Production Staff
Robert Cary
Bookwriter
As writer or lyricist: "Grease Live!" (Fox TV), "A Christmas Story Live" (Fox TV), SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical (La Jolla Playhouse), On The Town (Broadway, additional material), Inventing Avi (Off-Broadway), Flashdance (West End, US and UK National Tour), Palm Beach (La Jolla Playhouse), Sharp Dressed Man (upcoming). As film director: Ira and Abby (Magnolia), Save Me (First Run), Anything But Love (Samuel Goldwyn). Graduate Yale College, former member Joffrey II ... read more
Colman Domingo
Bookwriter
A 2021 Film Independent Spirit, NAACP, SAG and Critics Choice Award nominee for his work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Colman Domingo is a Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, and Drama League Award nominated actor, director, writer and producer. Colman has recently received his Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Ursinus College. He is a Juilliard School Creative Associate and on faculty of the Yale School of Drama.
He has starred in some of the most profound films in recent years such as Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk, Steven Spielbergs' Lincoln, Lee Daniel's The Butler, Ava DuVernay's Selma and ... read more
Des McAnuff
Bookwriter
McAnuff is a two-time Tony Award-winning director and former Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival. Broadway: Summer, Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys (Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical), Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event), Dracula, the Musical, How to Succeed..., The Who’s Tommy (Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Director), A Walk in the Woods, Big River (Tony Awards for Best Director, Best Musical).
McAnuff is also Director Emeritus of La Jolla Playhouse, where during his tenure as Artistic Director, he staged more than 35 ... read more
Giorgio Moroder
Composer & Lyricist
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Donna Summer
Composer & Lyricist
Angelica Beliard
Associate Choreographer
Angelica is humbled to make her Broadway debut with OYF! connecting directly to her roots. Special thanks to Tom and Charlene for unconditional love and guidance. Much love to family and friends that helped raise me, to Hip Hop and Salsa, and life itself; Wepa! ... read more
Bill Brendle
Orchestrations
Robert Brill
Original Scenic Design
Broadway credits include Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Assassins (Tony Award nomination), set and club design for the critically acclaimed revival of Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls (Tony Award nomination), Buried Child, Design for Living, A Streetcar Named Desire, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and others. His other credits include Frozen (Disney California), as well as numerous opera World premieres, including Moby-Dick, Cold Mountain, Everest, Doubt, The Manchurian Candidate, and It's a Wonderful Life. He has designed for the Whitney Museum of American Art, BAM, Radio City Music Hall, Stratford Shakespeare Festival, the Guthrie Theater, Goodman Theatre, ... read more
Natalie Caruncho
Choreographer
Robert Cary
Book
As writer or lyricist: "Grease Live!" (Fox TV), "A Christmas Story Live" (Fox TV), SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical (La Jolla Playhouse), On The Town (Broadway, additional material), Inventing Avi (Off-Broadway), Flashdance (West End, US and UK National Tour), Palm Beach (La Jolla Playhouse), Sharp Dressed Man (upcoming). As film director: Ira and Abby (Magnolia), Save Me (First Run), Anything But Love (Samuel Goldwyn). Graduate Yale College, former member Joffrey II ... read more
Randy Cohen
Synthesizer Programmer
Colman Domingo
Book
A 2021 Film Independent Spirit, NAACP, SAG and Critics Choice Award nominee for his work in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, Colman Domingo is a Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, and Drama League Award nominated actor, director, writer and producer. Colman has recently received his Honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Ursinus College. He is a Juilliard School Creative Associate and on faculty of the Yale School of Drama.
He has starred in some of the most profound films in recent years such as Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk, Steven Spielbergs' Lincoln, Lee Daniel's The Butler, Ava DuVernay's Selma and ... read more
Erika R. Gamez
Music Director/Keyboard 1
Erika R. Gamez is a NYC transplant from Fresno, CA. Her recent credits include: Little Duende (NAMT), Miss You Like Hell (Patio Playhouse), Allegory (La Jolla Playhouse WOW Festival), James and the Giant Peach (SDSU). MM in Conducting from SDSU; BA in Music Education from Fresno State. All my love to my family, Andrew, and friends. Cheers! ... read more
Robert Andrew Kovach
Tour Scenic Design
Des McAnuff
Original Direction
McAnuff is a two-time Tony Award-winning director and former Artistic Director of the Stratford Festival. Broadway: Summer, Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey Boys (Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Musical), Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (Tony Award for Best Special Theatrical Event), Dracula, the Musical, How to Succeed..., The Who’s Tommy (Tony and Olivier Awards for Best Director), A Walk in the Woods, Big River (Tony Awards for Best Director, Best Musical).
