Cast & Creative

Rick is a four-time Tony Award nominee. His work can currently be seen on Broadway in Water for Elephants, for which he was a 2024 Tony Award nominee for Best Book of a Musical. Jersey Boys, Rick’s first Broadway credit, co-authored with Marshall Brickman, won the Tony Award, the Grammy Award and the Olivier Award for Best Musical, and entered the record books as the twelfth longest-running show in Broadway history. With Marshall Brickman and Andrew Lippa, he wrote The Addams Family, starring Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth. For the past eight years, The Addams Family has topped the list of the most-licensed musicals in North America. Rick’s first play, Peter and the Starcatcher, won five 2012 Tony Awards. For the past seven years, the play has been among the top ten most-produced plays in North America. Also for Broadway, Rick wrote the two-time Tony-winning The Cher Show, directed by Jason Moore. In addition to Smash, Rick is teaming with Tony Award-winner Bob Martin on The Princess Bride. In the pipeline: Silver Linings Playbook, a musical adaptation of the popular film, directed by Jessica Stone; The Marvels, a musical adaptation of the popular novel, directed by Rebecca Taichman; Harold and the Purple Crayon, an adult adaptation of the iconic children’s book with music and lyrics by indie pop band AJR, directed by Maria Friedman; and, with 2021 Ed Kleban Award-winner Benjamin Scheuer, Treasure, an original musical about the rivalry between Charles Darwin and Peter Roget, love, death, madness, and the creation of Roget’s Thesaurus. From 1982-1999, Rick was Creative Director at Serino Coyne Inc, the prominent theatrical advertising agency, where he created and produced ad campaigns for more than 300 Broadway shows, from A Chorus Line to The Lion King. From 1999-2009, Rick served as first-ever creative consultant for The Walt Disney Studio. Charter Member, American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mass. Trustee, The Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors’ Fund). BA, Cornell University. MFA, Yale School of Drama. Teaching Fellow, Harvard University, 1980-81. Rick’s book, Finding Roger, An Improbably Theatrical Love Story, a tribute to his late husband, Roger Rees, is published by Kingswell.

Bob works as a writer, performer, and producer in theatre, television, and film internationally. He is co-creator of the beloved musicals The Drowsy Chaperone, Elf, and The Prom, which have garnered critical acclaim and perennial productions worldwide. Mr. Martin has won a number of awards for his work including a Theatre World Award, Drama Desk and a Tony. In the Spring of 2025 Smash and Boop! will open on Broadway shortly followed by a third new musical, Millions, which will premiere at the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. Mr. Martin is also the co-creator of the acclaimed television series “Slings & Arrows.”

