Recent Broadway productions include Elling, Mrs. Warren's Profession, Oleanna, The Royal Family, A Man for All Seasons, Mauritius, Inherit the Wind, A Touch of the Poet, Frozen, and Doubt. He has also worked extensively off-Broadway and at most of the nation's leading resident theaters. He has been awarded the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics' Circle, Lucille Lortel, Obie, and Callaway Awards for his productions. ... read more
Recent Designs include Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3) (Royal Court London), Mughal-e-Azam (NCPA Mumbai), Born for This (The Broad Stage, L.A.), The Crucible (Glimmerglass Festival), Indian Ink (Roundabout), Mr Burns, a post-electric play and Stage Kiss (Playwrights Horizons) and Norma (L.A. Opera). TV/film production design for "The Path" (Hulu), "In Treatment" (HBO), "Little Boxes" (Netflix), Some Velvet Morning (Tribeca Films). Exhibition designs for Space, Force, Construction; VAC Foundation, Venice. ... read more
Rick Sordelet - Fight Director - Rick and his son and partner, Christian Kelly-Sordelet, created SORDELET INC, www.sordeletinc.com with 73 Broadway credits that include Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Wolf Hall. Also staged the fights for the opera Cyrano de Bergerac starring Placido Domingo at the Metropolitan Opera, The Royal Opera House, and the LaScala in Milan, Italy; and for over 65 productions on five continents including Ben Hur Live European Tour and sit down in Rome. Film: Ben is Back starring Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges, The Game Plan starring Dwayne Johnson; Dan in ... read more
THE PUBLIC is theater of, by, and for all people. Artist-driven, radically inclusive, and fundamentally democratic, The Public continues the work of its visionary founder Joe Papp as a civic institution engaging, both on-stage and off, with some of the most important ideas and social issues of today. Conceived over 60 years ago as one of the nation's first nonprofit theaters, The Public has long operated on the principles that theater is an essential cultural force and that art and culture belong to everyone. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, The Public's wide ... read more
David Van Tieghem is a multi-talented artist with an impressive resume that includes work in music, theater, film, and television. Born in Illinois in 1955, Van Tieghem began his career as a percussionist and composer, but quickly expanded his talents to include acting and choreography.
Van Tieghem's Broadway debut came in 1983 with the musical "The King and I," in which he played the role of Lun Tha. He also served as the production's percussionist and music arranger. In 1984, he appeared in the musical "Dreamgirls" as the drummer and percussionist. Van Tieghem's work on Broadway continued with the 1985 production ... read more
Robert Wierzel is a Tony-nominated lighting designer who has worked on numerous productions on Broadway and beyond. He was born in 1956 in NYC and began his career in lighting design in the early 1980s. Wierzel's Broadway credits include the Tony-nominated production of "Fela!," "Lady Day At Emmerson's Bar & Grill," starring Audra McDonald, and "David Copperfield: Dreams and Nightmares." In addition to his work on Broadway, Wierzel has designed lighting for numerous off-Broadway productions, including "Indian Ink," a play by Tom Stoppard produced by the Roundabout. Other productions include The New York Philharmonic, BAM, Mostly Mozart, and The Park ... read more
Theatre directing credits include The Iceman Cometh, Shuffle Along, or the Making of the Musical Sensation of 1921 and All That Followed (NY Drama Critics' Circle Award and Drama Desk Award for Best Musical); Lucky Guy; The Normal Heart (Drama Desk); Jelly's Last Jam (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award); Angels in America: Millennium Approaches (Tony Award and Drama Desk) and Perestroika (Drama Desk); Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (Tony and Drama League Award); Topdog/Underdog (Obie Award); Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (Drama Desk); Elaine Stritch at Liberty (Tony for Special Theatrical Event); The Tempest; Caroline, or ... read more
