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Charles Addams (Creator/Cartoonist)
Born in Westfield, NJ in 1912, Charles Samuel Addams’ prodigal artistic talent led him to become one of America’s most beloved cartoonists. In 1933, at just 21 years of age, The New Yorker first published his work. Addams went on to become one of that magazine’s marquee contributors until his death in 1988. His body of work spans almost 60 years of output and is estimated to contain several thousand works. More than 15 books of his drawings have been published so far, appearing in many languages across the globe. Addams’ works appear in a number of prestigious permanent collections including The New York Public Library, The Museum of the City of New York and The Library of Congress.
www.addamsfoundation.org
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Marshall Brickman (Book)
Film (as co-author): Sleeper, Annie Hall (Academy Award), Manhattan, Manhattan Murder Mystery; (as writer/director): Simon, Lovesick, The Manhattan Project, Sister Mary Explains it All. Television: “The Johnny Carson Show,” “The Dick Cavett Show” (head writer & producer). His first venture into musical theater, Jersey Boys, won an Olivier and four Tony Awards including Best Musical. In addition to his film, theater and television work, Mr. Brickman has been published in the New York Times, The New Yorker, Playboy and other periodicals and is the 2006 recipient of the Writers’ Guild of America Ian McClellan Hunter Award for lifetime achievement in writing. He lives and works in New York and hopes to die in his bed, surrounded by his loving family and their accountants.
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Rick Elice (Book)
co-wrote Jersey Boys (2006 Tony Award and 2009 Olivier Award for Best Musical) with Marshall Brickman. From 1982-1999, as creative director at Serino Coyne Inc., he produced ad campaigns for some 300 Broadway shows, from A Chorus Line to The Lion King. From 1999–2009, he served as creative consultant for The Walt Disney Studios. MFA, Yale Drama School; Teaching Fellow, Harvard University; charter member, American Repertory Theatre. Rick saw his first Broadway show when he was three. His mother said he was very well-behaved. From that day, he dreamed of working in the theatre. Since the age of 19, he has inspired by many artists whose names will be spoken as long as people gather in the darkness.
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Andrew Lippa (Music and Lyrics)
New York theater credits include The Wild Party (Manhattan Theatre Club); the score for Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention (Broadway), new songs for You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (Broadway); john & jen (co-written with Tom Greenwald). Recordings: The Wild Party, john & jen, ...Charlie Brown, Julia Murney’s I’m Not Waiting, Bat Boy (producer) and the forthcoming A Little Princess (co- written with Brian Crawley). Awards: 2000 Grammy nomination, winner of Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, ASCAP/Richard Rodgers and Gilman/Gonzalez-Falla Theater Foundation Awards. As Kristin Chenoweth’s music director: Chicago, St. Louis and San Francisco Symphonies; Carnegie Hall; The Metropolitan Opera House, among others. Next up: music/lyrics for The Man in the Ceiling (Disney Theatrical). Andrew is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music.
www.andrewlippa.com
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Phelim McDermott (Direction and Design)
has been directing and performing since 1984. His initial shows include: Cupboard Man (Fringe First Award), Gaudete (Time Out Director’s Award), The Vinegar Works and The Sweet Shop Owner. He co-directed Shockheaded Peter in the West End and Off- Broadway, winning an Olivier Award. His company Improbable’s award-winning shows include: 70 Hill Lane, Lifegame, Spirit, Theatre of Blood and Philip Glass’ Satyagraha at the English National Opera. With Julian Crouch, he directed the Metropolitan Opera’s 125th Anniversary Gala. Improbable were recently awarded the Total Theatre Significant Contribution Award for their work in theatre including their Open Space events “Devoted & Dusgruntled: What are we going to do about theatre?” Phelim improvises with The Comedy Store Players and is an honorary Doctor of Middlesex University.