Marc is an award-winning lyricist, composer, orchestrator and performer, who has successfully created music and lyrics for TV, films, recordings, and theater since entering show business at the age of 16 in 1976. Shaiman has been Oscar-nominated seven times (for Mary Poppins Returns, Sleepless In Seattle, Patch Adams, The First Wives Club, The American President, and South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut). He has received three Tony Award nominations (winning one for co-writing the score to Hairspray with co-lyricist Scott Wittman), eight Grammy Award nominations (winning two for The Original Cast Recordings of Hairspray and Some Like It Hot), twelve Emmy Award nominations (winning two, for his work on Billy Crystal’s Academy Award hosting and for co-writing, with Wittman and Pasek & Paul, “Which Of The Pickwick Triplets Did It?” for “Only Murders In The Building”), two Golden Globe nominations (for the song The Star, co-written with Mariah Carey) and his score for Mary Poppins Returns), and two BAFTA nominations (for Sleepless In Seattle and Mary Poppins Returns). Shaiman’s other film work includes Beaches, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, City Slickers, The Addams Family, Addams Family Values, A Few Good Men, Sister Act (1 & 2), George of the Jungle, In and Out, Hocus Pocus (1 & 2), The Bucket List, Parental Guidance, and Bros. He served as an Executive Producer of the successful film adaptation of his Broadway musical Hairspray. The original musicals he has co-written for Broadway and The West End are Hairspray (Tony and Olivier Award winner for Best Musical), the Tony-nominated Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, the Tony-winning Catch Me If You Can, the Olivier Award-winning Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, and most recently, the Tony and Grammy Award-winning Some Like It Hot. The most award-winning musical of last season, Some Like It Hot is currently on tour in North American. Next up is the Broadway version of “Smash,” the television show for which Marc & Scott were nominated for two Emmy Awards. Other Broadway credits are composing incidental music for revivals of The Odd Couple (with Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick) and Plaza Suite (starring Sarah Jessica Parker & Matthew Broderick). Broadway concert credits are “Peter Allen: Up In One,” Bette Midler’s “Divine Madness,” Ellie Greenwich’s “Leader Of The Pack,” and “Patti LuPone On Broadway.” Shaiman has co-produced and arranged award-winning recordings for music icons such as Bette Midler, Harry Connick Jr., and Mariah Carey, including the Grammy-winning recordings “The Wind Beneath My Wings” and “From A Distance.” His television ventures include “The Sweeney Sisters” on SNL, countless award and talk show appearances with Billy Crystal, Neil Patrick Harris, Nathan Lane, and Martin Short, Jenifer Lewis’ “Jackie’s Back,” the Emmy-winning “SNL 40th,” the aforementioned “Smash” and “Rogers: The Musical” for “Marvel’s Hawkeye,” the Rob Reiner-directed HBO documentary “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life,” “The Kennedy Center Honors,” where he arranged and performed in tribute to his friend Billy Crystal, and the aforementioned song “Which Of The Pickwick Triplets Did It?” which Steve Martin performed on “Only Murders In The Building.” But his most cherished achievement for television is his collaboration with Bette Midler for her Emmy-winning appearance as Johnny Carson’s final guest on The Tonight Show. Other performers with whom he has collaborated in concert, cabaret, film, and television include Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Kristin Chenoweth, Eric Clapton, Christine Ebersole, Kathy Griffin, Allison Janney, Jennifer Holliday, Jennifer Hudson, Diane Keaton, Steve Martin, John Mayer, Audra McDonald, Barbra Streisand, Queen Latifah, Robin Williams, Eddie Murphy, and… Robert De Niro! At the legendary after-party for “SNL 40th,” he jammed with Taylor Swift, Paul McCartney, and Prince and completely lost his mind. In 2014, Shaiman & Wittman were celebrated by the New York Pops with a spectacular concert at Carnegie Hall. Marc was recently honored with the Ambassador Award by the Society of Composers and Lyricists in December 2018, the Icon Award at the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards in February 2019, and an Outstanding Career Achievement Award from The Hollywood Music in Media Awards.

Tony, Emmy, two-time Grammy, and Olivier Award-winning lyricist, director, writer, and conceiver, Scott Wittman co-wrote the lyrics for the hit musical Hairspray (Tony, Grammy, Olivier Award winner) with creative partner Marc Shaiman. Wittman also served as an executive producer on the hit film starring John Travolta. Scott was nominated for a Golden Globe, Grammy, and two Emmy Awards for the original songs on NBC’s musical drama “Smash.” While working on the show, he co-wrote songs for Jennifer Hudson, Uma Thurman, Bernadette Peters, and Liza Minnelli. Shaiman and Wittman’s original score for the Marilyn Monroe musical Bombshell was released by Sony Records. Scott’s Broadway credits include Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, which he also directed, Catch Me If You Can (Tony nom. for Best Musical), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway and the West End and Some Like it Hot (13 Tony nominations). Scott has created and directed two Broadway shows, and four sold-out Carnegie Hall concerts for Patti LuPone. He has created and directed solo shows for Christine Ebersole and Nathan Lane, as well as writing for Bette Midler’s 2015 Divine Intervention World Tour. Off-Broadway, he conceived and directed Jukebox Jackie starring Justin Vivian Bond, Bridget Everett, and Cole Escola at LaMama, also, Rockbottom with Bridget Everett at The Public Theatre. Scott also co-wrote the score to Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns starring Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and Meryl Streep. Directed by Rob Marshall. The song, “The Place Were Lost Things Go” was nominated for an Oscar. He recently joined the Marvel Universe with his song cowritten with Marc Shaiman for Rodgers: The Musical in “Hawkeye.” Also, for “Only Murders in the Building,” he co-wrote “The Pickwick Triplets” for Steve Martin which recently won an Emmy. The notorious and legendary Downtown shows he directed are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

