Production Staff
Stephen Sondheim
Composer
Lyricist
Stephen Sondheim is widely acknowledged as the most innovative, most influential, and most important composer and lyricist in modern Broadway history. He is the winner of an Academy Award, numerous Tony Award, multiple Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize. Some of his other accolades include a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Kennedy Center Honors (1993), the National Medal of Arts (1996), the American Academy of Arts and Letters' Gold Medal for Music (2006) and a special Tony Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre (2008).
Stephen Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for Road Show (2008), Passion (1994), Assassins (1991), Into ... read more
John Weidman
Bookwriter
John Weidman is an American librettist and television writer for Sesame Street. He has worked on stage musicals with Stephen Sondheim and Susan Stroman. ... read more
Hugh Wheeler
Additional Material
Clay Benning
Sound Designer
Yuriko Doi
Cultural Adviser
Kent Gash
Director
William Grant III
Lighting Designer
Abe Jacob
Sound Designer
Francis Jue
Choreographer
Francis Jue is a renowned actor known for his exceptional talent and versatility in the entertainment industry. He was born on July 20, 1960, in San Francisco, California, and has been active in the industry for over three decades. Francis is of Chinese descent and has been a strong advocate for Asian American representation in the entertainment industry.
Francis Jue started his career in the theater, where he honed his acting skills and developed a passion for the stage. He made his Broadway debut in 1998 in the musical "M. Butterfly" by David Henry Hwang. Francis played the role of Song ... read more
Darren Lee
Choreographer
A native of Southern CA, Darren Lee began his career in the Entertainment Industry at age 11 as a contestant on Jr. Star Search. Shortly thereafter he became a series regular on Kids Incorporated, a Disney Channel favorite. In the years following he appeared in a variety of national commercials, television shows, and feature films such as Hackers, playing a role (Razor) opposite Angelina Jolie, and Sisters w/Tina Fey, Amy Poehler. He also danced alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renée Zellweger in the Academy Award-winning film Chicago. By the early '90s, Lee relocated to New York, advancing his career into the ... read more
Neil Patel
Scenic Designer
Recent Designs include Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) (Royal Court London), Mughal-e-Azam (NCPA Mumbai), Born for This (The Broad Stage, L.A.), The Crucible (Glimmerglass Festival), Indian Ink (Roundabout), Mr Burns, a post-electric play and Stage Kiss (Playwrights Horizons) and Norma (L.A. Opera). TV/film production design for "The Path" (Hulu), "In Treatment" (HBO), "Little Boxes" (Netflix), Some Velvet Morning (Tribeca Films). Exhibition designs for Space, Force, Construction; VAC Foundation, Venice. ... read more
Michael Philippi
Lighting Designer
Cincinnati Playhouse
Producer
John A. Stone
Sound Designer
Paul Tazewell
Costume Designer
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
Alliance Theatre
Producer
Videos