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Julian Crouch (Direction and Design)
With Phelim McDermott, he recently designed and associate directed Philip Glass’ Satyagraha, in collaboration with the English National Opera and the Met, as well as the Met’s 125th Anniversary Gala. As co-founder of London’s Improbable Theatre with McDermott, the two collaborated on the international sensation Shockheaded Peter. Other Improbable productions include Animo, 70 Hill Lane, Lifegame, Coma, Spirit, Sticky, Cinderella, The Hanging Man, Stars Are Out Tonight and The Wolves in the Walls. Designs include Dr. Faustus, Improbable Tales, The Servant of Two Masters, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, the multi award- winning Jerry Springer- The Opera, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum for the National Theatre and Dr. Atomic at the Met.
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Sergio Trujillo (Choreography)
Currently on Broadway: 2006 Tony Award-winning Jersey Boys (Olivier, Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle nominations), Memphis and Next to Normal. Recent Broadway: Guys & Dolls, All Shook Up. Off-Broadway: Saved (Lucille Lortel nom.); Romeo and Juliet (Public); A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Kismet (Encores!); Salome (NYC Opera). Regional: Memphis (5th Avenue, La Jolla); The Wiz, Zhivago (La Jolla); Mambo Kings; The Marriage of Figaro (L.A. Opera); Chita and All That Jazz. International: Disney’s Tarzan (World Theatre Award nom.); West Side Story, The Sound of Music (Stratford); Peggy Sue Got Married (West End); Kiss Me, Kate (Japan). TV: “Broadway: The American Musical” (PBS), “The 14th American Comedy Awards” (ABC), “Triple Sensation” (CBC). Ovation Award for
Empire: A New American Musical, four Dora Award nominations in Canada. Upcoming: directing and choreographing Havana.
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Natasha Katz (Lighting Designer)
has designed extensively for theatre, opera and dance. B’way credits include: The Coast of Utopia/Salvage (2007 Tony Award), The Little Mermaid, A Chorus Line (revival), Spelling Bee, Tarzan, Aida (2000 Tony Award), Sweet Smell of Success, Twelfth Night, Beauty and the Beast, The Capeman and Gypsy. Other designs: Sister Act (London), Buried Child (National Theatre, London), Cyrano (Metropolitan Opera), ballets for The Royal Ballet, New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and The Edinburgh Festival.
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Acme Sound Partners (Sound Designer)
Selected B’way: Ragtime (2009), Bye Bye Birdie, Hair (Tony nom.), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, In the Heights (Tony nom.), Legally Blonde, High Fidelity, A Chorus Line (2006), The Drowsy Chaperone, Hot Feet, The Light in the Piazza, Monty Python’s Spamalot, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Dracula the Musical, Twentieth Century, Fiddler on the Roof (2004), Never Gonna Dance, The Boy From Oz, Avenue Q, Gypsy (2003), La Bohème. Acme is Tom Clark, Mark Menard, Nevin Steinberg and Sten Severson.
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Basil Twist (Puppetry)
is a third-generation puppeteer whose credits include Symphonie Fantastique, La Bella Dormente Nel Bosco, Dogugaeshi, Hansel and Gretel, Red Beads, Behind the Lid and Arias with a Twist. He has partnered with The Spoleto Festival, Lincoln Center Festival, Lincoln Center, The Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Houston Grand Opera and Atlanta Opera. He has received an Obie, four UNIMA Awards, two Bessie Awards, a New York Innovative Theatre Award, a Henry Hewes Award, a Guggenheim and a USA Artists fellowship.
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Tom Watson (Hair and Wig Designer)
is head of the wig department at the Metropolitan Opera. He has designed wigs for more than 35 Broadway productions. Current and recent Broadway designs include Broadway Bound, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Royal Family, Wicked, Waiting for Godot, Impressionism, The American Plan, Accent on Youth, Rock of Ages, South Pacific, Sunday in the Park with George, and Cyrano de Bergerac.
