Production Staff
Jerry Bock
Composer
Composer
Jerry Bock was an American composer best known for his work in musical theater. Born in New Haven, Connecticut on November 23, 1928, Bock showed an early interest in music and began playing the piano at a young age. He studied music at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and later at the Manhattan School of Music.
Bock's first success in musical theater came in 1955 with the production of "Catch a Star," which he wrote with lyricist Larry Holofcener. However, it was his collaboration with lyricist Sheldon Harnick that would bring him his greatest success. The two first worked together on the ... read more
Sheldon Harnick
Lyricist
Lyricist
Sheldon Harnick is a legendary lyricist and composer who has made an indelible mark on Broadway. Born in Chicago in 1924, Harnick began writing songs at a young age, and went on to attend the Northwestern University School of Music. After serving in World War II, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in musical theater.
Harnick's first Broadway credit came in 1955, when he wrote the lyrics for the musical "The Body Beautiful." However, it was his collaboration with composer Jerry Bock that would prove to be his most successful partnership. The duo first worked together on ... read more
Frederic Morton
Source Material
(based on book)
(based on book)
Sherman Yellen
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
The Blaine Thompson Company
Advertising
Patrick Cummings (i)
Assistant to Mr. Kidd/Dance Captain
John Actman
Stage Manager
Ingram Ash
Advertising
Emanuel Azenberg
General Manager
Mr. Azenberg's producing credits on Broadway include Ragtime, The Lion in Winter, Mark Twain Tonight, Ain't Misbehavin', Children of a Lesser God, Master Harold...and the boys, Stoppard's The Real Thing, A Moon for the Misbegotten, Sunday in the Park With George, Whoopi Goldberg, Long Day's Journey into Night, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Side Show, The Iceman Cometh, Stones in His Pockets, Private Lives and Movin' Out.
He has produced Neil Simon's work since 1972, including The Odd Couple,The Sunshine Boys, Chapter Two, They're Playing Our Song, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, Broadway Bound, Lost in Yonkers.
Film: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are ... read more
John Bury
Settings/Costumes
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
Theodore S. Chapin
Production Assistant
Ann Curtis
Assistant Costume Designer
Mitch Dana
Stage Manager
Hillard Elkins
Producer
(Original Producer)
(Original Producer)
Molly Friedel
Assistant Lighting Designer
Samuel J. Friedman
Publicity Director
Clay Fullum
Dance Music Arranger
Nicholas Gill
Production Assistant
Charlie Gray
Production Stage Manager
Milton Greene
Vocal Music Arranger
Musical Director
Vocal Music Arranger
Musical Director
Shirley Herz
Press Representative
Rod Jacobsen
Press Assistant
Edmonstone Thompson, Jr.
Company Manager
Lester Osterman, Jr.
Producer
Michael Kidd
Director/Choreographer
Director
Choreographer
Louise Weiner Ment
Press Representative
Al Miller
Music Preparation
Janet O'Morrison
Assistant to the Director
Lester Osterman
Producer
Linda Otto
Casting Consultant
Richard Pilbrow
Lighting Designer
Mathilde Pincus
Music Preparation
Mel Rodnon
Music Contractor
Matthew Serino
Advertising
Serino founded Serino Coyne, the nation's longest-running live-entertainment advertising agency, with Nancy Coyne in 1977. He departed as President in 2007. In the three decades that he spent with the company, it worked on such iconic shows as A Chorus Line, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, Grand Hotel, Miss Saigon, Angels in America, Sunset Boulevard, Rent, The Producers, Mamma Mia!, Thoroughly Modern Mille, Hairspray, Wicked, and many more.
He died in June 2023.
Michael Thoma
Production Supervisor
Frederick Vogelgesang
Assistant Conductor
Don Walker
Orchestrator
Awards and Nominations
1971 Tony Awards
Best Book of a Musical: Sherman Yellen was nominated but did not win.
Best Choreography: Michael Kidd was nominated but did not win.
Best Direction of a Musical: Michael Kidd was nominated but did not win.
Best Musical: Lester Osterman was nominated but did not win.
Best Musical: Hillard Elkins was nominated but did not win.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Sheldon Harnick was nominated but did not win.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Jerry Bock was nominated but did not win.
Best Scenic Design: John Bury was nominated but did not win.
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