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Life of Pi - Broadway Creative Team


Life of Pi Broadway

Production Staff

Lolita Chakrabarti Playwright
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Yann Martel Original Novelist
Stewart/Whitley Casting
Luke Anderson Stage Manager
Nick Barnes Puppet Design
NICK BARNES studied drama at Hull University and theatre design at the Slade School of Fine Art and soon after began incorporating puppets into his designs for opera and theatre, nationally and internationally. Until recently he was joint artistic director of the puppetry company Blind Summit Theatre, which he co-founded. With Blind Summit Nick designed puppets for Madame Butterfly (ENO, Metropolitan Opera, Anthony Minghella), A Dog's Heart (ENO/DNO), Shunkin and Master and Margarita (Complicite, Simon McBurney), El Gato Con Botas (Tectonic Theatre, Moises Kaufman), On Emotion (Soho Theatre, Mick Gordon), Faeries (Royal Opera House, Will Tuckett), His Dark Materials (Birmingham ... read more
Jack Bradley Dramaturgy
David Brian Brown Wig Design
Broadway highlights: Dear Evan Hansen, She Loves Me, Curious Incident..., Gigi, The Bridges of Madison County, If/Then, Macbeth, Death of a Salesman, Follies, Sister Act, Arcadia, A Steady Rain, Shrek, The Little Mermaid, Legally Blonde, Spamalot, Tarzan, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Nine, Gypsy, Sweet Smell of Success, The Invention of Love, Aida, The Iceman Cometh, Chicago, Side Show, Steel Pier. Film/TV credits: "Peter Pan Live!" (NBC), "The Sound of Music Live!" (NBC), It’s Complicated, Angels in America (Emmy-nominated), To Wong Foo... ... read more
Finn Caldwell Puppet and Movement Direction
Puppet Design
Finn is a director, designer and performer; he is co-artistic director of Gyre & Gimble, a theatre company specialising in puppetry. As Gyre & Gimble work as Co-Director/Puppet Designer includes: The Hartlepool Monkey (UK Tour) and The Elephantom (National Theatre & West End). As Puppetry Co-Designer/Director: Running Wild (Chichester Festival Theatre & Regent's Park Open Air Theatre) and The Grinning Man (Bristol Old Vic). Upcoming work includes co-directing/Puppet Designing The Four Seasons (Globe Theatre). Other work includes Angels in America and The Light Princess (National Theatre); Groundhog Day (Additional Movement - Old Vic & Broadway); Dr. Seuss' The Lorax ... read more
Jonathan Castanien Assistant Stage Manager
Carolyn Downing Sound Design
Carolyn Downing is an accomplished actress with an impressive resume in both theater and television. Born and raised in New York City, Carolyn developed a passion for acting at a young age and went on to study theater at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. After graduating, Carolyn began her career in theater, making her Broadway debut in the 2001 production of "The Producers." She went on to appear in several other Broadway productions, including "Hairspray," "Legally Blonde," and "The Little Mermaid." In addition to her work on stage, Carolyn has also made a name for herself on television. She has appeared ... read more
Simon Friend Producer
Andrzej Goulding Video Design
Video Designs include: Groundhog Day, No's Knife (Old Vic Theatre); People, Places and Things (Wyndham's Theatre/National Theatre); 1984 (Northern Ballet); The Suicide, From Morning To Midnight (National Theatre); Coriolanus (Donmar Warehouse); The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Pitcairn (Chichester/Tour); Silent Night (Philadelphia Opera/Minnesota Opera/Tour); Villette (West Yorkshire Playhouse); The Machine (The Armoury NYC); The Impresario/Le Rossignol (Santa Fe Opera); Into The Hoods: Remixed (Peacock Theatre/Tour); Hansel and Gretel (Vienna State Opera); No Way Back (Frantic Assembly); Man To Man (Wales Millennium Centre, Edinburgh Fringe); Peter Grimes (Grange Park Opera); Pressure, Union (Lyceum Theatre); Sane New World (Ruby Wax Tour); Cinderella, ... read more
Tim Hatley Set and Costume Design
Tim has designed extensively for the National Theatre, West End and Broadway. Recent credits include: Dreamgirls (Savoy Theatre); Travesties (Menier Chocolate Factory, West End, Broadway); Ghosts (Almeida, West End, BAM); Little Eyolf (Almeida); Temple (Donmar); Enemy of the People, Pyjama Game (Chichester Festival Theatre); Mr. Foote’s Other Leg (Hampstead, West End); The Bodyguard (West End, UK Tour, US Tour, Cologne, Korea); Shrek (West End, Broadway, UK Tour, US Tour); Spamalot (West End, Broadway, US Tour, Las Vegas); Singin’ in the Rain, My Fair Lady (Chatelet Paris) and Carmen (Royal Ballet). Film credits include: Closer, Notes on a Scandal and Stage Beauty. Tim is ... read more
Hal Luftig Producer
Winner of three Tony Awards and London’s Olivier Award, producer Hal Luftig has worked on and Off-Broadway for the past 25 years. Broadway: Evita, Catch Me If You Can, Come Fly Away, West Side Story, All My Sons, Legally Blonde, The Times They Are A-Changin’, Whoopi, Movin’ Out, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Annie Get Your Gun, High Society, The Diary of Anne Frank, Play On!, The King and I, Moon Over Buffalo, Angels in America, Jelly’s Last Jam, Death and the Maiden, The Secret Garden. Hal has an M.F.A. from Columbia University/ ... read more
Tim Lutkin Lighting Design
West End credits include: Fiddler On The Roof (Playhouse Theatre); Chimerica (Harold Pinter Theatre); Elf – The Musical (Dominion Theatre); Quiz (Noël Coward Theatre); The Girls – A Musical Comedy (Phoenix Theatre); The Go-Between - Staring Michael Crawford (Apollo Theatre); Close To You - Bacharach Reimagined (Criterion Theatre); Impossible (Noël Coward Theatre); Strangers On A Train (Gielgud Theatre); The Full Monty (Noël Coward Theatre & National Tours); Alan Cumming - I Bought A Blue Car Today (Vaudeville Theatre) and Megan Mullally & Supreme Music Program (Vaudeville Theatre) RSC credits include: Timon of Athens, The Rover, Candide (Swan Theatre) and All’s Well ... read more
Andrew T. Mackay Original Music
Andrew is an Olivier Nominated & award-winning British classically trained composer, producer & arranger and the composer of the score of ‘Life of Pi’ currently running on Broadway. He is the co-founder alongside Garry Hughes of the popular electronica/world music act Bombay Dub Orchestra. He scored the multi award-winning stage play adaption of 'Life of Pi' for The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, UK - Directed by Max Webster. The play adapted by Lolita Chakrabarti ran in London's West-End until January 2023 at the Wyndham’s Theatre since opening in November 2021. The play is currently running on Broadway at The Schoenfeld. The West ... read more
Sharika Niles Production Stage Manager
Daryl Roth Producer
Daryl Roth is a Tony Award-winning Broadway producer who has been a driving force in the theater industry for over 30 years. She is known for her innovative productions, which often tackle challenging and thought-provoking subject matter. Born in 1945 in Lakewood, New Jersey, Roth grew up in a family that was deeply involved in the arts. Her father was a musician and her mother was a painter, and they encouraged their daughter to pursue her own creative interests. Roth attended the University of California, Berkeley, where she studied history and literature. After college, Roth moved to New York City and began ... read more
Max Webster Director

