Cole Porter's The Pirate - Philadelphia, PA (Regional) Creative Team

Cole Porter composer and lyricist, created a sophisticated and rich body of work that appeared on both Broadway and the Big Screen. Charming melodies and clever lyrics set Porter aside from other composers. Notable songs include, “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)” for Paris, “Night and Day” for Gay Divorce, “Wunderbar” for Kiss Me, Kate, “All Through the Night,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “Blow Gabriel Blow,” and the title song for Anything Goes. Porter won his first Tony for his Kiss Me, Kate score. He also wrote many famous songs that appeared in films including, “I’ve ... read more Called "prolific" in both The New Yorker and The New York Times, Brock is a 34-year old choreographer working in concert dance, theater, ballet, opera, television and video games. In addition to 30 dances for The Chase Brock Experience, Brock's choreography includes Broadway's Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and Picnic; the stage adaptation of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame currently playing in long-running German and Japanese productions; The Blue Flower (Second Stage, Lortel nomination for Outstanding Choreography), Tamar of the River (Callaway Award finalist for Choreography) and A Midsummer Night's Dream (Shakespeare in the Park); "Last Week Tonight with ... read more Richard M. Parison, Jr. is currently the Executive Director of the Westcoast Black Theater Company in Sarasota, Florida. Prior to Sarasota, Richard was the Executive Director of CenterStage Foundation for Richmond CenterStage, central Virginia’s premiere performing arts center; Associate Artistic Director at the award-winning Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia and before that, for over eight seasons, the Associate to Producing Artistic Director, Bernard Havard, at the internationally recognized Walnut Street Theatre. Richard began his career in professional theater as Artistic Associate to Gerald Freedman and Victoria Bussert at Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland, Ohio. As a ... read more