Production Staff
Abe Burrows
Bookwriter
Willie Gilbert
Bookwriter
Frank Loesser
Composer
Lyricist
Shepherd Mead
Source Material
(Based on book)
(Based on book)
Jack Weinstock
Bookwriter
LaJolla Playhouse (Michael Greif, Artistic Director; Terrence Dwyer, Managi
Producer
(Original Producer)
(Original Producer)
David, Strong, Warner, Inc.
Executive Producer
The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Ned
Theatre Owner / Operator
Batwin & Robin Productions, Inc.
Video Designer
John Arnone
Settings
Scenic Designer
John Babich
Bass
John Barlow
Press Associate
Herb Besson
Trombone
Howell Binkley
Lighting Designer
Binkley's Broadway credits includeSummer: The Donna Summer Musical, Escape to Margaritaville, Come From Away (2017 Tony nomination), A Bronx Tale, Hamilton (2016 Tony winner/2018 Olivier winner), After Midnight (2014 Tony nomination), How to Succeed... (2011 Tony nomination), West Side Story (2009 Tony nomination), In the Heights (2008 Tony nomination), Jersey Boys (2006 Tony winner), Avenue Q, Parade, Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993 Tony nomination).
He is also the Co-Founder/Resident Lighting Designer for Parsons Dance. 1993 Sir Laurence Olivier and Canadian Dora Awards for Kiss of the Spider Woman. 2006 and 2016 Henry Hewes Design Awards for Jersey Boys and ... read more
Boneau / Bryan-Brown
Press Representative
Susannah Chapman
Cello
Wayne Cilento
Choreographer
Broadway: Sweet Charity (Tony nom.), Aida, The Who's Tommy (Tony, Drama Desk, Astaire awards), How to Succeed... (Tony nom.), Dream: The Johnny Mercer Musical (director/choreographer; Tony nom., Best Choreography), Jerry's Girls, Baby (Tony nom.). West End: The Who's Tommy (Olivier nom.). Other credits: Off-Broadway's A Hot Minute and Angry Housewives, national tour of Spirit, ...Forum at La Jolla (San Diego Drama Critics and Drama-Logue awards). Performer credits: A Chorus Line (Mike, original cast), The Act, Seesaw, Perfectly Frank, Irene, Big Deal, Rachel Lily Rosenblum and Dancin' (Tony nom.). He has done musical staging for Liza Minnelli, Barry Manilow, Chita Rivera, ... read more
Diane DiVita
Stage Manager
Whistlin' Dixie
Associate Producer
Glenn Drewes
Trumpet
Todd Ellison
Associate Conductor
Keyboards
Robert Ginzler
Orchestrator
(Additional Orchestrations)
(Additional Orchestrations)
Marcia Goldberg
Company Manager
Adam Grabois
Cello
Frank Hartenstein
Production Stage Manager
Bill Hayes (ii)
Percussion
Rick Heckman
Woodwinds
Susan Hilferty
Costume Designer
Susan Hilferty has designed set and costumes for over 400 productions across the globe. Recent designs include Parade (Broadway; Tony nomination), Funny Girl (Broadway), Swept Away (Berkeley Rep and Arena Stage), Hamlet (St. Anne’s Warehouse NY and Gate Theatre, Dublin), Waiting for Godot TFNA/NYC, Richard Nelson’s What Happened?: The Michaels Abroad (Loewe Theatre, NYC), and A Bright Room Called Day (Public Theatre). Her many Broadway designs include Wicked (Tony, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama Desk awards and Olivier nomination), August Wilson’s Radio Golf. Present Laughter (Tony nomination), Hands on a Hardbody, Spring Awakening (Tony nomination), Lestat (Tony nomination), Annie (2013 ... read more
Ken Hitchcock
Woodwinds
Julie Hughes
Casting
Kardana Productions, Inc.
Producer
Serino Coyne, Inc.
