Production Staff
Ira Gershwin
Lyricist
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
Lyricist
Ira Gershwin, the first songwriter to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize, was born in New York City on December 6, 1896. In 1917 The Evening Sun published his first song ("You May Throw All The Rice You Desire But Please Friends, Throw No Shoes"). Four years later Ira enjoyed his first major stage success, Two Little Girls in Blue, written with another Broadway newcomer, Vincent Youmans. In 1924 Ira and his brother, George, created the smash hit Lady Be Good and went on to continue their remarkable collaboration through a dozen major stage scores, producing such standards as "Fascinating Rhythm," ... read more
Edwin Justus Mayer
Bookwriter
Bookwriter
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Kurt Weill
Composer
Composer
Maurice Abravanel
Musical Director
John Murray Anderson
Director
(Staging)
(Staging)
Max Gordon
Producer
Max Gordon is a music director, orchestrator, and music producer. He won the 2016 NYMF award for Best Orchestrations for Dust Can't Kill Me, a new folk musical. He has worked as an audio engineer for Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center, and as a vocal producer for artists on Universal Music Group and Capitol Records. His songwriting and production recently appeared on Charles Perry's debut album (Verve Records). ... read more
John Haggott
Director
(Book Direction)
(Book Direction)
Catherine Littlefield
Choreographer
Jo Mielziner
Lighting Designer
Scenic Designer
Raoul Pène Du Bois
Costume Designer
Kurt Weill
Music Arranger
Orchestrator
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