Production Staff
William Finn
Bookwriter
Composer
Lyricist
William Finn is a celebrated American composer and lyricist, best known for his heartfelt, character-driven musicals and his groundbreaking contributions to contemporary musical theatre. Born on February 28, 1952, in Natick, Massachusetts, Finn studied at Williams College, where he began developing his distinctive voice as a songwriter. He is most widely recognized for creating the semi-autobiographical Marvin Trilogy, which includes In Trousers (1979), March of the Falsettos (1981), and Falsettoland (1990). These shows were later combined and revised into Falsettos (1992), which won Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Book.
Finn’s work often explores themes of identity, family, illness, and ... read more
James Lapine
Bookwriter
Dan Klores Associates, Inc.
Marketing Consultant
Martha Swope and Associates
Production Photographer
Barry & Fran Weissler
Producer
The Pete Sanders Group
Press Representative
LeDonne, Wilner, & Weiner, Inc.
Advertising
E. David Cosier, Jr.
Assistant to Mr. Stein
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: P
Theatre Owner / Operator
Arianna Alberghini
Assistant to the Producer
Karen Armstrong
Stage Manager
Frances Aronson
Lighting Designer
James Cushing
Producer
(In Association With)
(In Association With)
Maureen O'Sullivan Cushing
Producer
(In Association With)
(In Association With)
Barbara Darwall
General Manager
Phyllis Della
Hair Designer
Bruce Doctor
Percussion
Kenneth Dybisz
Flute/Oboe/Clarinet/Alto Sax
Wendy Ettinger
Casting
Peter Fitzgerald
Sound Designer
Credits: Your Welcome America, Movin' Out, Ring of Fire, Evil Dead the Musical, La Cage Aux Folles, Victor/Victoria, City of Angels, Gypsy, Falsettos, The Capeman, The Will Rogers Follies, M. Butterfly, Swing, Minnelli on Minnelli with Liza, Dream, Threepenny Opera with Sting, and The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Odd Couple, M. Butterfly, Stones in His Pockets, The Beauty Queen of Leenane and A Thousand Clowns. Fitzgerald is president of Sound Associates, Inc. a premier provider of sound and video systems to the theater.
Paul Ford
Rehearsal Pianist
Scott Frankel
Piano
Conductor
Musical Director
Scott Frankel was nominated for Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle awards for his work on Grey Gardens, which ran at Playwrights Horizons before moving to Broadway. Since then, the show has been performed regularly across the country as well as internationally. He has also written the music for Far From Heaven (Playwrights Horizons, Williamstown Theatre Festival), Finding Neverland (UK premiere, 2012), Happiness (Lincoln Center Theater), Doll (Ravinia Festival, Richard Rodgers Award) and Meet Mister Future (winner, Global Search for New Musicals), all with lyricist Michael Korie. Frankel is the recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New ... read more
Alison Fraser
Vocal Music Arranger
(Additional Arrangements)
Fraser is a two-time Tony Award nominee for The Secret Garden and Romance/Romance, a Drama Desk Award nominee for both The Secret Garden, and First Daughter Suite and a Carbonell Award winner for Romance/Romance. Fraser is a Callaway Award-winner for Heartbreak House.
She played "Tessie Tura" in the New York City Center and Broadway productions of Gypsy starring Patti LuPone under the direction of Arthur Laurents.
She was the first ever recipient of Philadelphia's Barrymore Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of "The Blonde" in Marion Adler, Scott Wentworth and Craig Boehmler's film noir musical, Gunmetal Blues under the direction of ... read more
(Additional Arrangements)
Maureen F. Gibson
Production Stage Manager
Emily Grishman
Music Preparation
Rick Heckman
Flute/Oboe/Clarinet/Alto Sax
Ann Hould-Ward
Costume Designer
Stuart Howard
Casting
Grey Entertainment, Inc.
Advertising
Craig Jacobs
Production Supervisor
Robb Lady
Company Manager
Greg Landis
Percussion
Lynn Landis
General Manager
James Lapine
Director
Lapine is an American stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. He has won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical three times, for Into the Woods, Falsettos, and Passion. He has frequently collaborated with Stephen Sondheim and William Finn.