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Angelina Avallone (Make-up Designer)
Broadway: Rock of Ages, Bye Bye Birdie, West Side Story, Little Mermaid, 9 to 5, Guys and Dolls, 33 Variations, Young Frankenstein, Gypsy, Curtains, The Color Purple, Sunday in the Park with George, Sweeney Todd, Company, Grey Gardens, How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Light in the Piazza and the upcoming national tour of Dreamgirls.
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Gregory Meeh (Special Effects)
designs, builds and supplies special effects for theatre, opera, dance, events, television, film and print. Recent: Ka for Cirque Du Soleil; Broadway: Spamalot, Nine, Into The Woods, Aida, Twelfth Night at Lincoln Center (Eddy Award), Ragtime, An Inspector Calls (Drama Desk Award), Damn Yankees, Angels in America, Tommy, Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables; Lord of the Rings (Toronto and London). TV: “Fool’s Fire” for American Playhouse, “Late Show,” “SNL” and “One Life to Live.”
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Rick Sordelet (Fight Director)
Forty-nine B’way shows: Superior Donuts, The Royal Family, Oleanna, The Lion King and Beauty and the Beast. Hundreds of Off-B’way and regional credits. Forty-eight int’l productions including Ben Hur Live at the O2 Arena/London. Opera: Cyrano at the Met, the Royal Opera House and La Scala. Films: The Game Plan, Dan in Real Life and Hamlet. Recipient: Edith Oliver Award for Sustained Excellence. Instructor: Yale Drama, the New School and the Neighborhood Playhouse. Board: Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey.
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Mary-Mitchell Campbell (Music Director)
New York: Company (Drama Desk Award- Best Orchestrations), Sweeney Todd, Road Show, Next to Normal (Second Stage). In addition to her musical career, Mary-Mitchell is the founder of ASTEP—Artists Striving To End Poverty (www.asteponline.org) and is passionate about arts education and poverty reduction. She has served on the faculties of NYU, Boston College and Juilliard. She holds degrees from Furman University and North Carolina School of the Arts.
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Larry Hochman (Orchestrations)
Tony nominations: Fiddler, Class Act, Spamalot. Two Emmys (composer): “Wonder Pets.” Broadway orchestrations: Jane Eyre, The Gershwins’ Fascinating Rhythm. Regional/ Off-Broadway: 28 shows including The Visit (Kander & Ebb). 18 films including Cinderella, Geppetto, Annie and The Informant (comp. Marvin Hamlisch). Composer: Little Mermaid II (add’l music), Amazing Stories, In Memoriam (symphonic poem publ. E.B. Marks). Recordings/concerts: Not the Messiah (Eric Idle), Mandy Patinkin, Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Barry Manilow, Boston Pops, San Francisco Symphony. LarryHochman.net
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August Eriksmoen (Dance Arrangements)
Recent dance arrangements or orchestrations: Memphis (B’way), Romantic Poetry (MTC), All Shook Up (1st nat’l tour), Walmartopia (cast recording), Berlin, Imperfect Chemistry (cast recording), Always...Patsy Cline, Honky Tonk Angels. Other Broadway/tour credits: All Shook Up (conductor), Ring of Fire (assoc. M.D., cast recording), Rent (assoc. con- ductor), The Full Monty (conductor, 1st nat’l). Love to wife Jessica and parrot Emmett, who wants to be a musician, too.
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Telsey + Company (Casting)
Broadway/ tours: Spiderman, Turn Off the Dark, Race, Memphis, Superior Donuts, Next to Normal, Rock of Ages, South Pacific, In the Heights, Wicked, Rent, Legally Blonde, The Color Purple, Peep Show and Bette Midler in Vegas. Film: Jonah Hex, Main Street, Love and Other Impossible Pursuits, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Sex and the City, Dan in Real Life, Then She Found Me, Across the Universe, Ira & Abby, Rent, Pieces of April, Camp.
