Creative Team
Scott Wittman
Co-Lyricist
is a Tony, Two time Grammy and Olivier Award-winning lyricist and director. Broadway: Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Upcoming: Smash. Television: “Smash” (Golden Globe, Grammy and Emmy-nominated) and Emmy nominated “Pickwick Triplets” from “Murders in the Building” Film: Oscar nominee for “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns.” Concerts: Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole, Nathan Lane and Bette Midler. His ’80s Downtown shows are in the permanent collection of MOMA.
Marc Shaiman
Composer, Co-Lyricist, Vocal Arranger
Seven Oscar nominations: “Mary Poppins Returns,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Patch Adams,” “The First Wives Club,” “The American President,” “South Park.” Other films: “Beaches,” “When Harry Met Sally,” “City Slickers,” “The Addams Family,” “Sister Act,” “A Few Good Men,” “The Bucket List.” Broadway (three Tony noms): Hairspray (Tony win), Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Catch Me If You Can, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. TV (thirteen Emmy noms.): “SNL,” “Smash,” “The Oscars (Emmy win),” “Only Murders In The Building.” Recordings (six Grammy noms.): Bette Midler, Harry Connick Jr., Mariah Carey, two Grammy wins for Hairspray and Some Like It Hot cast albums.
Matthew López
Book
was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk for his work on Some Like It Hot. He is the author of The Inheritance, which won the Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Evening Standard, Outer Critics Circle, London Critics Circle and GLAAD Media awards for Best Play. He wrote and directed the Amazon Prime feature “Red, White, and Royal Blue,”for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Amber Ruffin
Book
is an Emmy and WGA Award nominated writer and performer for NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers” and “The Amber Ruffin Show.” She wrote and performed on Comedy Central’s “Detroiters” and was a regular narrator on “Drunk History.” She also wrote on “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” Ruffin is a New York Times bestselling author, along with her sister Lacey Lamar, of You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories of Racism. She wrote the most recent Broadway production of The Wiz.
Casey Nicholaw
Director and Choreographer
Two-time Tony Award winning Director-Choreographer, Casey Nicholaw, is represented on Broadway as director/choreographer of Disney’s Aladdin (Tony® and Drama Desk nominations Best Choreography), and co-director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon (Tony® and Drama Desk awards Best Co-Director, nominations in the same categories Best Choreography); Olivier Award winner Best Choreography. Other Broadway credits as director/choreographer: Some Like It Hot (Tony® and Drama Desk awards Best Choreography, Tony® nomination Best Direction), The Prom (Tony® nomination Best Direction), Mean Girls(Tony® nominations Best Direction and Choreography), Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten! (Tony® and Drama Desk nominations Best Direction and Choreography) Elf: The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony® and Drama Desk nominations Best Direction and Choreography), Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by Mike Nichols (Tony® and Drama Desk nominations Best Choreography). Represented on London’s West End as director/choreographer of Mean Girls, and co-director/choreographer of The Book of Mormon. Next spring he will direct and choreograph Disney’s Hercules on the West End.
Mary-Mitchell Campbell
Co-Music Supervisor
Broadway: Water for Elephants, Some Like It Hot, Mean Girls, The Prom, Finding Neverland, Company, Sweeney Todd. She serves as Music Director for New York City Center’s Encores! She is the founder and president of ArtsIgnite (artsignite.org), which helps young people develop agency through the arts. She is a Founding Member of MUSE- www.museonline.org and Maestra- www.maestramusic.org
Darryl Archibald
Co-Music Supervisor
Broadway: Some Like It Hot, Motown the Musical. Tours: Memphis, The Color Purple. Television: “Encore!” on Disney+, “A Hollywood Holiday Christmas.” Regional: Bob Fosse’s Dancin’; Little Shop of Horrors with M.J. Rodriguez; Dear World with Tyne Daly; Two by Two with Jason Alexander; Innocence (Banff Centre). Full bio at darrylarchibald.com.
