The New World - Regional (US) Creative Team

Gary has been working as a theater musician in New York for over 25 years. As a pianist and conductor, his credits include Avenue Q, Kinky Boots, Next to Normal and The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. As a writer, he wrote music and lyrics for the long-running Off-Broadway musical Altar Boyz, for which he received two Drama Desk Award nominations. Other writing credits include Disney Channel’s “Johnny and the Sprites” and a number of contributions to the “Carols for a Cure” album series. ... read more Stafford Arima (he/him) is an award-winning director for stage and screen. With 25+ years of experience in the global entertainment industry, he became the first Asian Canadian to direct a musical on Broadway when Allegiance opened at the Longacre Theatre, starring George Takei and Lea Salonga. Arima directed the West End premiere of Ragtime, earning 8 Olivier Award nominations, including Best Director. Arima is currently the Artistic Director at Theatre Calgary where he has helmed a number of productions since 2017 including Forgiveness, Mary and Max, The Secret Garden, A Christmas Carol, and Billy Elliot. Arima has also shepherded new musical ... read more Robyn Goodman won Tony Awards for Best Musical as producer of AVENUE Q and IN THE HEIGHTS. Her other Broadway productions include METAMORPHOSES and WEST SIDE STORY. She is a producer of AVENUE Q at New World Stages, and produced ALTAR BOYZ Off-Broadway. She is a founding Board member of The Ride and Artistic Consultant to Roundabout Theatre Company. Robyn was co-founder of Second Stage Theatre, serving as artistic director for 13 years. ... read more Broadway: The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, Motown, The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess, Peter and the Starcatcher, All About Me, and Next to Normal. Off-Broadway: Himself & Nora, Invisible Thread, Perfect Arrangement, The Tempest, Pretty Filthy, and Father Comes Home from the Wars. TV/Film: Mozart in the Jungle, Gotham, Inside Amy Schumer, God’s Pocket, Six by Sondheim, 30 Rock, Lola Versus, and Angelica. ... read more Lorin Latarro: Choreographer of Broadway’s upcoming TOMMY, INTO THE WOODS, WAITRESS, MRS. DOUBTFIRE, LES LIASONS DANGEREUSE with Janet McTeer and Live Schreiber, WAITING FOR GODOT with Sir Ian McKellen and Sir Patrick Stuart, MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG for Roundabout, and LA TRAVIATA at The Met Opera. Lorin recently directed Candace Bushnell’s one woman show, IS THERE STILL SEX IN THE CITY at the Daryl Roth Theatre, which became a NYTimes Critic’s Pick. Additional Directing credits #DATEME at The Westside Theatre, A TASTE OF THINGS TO COME at Chicago’s Nederlander Broadway. Additional Choreography includes Encores OLIVER, CHESS at ... read more Anna Louizos is an American scenic designer and art director. She is known for her Tony Award-nominated sets for the musicals In the Heights and High Fidelity, as well as the London, Broadway, Las Vegas, and touring productions of Avenue Q. Louizos was represented on Broadway with Cinderella at the Broadway Theatre in 2013-15. ... read more Danny Troob has arranged and orchestrated music for many Broadway shows over nearly 40 years. He has previously been nominated for Tonys for his work on Shrek the Musical (2009) and The Pajama Game (2006). His film work includes the movie of Newsies, among many others. ... read more