Production Staff
John Guare
Bookwriter
(Adaptation)
(Adaptation)
Lyricist
John Guare is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is best known as the author of The House of Blue Leaves and Six Degrees of Separation.
Galt MacDermot
Composer
William Shakespeare
Source Material
(Based on play)
(Based on play)
Mel Shapiro
Bookwriter
(Adaptation)
(Adaptation)
New York Shakespeare Festival
Producer
Jujamcyn Theaters (Samuel H. Schwartz)
Theatre Owner / Operator
Blaine-Thompson
Advertising
Nancy Adzima
Assistant to Theoni V. Aldredge
Theoni V. Aldredge
Costume Designer
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
Everett Barksdale
Guitar, Mandolin and Bass
Michael Brandman
Company Manager
William Campbell
Trombone
Avron Coleman
Cello
Ray Copeland
Trumpet
Merle Debuskey
NYSF Press Representative
Nora Dunfee
Assistant to the Director
Jean Dupouy
Viola
Gordon Edwards
Bass
Jean Erdman
Choreographer
Fima Fidelman
First Violin
Faith Geer
Press Representative
Bernard Gersten
Associate Producer
Richard Harris
Trombone
Herb Harris
Orchestra Manager
Edward Henkel
Dance Captain
Jeanne Hepple
NYSF Casting
Jeanne Hepple was born on August 2, 1936 in London, England. She is an actress, known for As You Like It (1963), CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984) and MacGyver (1985). She was previously married to Jeff Bleckner and Brian Phela
Thaddeus Jones
Trumpet
Don Josephson
Advertising
Vincent Gugleotti Jr.
NYSF Casting
D. W. Koehler
Stage Manager
Scott Kuney
Mandolin, Classic Guitar and Bass Violin
Ming Cho Lee
Scenic Designer
He first worked on Broadway as a second assistant set designer to Jo Mielziner on The Most Happy Fella in 1956. Lee's first Broadway play as Scenic Designer was The Moon Besieged in 1962; he went on to design the sets for over 20 Broadway shows, including Mother Courage and Her Children, King Lear, The Glass Menagerie, The Shadow Box, and For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf. He won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Set Design, a Helen Hayes Award, and in 1983 he received a Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for ... read more
Lawrence Metzler
Lighting Designer
Andrew Mihok
NYSF Production Manager
Dennis Nahat
Choreographer
(Additional Choreography)
(Additional Choreography)
Anthony Neely
Assistant Stage Manager
Billy Nichols
Guitar
Thomas Pierson
Associate Conductor
Bernard Purdie
Drums
Nino Raffaello
Hair Designer
Skippy Schipani
Second Violin
Mel Shapiro
Director
Jack Shearing
Sound Designer
R. Derek Swire
Production Stage Manager
Gerry Thomas
Trumpet
David Tofani
Saxophone
Robert Ullman
NYSF Associate Press Representative
Harold Wheeler
Musical Supervisor
Wheeler is a composer, arranger, orchestrator, musical director, musical supervisor, and musician. Perhaps best known for his 17 seasons as musical director of the ABC show Dancing with the Stars, he has enjoyed many years of success over several mediums.
His Broadway credits include Side Show, Hugh Jackman - Back on Broadway, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Tony Award nomination), Never Gonna Dance, Hairspray (Tony Award nomination, Drama Desk Award), The Full Monty (Tony Award nomination), Swing! (Tony Award nomination), Little Me (Tony Award nomination), The Life (Tony Award nomination), Dreamgirls, The Wiz, The Tap Dance Kid, and Lena Horne: The ... read more
Eugene Wolsk
General Manager
Awards and Nominations
1972 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards
Best Musical: Galt MacDermot won.
Best Musical: John Guare won.
1972 Theatre World Awards
Performance: Jonelle Allen won.
1972 Tony Awards
Best Book of a Musical: John Guare won.
Best Book of a Musical: Mel Shapiro won.
Best Choreography: Jean Erdman won.
Best Costume Design: Theoni V. Aldredge won.
Best Direction of a Musical: Mel Shapiro was nominated but did not win.
Best Musical: Joseph Papp won.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: Galt MacDermot was nominated but did not win.
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre: John Guare was nominated but did not win.
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