Production Staff
Guy Bolton
Bookwriter
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Russel Crouse
Bookwriter
(Revised book)
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Timothy Crouse
Bookwriter
(Revised book (1987))
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Howard Lindsay
Bookwriter
(Revised book)
Howard Lindsay was an actor, director, playwright and producer who made a significant impact on the American theater scene during the first half of the 20th century. Born on March 29, 1889 in Waterford, New York, Lindsay attended Boston Latin School and Harvard University before beginning his career in the theater.
Lindsay made his Broadway debut as an actor in the 1915 production of "The Prince Chap" and went on to appear in several other Broadway shows, including "The Enemy" (1925) and "The Royal Family" (1927). However, it was his work as a playwright and producer that brought him the most ... read more (Revised book)
Cole Porter
Composer
Lyricist
Cole Porter composer and lyricist, created a sophisticated and rich body of work that appeared on both Broadway and the Big Screen. Charming melodies and clever lyrics set Porter aside from other composers. Notable songs include, “Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)” for Paris, “Night and Day” for Gay Divorce, “Wunderbar” for Kiss Me, Kate, “All Through the Night,” “I Get A Kick Out Of You,” “Blow Gabriel Blow,” and the title song for Anything Goes. Porter won his first Tony for his Kiss Me, Kate score. He also wrote many famous songs that appeared in films including, “I’ve ... read more
John Weidman
Bookwriter
(Revised book (1987))
John Weidman is an American librettist and television writer for Sesame Street. He has worked on stage musicals with Stephen Sondheim and Susan Stroman. ... read more (Revised book (1987))
P. G. Wodehouse
Bookwriter
Timothy Crouse
Book Revisions
James Dunsmore
Musical Director
2009 Shout Arts Theatre Musical Director
2005 High Society Shaftesbury Theatre Musical Supervisor/Additional Orchstrations
2003 Anything Goes Theatre Royal, Drury Lane Musical Director ... read more
Tom Fay
Dance Arrangements
(additional)
(additional)
Michael Gibson
Orchestrations/Arrangements
Paul Groothuis
Sound Designer
Born in Holland, Paul studied Stage Management at Central School of Speech and Drama
graduating in 1981.
Credits at the National Theatre Include:
Anything Goes, Anthony and Cleopatra, His Dark Materials, Edmond, Henry V, The Coast of Utopia, My Fair Lady, Hamlet (1987, 2011), The Oedipus Play, Summerfolk, The Merchant of Venice, The Rose TaFoo, RaGa RaGa, Candide, Oklahoma!, Oh, What a Lovely War!, A LiFle Night Music, Lady in the Dark, Guys and Dolls (NT 1990, Savoy 2015); Sunday in the Park With George, Sweeney Todd, Carousel, Follies, The House of Bernarda Alba, Buried Child, Henry IV Parts I & II, All ... read more
John Gunter
Settings
David Hersey
Lighting Designer
Since his arrival in London from New York many years ago, David Hersey has designed the lighting for hundreds of plays, musicals, operas and ballets. He was lighting consultant to the National Theatre for ten years and is a past chairman and current fellow of the Association of Lighting Designers. In 2002 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Middlesex University. His many awards include Tonys for Best Lighting Design for Evita, Cats and Les Misérables plus the 1996 Olivier Award for Best Lighting Design for Burning Blue, The Glass Menagerie and Twelfth Night. He received Tony nominations for The ... read more
Stephen Mear
Choreographer
Stephen Mear is an English dancer, choreographer and director best known for his award-winning work in musical theatre.
In the 1990s, Mear taught dance at the London Studio Centre. In 2005 he and co-choreographer Sir Matthew Bourne won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Choreography, for their work on the new West End musical Mary Poppins, which they subsequently won once more for the revival of the same production in London at the 2020 Olivier Awards. This production later transferred to Broadway in 2006, being nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography in 2007. Mear choreographed the Broadway musical of ... read more
Trevor Nunn
Director
Trevor Nunn was educated at Downing College, Cambridge, and in 1962 he won an ABC Director’s Scholarship to the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, where, as resident director, his productions included The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Peer Gynt and a musical version of Around the World in Eighty Days.
He recently returned to the Belgrade to direct a production of Scenes from a Marriage.
In 1964, Trevor joined the RSC, and was made the company’s youngest-ever artistic director in 1968. He was responsible for running the RSC until he retired from his post in 1986. Productions for the RSC included: The Revenger’s Tragedy, The Relapse, ... read more
Anthony Powell (i)
Costume Designer
Gareth Valentine
Dance Music Arranger
John Weidman
Book Revisions
Videos
