Production Staff
Norman L. Berman
Conceiver
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Leonard Bernstein
Composer
Lyricist
Leonard Bernstein was born on August 25, 1918, in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He took piano lessons as a boy and attended the Garrison and Boston Latin Schools. At Harvard University, he studied with Walter Piston, Edward Burlingame-Hill, and A. Tillman Merritt, among others. Before graduating in 1939, he made an unofficial conducting debut with his own incidental music to "The Birds," and directed and performed in Marc Blitzstein's "The Cradle Will Rock." Then at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, he studied piano with Isabella Vengerova, conducting with Fritz Reiner, and orchestration with Randall Thompson.
In 1940, he studied at the ... read more
Betty Comden
Bookwriter
Conceiver
Lyricist
Betty Comden, born in Brooklyn in 1917, was an American lyricist, screenwriter, and actress. She is best known for her work with Adolph Green, with whom she collaborated on numerous musicals and films.
Comden and Green met in 1938 while both were studying at New York University, and began writing together shortly thereafter. Their first Broadway credit was for On the Town, a musical about three sailors on a 24-hour leave in New York City. The show premiered in 1944 and was a huge success, cementing Comden and Green's place in the world of musical theater.
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Adolph Green
Bookwriter
Conceiver
Adolph Green was an American lyricist and playwright who was born on December 2, 1914, in the Bronx, New York. He was the son of Hungarian Jewish immigrants. Green's father was a successful businessman, and his mother was a homemaker. Green attended New York University, where he studied English and drama.
Green began his career in show business as a performer in the late 1930s. He appeared in several Broadway productions, including "The New Yorkers" and "Two for the Show." However, it was his work as a lyricist that would make him famous.
Green's first major success as a lyricist came in ... read more
John Latouche
Lyricist
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Jerry Leiber
Lyricist
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Stephen Sondheim
Lyricist
Betty Lee Hunt Associates
Press Representative
Michael Bawtree
Director
Norman L. Berman
Co-Director
Joe Bongiomo
Bass
Chelsea Theatre Center
Producer
Michael David
Executive Director
Bill Evans
Press Representative
Clay Fullum
Vocal Music Arranger
Musical Director
Musical Director
Piano
Burl Hash
Producing Director
Robert Kalfin
Artistic Director
Dean Kelso
Cellist
Lawrence King
Costume Designer
Scenic Designer
Thomas Pierson
Orchestrator
Paul Pizzuti
Percussion
Fred Reinglas
Production Stage Manager
Bob Steen
Woodwinds
Marc B. Weiss
Lighting Designer
Michael Yeargan
Scenic Designer
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