WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
Girls By”. In 1972 Bob was in L.A., where he revived
Frankie Valli with “My Eyes Adored You” by Crewe
and Kenny Nolan. They also co-wrote Patti LaBelle’s
“Lady Marmalade” (#1, July ’75), which was a hit
again on the soundtrack of Moulin Rouge (#1, June
’01)...David Ritz
DES McANUFF (Director) is a two-time Tony Awardwinning
director and former artistic director of the Stratford
Festival. He is also Director Emeritus of La Jolla
Playhouse, where during his tenure he directed over 35
productions of classics, new plays and musicals. Broadway:
Doctor Zhivago, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys
and Dolls, Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention,
Jersey Boys (Tony and Olivier Awards: Best Musical),
Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (Tony Award: Best Special
Theatrical Event), Dracula the Musical, How to Succeed…,
The Who’s Tommy (Tony and Olivier Awards:
Best Director), A Walk in the Woods, and Big River
(Tony Awards: Best Director, Best Musical). Selected
New York: Fetch Clay, Make Man (NYTW). Stratford
highlights: A Word or Two, Caesar and Cleopatra, The
Tempest (all with Christopher Plummer). Opera: Faust
(The Met, ENO). Film: Cousin Bette (director), Iron Giant
(producer, BAFTA Award) and Quills (executive
producer). In 2012, he was awarded Canada’s esteemed
Governor General’s National Arts Center Award and
the Order of Canada.
SERGIO TRUJILLO (Choreographer). Broadway:
On Your Feet (Tony Award Nominee/Outer Critics
Circle/Astaire Awards), Memphis (Olivier/OCC
Award, Drama Desk/Astaire Award nominations),
Jersey Boys (Drama Desk/OCC nomination), A Bronx
Tale (Chita Award Nomination), The Addams Family,
Next to Normal, Hands on a Hardbody (Drama Desk
nomination), Leap of Faith (Drama Desk nomination),
Guys and Dolls (Astaire Award nomination), All Shook
Up. Director/Choreographer: Arrabal (ART), Gloria
Estefan On Broadway (Minskoff Theatre), Flashdance
(National Tour), White Noise (Royal George
Theatre). Other Theatre: Ain’t Too Proud (Berkeley
Rep), Invisible Thread (Second Stage/Astaire Award
Nomination), Carmen (Olney Theatre/Helen Hayes
Nomination), Freaky Friday (Signature Theatre), The
Wiz (La Jolla Playhouse). International: Tarzan (Disney),
Peggy Sue Got Married (West End), The Sound
of Music and West Side Story (Stratford Festival).
RON MELROSE (Music Supervision, Vocal/
Dance Arrangements and Incidental Music). Fortyone
years of arranging, music direction and supervision,
including eighteen Broadway shows and
productions spanning the world. Helpmann Award
(Australia’s Tony) for music direction on Jersey
Boys, music supervisor of Jersey Boys-
ate producer of Jersey Boys cast and Christmas albums.
Music supervisor and arranger, A Bronx Tale
16 BROADWAY at dr. phillips center
(Broadway), Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
(La Jolla Playhouse). Composer: Fourtune (Off-
Broadway), The Silver Swan (NEA Fellowship), The
Missing Peace (Washington’s Capitol Fringe), Early
One Morning (liturgical one-woman musical, two
Harvard Hasty Pudding shows, a gospel Requiem,
songs for Saturday Night Live. Education: Harvard
(philosophy), Westminster (choral conducting).
Thanks to Alexandra.
KLARA ZIEGLEROVA (Scenic Design). Broadway:
Sister Act, The Farnsworth Invention, Jersey
Boys, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the
Universe. Numerous Off-Broadway and regional productions:
Flashdance (National Tour), Public Theater,
MTC, NYTW, etc. London’s West End: Sister Act,
Jersey Boys. Ms. Zieglerova designed the interior of
New World Stages, NYC. Awards: the Green Room
Award 2010 (Australia) and the Best Set Design of the
2009 Theatregoers’ Choice Award London (both for
Jersey Boys); 2005 Lumen Award (New World Stages);
2003 Drammy Award for Best Set Design; 2000
Carbonell Award for Best Set Design; sets for the Best
Touring Production, 2003 L.A. Ovation Award.
JESS GOLDSTEIN (Costume Design). Career highlights
include Jersey Boys, Newsies, On the Town, The
Rivals (2005 Tony Award), The Merchant of Venice
with Al Pacino and Henry IV with Kevin Kline (both
Tony nominated), Proof, Love! Valour! Compassion!,
Buried Child, How I Learned to Drive, Tintypes, The
Mineola Twins (Lortel and Hewes Awards), Il Trittico
A Walk on the Moon. 2015 recipient of TDF’s Irene
Sharaff Lifetime Achievement Award; graduate of the
Yale School of Drama and has served on their faculty
since 1990. www.jess-goldstein.com
HOWELL BINKLEY (Lighting Design). Broadway:
Prince of Broadway, Come From Away (2017 Tony
nom), A Bronx Tale, Hamilton (2016 Tony Winner),
After Midnight (2014 Tony nom), How to Succeed…
starring Daniel Radcliffe (2011 Tony nom), West Side
Story (2009 Tony nom), Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, In
The Heights (2008 Tony nom), Jersey Boys (2006 Tony
Winner), Avenue Q, Parade, Kiss Of The Spider Woman
(1993 Tony nom). Co-Founder and Resident Lighting
Designer for Parsons Dance. 1993 Sir Laurence Olivier
and Canadian Dora Awards for Kiss of The Spider
Woman. 2006 Henry Hewes Design Award for Jersey
Boys. 2016 Henry Hewes Design Award for Hamilton.
STEVE CANYON KENNEDY (Sound Design) was
the production engineer on such Broadway shows as
Cats, Starlight Express, Song & Dance, The Phantom
of the Opera, Carrie and Aspects of Love. His
Broadway sound design credits include On Your Feet,
Zhivago, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill (Tony
/www.jess-goldstein.com