In & Of Itself - Off-Broadway Creative Team

Adam Blumenthal is a lighting and scenic designer based out of New York and Los Angeles. In addition he is a professional magician and the owner of Tannen's Magic shop, the oldest and most professional magic shop in New York City. His work often spans bridges the gap between these two disciplines. New York credits include St. Ann's Warehouse, Joe's Pub, The Kitchen and the Theatre at St. Clements. Regionally he has worked at The Kodak Theatre, The Geffen Playhouse, The Los Angeles Theatre Center and East West Players, all in Los Angeles. As well ... read more In a celebrated career spanning almost 40 years, Jules Fisher has lit over 200 Broadway and off-Broadway shows, as well as film, ballet, opera, television, and rock-and-roll concert tours. He has received 18 Tony nominations and won 8 Tony awards for Lighting Design, a record in this category. His most recent project, "Assassins", (2004 Tony award) also won him the Drama Desk and Outer Critic's Circle awards. His previous Tony awards were for "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk," 1996; "Jelly's Last Jam," 1992; "The Will Rogers Follies," 1991; "Grand Hotel," 1990; "Dancin'," 1978; "Ulysses in Nighttown," 1973; ... read more Jake Friedman is an actor best known for the portraying the iconic children's character Blippi across the US and Canada. Credits include Blippi The Wonderful World Tour (Blippi), The Polar Express (Know-it-all Kid), Beauty and the Beast (Millbrook Playhouse), and Sister Act (Millbrook Playhouse). Jake has also made appearances on the television shows Danny Will Die Alone, The Rise of Wall Street, and American Dynasty. ... read more Neil Patrick Harris starred as Barney Stinson in the hit CBS series, "How I Met Your Mother," a role which has garnered him multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Award nominations, as well as a People's Choice Award for Favorite TV Comedy Actor. Harris portrayed the leading role of Bobby in the New York Philharmonic's concert production of Stephen Sondheim's Company at Lincoln Center. Harris made his Broadway debut opposite Anne Hechein the Pulitzer-Prize winning drama, Proof. Subsequently, Harris also starred on Broadway as the Emcee in Cabaret, and as The Balladeer/Lee Harvey Oswald in the Tony Award-winning production of Assassins. His additional ... read more Vanessa Lauren is a producer of a diverse range of arts and entertainment projects. She recently produced the highly-acclaimed Off-Broadway show, In & Of Itself, Directed By Frank Oz, as well as, the award-winning film of the same name. Previous projects include: Low in the Water (2019), MST3K (2017), Super Troopers 2 (2018) and Zappa (2020). ... read more Frank Oz is an American actor, puppeteer, and filmmaker. He began his career as a puppeteer, performing the Muppet characters of Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Animal, and Sam Eagle in The Muppet Show, and Cookie Monster, Bert, and Grover in Sesame Street. He is also famously known for the role of Yoda in the Star Wars series, providing the voice for the character in several films and television series. His work as a director includes The Dark Crystal (1982), The Muppets Take Manhattan (1984), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988), What About Bob? (1991), In & Out (1997), Bowfinger ... read more