McAnuff is also Director Emeritus of La Jolla Playhouse, where during his tenure as Artistic Director, he staged more than 35 ... read more
Chris McCleary
Projection Design
Chris started out as an actor for Prather Productions and is now the resident Technical Supervisor at the Broadway Palm in Fort Myers, FL. Projection design credits include: On Your Feet, Elf, Clue, A Christmas Carol, Beauty and the Beast, Les Misérables, Circus Transformus, Grumpy Old Men, Holiday Inn, Burt and Me, South Pacific, and Wizard of Oz.
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Ron Melrose
Orchestrations and Arrangements
Music Direction: Imaginary Friends, Scarlet Pimpernel, Radio City Sinatra, upcoming Caraboo and Waiting for the Moon. Dance/Vocal Arranging: Sweet Smell of Success, Jekyll & Hyde, Perfectly Frank, The Act, Marilyn: An American Fable, Woman of the Year, Cabaret. Composing: Superdimensional Microbabes (upcoming anime-based musical), Fourtune (Off-Broadway), The Silver Swan (NEA Fellowship), three theatrical CDs (The Missing Peace, Early One Morning, Songs I Won’t Be Singing), two Harvard Hasty Pudding shows (Tots in Tinseltown, Bewitched Bayou), a gospel-based Requiem, and songs for church, choir, cabaret, and "Saturday Night Live." Harvard (philosophy), Westminster (choral conducting). ... read more
JP Meyer
Music Supervisor
Brandon T. Miller
Wig and Hair Design
National tour design credits include: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Memphis the Musical, The Wizard of Oz (International), Pippin, Finding Neverland. Select regional theatre credits include: My Fair Lady, Sister Act, White Christmas, Camelot, Tarzan, The Little Mermaid, Cats, Shrek, Hairspray, and Beehive the 60’s Musical. Brandon is the resident wig designer for the Dutch Apple Dinner Theatre in Lancaster, PA and the wig and hair coordinator for Apex Touring.
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Lauren L. Sobon
Director
Lauren has been with Prather Productions for over 30 years and has either produced, directed, choreographed or cast over 120 productions for the company. Recent credits include Associate Producer for the 2020 national tour of Chicago, Artistic Producer/Casting Director for the 2020 national tour of Finding Neverland, 2019 international and 2018/19 national tours of The Wizard of Oz as well as the 2017 national tour of Pippin, the Musical. She was the Director and Artistic Producer for the 2016 national tour of Million Dollar Quartet. Choreographer and Associate Producer for the 2014 national tour Fiddler on the Roof. She ... read more
Paul Tazewell
Costume Design
Tazewell has designed Broadway shows, theatre, film and television, dance, and opera for over 25 years. Starting his Broadway career with Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk directed by George C. Wolfe, he has since designed the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning Hamilton; Escape to Margaritaville; Summer; In the Heights; The Color Purple (2005); Dr. Zhivago; Memphis; Caroline, or Change; Elaine Stritch at Liberty; Russell Simmons' Def Poetry Jam; Lombardi; Magic/Bird; Side Show; A Streetcar Named Desire; Jesus Christ Superstar; Guys and Dolls; A Raisin in the Sun; and On the Town. In 2016, he received both a ... read more
David Temby
Sound Design
As a sound designer of theatre, opera, and events, David has provided audio support for over 350 productions, installations, and tours across the world, and has provided those designs and systems for notable institutions such as The White House, CNN, The Phoenix Theatre Company, Prather Entertainment Group, Walnut Street Theater, the Fulton Opera House, Universal Studios Japan, and the US Air Force. David is the Vice President of Strategic Initiatives for the Clearwing Group.
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Russell A. Thompson
Lighting Designer/Production Manager
Lighting designs include the national tour of Finding Neverland, 2019 national tour of Once, the international and national tours of The Wizard of Oz, national tours of Pippin, Million Dollar Quartet, Memphis, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Hair, Fiddler on the Roof, All Shook Up, Footloose, The Wedding Singer, and Beehive the 60’s Musical; the world premiere of Around the World in 80 Days and the regional premiere of The Civil War. Prather Productions designs include Jesus Christ Superstar, Hairspray, Rent, 9 to 5, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jekyll & Hyde, Yeston & Kopit’s Phantom, Swing, Ragtime, Peter ... read more
Sergio Trujillo
Original Choreography
Videos
