Production Staff
Warren Leight
Book
Isaac Oliver
Book
Alex Timbers
Developed by
Robert Ahrens
Producer
Ted Chapin
Concept Creator
John Frost
Producer
Jonathan Groff
Producer
Jonathan Groff earned his Actors’ Equity Association card in 2005 while appearing in Fame at the North Shore Music Theatre. That year, he made his Broadway debut in In My Life (2005). In 2006, he originated the role of Melchior Gabor in Spring Awakening, which ran off-Broadway in 2006 before transferring to Broadway (2006–2008). He received nominations for a Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Drama League Award, and won a Theatre World Award for his performance.
In 2007, Groff had a recurring role on One Life to Live and filmed the pilot for Pretty/Handsome. He contributed vocals to the Salzburg ... read more
Peter Hylenski
Sound Design
Peter Hylenski received a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award Honour for his work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. A Grammy, Olivier, and seven-time Tony nominee, his selected design credits include Frozen, Anastasia, Beetlejuice, Once on This Island, Something Rotten, King Kong, Rock of Ages, After Midnight, Motown, The Scottsboro Boys, Side Show, Rocky, Bullets Over Broadway, Shrek the Musical, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever, Lend Me a Tenor, Elf, Wonderland, Cry-Baby, The Times They Are a-Changin’, The Wedding Singer, Sweet Charity, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me.
Tom Kirdahy
Producer
Warren Leight
Book Writer
Shannon Lewis
Choreographer
Shannon Lewis is a Choreographer, Director, and performer with over 25 years of Broadway performance experience.
Shannon is the Choreographer of the groundbreaking and inventive new musical The Secret Silk by Stephen Schwartz and John Tartaglia. Her critically acclaimed choreography recently appeared in the re-imagined Disney’s Beauty and the Beast at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, as well as the new musical film Stuck starring Amy Madigan, Giancarlo Esposito and Ashanti. Shannon has conceived, created and premiered four original works for the world renowned Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and debuted her original concept piece Criminal at BC Beat in New York City.
Broadway: ... read more
Derek McLane
Scenic Design
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).
Isaac Oliver
Book Writer
Andrew Resnick
Music Supervisor
Orchestrations
Michael Thurber
Orchestrations
Alex Timbers
Director
Alex Timbers is a Tony-nominated writer-director and the recipient of Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as two OBIE Awards.
Credits include: The Pee-wee Herman Show, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson (also book writer; Drama Desk, Lortel, and OCC Awards, Tony nomination), A Very Merry Unauthorized Pageant (OBIE Award, Garland Award-Best Director), Gutenberg! The Musical! (Drama Desk nom. - Best Director of a Musical), Peter and the Starcatcher (co-director, OBIE Award- Best Director), Hell House (Drama Desk nom. - Unique Theatrical Experience).
Alex was President of the Yale Dramat and is the Artistic Director of downtown ... read more
Justin Townsend
Lighting Designer
Justin Townsend received a Drama Desk Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award Honour for his work on Moulin Rouge! The Musical. His Broadway credits include Jagged Little Pill, Saint Joan, Present Laughter, The Little Foxes, The Humans (Tony nomination), American Psycho (Tony nomination), Fool for Love, Casa Valentina, A Night with Janis Joplin, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, The Other Place, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson. He served as Creative Director for Drake’s “Boy Meets World” European Tour and OVO Fest 2017. He previously worked with Alex Timbers on Here Lies Love. He is an associate professor at ... read more
Catherine Zuber
Costume Design
Awards and Nominations
2025 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Book of a Musical: Isaac Oliver was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Book of a Musical: Warren Leight was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Costume Design of a Mus: Catherine Zuber was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Direction of a Musical: Alex Timbers was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical: Gracie Lawrence was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical: Jonathan Groff was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Orchestrations: Andrew Resnick won.
Outstanding Orchestrations: Michael Thurber won.
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musi: Derek McLane was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Musi: Derek McLane was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical: Peter Hylenski won.
2025 Drama League Awards
DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE: Jonathan Groff was nominated but did not win.
DISTINGUISHED PERFORMANCE: Gracie Lawrence was nominated but did not win.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL: Alex Timbers was nominated but did not win.
2025 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Choreography: Shannon Lewis was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Featured Performer in a Broadway Musical: Michele Pawk was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Orchestrations (Broadway or Off-Broadway): Andrew Resnick won.
Outstanding Orchestrations (Broadway or Off-Broadway): Michael Thurber won.
2025 Tony Awards
Best Costume Design of a Musical: Catherine Zuber was nominated but did not win.
Best Orchestrations: Andrew Resnick was nominated but did not win.
Best Orchestrations: Michael Thurber was nominated but did not win.
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Derek McLane was nominated but did not win.
Best Sound Design of a Musical: Peter Hylenski was nominated but did not win.
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