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Children of a Lesser God - Broadway Creative Team


Children of a Lesser God Broadway

Production Staff

Mark Medoff Playwright
Steve Reynolds Producer
Dede Ayite Costume Designer
Dede Ayite is a costume designer whose Broadway credits include A Soldier’s Play, Slave Play, American Son, and Children of a Lesser God. Select Off-Broadway credits include Secret Life of Bees, FireFlies, Marie and Rosetta, Tell Hector I Miss Him (Atlantic); By The Way, Meet Vera Stark, JHAT (Signature); BLKS, Collective Rage…, School Girls… (MCC); Slave Play (NYTW); Sugar in Our Wounds (MTC); If Pretty Hurts…, Mankind, Bella: An American Tall Tale (Playwrights Horizons); The Royale (Lincoln Center); Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout); and brownsville song [b-side for tray] (LCT3). Regionally, Ayite’s works has appeared at Oregon Shakespeare Festival; ... read more
Mike Baldassari Lighting Designer
Tony and Emmy nominated Designer whose work has spanned much of entertainment and been seen live in 25+ countries. Broadway highlights: Cabaret, First Date, Holler If Ya Hear Me. Films: Ghostbusters, Nine, Rock of Ages, Joyful Noise, Sex And The City 2, Neil Young Trunk Show. Television: "Documentary Now!", (RED) Concert/Broadcast from Times Square with U2, Bruce Springsteen. U2’s Top of The Rock for The Tonight Show, pre-tapes for "SNL", "Late Night w/Seth Meyers". Comedy specials: Dana Carvey, John Mulaney, Bridget Everett. Multiple NYE's with Phish at MSG. Televised concert highlights; Mary J. Blige, Tim McGraw, Sam Smith, Garth Brooks. ... read more
Sydney Beers Producer
(General Manager, Roundabout Theatre Company)
Sydney Beers joined Roundabout Theatre Company in 1995. She has held various positions at the organization, including Director of Sales and Director of Administration. As Roundabout’s General Manager, she oversees the company's Broadway and off-Broadway productions across five venues. She is also the Executive Producer on all of Roundabout's musicals. Prior to Roundabout, she had worked at the Shakespeare Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre Company and Delaware Theatre Company. Sydney is a graduate of Catholic University and has studied theatre abroad at various intuitions such as Oxford University, the Royal Shakespeare Company and London University. She is proud to be member ... read more
Sandy Block Associate Producer
Associate Producer, Children of a Lesser God. ... read more
Tamar Climan Executive Producer
Tamar Climan, founder of Climan Producing LLC (CPL), is a Tony Award®-winning theatre producer with almost three decades of experience producing and general managing on Broadway. Currently, Tamar is producing the national tour of A Soldier’s Play along with Roundabout Theatre Company. She is on the producing team of 1776 for the American Repertory Theater and serves as the Consulting Producer for the Tony Award® and Grammy-winning Jagged Little Pill on the West End and for its North American and Australian tours as well as the North American tour of the Tony Award®-winning revival of Oklahoma!. Previous producing credits ... read more Broadway/Tours: Elf, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Spiderman Turn Off The Dark, A Life in the Theatre, Million Dollar Quartet, The Addams Family, Memphis, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, In the Heights, Wicked, 9 to 5, South Pacific, Peepshow in Vegas. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Film: Margin Call, Howl, Sex and the City 1 & 2, Jonah Hex, Main Street, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Dan in Real Life, Then She Found Me, Across the Universe, Ira & Abby, Rent, Pieces of April, Camp, The Grey Zone, Finding ... read more LHC Theatrical Development consists of Hal Luftig, Craig Haffner and Michael Chapman. ... read more
Nyle DiMarco Producer
Nyle DiMarco is an actor, model and activist. He is a native New Yorker and was born into a large multigenerational Deaf family. He is an alumni of Gallaudet University, the only liberal arts University in the world for the Deaf, with a B.A. in mathematics. Nyle is the first Deaf person to win America's Next Top Model Cycle 22 and Dancing With The Stars Season 22. As an actor, Nyle's castings have included: the lead in the independent film In the Can, an ASL Films production, as Garret on ABC Family's Switched at Birth, and Difficult People Hulu Series. He is ... read more
Steve Dow Producer
(Chief Administrative Officer, Roundabout Theatre Company)
In October of 2016, Steve was elevated to the position of Roundabout Theatre Company's Chief Administrative Officer, after serving as the Associate Managing Director since 2014. In this position, Steve is responsible for oversight of the administrative functions of the organization including finance, legal, facilities and operations, audience services, human resources, information technology and institutional management. Prior to joining Roundabout, Steve worked at Bespoke Theatricals (formerly Nina Lannan Associates) for over seven years during which time he served as General Manager or Associate General Manager of numerous Broadway productions and tours. Steve received an M.F.A. with honors from Columbia University ... read more
Craig Haffner Producer
Craig Haffner is a Tony Award nominated Broadway Producer and an Emmy award winning television Writer/Producer. ... read more
Todd Haimes Producer
(Artistic Director/CEO, Roundabout Theatre Company)
Todd Haimes joined Roundabout as the Executive Director at the age of 26. From 1983 to 1990, he served in that position, overseeing the company's finances, marketing and fundraising. Mr. Haimes has been the Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company since July 1, 1990, and he became the Artistic Director and CEO in 2015. Prior to joining RTC, Mr. Haimes held positions at Westport Country Playhouse and the Hartman Theatre. He is the former president and currently serves on the board of ART/NY. Mr. Haimes has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Yale University. ... read more