Scott Pask
Scenic Design
has received Tony Awards for The Book of Mormon, The Coast of Utopia, and The Pillowman. Select Broadway: Gutenberg!, Grey House, Shucked, Some Like It Hot, Aint No Mo’, American Buffalo, The Prom, The Band’s Visit, Mean Girls, Waitress, Pippin, I’ll Eat You Last, HAIR, Pal Joey, Urinetown. Netflix: “Oh,Hello,” “John Mulaney – Kid Gorgeous,” “John Mulaney – Baby J.,” “Hasan Minhaj – The Kings Jester,” “Cirque du Soliel’s Amaluna.” @scottpaskstudio
Gregg Barnes
Costume Design
Broadway: Some Like It Hot (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award), Pretty Woman, Mean Girls, Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten!, Aladdin, Kinky Boots (Olivier Award), Follies (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Henry Hewes Award), Elf, Legally Blonde, The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Award, Olivier nom.), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Flower Drum Song, Side Show. Other: Dreamgirls (Olivier nomination).
Natasha Katz
Lighting Design
has designed for theater, opera, and dance around the world. Recent Broadway and Off-Broadway: Hells Kitchen, Sweeney Todd, Here We Are, Grey House, MJ, Some Like it Hot, Springsteen on Broadway, Aladdin, The Prom, Hello, Dolly! (starring Bette Midler). She is a TDF Wendy Wasserstein Project Mentor and was recently inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame.
Brian Ronan
Sound Designer
has designed the sound for over forty-five Broadway shows. They include The Great Gatsby; Funny Girl; Mean Girls; Springsteen on Broadway; Beautiful; Book of Mormon; Next to Normal; Spring Awakening; and Cabaret (’98). Brian is the recipient of the Obie, Lucille Lortel, two Drama Desks, London’s Olivier and two Tony awards.
Josh Marquette
Hair Design
Selected NY/ London: Some Like It Hot, The Prom, Pretty Woman, Mean Girls, Present Laughter, Dreamgirls, Paramour, Tuck Everlasting, School of Rock, Something Rotten!, Aladdin, Kinky Boots, The Book of Mormon, Trip of Love, First Date, Elf, Dogfight, The Best Man, Vanities, The Drowsy Chaperone, Pig Farm, …Trailer Park Musical, Altar Boyz. @josh_marquette
Milagros Cerderira
Makeup Design
(Makeup Design). Makeup design for Some Like It Hot; Prom; Mean Girls; Tuck Everlasting; Something Rotten!; Aladdin; The Rocky Horror Show and makeup design consultant for Present Laughter and Sister Act. Film & Television Makeup Design for “Godfather of Harlem” S4 MGM+, “Evil” CBS Paramount+ (Season1-4); “American Horror Story” S11 NYC, S12 DELICATE.
Christian Borle & Joe Farrell
Additional Material
Christian Borle and Joe Farrell met in a musical theatre acting class in 1998. That turned out great for Christian. Joe went on to become a film and TV producer and is the chief creative officer of Funny Or Die. Christian has more Tonys, Joe has more Emmys. Thank you, Casey!
Bryan Carter
Orchestrations
Bryan is a Grammy and Tony award-winning drummer, vocalist, bandleader, composer and orchestrator. Select Broadway: Some Like It Hot (Tony Award), A Strange Loop (additional orchestrations). TV: “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (drums), “Sesame Street” (drums, percussion), NBC “Maya & Marty” (drums). @bryancartermusic
Charlie Rosen
Orchestrations
Charlie is a Tony and Grammy award-winning composer and orchestrator. Select Broadway: Some Like It Hot (Tony Award), A Strange Loop (Tony nom.), Be More Chill, Moulin Rouge! (Tony Award), Prince of Broadway; American Psycho, The Visit, Honeymoon in Vegas, One Man, Two Guv’nors, 13, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson.
Glen Kelly
Dance and Incidental Music Arranger
was the music supervisor and arranger of The Producers, Young Frankenstein and Bullets Over Broadway. He arranged the music for Spamalot, The Drowsy Chaperone, The Book of Mormon, Mean Girls, Beauty and the Beast, Something Rotten!, A Christmas Story, The Prom, The Scottsboro Boys and Aladdin. Drama Desk Award for The Nance.
