hyde Pierce announced that IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, a show that he directed this Fall at George Street Playhouse, will arrive on Broadway in Fall 2012. The New Jersey production starred Lisa Howard, Tom Deckman, Mylinda Hull, Tyne Daly, Richard Kline, Jessica Hershberg, and more. No official announcement has been made concerning casting or an opening date.
McGillin, Kline to Join Cast of IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU at George Street Playhouse, 10/4 - 11/6
by Caryn Robbins - Oct 4, 2011

George Street Playhouse's IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU opens at the George Street Playhouse.
McGillin, Kline to Join Cast of IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU at George Street Playhouse, 10/4 - 11/6
by Caryn Robbins - Jul 22, 2011

George Street Playhouse and its Artistic Director David Saint have completed casting for the New Brunswick theatre's 2011-2012 season opener, It Shoulda Been You.
Photo Flash: Brown & McClure in La Jolla's LIMELIGHT: The Story of Charlie Chaplin
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 11, 2010

LIMELIGHT: THE STORY OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN has Music and Lyrics by Christopher Curtis and a Book by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan. The show is Directed by Michael Unger and is Playing September 7 - October 17, 2010
La Jolla Announces Cast, Creative Team for LIMELIGHT
by Nicolas Coburn - Aug 5, 2010

La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast of its world-premiere musical Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin, music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis, book by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan and directed by Michael Unger, running September 7 - October 17, 2010 (media night: Sunday, September 19 at 7:00 pm) in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.
The Producers Film Available on DVD, May 16
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2006

The film version of The Producers is available on DVD today, May 16th
The Producers Film Plays Exclusive Engagement at the Ziegfeld, Dec. 16-24
by BWW News Desk - Nov 23, 2005

Before it opens in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, the film version of The Producers will play a limited engagement at the Ziegfeld Theatre from December 16th through 24th
The Producers Soundtrack Released on November 22
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2005

The soundtrack of the upcoming film version of The Producers will be released in stores on November 22nd

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Douglas Besterman been nominated for?

Best Orchestrations (Tony Awards) for Fosse and Outstanding Orchestration (Drama Desk Awards) for Damn Yankees.

What awards has Douglas Besterman won?

Douglas Besterman won the Tony Award for Best Orchestrations for his work on Fosse.

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