Production Staff
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist
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
Moss Hart
Bookwriter
Moss Hart was an American playwright, librettist, and theatre director. Hart was known for his work with George S. Kaufman. Together they produced popular comedies such as You Can't Take it With You and The Man Who Came to Dinner. Hart also wrote the books of musicals by Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. ... read more
Kurt Weill
Composer
Maurice Abravanel
Musical Director
Dick Bernstein
Assistant to Mr. Horner
Sam H. Harris
Producer
Moss Hart
Director
(Staging)
Moss Hart was an American playwright, librettist, and theatre director. Hart was known for his work with George S. Kaufman. Together they produced popular comedies such as You Can't Take it With You and The Man Who Came to Dinner. Hart also wrote the books of musicals by Irving Berlin and Cole Porter. ... read more
(Staging)
Bernard Hart
Stage Manager
Harry Horner
Scenic Designer
Morris Jacobs
General Manager
John Kennedy
General Stage Manager
Ben Kornzweig
Press Representative
John McCahill
Assistant Stage Manager
Lester Polakov
Assistant to Mr. Horner
John H. Potter
Company Manager
Albertina Rasch
Choreographer
Agnes Roy
Assistant to the Choreographer
Irene Sharaff
Costume Designer
Hassard Short
Lighting Designer
Choreographer
(Musical Staging)
(Musical Staging)
Production Designer
Frank Spencer
Assistant Stage Manager
Myra Hampton Streger
Casting
Ward Tallmon
Assistant Stage Manager
John Peter Toohey
Press Representative
Kurt Weill
Vocal Music Arranger
Orchestrator
Lawrence Weiner
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