Advertising
Steve Canyon Kennedy
Sound Designer
Kennedy's Broadway sound design credits include On Your Feet, Doctor Zhivago, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Tony Award), Hands on a Hardbody (Drama Desk Award), Jesus Christ Superstar, Catch Me If You Can (Tony nomination), Guys and Dolls, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Jersey Boys (Drama Desk Award), Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays, Rent, Hairspray, The Producers, Aida, Titanic, Big, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Carousel, and The Who’s Tommy (Drama Desk Award).
In addition, he was the production engineer on such Broadway shows as Cats, Starlight Express, Song & Dance, The Phantom of the Opera, Carrie, ... read more
Chris Komer
French Horn
Scott Kuney
Guitar
David H. Lawrence
Hair Designer
Nam Sook Lee
Violin
Lisa Leguillou
Assistant Choreographer
Larry Lunetta
Trumpet
Ray Marchica
Drums
Des McAnuff
Director
McAnuff is a two-time Tony Award-winning director and former Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival. Broadway: Summer, Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys (Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical), Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event), Dracula, the Musical, How to Succeed..., The Who’s Tommy (Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Director), A Walk in the Woods, Big River (Tony Awards for Best Director, Best Musical).
McAnuff is also Director Emeritus of La Jolla Playhouse, where during his tenure as Artistic Director, he staged more than 35 ... read more
Mike Migliore
Woodwinds
John Miller
Musical Coordinator
Recent Broadway: Lennon, Sweeney Todd, The Producers, Beauty & the Beast, Hairspray, Movin’ Out, Sweet Charity, Good Vibrations, Dracula, Caroline or Change, Little Shop…, Thoroughly Modern Millie, 42nd St, Urinetown, Nine, La Boheme, Big River, Boys From Syracuse, Look of Love, Urban Cowboy, Never Gonna Dance, Thou Shalt Not, By Jeeves, Follies, Oklahoma!, Jekyll and Hyde, Rocky Horror Show, Seussical, The Music Man, Fosse, Swing!, Parade, Footloose, Kat and the Kings, Civil War, Triumph of Love. Studio Musician (bass): Michael Jackson, Madonna, Portishead, Eric Clapton, BB King, Sinatra, Carly Simon, Celine Dion, Smashing Pumpkins, Pete Seeger, NY Philharmonic.
Diane Monroe
Concert Master
Barry Moss
Casting
Aiko Nakasone
Dance Captain
Gene O'Donovan
Technical Supervisor
Keith O'Quinn
Trombone
Grace Paradise
Harp
Tripp Phillips
Production Assistant
Kardana Productions
Producer
Roger Rosenberg
Woodwinds
Michael Roth
Violin
Robert Shaw
Violin
David Siegel
Orchestrator
(Additional Orchestrations)
(Additional Orchestrations)
Margery Singer
Marketing Consultant
Ted Sperling
Conductor
Vocal Music Arranger
Musical Director
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
Byron Stripling
Trumpet
Jeanine Tesori
Dance Music Arranger
Dodger Theatricals
Producer
A producing partnership made up of Michael David, Edward Strong, Rocco Landesman and Des McAnuff. Originated at BAM in 1978, migrated to NY Shakespeare Festival, then off and on Broadway, where they've shared in a host of Tony and Obie Awards. On Broadway: Currently: Jersey Boys. Also: The Farnsworth Invention, 42nd Street, Urinetown, Dracula, Good Vibrations, Into the Woods (Original and '02), The Music Man, Blast!, Titanic, Wrong Mountain, Footloose, Mandy Patinkin in Concert, High Society, 1776, ...Forum, The King and I, The Who's Tommy, Ralph Fiennes' Hamlet, Guys and Dolls, Once Upon a Mattress, How to Succeed in Business..., ... read more
Susanne Tighe
Press Associate
Danny Troob
Orchestrator
Danny Troob has arranged and orchestrated music for many Broadway shows over nearly 40 years. He has previously been nominated for Tonys for his work on Shrek the Musical (2009) and The Pajama Game (2006). His film work includes the movie of Newsies, among many others.
Chuck Wilson
Woodwinds
Awards and Nominations
1996 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Musical: How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying was nominated but did not win.
1995 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Musical: How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying was nominated but did not win.
1995 Tony Awards
Best Direction of a Musical: Des McAnuff was nominated but did not win.
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