Sister Act - US Tour Creative Team

... read more Alan Menken is a Disney legend who has won more Academy Awards than any other living individual, including eight Oscars with 4 for Best Score and 4 for Best Song; 11 Grammy Awards (including Song of the Year for "A Whole New World"); and 7 Golden Globes. He is best known for his work on Disney films including The Little Mermaid, Aladdin, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast, Hercules, Pocahontas, Enchanted, and Tangled, as well as the onstage musicals Newsies, Little Shop of Horrors, A Christmas Carol and Sister Act. He is currently working with Lin-Manuel Miranda ... read more Broadway: Disney's The Little Mermaid (2008 Tony Award Nomination - Best Score, Grammy Nomination - Best Cast Album). West End: Sister Act the Musical (2009), Andrew Lloyd Webber's Love Never Dies (2010, Olivier Nomination - Best Musical). Regional: Leap of Faith (Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 2010). Off-Broadway: Newyorkers (Manhattan Theatre Club, 2001, Lucille Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle nominations). Film: Disney's Home On The Range (2004), Disney's Tangled (2010, Oscar and Golden Globe Nominations - Best Song). ... read more Eight Emmys, four Golden Globes, two BAFTAs, The People’s Choice, Parent’s Choice,The Writers’ Guild, TV-Land Legend, and Annie Awards for writing/producing "Cheers" and creating Disney's acclaimed animated series/feature film, "Teacher’s Pet." They enjoy the distinction of writing one of TV Guide's Top Three "Funniest Television Episodes of All Time" for "Cheers." Other TV: "The Jeffersons," "Who’s the Boss," "The Facts of Life," "Family Ties." Broadway: Bill co-wrote The Pee-wee Herman Show. Off-Broadway: Cheri co-wrote Mosaic (Primary Stages). ... read more Steven Beckler has been stage managing Jerry Zaks shows since the national tour of Tap Dance Kid in 1985. Some of their other associations include: Guys and Dolls, Anything Goes, The House of Blue Leaves, Six Degrees of Separation, Smokey Joe's Café, Wenceslas Square and Laughter on the 23rd Floor. Other Broadway credits include: 'night, Mother; High Fidelity; Moon Over Buffalo; Grease and Wicked. ... read more DOUG BESTERMAN is a three-time Tony Award winning musician with a career spanning across theatre, film, television and recording. As a Composer, Producer, Arranger, and Orchestrator, he has been privileged to work with some of the most recognizable names in the industry, including composers Mel Brooks, Alan Menken, and Marc Shaiman; recording artists Barbra Streisand and Barry Manilow; and directors Rob Marshall and Susan Stroman. A veteran of 25+ Broadway shows, Besterman won the Best Orchestrations Tony Award® for Fosse, The Producers, and Thoroughly Modern Millie, and was nominated for The Music Man (2000), How to Succeed in Business, and Bullets ... read more Broadway highlights: Dear Evan Hansen, She Loves Me, Curious Incident..., Gigi, The Bridges of Madison County, If/Then, Macbeth, Death of a Salesman, Follies, Sister Act, Arcadia, A Steady Rain, Shrek, The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Tarzan, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Nine, Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Success, The Invention of Love, Aida, The Iceman Cometh, Chicago, Side Show, Steel Pier. Film/TV credits: "Peter Pan Live!" (NBC), "The Sound of Music Live!" (NBC), It’s Complicated, Angels in America (Emmy-nominated), To Wong Foo... ... read more Broadway/Tours: Elf, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, Spiderman Turn Off The Dark, A Life in the Theatre, Million Dollar Quartet, The Addams Family, Memphis, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, In the Heights, Wicked, 9 to 5, South Pacific, Peepshow in Vegas. Off-Broadway: Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Film: Margin Call, Howl, Sex and the City 1 & 2, Jonah Hex, Main Street, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Dan in Real Life, Then She Found Me, Across the Universe, Ira & Abby, Rent, Pieces of April, Camp, The Grey Zone, Finding ... read more Broadway: Newsies; Shatner's World: We Just Live In It; Wit; Bonnie and Clyde; Wonderland; La Cage Aux Folles (2010). Off-Broadway: The New York Idea. National Tours: Once, Sister Act, The Addams Family; 9 to 5 The Musical. Regional: Cutman (Goodspeed Musicals) New York: Veils; Judith of Bethulia; A Strange And Separate People; Little Rock; Kristina: A Concert Event at Carnegie Hall. Juilliard Professional Intern Program graduate ... read more Goldberg began her career on stage in 1983 with her one-woman show, Spook Show, which transferred to Broadway under the title Whoopi Goldberg, running from 1984 to 1985. She won a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album for the recording of the show. Her film