Kristy Norter
Music Coordinator
is a Music Coordinator and freelance musician specializing in woodwind instruments. Coordinator credits include: The Outsiders, Merrily We Roll Along, Some Like It Hot, Cabaret, Hell’s Kitchen, SUFFS, Water For Elephants, Lempicka, SIX, New York New York, Back to the Future, and Mr. Saturday Night.
Steve Bebout
Associate Director
continues his association with Casey Nicholaw after working on the Broadway production of Some Like It Hot, as well as The Book of Mormon and Something Rotten! With Jerry Zaks, he was the Associate Director on The Addams Family and Sister Act, among others. He’s directed a bunch of his own stuff too.
John MacInnis
Associate Choreographer
Choreography credits: The European productions of Disneys The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast. He was the director/choreographer of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular from 1998-2001, director/choreographer Winter Olympics Medals Ceremonies 2002 and 2010. He is Associate of Broadways: Book Of Mormon, Aladdin, Something Rotten!, Mean Girls, and The Prom.
Buist Bickley
Production Properties Supervisor
Select Credits: Death Becomes Her, The Outsiders, Moulin Rouge!, MJ, Shucked, & Juliet, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Tina, Dear Evan Hansen, Frozen, SpongeBob SquarePants, The Color Purple, Act One, The Nance, The Last Ship, and Other Desert Cities.
Randy Cohen
Keyboard Programmer
Broadway: Over 100 shows including Hamilton, Book of Mormon, Hells Kitchen, The Outsiders, Suffs, Kinky Boots, Dear Evan Hansen, In The Heights, Frozen. TV: “Sesame Street,” “Electric Company” (Keyboardist/Programmer). Thanks to the entire RCK team – Tim, Sam, and Nick.
Karen Moore
Production Supervisor
Production Stage Manager for the Broadway productions of Some Like It Hot, The Book of Mormon, Elf, and The Drowsy Chaperone. Other credits include Ragtime, Good Vibrations, Wonderful Town, Taboo, Man of La Mancha, The Graduate, Follies, 16 Encores! and many Off-Broadway productions.
Juniper Street Productions
Production Management
is thrilled to bring Some Like It Hot to audiences across America. Formed in 1998, JSP has managed more than 100 Broadway, Off-Broadway and national tours. Currently: & Juliet, Harry Potter, The Great Gatsby, Hell’s Kitchen, Kimberly Akimbo, MJ The Musical, Moulin Rouge, Shucked, Stereophonic, The Outsiders, The Roommate, Water for Elephants. www.juniperstreet.com.
Allied Global Marketing
Tour Marketing & Press
is a full-service integrated marketing agency working with the world’s largest entertainment, consumer, and lifestyle brands, including 80+ Broadway shows over three decades. Current tours: Ain’t Too Proud, Back to the Future, Beetlejuice, The Book of Mormon, Hadestown, Mamma Mia!, Mrs. Doubtfire, Riverdance, Some Like It Hot. Upcoming tours: Elf The Musical, The Great Gatsby, Kinky Boots, The Notebook, The Outsiders, Suffs.
Christian Borle
Joe/Josephine
Broadway: Something Rotten! (Tony and Drama Desk Awards), Peter and the Starcatcher (Tony Award), Falsettos (Tony nomination), Legally Blonde (Tony nomination), Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Mary Poppins, Spamalot, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Amour, Footloose, Jesus Christ Superstar. Off-Broadway: Little Shop of Horrors (Drama Desk Award), Sweeney Todd (PBS’ “Live at Lincoln Center”); Angels in America (Signature Theatre); Elegies: A Song Cycle (Lincoln Center); On the Town, Little Me and Me and My Girl (City Center Encores!). Television: “Smash,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Younger,” “Masters of Sex,” “The Good Wife,” “Tangled: The Series,” Disney Junior’s “Lucky Duck,” “The Sound of Music Live!” and “Peter Pan Live!” Film: The Bounty Hunter, Michael Mann’s Blackhat. Directing: Popcorn Falls (Davenport Theater), Footloose (The Muny). Playwriting: Hammered: A Thor & Loki Play (Marvel Spotlight Plays).