Yasuhiro Kawana Producer
Broadway: Evita, Legally Blonde, Come Fly Away, Catch Me If You Can. Upcoming: First Date, Kinky Boots. He has co-presented Fosse and The Full Monty in Japan, and Japanese local productions of Never Gonna Dance, The Boy From Oz, The Producers, Sweet Charity, Titanic, Brooklyn, All Shook Up, Grease, Side Show. ... read more
Kenny Leon Director
Kenny Leon is a Tony Award-winning Broadway and television director. His Broadway credits include the Tupac musical Holler If You Hear Me, A Raisin in the Sun starring Denzel Washington (Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Best Revival of a Play), The Mountaintop starring Samuel L. Jackson and Angela Bassett, Stick Fly, August Wilson’s Fences (which garnered ten Tony nominations and won three Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Play), Gem of the Ocean and Radio Golf. He also directed Smart People for Second Stage. Leon's recent television work includes "Hairspray Live!", and "The Wiz Live!" ... read more
Julia C. Levy Producer
(Executive Director, Roundabout Theatre Company)
Julia C. Levy has more than 30 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector. She joined the Roundabout Theatre in February 1990 as Director of Development with the primary responsibility of managing the annual fundraising campaign. In her 25 years with the company, Julia has helped guide its growth from a small off-Broadway company operating one theatre to a leading not-for-profit institution with five theatres in the Broadway district. She works closely with the Board of Directors to ensure the artistic excellence and financial health of the organization. She has a broad range of experience managing multi-million dollar annual and ... read more
Kate Maguire Producer
(Artistic Director/CEO, Berkshire Theatre Group)
Kate Maguire is the Artistic Director and CEO at Berkshire Theatre Group. ... read more
Derek McLane Set Designer
Derek McLane received a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award Honour for his work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. He has designed over 350 productions for Broadway, Off-Broadway, internationally and for TV. His over 40 credits include Burn This, The Parisian Woman, Anything Goes, The Price, Fully Committed, Beautiful, Ragtime, I Am My Own Wife and 33 Variations (Tony Award). He has designed the Academy Awards for six years (Emmy Award) and has designed four live musicals for NBC, including “Hairspray” (Emmy Award). ... read more 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. ... read more IPN members bring Broadway productions to more than 110 cities through North America and Japan. Recent Broadway, London, U.S. and international tours include Monty Python's Spamalot, The Color Purple, Throughly Modern Millie, Bombay Dreams, Starlight Express, The King and I and Edward Scissorhands. ... read more
Suzanne Niedland Producer
Suzanne Niedland is an actress and producer. ... read more ALBERT NOCCIOLINO serves as President & CEO of NAC Entertainment, Ltd., a company based in Binghamton, NY; a diversified entertainment and theatrical company specializing in the presentation of National Touring Broadway shows in New York State (Buffalo, Rochester, Binghamton, Elmira, Utica and Albany) and the State of Pennsylvania (Scranton and Erie). Albert is also the President & CEO of Famous Artists, a company based in Syracuse, NY that brings Touring Broadway shows to the Crouse Hinds Theater at the Oncenter and the Landmark Theatre. He has presented shows for over 35 years! In addition to directing the Broadway subscription ... read more The Shubert Organization is America's oldest professional theatre company and the largest theatre owner on the Broadway. Since the dawn of the 20th Century, Shubert has operated hundreds of theatres and produced hundreds of plays and musicals both in New York City and throughout the United States. Shubert currently owns and operates seventeen Broadway theatres and six off-Broadway venues. ... read more Blue Fog Productions is a producer of Children of a Lesser God. ... read more
Paula Reynolds Producer
Broadway credits include Children of a Lesser God, Come From Away, American Psycho, and First Date. ... read more
Rodney Rigby Producer
Broadway credits include Summer, Children of a Lesser God, Come From Away, Catch Me If You Can, and Lend Me a Tenor. ... read more
Philip J. Smith Producer
(Chairman, The Shubert Organization)
Philip J. Smith is the Chairman and Co-CEO of the Shubert Organization. ... read more
RCI Theatricals General Manager
RCI Theatricals is a Theatrical General Management Company. Since our founding in 1997, we have maintained a powerful presence in the theatre industry, managing projects of all scopes - Broadway, Off-Broadway, Regional, and Touring - and leveraging our experience and dynamic industry expertise to develop creative solutions to a range of business challenges. ... read more
Jhett Tolentino Producer
Broadway credits include Children of a Lesser God, Tuck Everlasting, Hughie, Sylvia, Hand to God, A Delicate Balance, Side Show, This Is Our Youth, The Velocity of Autumn, A Raisin in the Sun, A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder, Macbeth, & Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. ... read more
Robert E. Wankel Producer
(President, The Shubert Organization)
Robert E. Wankel is the President and Co-CEO of the Shubert Organization. ... read more
Sherry Wright Producer

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Awards and Nominations

2018 Drama League Awards
Distinguished Performance Award: Joshua Jackson was nominated but did not win.
Distinguished Performance Award: Lauren Ridloff was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play: Children of a Lesser God was nominated but did not win.

2018 Theatre World Awards
Outstanding Broadway or Off-Broadway Debut Performance: Lauren Ridloff won.

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