Production Staff
Peter Shaffer
Playwright
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: P
Theatre Owner / Operator
Producer
McCann & Nugent Productions, Inc.
General Manager
Johnson-Liff Associates
Casting
Ursula Belden
Associate Scenic Designer
Roger S. Berlind
Producer
Harrison Birtwistle
Musical Director
Music Arranger
Robert L. Borod
Production Stage Manager
John Bury
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
Lighting Designer
Robert Charles
Stage Manager
Merle Debuskey
General Press Representative
Zoë Dominic
Production Photographer
Beverly Emmons
Associate Lighting Designer
Broadway credits include Annie Get Your Gun, Jekyll & Hyde, The Heiress, Stephen Sondheim’s Passion and The Elephant Man. Her lighting of Amadeus won a Tony award. Regionals include JF Kennedy Center, the Guthrie, Arena Stage, the Alley. Off B’way she worked for Joseph Chaikin and Meredith Monk. For Robert Wilson; Einstein on the Beach and others. Her designs for dance: Martha Graham, Trisha Brown, Alvin Ailey, Merce Cunningham. Awards: seven Tony nominations, several American Theatre Wings, 1980 Obie and others.
Susan Gustafson
Company Manager
Peter Hall
Director
Paul Huntley
Hair and Wig Designer
London-born Paul Huntley has worked hundreds of Broadway shows, most memorably the original productions of Amadeus, Cats, Evita, Sweeney Todd, The Producers and Hairspray. A recipient of the Drama Desk and Tony awards, he has also worked with the some of the most legendary leading ladies of the cinema, ranging from Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh to Jane Fonda and Faye Dunaway. Current shows include Anything Goes, War Horse, Other Desert Cities and Leap of Faith.
Richard Jay-Alexander
Assistant Stage Manager
Richard Jay-Alexander began his theatrical career in 1977 in the original cast of the Broadway play, ZOOT SUIT, appearing thereafter in the original Broadway cast of AMADEUS, which led to his being engaged as Associate Director of the National Touring Companies of that Tony Award-winning Play. He also staged AMADEUS in Santiago, Chile, in Spanish, in which he is fluent. However, he is probably best known for his association with Producer Cameron Mackintosh, having served as Executive Director of Mr. Mackintosh's American company for ten years, running its day-to-day operations in North America. Richard first came to Mr. Mackintosh's attention ... read more
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Jack Mann
Sound Designer
Elizabeth I. McCann
Producer
Timothy Monich
Speech Consultant
Nelle Nugent
Producer
Nelle Nugent has produced more than 60 Broadway, touring, Off-Broadway and West End productions including: Dracula, The Elephant Man, Morning's at Seven, Mass Appeal (MTC) Amadeus, Nicholas Nickleby, Sly Fox (revival), American Buffalo (revival). She has produced many independent feature films and television movies, most recently completed feature film: Athol Fugard's Master Harold…and the boys. Her productions have received five Tonys, two Obies, two New York Drama Critics Awards, and numerous film and TV awards. She is currently producing Time Stand Stills starring Laura Linney, Brian D'Arcey James, Eric Bogosian and Christina Ricci at Broadway's Cort Theatre.
Brent Peek
Production Coordinator
John David Ridge
Associate Costume Designer
John David Ridge has designed for Broadway, ballet, opera and television. Amongst some of the highlights are Ring 'Round The Moon for the Lincoln Center Theater, for which he received a Tony nomination, Robert Joffrey's seminal Nutcracker and David Mamet's A Life In The Theatre, both the original New York production and on television for PBS. Outside of New York, he designed, amongst many, for the Santa Fe Opera and the Goodman Theatre in Chicago.
In addition to costume design, Mr Ridge has had an extensive career executing costumes in Los Angeles, New York and London for stage and film, and ... read more
Chic Silber
Special Effects Designer
Awards and Nominations
1981 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Costume Design: John Bury was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Director of a Play: Peter Hall won.
Outstanding Lighting Design: John Bury was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Play: Peter Shaffer won.
Outstanding Set Design: John Bury was nominated but did not win.
1981 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards
Best Play: Peter Shaffer was nominated but did not win.
1981 Tony Awards
Best Costume Design: John Bury was nominated but did not win.
Best Direction of a Play: Peter Hall won.
Best Lighting Design: John Bury won.
Best Play: Peter Shaffer won.
Best Play: The Shubert Organization won.
Best Play: Elizabeth I. McCann won.
Best Play: Nelle Nugent won.
Best Play: Roger S. Berlind won.
Best Scenic Design: John Bury won.
Best Scenic Design: John Bury won.
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