From the day in 1954 when his name first appeared on a Broadway marquee, Harold “Hal” Prince was indeed the Prince of Broadway, a wunderkind producer turned visionary director responsible for every major development in musical theater in the second half of the twentieth century. Prince of Broadway celebrates his extraordinary achievements with excerpts from some of the musicals he helped bring to life, including West Side Story, Fiddler On The Roof, Cabaret, Sweeney Todd, Company, The Phantom of the Opera, and his first collaboration with JRB, Parade. JRB was the arranger and supervising orchestrator, and contributed a new song for the finale, “Do The Work.”
Production:
Samuel J. Friedman Theatre - 261 W 47th St, New York, NY 10036
Opening Date: Aug 24, 2017
Closing Date: Oct 29, 2017
First preview date: Aug 3, 2017
Creative:
Book by David Thompson
New Songs by Jason Robert Brown
Featuring songs by Richard Adler, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Cy Coleman, John Kander, Jerome Kern, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Jerry Ross, Stephen Sondheim and Charles Strouse
Featuring songs with lyrics by Lee Adams, Richard Adler, Mike Batt, Betty Comden, Fred Ebb, Adolph Green, Oscar Hammerstein II, Sheldon Harnick, Charles Hart, Tim Rice, Jerry Ross, Stephen Sondheim and Richard Stilgoe
Book for "Damn Yankees" by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop
Book for "Flora, The Red Menace" by George Abbott and Robert Russell
Book for "The Pajama Game" by Richard Pike Bissell and George Abbott
Book for "On the Twentieth Century" by Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Book for "Company" by George Furth
Book for "Merrily We Roll Along" by George Furth
Book for "Follies" by James Goldman
Book for "Show Boat" by Oscar Hammerstein II
Book for "West Side Story" by Arthur Laurents
Book for "She Loves Me" by Joe Masteroff
Book for "Cabaret" by Joe Masteroff
Book for "Kiss of the Spider Woman" by Terrence McNally
Book for "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman" by David Newman and Robert Benton
Book for "Fiddler on the Roof" by Joseph Stein
Book for "Zorba" by Joseph Stein
Book for "The Phantom of the Opera" by Richard Stilgoe and Andrew Lloyd Webber
Book for "Parade" by Alfred Uhry
Book for "A Little Night Music" by Hugh Wheeler
Book for "Sweeney Todd" by Hugh Wheeler
"Fiddler on the Roof" based on the stories of Sholem Aleichem
Sholem Aleichem's stories used by special permission of Arnold Perl
Book for "Flora, The Red Menace" based on the novel "Love is Just Around the Corner" by Lester Atwell
"A Little Night Music" suggested by a film by Ingmar Bergman
"Sweeney Todd" from an adaptation by Christopher Bond
"Show Boat" based on the novel "Show Boat" by Edna Ferber
"Merrilly We Roll Along" from the play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Book for "Zorba" adapted from "Zorba the Greek" by Nikos Kazantzakis; "She Loves Me" based on a play by Miklos Laszlo
"Parade" co-conceived by Harold Prince
"Kiss of the Spider Woman" based on the novel by Manuel Puig
"West Side Story" based on a conception of Jerome Robbins
"Superman" DC Comics created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
"Superman" DC Comics used by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family
"Cabaret" based on the play by John Van Druten
"Cabaret" based on stories by Christopher Isherwood
"Damn Yankees" based on the novel "The Year the Yankees Lost the Pennant" by Douglass Wallop
Directed by Harold Prince
Co-Direction by Susan Stroman
Choreographed by Susan Stroman
Associate Director: Daniel Kutner
Associate Choreographer: James Gray
Designer Credits:
Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt
Costume Design by William Ivey Long
Lighting Design by Howell Binkley
Sound Design by Jon Weston
Projection Design by Beowulf Boritt
Hair and Wig Design by Paul Huntley
Make-Up Design by Angelina Avallone
Associate Scenic Design: Alexis Distler
Associate Costume Design: Tom Beall
