Production Staff
Des McAnuff
Bookwriter
Richard Nelson (iii)
Lighting Designer
Joe Barone
Bass
Percussion
Bruce Campbell
Press Representative
Jason Steven Cohen
Production Supervisor
Merle Debuskey
Press Representative
John Howlett
Press Representative
Richard Kornberg
Press Representative
James Lebrecht
Sound Effects Designer
Paul Litteral
Trumpet
Piccolo Trumpet
Flugelhorn
Phil Marsh
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Des McAnuff
Vocal Music Arranger
Director
McAnuff is a two-time Tony Award-winning director and former Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival. Broadway: Summer, Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys (Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical), Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event), Dracula, the Musical, How to Succeed..., The Who’s Tommy (Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Director), A Walk in the Woods, Big River (Tony Awards for Best Director, Best Musical).
McAnuff is also Director Emeritus of La Jolla Playhouse, where during his tenure as Artistic Director, he staged more than 35 ... read more
James McElwaine
Synthesizer
Clarinet
Alto Saxophone
Soprano Saxophone
Patricia McGourty
Costume Designer
Don Mikkelsen
Tuba
Trombone
Jennifer Muller
Choreographer
Fredric H. Orner
Production Stage Manager
Joseph Papp
Producer
Joseph Papp was an American theatrical producer and director. He established The Public Theater in what had been the Astor Library Building in Lower Manhattan. There Papp created a year-round producing home to focus on new plays and musicals.
Glenn Rhian
Vibes
Timpani
Drums
Loretta Robertson
Stage Manager
Michael Roth
Conductor
Vocal Music Arranger
Piano
Musical Director
Douglas W. Schmidt
Scenic Designer
Mr. Schmidt has designed nearly 60 Broadway shows and dozens of regional productions for the Guthrie, The Old Globe, The Alley Theatre, and Seattle Rep, among others. He has three Drama Desk Awards (Into the Woods, Veronica's Room, Over Here!), three Tony nominations (The Front Page, Into the Woods, 42nd Street), an Obie, and many other awards.
Michael Starobin
Vocal Music Arranger
Orchestrator
Mrs. Miller Does Her Thing, Freaky Friday, Falsettos, First Daughter Suite, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Kid Victory, If/Then, Annie, Dogfight, Leap of Faith, Queen of the Mist, People in the Picture, Sondheim on Sondheim, Next to Normal (Tony Award), Glorious Ones, Grinch, Adrift in Macao, Bernarda Alba, Spelling Bee, Assassins (Tony Award), Tom Sawyer, A New Brain, A Christmas Carol, Hello Again, Guys & Dolls (1992), My Favorite Year, In Trousers, Sunday in the Park with George, Once on This Island, Closer Than Ever, Legs Diamond, Romance Romance, Carrie, Birds of Paradise, Rags, Three Guys Naked, Von Richtofen.
Jim Tunnell
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Guitar
Awards and Nominations
1983 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Costume Design: Patricia McGourty was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Lighting Design: Richard Nelson was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Lyrics: Des McAnuff was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Music: Des McAnuff was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Set Design: Douglas Schmidt was nominated but did not win.
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