Dodger Theatricals is a producing partnership made up of Michael David, Edward Strong, Rocco Landesman and Des McAnuff. Originated at BAM in 1978, migrated to NY Shakespeare Festival, then off and on Broadway, where they've shared in a host of Tony and Obie Awards. Current Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention. Other Broadway: 42nd Street, Urinetown, Dracula, Into the Woods (original and '02), Good Vibrations, The Musician, Blast!, Titanic, Wrong Mountain, Footloose, Mandy Patinkin, High Society 1776, …Forum, The King and I, The Who's Tommy, Ralph Fiennes' Hamlet, Guys and Dolls, Once Upon a Mattress, How to Succeed in Business…, Jelly's Last Jam, The Secret Garden, Prelude to a Kiss, The Gospel at Colonus, Big River, Pump Boys and Dinettes. Off- Broadway: Drumstruck, Symphonie Fantastique, Bare, Barbra's Wedding, Duet, Savion Glover Downtown.
Rodney Rigby (Producer) Newtheatricals is a producing group founded by Rodney Rigby in 2004. Producing credits: Current: Broadway: Catch Me If You Can, Australia: Jersey Boys, Rock of Ages, Upcoming: The Addams Family, Recent: Broadway: Lend Me A Tenor, Australia: Boeing Boeing, Mum's the Word 2: Teenagers, Burt Bacharach and the Sydney Symphony, Grumpy Old Women LIVE, The Woman In Black, Jamie Oliver LIVE, Bryn Terfel – In Recital, David Campbell – Wild with Style, Anthony Warlow – Under the Stars, Stuff Happens, Leader Of The Pack, Lesley Garrett and Anthony Warlow – The Magic Of The Music, Via Dolorosa (written and performed by David Hare) and La Fura dels Baus XXX. Earlier Credits include: The Witches of Eastwick, Shout!, Fame, The Helpmann Awards (2001, 2004, 2005), The King and I (London), The Sound of Music, Art, Grease – The Arena Spectacular, Cabaret, Crazy for You, An Ideal Husband, Smokey Joe's Cafe, The Secret Garden, How To Succeed In Business WIthout Really Trying, Fallen Angels, South Pacific, Elvis – The Musical. Awards: Life Membership with Live Performance Australia, six Helpmann Awards including Best Musical 2010 (Jersey Boys) and Best Play 2006 (Stuff Happens), thirteen Greenroom Awards and the Sydney Theatre Award for Best Musical 2010 (Jersey Boys).
Dainty Group (DCE) is recognised as one of the most significant and influential players in Australia's booming entertainment industry, with a highly distinguished reputation for presenting, producing and investing in world class concerts, theatrical productions and special events. Paul Dainty has been at the cutting edge of the industry for over 30 years and has consistently delivered a first class touring experience to some of the world's leading artists, including: Neil Diamond, the Bee Gees , David Bowie, Prince, ABBA, Michael Bublé, Bon Jovi, Stevie Wonder and the Rolling Stones just to name a few. DCE is also a major theatrical Producer in Australia, having co-produced a number of successful theatrical productions including the record breaking Mamma Mia! In October 2010, DCE will present a new Australian version of the multi-award winning production of Hairspray. The DCE team has a broad range of entertainment industry skills and experience and regularly receives accolades for its outstanding achievements, including four prestigious Helpmann Awards.
Joseph J. Grano is Chairman/CEO of Centurion Holdings LLC, an advisor to private and public companies. From 2001-2004, Mr. Grano was chairman of UBS Financial Services Inc. (formerly PaineWebber). While at PaineWebber, Mr. Grano chaired the Board of Governors of the National Association of Security Dealers (NASD). In 2002, Mr. Grano was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve as the chairman of the Homeland Security Advisory Council. He proudly served his country as a captain in the U.S. Special Forces (Green Berets). Due to his commitment to education, Mr. Grano received the Corporate Leadership Award from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. Other awards include the USO Gold Medal for Distinguished Service and The Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He is also a member of the Council for the United States and Italy, a member of both the City University of New York's Business Leadership Council and the Board of Directors at Lenox Hill Hospital.