Associate Lighting Design: Joe Doran and Ryan O'Gara
Associate Projection Design: Christopher Ash
Associate Hair and Wig Design: Giovanna Calabretta
Assistant Scenic Design: Christopher Ash
Assistant Sound Design: Josh Millican
Assistant Make-Up Design: Carole Barone
Lighting Programmer: David Arch
Music Credits:
Music arranged by Jason Robert Brown
Music orchestrated by Jason Robert Brown
Associate Orchestrator: Charlie Rosen, Larry Blank and Sam Davis
Additional Orchestrations: Jason Livesay, Nolan Livesay, Michael B. Nelson and James Sampliner
Musical Director: Fred Lassen
Musical Supervisor: Jason Robert Brown
Musical Coordinator: Michael Keller and Michael Aarons
Conducted by Fred Lassen
Associate Conductor: James Sampliner
Piano: James Sampliner
Drums/Percussion: Jamie Eblen
Bass: Randy Landau
Guitar: Hidayat Honari
Reed 1: Dustyn Richardson
Reed 2: Neil Johnson
Reed 3: Alex Hamlin
Trumpet 1: Dylan Schwab
Trumpet 2: Shawn Edmonds
Trombone: Karl Lyden
French Horn: Judy Yin-Chi Lee
Concertmaster: Hiroko Taguchi
Violin: Katherine Livolsi-Landu
Violin/Viola: Jason Mellow
Cello: Mairi Dorman-Phaneuf
Keyboard Programmer: Randy Cohen
Associate Keyboard Programmer: Taylor Williams
Assistant Keyboard Programmer: Enrico de Trizio and Jeremy King
Music Copyist: John Blane
Cast:
Chuck Cooper
Van Buren in "Damn Yankees"
Ben in "Follies"
Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof"
Larry in "Company"
"Evita" Ensemble
Joe in "Show Boat"
Sweeney Todd: in "Sweeney Todd"
Janet Dacal
Sydney: in "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman"
Showgirl: in "Follies"
Young Sally: in "Follies"
Kit Kat Band: in "Cabaret"
Jenny: in "Company"
Eva: in "Evita"
Aurora: in "Kiss of the Spider Woman"
"Sweeney Todd" Ensemble
Bryonha Marie Parham
Amalia: in "She Loves Me"
Sally Bowles: in "Cabaret"
"Evita" Ensemble
Queenie: in "Show Boat"
"Sweeney Todd" Ensemble
Emily Skinner
Phyllis: in "Follies"
Desirée in "A Little Night Music"
Kit Kat Band: in "Cabaret"
Joanne: in "Company"
"Evita" Ensemble
Mary: in "Merrily We Roll Along"
"Sweeney Todd" Ensemble
Brandon Uranowitz
Rocky: in "Damn Yankees"
George: in "She Loves Me"
Young Buddy: in "Follies"
Emcee: in "Cabaret"
David: in "Company"
"Evita" Ensemble
Molina: in "Kiss of the Spider Woman"
"Sweeney Todd" Ensemble
Kaley Ann Voorhees
Maria: in "West Side Story"
Young Phyllis: in "Follies"
Kit Kat Band: in "Cabaret"
Amy: in "Company"
"Evita" Ensemble
Magnolia: in "Show Boat"
"Sweeney Todd" Ensemble
Christine: in "The Phantom of the Opera"
Michael Xavier
Sid: in "The Pajama Game"
Smokey: in "Damn Yankees"
Clark Kent: in "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman
Young Ben: in "Follies"
Fredrik: in "A Little Night Music"
Kit Kat Band: in "Cabaret"
Bobby: in "Company"
"Evita" Ensemble
Guard: in "Parade"
"Sweeney Todd" Ensemble
The Phantom: in "The Phantom of the Opera"
Tony Yazbeck
Vernon: in "Damn Yankees"
Tony: in "West Side Story"
Buddy: in "Follies"
Harry: in "Company"
Che: in "Evita"
Leo Frank: in "Parade"
"Sweeney Todd" Ensemble
Karen Ziemba
Sally: in "Follies"
Gorilla: in "Cabaret"
Fräulein Schneider: in "Cabaret"
Susan: in "Company"
"Evita" Ensemble
Mrs. Lovett: in "Sweeney Todd"
Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
2018 Nominee: Tony Yazbeck
Outstanding Set Design for a Musical: 2018 Nominee
Scenic Design by Beowulf Boritt
2015 Tokyo Production
Umeda Arts Theatre
Opening Date: October 23, 2015
Closing Date: November 22, 2015
Creative:
Directed by Harold Prince
Co-Directed by Susan Stroman
Choreographed by Susan Stroman
Designer Credits:
Set Design: Beowulf Boritt
Costume Design: William Ivey Long
Lighting Design: Sonoyo Nishikawa
Sound Design: Koichi Yamamoto
Wig Design: Paul Huntley
Music Credits:
Musical Supervision and Arrangements: Jason Robert Brown
Musical Direction: Fred Lassen
Cast::
Josh Grisetti
Shuler Hensley
Ramin Karimloo
Nancy Opel
Bryonha Marie Parham
Emily Skinner
Mariand Torres
Kaley Ann Voorhees
Tony Yazbeck
Reon Yuzuki