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Awards and Nominations

2023 BroadwayWorld Awards
Best Ensemble: Life of Pi won.

2023 Drama Desk Awards
Outstanding Direction of a Play: Max Webster won.
Outstanding Lead Performance in a Play: Hiran Abeysekera was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Projection and Video Design: Andrzej Goulding won.
Outstanding Puppetry: Nick Barnes won.
Outstanding Scenic Design of a Play: Tim Hatley won.

2023 Drama League Awards
Distinguished Performance Award: Hiran Abeysekera was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Production of a Play: Life of Pi was nominated but did not win.

2023 Outer Critics Circle Awards
Outstanding Director of a Play: Max Webster was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Play: Hiran Abeysekera was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Lighting Design (Play or Musical): Tim Lutkin won.
Outstanding New Broadway Play: Life of Pi was nominated but did not win.
Outstanding Video or Projection Design (Play or Musical): Andrzej Goulding won.

2023 Theatre World Awards
Theatre World Awards: Hiran Abeysekera won.

2023 Tony Awards
Best Costume Design of a Play: Tim Hatley was nominated but did not win.
Best Direction of a Play: Max Webster was nominated but did not win.
Best Lighting Design of a Play: Tim Lutkin won.
Best Scenic Design of a Play: Tim Hatley won.
Best Sound Design of a Play: Carolyn Downing won.

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