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The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Broadway Creative Team


The Mystery of Edwin Drood Broadway

Production Staff

Charles Dickens Source Material
(Based on novel)
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Rupert Holmes Bookwriter
Composer
Lyricist
Sydney Beers Executive Producer
Sydney Beers joined Roundabout Theatre Company in 1995. She has held various positions at the organization, including Director of Sales and Director of Administration. As Roundabout’s General Manager, she oversees the company's Broadway and off-Broadway productions across five venues. She is also the Executive Producer on all of Roundabout's musicals. Prior to Roundabout, she had worked at the Shakespeare Theatre, Walnut Street Theatre Company and Delaware Theatre Company. Sydney is a graduate of Catholic University and has studied theatre abroad at various intuitions such as Oxford University, the Royal Shakespeare Company and London University. She is proud to be member ... read more
Warren Carlyle Choreographer
WARREN CARLYLE is a Tony Award winning Director/Choreographer: Most recently choreographed the Tony Award winning revival of Hello, Dolly! starring Bette Midler at The Shubert Theater. Directed and choreographed the Tony nominated Broadway musical After Midnight at the Brooks Atkinson Theater, Chaplin at the Barrymore Theater, Hugh Jackman: Back On Broadway at the Broadhurst Theater, the critically acclaimed, Tony nominated revival of Finian's Rainbow at the St James Theater and A Tale of Two Cities at the Al Hirschfeld Theater; Choreographed She Loves Me (Studio 54), On The 20th Century (American Airlines Theater), The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, (Studio 54), ... read more
Aimee B. Dombo Assistant Scenic Designer
Additional credits include: Spark Access theatre NYC, 2012 Scenic Designer Disney's Aladdin Seattle, 2011 Assistant Scenic Designer Irving Berlin's White Christmas Papermill Playhouse, 2011 Assistant Scenic Designer ... read more
Scott Ellis Director
Ellis is the Associate Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company. His Broadway credits include She Loves Me (Tony Award nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination), You Can’t Take It With You (Tony Award nomination, Outer Critics Circle nomination), On the Twentieth Century (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Elephant Man (Outer Critics Circle nomination), The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (Tony nomination), Harvey, Curtains (Tony nomination), The Little Dog Laughed (Lortel nomination), Twelve Angry Men (Tony nomination), The Man Who Had All The Luck, The Rainmaker, 1776 (Drama Desk, Tony nomination), Company, Steel Pier (Tony nomination), She Loves Me (First Revival, Tony nomination), ... read more
Gene Feist Producer
(Founding Director, Roundabout Theatre Company)
Paul Gemignani Musical Director
Pick a Stephen Sondheim Broadway premiere in the last three decades – say, Sweeney Todd or Sunday in the Park with George or Into the Woods. Who was at the podium on opening night? If you guessed Paul Gemignani, you got it right. In fact, Maestro Gemignani has been a distinguished and constant presence in musical theater for the last forty years. In 2001 he was honored with a Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award®. Significantly, for an artist so closely associated with Sondheim, Gemignani made his Broadway debut as a conductor in Sondheim’s Follies (1971), taking over the role of music ... read more
Todd Haimes Producer
(Artistic Director, Roundabout Theatre Company)
Todd Haimes joined Roundabout as the Executive Director at the age of 26. From 1983 to 1990, he served in that position, overseeing the company's finances, marketing and fundraising. Mr. Haimes has been the Artistic Director of Roundabout Theatre Company since July 1, 1990, and he became the Artistic Director and CEO in 2015. Prior to joining RTC, Mr. Haimes held positions at Westport Country Playhouse and the Hartman Theatre. He is the former president and currently serves on the board of ART/NY. Mr. Haimes has a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Yale University. ... read more
Rupert Holmes Orchestrator
Rupert Holmes is the author of numerous songs, musicals, plays and novels, which have earned him three Tony Awards (Best Book, Best Score and Best Musical), several Drama Desk Awards, and the prestigious Edgar Award, which was given to him by the Mystery Writers of America. He has developed and arranged songs for many renowned artists, including Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Barry Manilow, Paul Williams, the Manhattan Transfer and Barbara Cook. His Solitary, which starred Stacy Keach, set a new box office record at the Kennedy Center. Other notable theatrical projects include the Tony Award-Winning, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, ... read more
Julia C. Levy Producer
(Executive Director, Roundabout Theatre Company)
Julia C. Levy has more than 30 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector. She joined the Roundabout Theatre in February 1990 as Director of Development with the primary responsibility of managing the annual fundraising campaign. In her 25 years with the company, Julia has helped guide its growth from a small off-Broadway company operating one theatre to a leading not-for-profit institution with five theatres in the Broadway district. She works closely with the Board of Directors to ensure the artistic excellence and financial health of the organization. She has a broad range of experience managing multi-million dollar annual and ... read more
William Ivey Long Costumes Designer
William Ivey Long has over 70 Broadway design credits in addition to his work in television, film, opera and ballet. Mr. Long has won 6 Tony Awards, with 15 nominations. He was inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2006 and recently completed a 4-year elected term as Chairman of the American Theatre Wing. ... read more
Anna Louizos Sets Designer
Anna Louizos is an American scenic designer and art director. She is known for her Tony Award-nominated sets for the musicals In the Heights and High Fidelity, as well as the London, Broadway, Las Vegas, and touring productions of Avenue Q. Louizos was represented on Broadway with Cinderella at the Broadway Theatre in 2013-15. ... read more
Tony Meola Sound Designer
Broadway: Lysistrata Jones (associate producer as well as sound design); …Drood (Drama Desk Award); First Date (associate producer); Pal Joey; The Ritz; Laugh Whore; Man of La Mancha; Sweet Smell of Success; Copenhagen; Kiss Me, Kate; Footloose; The Lion King (Drama Desk Award); The Sound of Music; A Christmas Carol (MSG); Steel Pier; Forum; The King and I; Moon Over Buffalo; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; Guys and Dolls; Five Guys Named Moe; She Loves Me; The Red Shoes; Anything Goes. London: Kiss Me, Kate; The Lion King; Smokey Joe’s Cafe; and Anything Goes. National and international: The Lion King, Les Miserables, ... read more
Brian Nason Lighting Designer
Harold Wolpert Producer
(Managing Director, Roundabout Theatre Company)

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Awards and Nominations

2013 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Revival of a Musical or Revue : 0 was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Set Design: Anna Louizos was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical: Tony Meola was nominated but did not win.

2013 Drama League Awards
Distinguished Performance Award: Jim Norton was nominated but did not win.
Distinguished Performance Award: Chita Rivera was nominated but did not win.
Distinguished Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical: 0 was nominated but did not win.

2013 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Costume Design (Play or Musical): William Ivey Long was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Revival of a Musical (Broadway or Off-Broadway): 0 was nominated but did not win.

2013 Tony Awards
Best Direction of a Musical: Scott Ellis was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: The Mystery of Edwin Drood was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Roundabout Theatre Company was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Todd Haimes was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Harold Wolpert was nominated but did not win.
Best Revival of a Musical: Julia C. Levy was nominated but did not win.
Best Scenic Design of a Musical: Anna Louizos was nominated but did not win.

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