breakthrough came in 1985 with her role as Celie, a mistreated woman in the Deep South, in Steven Spielberg's period drama film The Color Purple, for which she won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama. For her role as an eccentric psychic in the romantic fantasy film Ghost ... read more Brent-Alan Huffman conducted the world premiere of Sister Act and on Broadway was assistant conductor for The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. He was music supervisor for Beauty (Mexico), and conducted Leap of Faith (L.A.) and the tours of Beauty and Little Shop of Horrors. He was production music coordinator for ABC’s "The Music Man," associate music producer for NBC’s "A Christmas Carol" and sang on the Disney films Enchanted and Tangled. ... read more Highlights include Jerry Zaks' 1992 Guys and Dolls, The Boy From Oz starring Hugh Jackman, and Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life. As music director for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, Hummel composed 3 songs for their 75th celebration in 2007. ... read more Natasha Katz is a New York-based lighting designer. She is a six-time Tony Award winner who has designed extensively for theatre, opera, dance, concerts, and permanent lighting installations around the world. Her recent Broadway credits include: Diana, The Music Man, All My Sons, Burn This, The Prom, Frozen, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Cats, School of Rock, An American in Paris, Aladdin, Skylight, The Glass Menagerie, Once, Follies, The Coast of Utopia: Salvage, and Aida. ... read more Matthew Leiner (Stage Manager) Broadway: Finding Neverland, If/Then, Wicked, Fiddler on the Roof, Hollywood Arms, The Phantom of the Opera. National Tours: Jersey Boys, Sister Act, Wicked (2NT & Chicago), Mary Poppins, The Phantom of the Opera Regional: Bounce, Hollywood Arms. Workshops: Amelie, The Blonde Streak, Hadestown, Whiskeyland, Galileo. Proud Member of Actors Equity Association. Matt thanks Claudia and his family for their love and support. ... read more Broadway: Mamma Mia! Joseph...Dreamcoat (Dance Captain) National tours: Beauty and the Beast (Enchantress), Joesph...Dreamcoat (Dance Captain/Supervisor) Television: "Miss USA," "Miss Universe" pageants, Assistant Choreographer; "Carol Burnett Show," Assistant Choreographer. ... read more KEN TRAVIS (Sound Designer) Broadway: In Transit, Aladdin (MX,UK, DE, JP, AU, US), Jekyll and Hyde, A Christmas Story the Musical, Scandalous, Newsies, Memphis, The ThreePenny Opera, Barefoot in the Park and Steel Magnolias. Regional and Off Broadway: The Public Theater, The New Group, The Civilians, Atlantic Theater Company, Soho Rep, Classic Theater Company, Playwrights Horizons, Signature Theater, Mabou Mines, Old Globe, Alliance Theater, ACT Seattle, 5th Avenue Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Repertory Theater, LA CTG, The Guthrie Theater, McCarter Theater, Papermill Playhouse ... read more Joop van den Ende was born in Amsterdam on February 23, 1942. Career as television producer In 1983, after having produced various plays and theatre shows, Joop van den Ende founded one of the most successful and legendary television companies in the Netherlands. In 1993, his activities as TV producer merged into television company Endemol. Endemol is known for launching the worldwide reality-show craze with the creation of TV formats such as Big Brother and Fear Factor. In 2000, Van den Ende sold Endemol in order to focus fully on theatre. Career as theatre producer From the end of the eighties, Van den ... read more Anthony Van Laast trained at the London School of Contemporary Dance, later joining the Company as both performer and choreographer. Theatre: Includes Bombay Dreams (London and Broadway – Tony award nomination); Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (worldwide - Laurence Olivier award nomination, Dramalogue award); Jesus Christ Superstar (UK and Broadway); Song & Dance (worldwide - Green Room award, Australia); He has made shows for many people including, Kate Bush, Sarah Brightman and Barry Humphries(Dame Edna) and in Las Vegas Michael Crawford and Siegfried and Roy. Anthony has recently choreographed the new production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for London’s ... read more Jerry won four Tony Awards, four Drama Desk Awards, two Outer Critics Circle Awards and an Obie Award. Mr. Zaks directed many Broadway shows including Sister Act, Guys and Dolls, Six Degrees of Separation, Lend Me a Tenor, House of Blue Leaves, Smokey Joe's Cafe, Anything Goes, La Cage aux Folles, Little Shop of Horrors and more. Mr. Zaks received SDC's Mr. Abbott Award for lifetime achievement and an honorary doctorate of fine arts from his alma mater, Dartmouth College. Mr. Zaks is a 2013 inductee to the Theater Hall of Fame. ... read more