A five-time Tony Award-winning director and choreographer, her work has also been honored with Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and a record six Astaire Awards. She directed and choreographed The Producers, winner of a record-making 12 Tony Awards, including Best Direction and Best Choreography. She co-created, directed, and choreographed the Tony Award winning musical Contact for Lincoln Center Theater, which was honored with an Emmy Award for Live from Lincoln Center. She directed and choreographed the musical The Scottsboro Boys on Broadway and in London’s West End, where it was honored with the Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. She recently directed and choreographed the critically acclaimed London West End revival of Crazy for You. Her most recent Broadway productions are the new Delia Ephron play Left on Tenth, the new Kander and Ebb musical New York, New York, and the Selina Fillinger play POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Other Broadway credits include: Young Frankenstein, Bullets Over Broadway, Oklahoma!, Show Boat, Prince of Broadway, Big Fish, The Music Man, The Frogs, Big, Steel Pier, Picnic, and Crazy for You – winner of the 1992 Tony Award for Best Musical. Off-Broadway credits include: the Colman Domingo play Dot, The Beast in the Jungle, Flora the Red Menace, And the World Goes ’Round, Happiness and The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville starring Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac. For ten years, she choreographed Madison Square Garden’s annual spectacular A Christmas Carol by Alan Menken and Lynn Ahrens. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut directing and choreographing The Merry Widow, starring Renée Fleming. She choreographed the musical numbers for Larry David’s musical Fatwa! on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm.” She received an Emmy Award nomination for the HBO presentation Liza – Live from Radio City Music Hall, starring Liza Minnelli. She received the American Choreography Award for her work in Columbia Pictures feature film Center Stage. She directed and choreographed the Broadway bound Ahrens/Flaherty musical Little Dancer. She is the recipient of the George Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theater and an inductee of the Theater Hall of Fame in New York City. www.SusanStroman.com

Joshua started his career as a young dancer on Broadway and then transitioned to choreography and direction. He is the Emmy Award-winning choreographer for NBC’s musical drama “Smash.” Joshua received a Tony nomination as well as the Astaire Award for his choreography of the Broadway revival, On The Town. He also choreographed the Broadway musical Charlie and the Chocolate Factory produced by Warner Bros, as well as the revival of Gigi on Broadway. Joshua directed and choreographed the New York premiere of the re-imagined production of Smokey Joe’s Café. He also choreographed Sweet Charity starring Sutton Foster, winning the prestigious Chita Rivera Award for excellence in choreography. For Encores! at New York City Center Josh directed and choreographed I Married An Angel starring NYCB Principal Sara Mearns. Other Encores! include Little Me; It’s A Bird, It’s A Plane, It’s Superman!; The Golden Apple; and Annie Get Your Gun. Other credits include the Off-Broadway productions of Bomb-itty Of Errors and Cagney; multiple episodes of Fox’s “So You Think You Can Dance;” Marvel’s “Hawkeye” for Disney+; “Jessica Jones” for Netflix; the feature film Grown Ups 2 with Adam Sandler; “Monsterland” for Hulu; “A Capitol Fourth,” and “Sinatra: Voice For A Century,” both for PBS; multiple productions in Japan and China; and was director, producer and co-choreographer for “The Kennedy Center 50th Anniversary Celebration” on PBS. Joshua is an associate artist at Barrington Stage Company and a vice president of the SDC, the union representing stage directors and choreographers.

Stephen is the recipient of two Tony Awards for Best Orchestrations for The Book of Mormon and Kinky Boots and two Grammy Awards for Best Musical Theater album for their original cast recordings. For Broadway and worldwide productions, he has served as Music Supervisor/Arranger and/or Orchestrator for Frozen; Kinky Boots; The Book of Mormon; Wicked; Avenue Q, All Shook Up, 9 to 5: The Musical and Off-Broadway’s tick, tick…BOOM!. Stephen was the vocal arranger/conductor for the Disney films Frozen and Frozen 2. His TV credits include music director of the 2015 Oscars (Emmy nomination), Annie Live! and The Wiz Live! (NBC), RENT Live! (FOX), “A Very WICKED Halloween Special” (NBC), and “Into the Unknown: The Making of Frozen 2” (Disney Plus). He is the executive music producer of Wicked – Part One (2024) and Wicked – Part Two (2025).

31 Broadway designs include the Tony Award winning sets for New York, New York and Act One, the Tony-nominated sets for The Scottsboro Boys, POTUS, Therese Raquin, and Flying Over Sunset. Also on Broadway, Left On Tenth, Our Town, The Piano Lesson, Ohio State Murders. The Old Man and the Pool, Come From Away, Freestyle Love Supreme, Be More Chill, The New One, Bernhardt/Hamlet, Harmony, Meteor Shower, A Bronx Tale, Prince Of Broadway, Hand To God, Sondheim On Sondheim, …Spelling Bee , LoveMusik, Rock Of Ages, Chaplin, On The Town (’14), Sunday In the Park… (’17), Bronx Bombers, Grace, and The Two And Only. 100 Off- Broadway shows include Shakespeare in the Park (Hamlet, Much Ado, Merry Wives, Coriolanus), The Last Five Years, The Connector, Fiddler On The Roof (in Yiddish), Sleepwalk With Me, and Miss Julie. He has designed for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, and designed around the world in England, Russia, China, Australia, and Japan. He received a 2007 OBIE Award for sustained excellence. Author: Transforming Space Over Time, about Broadway set design. Founder of The 1/52 Project which provides grants to early career designers from historically excluded groups.