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Beverley RANDOLPH (Production Supervisor)
Broadway: Curtains, Little Women, Into the Woods, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Waiting in the Wings, The Sound of Music, Steel Pier, Passion, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Falsettos, Cabaret, Roza, Grind, End of the World, A Doll’s Life, Merrily We Roll Along. Nat’l/Int’l: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Jerome Robbins’ Broadway, Follies in Concert at Avery Fisher Hall, Anna Deavere Smith at
WHO’S WHO
Zankel Hall, among others. Equity member for more than 35 years.
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Heidi Miami Marshall (Associate Director)
Broadway: resident director, Baz Luhrmann’s La Boheme (NY and LA); The Color Purple (Fantasia, Chaka Kahn, Bebe Winans). Off-Broadway: resident director, Shockheaded Peter. Film director: festival award-winning short A through M, documentary short Moving America, PSA commercials. Casting director: Telsey + Co for 7 years (Rent, De La Guarda, etc). Director fellowships: Drama League and American Film Institute DWW. Te amo JS.
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Stuart Oken (Producer)
is a managing member and producer for Elephant Eye Theatrical. In addition to The Addams Family,
the company’s projects include Beauty, Bruce Lee: Journey to the West and Saved (Playwrights Horizons). From 1995-2004, Mr. Oken was Executive Vice-President of Disney Theatrical where he co-developed and co-produced The Lion King and Aida. Mr. Oken was the founder and served as Artistic Director of The American Music Theatre Project at Northwestern University from 2004-2009. Between 1978-1985, he built and operated Chicago’s Apollo Theater Center. Mr. Oken produced the motion pictures About Last Night, Impromptu and Queens Logic.
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Roy Furman (Producer)
is currently represented on Broadway by West Side Story, Ragtime, Broadway Bound and Brighton Beach Memoirs. Other recent productions include Gypsy, The Color Purple, Spamalot, History Boys, Legally Blonde, Inherit the Wind and The Odd Couple. Mr. Furman co-founded the investment firm Furman Selz and is currently Vice Chairman of Jefferies & Company and Chairman of Jefferies Capital Partners, its pri- vate equity arm. He is Vice Chairman of Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Chairman Emeritus of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and Vice President of the New York City Opera.
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Michael Leavitt (Producer)
is a managing member and producer for Elephant Eye Theatrical, whose projects include The Addams Family, Saved, Bruce Lee: Journey to the West and Beauty. Mr. Leavitt established Fox Theatricals as a producing organization and served as its president for nearly a decade. He also developed numerous venues including Chicago’s Cadillac Palace Theatre. A multiple Tony Award-winning producer, productions include Thoroughly Modern Millie; One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest; Jekyll & Hyde; Death of a Salesman; You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown; Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Trying and Three Tall Women.
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Five Cent Productions (Producer)
is a managing member of Elephant Eye Theatrical. Five Cent’s members are acclaimed performing arts centers proactively developing new theatrical material for their own theaters and stages worldwide. Members: Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts of Hartford, CT- David Fay, CEO; Citi Performing Arts Center, Boston, MA- Josiah A. Spaulding, CEO; Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Philadelphia, PA- Anne Ewers, CEO; Ordway Center for the Performing Arts, St. Paul, MN- Patricia A. Mitchell, CEO; Pittsburgh CLO- Van Kaplan, CEO and Pittsburgh Cultural Trust- J. Kevin McMahon, CEO (shared).
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Elephant Eye Theatrical (Producer)
is a Broadway development and production company operating under the direction of producers Stuart Oken, Michael Leavitt and Five Cent Productions. The Addams Family is the company’s first Broadway project. EET is also developing the new musical Beauty, with music by Regina Spektor, lyrics by Michael Korie and book and direction by Tina Landau, and Bruce Lee: Journey to the West, with a book by David Henry Hwang, music and lyrics by David Yazbek and direction by Bartlett Sher. Elephant Eye, in association with Playwrights Horizons, also presented the world premiere of the musical Saved.