Kevin Kinsella has been investing in early-stage technology companies for thirty years, primarily through his firm Avalon Ventures. Avalon companies have been responsible for bringing to market several multi-billion dollar lifesaving drugs, the iPhone touch-screen, and the fastest growing revenue company in the history of the Internet. Mr. Kinsella is a Life Sustaining Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a member of Johns Hopkins SAIS Dean's Advisory Counsel and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Both outdoor enthusiasts, Kevin and Tamara met in Alaska during the Exxon Valdez oil spill cleanup. The Kinsellas' vineyard in Healdsburg, California will release the first Kinsella Estate Dry Creek Valley cabernet in 2011. Jersey Boys is their first Broadway show. Mr. Kinsella's father, Walter A. Kinsella, was a career actor on Broadway, radio, television and cinema. He first appeared on Broadway in 1924 in What Price Glory?
The Pelican Group, a San Diego production company managed by Ivor Royston, received the Tony Award for Jersey Boys, the 2006 Best Musical, and a nomination for Cry Baby for the 2008 Best Musical. The Group's other production credits include Broadway's Farnsworth Invention and the National Tour of Camelot. The Pelican partners supporting Jersey Boys in Australia are Todd and Debby Buchholz, Edward and Martha Dennis, Eric and Marsi Gardiner, Cam and Wanda Garner, Richard and Patricia Harmetz, Irwin and Joan Jacobs, Hal and Debby Jacobs, Paul and Stacy Jacobs, Jeff and Deni Jacobs, John and Angie Longenecker, Rao Makineni, Nevins and Margaret McBride, Ray Mirra, Shearn Platt, Edward Richard, Drew and Noni Senyei, Steven Strauss and Lise Wilson. Royston co-produced the TV film "Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story" (w/ Cliff Robertson and Loretta Swit, 1986) and the feature film Soultaker (1990)
Credits include: The Boy From Oz (NY & AUS), 9 - 5 (NY) (Tony Nom.), Sweet Charity, Jersey Boys (Lon. - Olivier Award), Flashdance (Lon & UK Tour) Fat Pig (Lon), Fosse (Lon), Chicago (UK Tour), We Will Rock You (Lon, Germany & UK Tour), Dirty Dancing (Lon & US Tour), Grease, The Sound of Music (Lon, Canada & UK Tour), La Cage Aux Folles (Lon), Good Vibrations, Riverdance (Aus & NZ), Spend Spend Spend, Flashdance (UK Tour). New Zealand's only Tony Winner for Annie Get Your Gun (NY), Ngapartji Ngapartji (Aus) (Deadly Award). Music: Producer Vince Mendoza's Epiphany, (Grammy Nom.), Infectious Music - The Temper Trap, Local Natives, General Fiasco. Co-owner Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club London. Film: The War on Democracy with John Pilger etc. Also awarded the ONZ for International Philanthropy.
Led by Ralph Bryan, Latitude Link is currently represented on Broadway by Jersey Boys (Tony Award), Memphis (Tony Award), and American Idiot (Tony Nomination). Past productions include: 33 Variations (Tony Nomination), Cry Baby (Tony Nomination), and Farnsworth Invention. In Australia 2011: Dr. Zhivago, a new musical, directed by Des McAnuff.
Of the eleven Broadway musicals Rick has co-produced, Jersey Boys, Hairspray, The Producers, and Big River won Tony Awards for Best Musical. Rick has won six poker championships including the 1992 World Series of Poker Seven Stud High-lo event. He resides in Cincinnati, Ohio with his kids Ace and Duke, and sits on the ownership bench of his beloved Cincinnati Reds.
As producer, on Broadway: The Farnsworth Invention, Urinetown, Into the Woods (2002 revival), Wrong Mountain and High Society. Off-Broadway: Barbra's Wedding, Bare. As actress, on Broadway: The Boys From Syracuse, Me and My Girl, Nine, Annie, City of Angels (LA), Into the Woods (original cast and PBS American Playhouse) and numerous Off-Broadway, regional, television and concert appearances.
La Jolla Playhouse has received more than 300 awards for theatre excellence, including the 1993 Tony Award as America's Outstanding Regional Theatre. Located in La Jolla, CA, the Playhouse is internationally acclaimed for its innovative productions of classics, new plays and musicals. Led by artistic director Christopher Ashley and Managing Director Michael S. Rosenberg, associate artistic director Shirley Fishman, and director emeritus Des McAnuff, the Playhouse was founded in 1947 by Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire and Mel Ferrer. Jersey Boys is among more than 16 Playhouse productions that have moved to Broadway, garnering 29 Tonys, including Big River, The Who's Tommy, How to Succeed in Business…, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays, Memphis and the Pulitzer Prize-winning I Am My Own Wife, fostered as part of the Playhouse's Page to Stage new play development program.
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