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Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II was an American lyricist, librettist, theatrical producer, and (usually uncredited) director in musical theater for nearly 40 years. He won eight Tony Awards and two Academy Awards for Best Original Song. Many of his songs are standard repertoire for vocalists and jazz musicians. He co-wrote 850 songs. He is best known for his collaborations with composer Richard Rodgers, as the duo Rodgers and Hammerstein, whose musicals include Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Described by Stephen Sondheim as an "experimental playwright", Hammerstein helped bring the American musical to new ... read more Broadway credits as Director/Choreographer: Evita (Tony nomination), How to Succeed (Tony nominations Direction/Choreography), Promises, Promises (Tony nomination Choreography); as Choreographer: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award Best Choreography), Wedding Singer (Tony nom.), Cry Baby (Tony nom.), Curtains (Tony nom.). London - as Director: Anna Christie (Donmar), A Streetcar Named Desire (Donmar - Olivier nomination, Best Revival), Shrek The Musical; as Director/Choreographer: Parade (Donmar - Olivier nominations, Direction/Choreography); as Choreographer: Evita (Olivier nom.), Guys and Dolls (Olivier nom.), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Olivier nom.), Forum at The National Theatre. Other: 81st Annual Academy Awards (Emmy Award Choreography). Rob is a member of The ... read more NEIL AUSTIN was the recipient of the 2019 Tony Award for Ink (Friedman); the 2018 Tony, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Lyric); and the 2010 Tony and Drama Desk Awards for Red (Golden). He was also awarded the 2017 and 2011 Olivier Awards for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child (Palace, West End) and The White Guard (National, London). His Broadway credits include Ink, Travesties, Hughie, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Evita, Red, Hamlet, The Seafarer and Frost/Nixon. Other work in the U.S. includes Harry Potter and the Cursed Child ... read more David Chase has been Music Director, Music Supervisor, and/or Dance Arranger for 40+ Broadway productions. He has two Emmy Award® nominations for Music Direction for NBC’s live telecasts of The Sound of Music  and Peter Pan, plus GRAMMY® and Olivier® nominations. David has written multiple arrangements and orchestrations for the Boston Pops (including their signature “Twelve Days of Christmas”), the Kennedy Center Honors, Essential Voices USA, and Radio City Music Hall. Television includes conducting, arranging, and orchestrating for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Schmigadoon!, The Gilded Age, and Étoile. David appeared onscreen in Season 5 of Maisel as the announcer and bandleader for ... read more Theatre Set and Costume design credits include: The Enfield Haunting (Ambassadors Theatre); I’m Sorry Prime Minister, I Can’t Quite Remember (Bath Theatre Royal); The Last Five Years (Garrick Theatre/ China Tour); Labour of Love (Noël Coward Theatre); The Life I Lead (Wyndham’s Theatre / UK Tour); Ian McKellen’s Hamlet, The Cherry Orchard (Theatre Royal Windsor); Steve (Seven Dials Playhouse); Wodehouse In Wonderland (UK Tour); Les Misérables (The Mack Theatre, Mountview); My Night with Reg (Turbine Theatre); Killing The Cat (Riverside Studios); Romeo and Juliet, Richard III (Shakespeare’s ... read more