It Shoulda Been You - Broadway Creative Team

Jill Abramovitz is an award-winning lyricist and bookwriter who lives in New York City. She co-adapted the Leah Napolin play The Dogs of Pripyat which garnered the Weston Playhouse New Musical Award, the Jerry Bock Award, was a NAMT selectee and was part of Goodspeed’s Festival of New Artists. Jill was commissioned to write lyrics for TheatreworksUSA’s Martha Speaks, and is the lyricist/bookwriter for Bread and Roses as well as contributing lyricist on Broadway’s It Shoulda Been You. She is a past Dramatist Guild Fellow and a proud member of the BMI Advanced Workshop, where she won the Harrington Award for ... read more Patty Baker is an American actress who has made a name for herself on Broadway. She was born in New York City and grew up in a family that was passionate about the arts. Her parents were both musicians, and they encouraged her to pursue her own artistic interests from a young age. Baker attended the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, where she studied drama and dance. After graduating, she went on to study at the Juilliard School, where she honed her skills as an actress. Her talent was quickly recognized, and she was soon cast in ... read more DOUG BESTERMAN is a three-time Tony Award winning musician with a career spanning across theatre, film, television and recording. As a Composer, Producer, Arranger, and Orchestrator, he has been privileged to work with some of the most recognizable names in the industry, including composers Mel Brooks, Alan Menken, and Marc Shaiman; recording artists Barbra Streisand and Barry Manilow; and directors Rob Marshall and Susan Stroman. A veteran of 25+ Broadway shows, Besterman won the Best Orchestrations Tony Award® for Fosse, The Producers, and Thoroughly Modern Millie, and was nominated for The Music Man (2000), How to Succeed in Business, and Bullets ... read more Ken Billington is a highly acclaimed lighting designer with over 50 years of experience in the theatre industry. Born in 1944 in Long Island, New York, Billington attended Hofstra University where he studied theatre and lighting design. After graduating, he began his career as a lighting designer in the Off-Broadway scene in the 1960s, eventually making his way to Broadway. Billington has designed the lighting for over 100 Broadway productions, including the original productions of Sweeney Todd, Chicago, and The Drowsy Chaperone. He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design 21 times, winning three times for his ... read more BROADWAY: It Shoulda Been You, starring Tyne Daly and directed by David Hyde Pierce (Outer Critics Circle Nomination, Additional Lyrics, with book by Brian Hargrove, music by Barbara Anselmi). OFF-BROADWAY: City Of (Original song, with Anton Dudley), Playwrights Realm. REGIONAL: Music & Lyrics for Love, Always (book by Bill Connington), world premiere at Zeiders American Dream Theater in Virginia Beach, Summer 2016. MAC Award nominee, 2005 Jonathan Larson Award Winner. Musicals include: Second To Nun (Music, with book and lyrics by Anton Dudley); Luna Park (Lyrics and Additional Material, with Music and Additional Material by Hyeyoung Kim ... read more Hargrove is the creator and producer of many television shows, including Titus, Wanda at Large, and Nora. He also has written for several television series, including Dave's World, Caroline in the City, Holding the Baby, and Maggie. Hargrove wrote the book and lyrics for the musical It Shoulda Been You, which opened on Broadway in March 2015 (previews). It is directed by David Hyde Pierce. Scott Landis is a producer. Recent credits include The Shark is Broken, Funny Girl, The Ferryman, An Act of God, and many more. Ernie Lijoi is an award winning singer/songwriter, composer/lyricist and actor. Ernie was recently seen as Eddie Carbone in A View from the Bridge and won a Drammy Award for his performance as The Emcee in Cabaret. He had two songs int he Broadway hit It Shoulda Been You in 2015 and won a Drammy Award for best Original Music for his original score for Under the Influence in 2016. His new musical The Pursuit of Happiness will be produced as the featured production during the 2020 OUTWright festival in June at The Milagro Theater for more information see his website http://www.lijoi.com William Ivey Long has over 70 Broadway design credits in addition to his work in television, film, opera and ballet. Mr. Long has won 6 Tony Awards, with 15 nominations. He was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2006 and recently completed a 4-year elected term as Chairman of the American Theatre Wing. James L. Nederlander is President of the Nederlander Organization and son of James M. Nederlander (Chairman). He is the third generation of a family known for owning and operating theatres around the world as well as theatrical productions, cultural presentations and popular music attractions. Current productions include West Side Story, The Addams Family, Next to Normal and Race. Upcoming productions include a live show with magician David Blaine. After moving to New York City, David Hyde Pierce studied at Michael Howard Studios and appeared off-Broadway as Laertes in Hamlet before making his Broadway debut in Beyond Therapy (1982). He gained early television attention as Theodore Van Horne in The Powers That Be (early 1990s). Pierce achieved his breakthrough as Niles Crane on Frasier (1993–2004). During this period, he appeared in the films Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Nixon (1995), The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human (1999), Wet Hot American Summer (2001), and Down with Love (2003). His voice work included A Bug’s Life (1998), Treasure Planet (2002), Osmosis Jones ... read more Josh's choreography has been featured on Broadway, the West End in London, film, television, and in theaters all across the U.S. He has had the great pleasure of choreographing for some of musical theater's best actors and some of the dance worlds greatest dancers. On Broadway he choreographed Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, First Date, It Shoulda Been You, and Bright Star. He was also the choreographer of Carousel on London's West End. Josh has directed and choreographed numerous productions at New York City Centre Encores, the MUNY, The Asolo Rep. and the Old Globe. as well as ... read more Daryl Roth is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer who has been a driving force in the theater industry for over 30 years. She is known for her innovative productions, which often tackle challenging and thought-provoking subject matter. Born in 1945 in Lakewood, New Jersey, Roth grew up in a family that was deeply involved in the arts. Her father was a musician and her mother was a painter, and they encouraged their daughter to pursue her own creative interests. Roth attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied history and literature. After college, Roth moved to New York City and began ... read more Recent Broadway credits include: Dear Evan Hansen, The Cher Show, Bandstand, Bright Star, Hamilton, It Shoulda Been You, Mothers and Sons, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (Tony nomination), The Performers, Magic/Bird. Off-Broadway, Steinberg worked on Dear Evan Hansen (Second Stage), Hamilton (The Public Theater), The Landing (The Vineyard Theatre), Far From Heaven (Playwrights Horizons). Steinberg is the Audio Consultant for Carnegie Hall's Isaac Stern Auditorium, and has worked on over thirty Broadway productions as a former founding principal of Acme Sound Partners and for that work received five additional Tony nominations for The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess, Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad ... read more Broadway: ELF (original cast), Spamalot, Wonderful Town, Kiss Me, Kate. Associate Choreography: Minsky’s, Company (starring Neil Patrick Harris), Sondheim: The Birthday Concert (Avery Fisher Hall), On the Town (Los Angeles Philharmonic) and the new Broadway production of Cinderella in 2013.