Broadway: Allegiance (Drama Desk Nomination), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (West End Olivier nomination, Japan, Australia, UK tour and U.S. national tour), Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn. Other New York: Titanique (Lucille Lortel Award, also Australia, Canada and opening on the West End December 2024), works for Radio City Rockettes, Roundabout Theatre, Manhattan Theatre Club, Second Stage, Atlantic Theatre, NY Theatre Workshop, City Center’s Encore, NY City Opera, and more. Also, Disney’s Hunchback of Notre Dame (Japan, Germany and Austria), West Side Story World Tour directed by Lonny Price, Annie staring Whoopi Goldberg, and works for Lyric Opera of Chicago, Donesk Opera (Ukraine), and Colorado Ballet among others. Recipient of the 2010 TDF/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award. @alejo_vietti_costume_design

Brian has designed the sound for over 45 shows on Broadway. Some are The Great Gatsby, Some Like It Hot, Funny Girl, Mrs. Doubtfire, Tootsie, Mean Girls, Springsteen on Broadway, The Prom, Beautiful, The Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, American Idiot, Promises, Promises, Next to Normal, Curtains and Spring Awakening. Regionally Brian has designed in most of the America’s top regional theatres. Brian is the recipient of the Obie, Lucille Lortel, two Drama Desks, an Olivier and two Tony awards. His career has spanned North America, Europe, Australia and Asia and has allowed him to work with the most talented composers, directors, designers, actors, musicians, and stagehands in the world for which he is eternally grateful.

Off-Broadway: Letters from Max, a ritual (Signature), Confidence & the Speech (Theater Row), underneath the bed (Rattlestick); Regional: Love All (La Jolla Playhouse), The Pianist (George Street Playhouse); Opera: Medeá, Eurydice, Florencia en el Amazonas, Verdi’s Requiem, Peter Grimes, Prince Igor (Metropolitan Opera), Das Rheingold (Teatro alla Scala), Florencia en el Amazonas (Chicago Lyric Opera, LA Opera, Houston Grand Opera), The Ring Cycle, Heart of a Soldier, The Flying Dutchman, Two Women (San Francisco Opera); Prince Igor (Dutch National Opera); The Ring Cycle, Turandot, Fidelio, MacBeth, Elektra, il Trovatore, Written in Stone, Cosi Fan Tutti, Don Giovanni, Samson and Delilah (Washington National Opera/The Kennedy Center), Orpheus and Eurydice (Seattle Opera) International: Rebecca Das Musical (Vereingte Bühnen Wien), Klangwolke 23 (Brucknerhaus); Artus Excalibur (Theater St Gallen), En Hunds Hartja (Uppsala Stadsteater), Television: For Drew Findley Productions: The Emmy’s, AMA Awards, and Netflix Rhythm + Flow 2. Lucille Lortel Nomination for Letters from Max.

Three-time Tony Award winner. Broadway: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Anastasia, A Bronx Tale, It Shoulda Been You, Bullets Over Broadway (Tony nomination), Rocky, On a Clear Day, Sister Act, How To Succeed…(Tony nomination), Elf, Young Frankenstein (Drama Desk nomination), Tarzan, Dracula, Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony/Drama Desk Awards), The Producers (2001 Tony/Drama Desk Awards), Seussical, Music Man (Drama Desk/Tony nominations), Fosse (1999 Tony), Big (Drama Desk nomination), Damn Yankees (Drama Desk nomination). International: Crazy For You, Me and My Girl, Guys and Dolls; Upcoming: BOOP!, Death Becomes Her, Schmigadoon (The Musical); off-Broadway: Carrie, Weird Romance. Regional: Summer Stock, A.D. 16, Little Dancer, Ever After, The Honeymooners, The Sting, Calvin Berger; Film/television: “Schmigadoon,” Mary Poppins Returns, Aladdin (2019), Beauty and the Beast (2017), Frozen, Mulan, Chicago.