42nd Street - West End Creative Team

Michael Stewart was an American playwright and librettist born on August 1, 1924, in Manhattan, New York City. He began his career writing for television, including shows such as "The Red Buttons Show" and "The Steve Allen Show." However, it was his work on Broadway that would make him a household name. Stewart's first Broadway credit came in 1955 with "By the Beautiful Sea," a musical comedy that he wrote the book for. He would go on to write the books for several other hit musicals, including "Carnival!" (1961), "Hello, Dolly!" (1964), and "42nd Street" (1980). "Hello, Dolly!" in particular was ... read more DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER WRITER 240 CENTRAL PARK SOUTH, NEW YORK, NY 10019 212-799-7122 KarinnGreg@aol.com KARIN BAKER (Director/Choreographer/Writer)-has been a soloist with the Cincinnati Opera Ballet Company, and performed with Alan Howard’s Pacific Ballet Company. On television she performed as a dancer on the Carol Burnett Show, and on the original Broadway productions of GEORGE M! starring Joel Gray, DIFFERENT TIMES, and GOODTIME CHARLIE, and the Broadway production of COCO with the legendary Katherine Hepburn. Karin was Director/ Choreographer for six years of IBM recognition events and ... read more Philip J. Lang was a musician, composer and music educator who taught at the graduate schools of music at the University of Michigan and the University of Colorado and was the orchestrator of more than 50 Broadway musicals including My Fair Lady and Camelot (with Robert Russell Bennett); Annie Get Your Gun; Applause; Hello, Dolly!; Carnival; and 42nd Street. Mr. Lang was an orchestrator for the Metropolitan Opera and a frequent musical arranger for television including Hallmark Productions, David Susskind, Radio City Music Hall and "The Tonight Show."