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[[double horizontal line]] WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST [[column 1]] of Athens with David Suchet, directed by Trevor Nunn at the Young Vic, and the costume design for Tom Stopard's film Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead starring Richard Dreyfuss. Andy's highly acclaimed work for the Royal Shakespeare Company during the past 10 years led her to outstanding success with Les Miserables, now in the West End, on Broadway and in many other countries. Her beautifully researched and detailed period costumes won her a coveted Tony Award nomination. For the RSC, Andy designed the costumes for Bill Alexander's production of The Merchant of Venice with Antony Sher and Fair Maid of the West directed by Trevor Nunn. Earlier RSC productions Andy worked on include Hedda Gabler with Glenda Jackson at the Aldwych, in Canada and the USA; Once in a Lifetime at the Aldwych and the Piccadilly; Peter Pan at the Barbican; and Nicholas Nickleby. In 1989 Andy worked with Trevor Nunn again for The Baker's Wife at the Phoenix Theatre. SUZY BENZINGER (Costumes) started her career in Buffalo, New York, where she was the resident costume design assistant at Studio Arena Theatre. While there she assisted many Broadway costume designers. Following their advice she moved to New York City where she became assistant, and later associate, to Theoni V. Aldredge for 10 years. Those 10 years included Broadway's Dreamgirls, La Cage aux Folles, 42nd Street, Woman of the Year, Merlin, Teddy & Alice, and the recent revivals of Blithe Spirit and Gypsy. In London: Harold Fielding's Zeigfeld, La Cage aux Folles and Chess. Feature films include Ghostbusters, Moonstruck, Stanley and Iris, We're No Angels, Annie, and Can't Stop the Music to name a few. Television productions and miniseries include "MOney, Power, and Murder" for CBS, Warner Bros.' "Nutcracker" and PBS' "Jule Styne Birthday Special." Designs on her own include the feature film Club Paradise; PBS' "AIDS Benefit [[/column 1]] [[column 2]] from the Metropolitan"; the world premiere of Miguel Pinero's Playland Blues; regional productions of Cabaret and The Runner Stumbles; and the soon-to-be-released film Walking the Dog. She designs for the Andre Jannetti Dance Company and for Steve Horn Inc., where she has designed for Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine and Paula Abdul. DAVID HERSEY (Lighting) has designed the lighting for some 200 productions for most of England's major theatre, opera and ballet companies. His work has been seen in many cities around the world and has won several awards in America including three Tonys. West End productions include The Baker's Wife, Les Misérables, Cats, Starlight Express, Chess, Metropolis, Song & Dance (sets and lights), Marilyn (sets and lights), Little Shop of Horrors and Evita. He has lit many plays for the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, Ballet Rambert, London Contemporary Dance, Scottish Ballet, Glyndebourne and most recently Carmen at Earls Court. He is founder of DHA Lighting which concentrates on the design and manufacture of specialist lighting equipment and effects. From 1974 to 1984 he was lighting consultant to the National Theatre, and from 1984 to 1986, served as Chairman of the Association of Lighting Designers. ANDREW BRUCE (Sound) began his career in theatre at Glyndebourne Festival opera in 1968. He was subsequently appointed head of sound at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and went on to form Autograph Sound Recording--a leading British sound design and hire company-- in 1972. His specialist work in musicals arose from close involvement in several of the landmarks of British musical theatre including A Chorus Line, Evita, Cats and Starlight Express. Following the original Paris and London productions of Les Misérables, for which he designed the sound, he was also [[/column 2]] [[/end page]] [[double horizontal line]] WHO'S WHO IN THE CAST [[column 1]] responsible for the New York, U.S. first national, Australian, Japanese and Swedish productions of the show. In recent years he has designed the sound for the London productions of Song & Dance, Follies, Chess, Miss Saigon, Into the Woods and Children of Eden, as well as the re-written New York production of Chess and the UK tour of Cats. WILLIAM D. BROHN's (Orchestrator) recent work includes London's Miss Saigon and New York's Jerome Robbins' Broadway, and his work is found on Mandy Patinkin's recent solo record albums as well as the soon-to-be-released Gershwin's Strike Up the Band. He just finished a version of Don Pasquale for the Metropolitan Opera and did scores for the Met's Placido Domingo, Marilyn Horne and Frederica von Stade. He also recreated and adapted Prokofiev's scores for the classic Eisentein films Alexander Nevsky and Ivan the Terrible, which are shown world-wide with a symphonic concert accompaniment played in synchronization with the film. Brohn orchestrated Agnes de Mille's The Informer and Twyla Tharp's Everlast, both for American Ballet Theatre. DAVID CADDICK (Musical Supervision) was born in Yorkshire, England, and studied at both the London College and Royal College of Music. He was musical director for the Royal Shakespeare Com-[[2nd column]]pany, the London productions of Jesus Christ Superstar and Evita, and executive music director for the Really Useful Group with responsibility for the production of Cats, Song & Dance, Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera. He conducted the Australian premiere of Requiem at the Sydney Opera House and the premiere of Variations with the English Chamber Orchestra. He was associate producer for the London cast recordings of Follies and Miss Saigon, and producer of the symphonic album of Les Misérables (Grammy Award 1991). Following Miss Saigon in New York, he will be musical director for the Evita film with Madonna. ROBERT BILLIG (Musical Supervision) was Musical Director of the original Broadway production of Les Misérables and serves as Production Musical Supervisor for all North American Les Miz companies. He conducted the world premiere of Les Misérables in concert in Sydney, Australia, and was a musical consultant for the Melbourne production. Mr. Billig was also the Musical Supervisor and Vocal Arranger for the first-class productions of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and Little Shop of Horrors in the United States. On Broadway he conducted Song & Dance with Bernadette Peters, Singin' in the Rain, My One and Only with Tommy Tune and Twiggy, and The Magic Show. He conducted national tours of No, No, Nanette; Seesaw; Barnum; and [[line]] [[Ad for Museum of the City of New York. Drawing pictures of various buildings]] BE A PART OF NEW YORK's THEATRE HISTORY JOIN THE THEATRE COLLECTION COUNCIL OF THE MUSEUM OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Our events provide close-ups of theatre, past and present; call (212) 534-1672 for details [[end page]]
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