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Jim Kierstead is a Grammy-nominated Emmy, Olivier, and six-time Tony Award-winning producer of the Broadway, touring, Toronto, and London productions of Kinky Boots, the revival of Pippin, Hadestown, The Inheritance, The Lehman Trilogy, and The Inheritance. He is currently represented on Broadway as a co-producer of Sweeney Todd and Hadestown.. In addition, he has been a co-producer of 25 Broadway productions including The Visit, You Can’t Take It With You, Indecent, The Great Comet (all Tony nominated), Be More Chill, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, Pretty Woman, Side Show, It Shoulda Been You, M. Butterfly, Rocky, ... read more
Michael Rupert won both a Tony Award and Drama Desk Award for his work in the revival of Sweet Charity. He created the role of Marvin in March of the Falsettos and Falsettoland. Other Broadway appearances have been in The Happy Time, Pippin, and City of Angels. Regionally he has played in Damn Yankees, Troupers, Working, and Leonard Bernstein's Mass.
He has made his debut as a composer with 3 Guys Naked from the Waist Down (Drama Desk nomination), Strange Vacation and the upcoming Streets of America. He wrote the score and starred in the musical Mail at the Pasadena Playhouse, ... read more
Awards and Nominations
2006 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical: 0 was nominated but did not win.