Production Staff
Guy Bolton
Bookwriter
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George Gershwin
Composer
George Gershwin was born in Brooklyn on September 26, 1898, and began his musical training when he was 13. At 16 he quit high school to work as a "song plugger" for a music publisher, and soon he was writing songs himself. "Swanee," as introduced by Al Jolson, brought George his first real fame and led to his writing a succession of 22 musical comedies, most with his older brother, Ira. The Gershwins' shows include Lady Be Good, Oh, Kay!, Strike Up the Band, Girl Crazy, and the Pulitzer Prize winning Of Thee I Sing. From his early career George ... read more
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist
Ira Gershwin, the first songwriter to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. In 1917 The Evening Sun published his first song ("You May Throw All The Rice You Desire But Please Friends, Throw No Shoes"). Four years later Ira enjoyed his first major stage success, Two Little Girls in Blue, written with another Broadway newcomer, Vincent Youmans. In 1924 Ira and his brother, George, created the smash hit Lady Be Good and went on to continue their remarkable collaboration through a dozen major stage scores, producing such standards as "Fascinating Rhythm," ... read more
Fred Thompson
Bookwriter
Jenkins
Costume Designer
Kiviette
Costume Designer
Alexander A. Aarons
Producer
Alex. A. Aarons
Producer
Robert Russell Bennett
Orchestrator
Robert Russell Bennett orchestrated more than 300 Broadway musical scores including Show Boat; No, No, Nanette; Of Thee I Sing; Face the Music; Oklahoma!; Carmen Jones; Finian's Rainbow; Kiss Me, Kate; South Pacific; The King and I; My Fair Lady; and Camelot. His arrangements for the 1955 film version of Oklahoma! earned him an Academy Award. He also orchestrated and arranged Richard Rodgers' TV documentary score for "Victory at Sea." A classically trained composer, Bennett's prolific output of original compositions includes symphonies, sonatas, a ballet, a concerto and an opera. ... read more
William Daly
Orchestrator
Felix Edwardes
Director
(Staging)
(Staging)
Vinton Freedley
Producer
Producer
Norman Bel Geddes
Scenic Designer
Charles Grant
Orchestrator
Charles Grant is an actor/dancer/singer born and raised in Southern California. He attended UC Santa Barbara and graduated with a BFA in Acting and a minor in Black Studies. He currently lives in Portland, OR. He hopes to make his way to NYC to pursue musical theatre and everything else the city has to offer. ... read more
Stephen Jones
Orchestrator
Paul Lannin
Orchestrator
Musical Director
Sammy Lee
Choreographer
(Musical Staging)
(Musical Staging)
P. Leone
Costume Designer
Max Steiner
Orchestrator
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