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Douglas Besterman

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Productions

 
[West End, 2004]
Orchestrator
 
[Canada, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 2003]
Orchestrator
 
[US Tour, 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2002]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 2001]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 2000]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1999]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1998]
Orchestrator
 
[San Diego, CA (Regional), 1998]
Orchestrator
 
[West End, 1997]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1997]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1996]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1995]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1995]
Orchestrator
 
[Broadway, 1994]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1993]
Orchestrator
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Orchestrator
Dance Music Arranger
 
[Off-Broadway, 1992]
Orchestrator
Dance Music Arranger
 
[Off-Broadway, 1988]
Orchestrator
Conductor
Conductor
Orchestrator

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Orchestrations

Douglas Besterman, Fosse

Drama Desk Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Orchestration

Douglas Besterman, Damn Yankees

News


David Hyde Pierce-Helmed IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU to Arrive on Broadway This Spring?

In 2011, BroadwayWorld reported that Brian Hargrove and Barbara Anselmi's new musical IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, directed by David Hyde Pierce in its world premiere at the George Street Playhouse that year, would be coming to Broadway. Now according to an Equity casting notice, it seems like the show will indeed land on Broadway, with rehearsals set to begin in January 2015. The musical will open on or around March 26, 2015.
BWW Reviews: Grand and Glorious CHAMBERLAIN Stirs the Heart

Maine State Music Theatre's second production of the season, a revival of the Knapp-Alper 1996 musical Chamberlain A Civil War Romance, proves to be a grand and glorious theatrical experience, an endeavor of epic proportions that delivers spectacle, emotion, and inspiration in equal measure. Spanning more than fifty years in the life of Brunswick's legendary Civil War hero, Maine governor, and Bowdoin college president, Joshua L. Chamberlain, and focusing on his relationship with his passionate, mercurial wife, Fannie Adams, the musical, in this brilliantly executed new production, directed and choreographed by Marc Robin, offers both epic sweep and touching intimacy. Large in musical and dramatic scale, lavish in production values, and cast with a first rate ensemble of singing-actors, Chamberlain dazzles the ear and eye and warms the heart.
David Hyde Pierce-Helmed IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Aiming For Broadway Early Next Year?

In 2011, BroadwayWorld reported that Brian Hargrove and Barbara Anselmi's new musical IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, directed by David Hyde Pierce in its world premiere at the George Street Playhouse that year, would be coming to Broadway. It's been a much longer wait than anticipated, but now Pierce has revealed in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the show is prepping for arrival on the Great White Way 'in the coming season or early next year'.
David Hyde Pierce's IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU Coming to Broadway in Fall 2012

This morning on 'Live! with Kelly' guest David Hyde Pierce announced that IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU, a show that he directed this Fall at George Street Playhouse, will arrive on Broadway in Fall 2012. The New Jersey production starred Lisa Howard, Tom Deckman, Mylinda Hull, Tyne Daly, Richard Kline, Jessica Hershberg, and more. No official announcement has been made concerning casting or an opening date.
McGillin, Kline to Join Cast of IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU at George Street Playhouse, 10/4 - 11/6

George Street Playhouse's IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU opens at the George Street Playhouse.
McGillin, Kline to Join Cast of IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU at George Street Playhouse, 10/4 - 11/6

George Street Playhouse and its Artistic Director David Saint have completed casting for the New Brunswick theatre's 2011-2012 season opener, It Shoulda Been You.
Photo Flash: Brown & McClure in La Jolla's LIMELIGHT: The Story of Charlie Chaplin

LIMELIGHT: THE STORY OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN has Music and Lyrics by Christopher Curtis and a Book by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan. The show is Directed by Michael Unger and is Playing September 7 - October 17, 2010
La Jolla Announces Cast, Creative Team for LIMELIGHT

La Jolla Playhouse announces the cast of its world-premiere musical Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin, music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis, book by Christopher Curtis and Thomas Meehan and directed by Michael Unger, running September 7 - October 17, 2010 (media night: Sunday, September 19 at 7:00 pm) in the Mandell Weiss Theatre.
The Producers Film Available on DVD, May 16

The film version of The Producers is available on DVD today, May 16th
The Producers Film, Starring Lane and Broderick, Released on DVD, May 16

The movie musical version of The Producers is set for a May 16th DVD release
The Producers Film Takes in A Million and Half Dollars at the Box Office

The film version of The Producers, starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, earned $1,614,000 at the box office this weekend
The Producers Extends 8 Months in London Through Oct. '06

The London production of The Producers has extended through October 2006
The Producers Film Receives Midnight Screening at Ziegfeld Theatre, Dec. 15

The highly anticipated film version of The Producers will be shown in a midnight screening at the Ziegfeld Theatre (141 West 54th Street) on December 15th
Dozens of Stars Turn Out for Dec. 4 Producers Film Premiere

The gala Ziegfeld Theatre screening of the film version of The Producers on December 4 attracted dozens of stars and celebrities
The Producers Film Web Site Launches

Universal Pictures has launched the web site for the film of The Producers.
The Producers Film Plays Exclusive Engagement at the Ziegfeld, Dec. 16-24

Before it opens in theaters nationwide on Christmas Day, the film version of The Producers will play a limited engagement at the Ziegfeld Theatre from December 16th through 24th
The Producers Soundtrack Released on November 22

The soundtrack of the upcoming film version of The Producers will be released in stores on November 22nd
Broderick Receives Hollywood Film Festival Award for The Producers

Two months before The Producers opens, Matthew Broderick has won the Hollywood Supporting Actor of the Year Award, given by the Hollywood Film Festival's Board of Advisors
The Producers Film Soundtrack Due November 22, Features New Song as Well

Sony Classical will release the film's original soundtrack recording on Tuesday, November 22, 2005. The Producers opens in theaters nationwide on Wednesday, December 21, 2005.
Producers Film to Feature Two New Brooks Songs

The Producers: The Movie Musical will feature Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick singing two new songs written by Mel Brooks

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Douglas Besterman been nominated for?

Best Orchestrations (Tony Awards) for Fosse and Outstanding Orchestration (Drama Desk Awards) for Damn Yankees.

What awards has Douglas Besterman won?

Best Orchestrations at the Tony Awards for Fosse.

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