Steve Margoshes
Piano
Conductor
John Monaco
Music Contractor
Broadway Pacific
Producer
(In Association With)
(In Association With)
Alecia Parker
Associate Producer
Ms. Parker serves as executive producer of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert: The Musical, La Cage aux Folles, The Scottsboro Boys, worldwide productions of Chicago and international productions of Rock of Ages. Other credits, spanning over 30 years include: Executive Producer of Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Seussical; Associate Producer of Annie Get Your Gun, My Thing of Love, Grease, My Fair Lady, Falsettos, Fiddler on the Roof, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Cabaret; Zorba starring Anthony Quinn; General Manager for Othello, Medea, Your Arms Too Short to Box With God, the international tours of My One and Only, Gypsy, ... read more
Beverley Randolph
Production Stage Manager
Kate Riddle
Stage Manager
Carol Rosegg
Production Photographer
Joshua Rosenblum
Synthesizer
Associate Conductor
Piano
Conductor
Amy Schecter
Casting
Kim Sellon
Company Manager
Michael Sexton
Assistant Director
Masakazu Shibaoka
Producer
(In Association With)
(In Association With)
Arthur Siccardi
Technical Supervisor
Arthur Siccardi was a Production Manager, Technical Supervisor, and Production Supervisor with countless Broadway credits. He worked on shows such as Chicago, La Cage Aux Folles, Billy Elliot, Grease, A Chorus Line, The Color Purple, Gypsy, Mamma Mia!, Jesus Christ Superstar, Saturday Night Fever, Annie Get Your Gun, and many more.
Denise Spatarella
Make-Up Designer
Ted Sperling
Synthesizer
Associate Conductor
LCT: The King and I, South Pacific, The Light in the Piazza (Tony, Drama Desk awards), A Man of No Importance, A New Brain, My Favorite Year. Broadway: Fiddler on the Roof, Guys and Dolls, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Full Monty, Titanic (actor), Kiss of the Spider Woman, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Drood, Sunday in the Park with George. Off- Broadway: Red Eye of Love, The Other Josh Cohen, Striking 12, See What I Wanna See (director); Saturn Returns, Floyd Collins, Romance in Hard Times (music director). Artistic director, MasterVoices; principal conductor, Westchester Philharmonic; creative director ... read more
Michael Starobin
Music Arrangements
Music Arranger
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.
Rick Steiger
Stage Manager
Rick Steiger is a Broadway stage manager.
Douglas Stein
Scenic Designer
Settings
Claudia Stephens
Assistant to Ms. Hould-Ward
Hayley Sumner
Marketing Consultant
Fran Weissler
Producer
Barry & Fran Weissler are Tony Award-winning American theatrical producers.
Barry Weissler (born 1939) and Fran Weissler (born 1928) met in 1964 during an engagement of a touring theatrical production in New Jersey. The two then started a touring theatrical group, The National Theatre Company, which presented classic plays to High School, College and adult audiences with professional casts After years of touring Shakespearean plays on the east coast they brought Othello and Medea to Broadway in 1982. The two plays earned them their first two Tony Award nominations As of 2014 the pair have earned 28 Tony or Drama Desk ... read more
Barry Weissler
Producer
Barry Weissler (born 1939) is a theater producer who along with his wife Fran Weissler started a touring theatrical group, The National Theatre Company, which presented classic plays to High School, College and adult audiences with professional casts. After years of touring Shakespearean plays on the east coast they brought “Othello” and “Medea” to Broadway in 1982. The two plays earned them their first two Tony Award nominations and first win for “Othello.” As of 2014 the pair have earned 28 Tony or Drama Desk nominations. They have won 7 Tony Awards including Best Rivival for “Gypsy”(1990), “Fiddler on the ... read more
Nancy Wilson
Assistant to the Producer
Awards and Nominations
1992 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Revival of a Musical: Falsettos was nominated but did not win.
1992 Tony Awards
Best Book of a Musical: William Finn won.
Best Book of a Musical: James Lapine won.
Best Direction of a Musical: James Lapine was nominated but did not win.
Best Musical: Barry and Fran Weissler was nominated but did not win.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: William Finn won.
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