J. Harrison Ghee
Jerry/Daphne
J. Harrison Ghee hopes to inspire, enlighten, and uplift someone in the journey of playing Jerry/Daphne. Hopefully, you will learn to free yourself to see yourself beyond any of your wildest dreams. Thank you, friends, family, fans, and my agents at Nicolosi & Co. for your love and support. Broadway/International Tour: Kinky Boots (Lola), Mrs. Doubtfire (Andre Mayem). Regional: The Color Purple (Ensemble), The Sting (Johnny Hooker). Television: “High Maintenance” (Charles), “Raising Dion” (Kwame). Industrial: Tokyo Disney Sea’s Big Band Beat, Norwegian Cruise Line. Proud graduate of The American Musical and Dramatic Academy (NY) @jharrisonghee
Adrianna Hicks
Sugar
Adrianna Hicks is a Texas native with a B.F.A degree in Musical Theatre from The University of Oklahoma’s Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre. Her credits include, BROADWAY: SIX, The Color Purple Revival. Aladdin. TOUR/REGIONAL: SIX (Catherine of Aragon) at Chicago Shakes, A.R.T, Citadel, and Ordway; The Color Purple Revival Tour (Celie); The Wiz (Dorothy) at Sacramento Music Circus; Ragtime (Sarah); Buddy Holly (Marlena) INTERNATIONAL: Sister Act Germany, Legally Blonde Austria, Dirty Dancing Germany. CONCERT: Michael Bublé Call Me Irresistible Tour (Backup Singer). Insta: @missadriannahicks
Kevin Del Aguila
Osgood
Broadway: Frozen (Oaken), Peter and the Starcatcher (Smee), Rocky. Off-Broadway: Starcatcher (NYTW), Love’s Labour’s Lost (Shakespeare in the Park), Jacques Brel, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (Encores). TV/Film: “Peg + Cat,” “Law & Order: SVU,” “Deadbeat.” Kevin is also an Emmy-winning writer & author of the musicals Altar Boyz and Diary of a Wimpy Kid. FUN FACT: Kevin was the voice of a Troll in the Disney blockbuster Frozen.
Natasha Yvette Williams
Sweet Sue
Broadway: Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Zelma), Chicken and Biscuits (Brianna), Waitress (Becky), Chicago (Mama Morton), A Night with Janis Joplin (Aretha, Joplinaire), The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (Mariah), The Color Purple (Sofia). Selected TV/Film Credits: “Harlem” (Rebecca), “FBI” (Mrs. Adamu), “New Amsterdam” (Esther), “The Good Fight”. You can catch her in the historical thriller “Alice” (Ruth), the Disney+ movie “Better Nate Than Never” (Principal) and Fall 2022 on Netflix’s “Partner Track”. Follow Insta @Natashayvettewillliams. Proud Black Theatre United and Actor’s Equity Member.
Adam Heller
Mulligan
Broadway: It Shoulda Been You; Elf; Baby, It’s You; Caroline, or Change; A Class Act; Victor/Victoria; Les Miserables. National Tours: Titanic; Falsettos. Off-Broadway: Popcorn Falls (Davenport); A Letter to Harvey Milk (Theater Row); Peer Gynt (CSC); Wings (Second Stage); Make Me a Song: The Music of William Finn (New World Stages); The Immigrant (New World Stages); Merrily We Roll Along (York). Regional: Chicago; 1776; Gypsy (the Muny); The Flamingo Kid (Hartford Stage); Fiddler on the Roof (Goodspeed, Connecticut Critics Circle Award/Best Actor); Rags (Goodspeed); The Chosen (Barrington Stage); My Name is Asher Lev (Arden); Merrily We Roll Along (Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration). Television: “We Crashed;” “FBI Most Wanted;” “The Bite;” “The Good Fight;” “Elementary;” “Unforgettable;” “The Americans;” “The Sopranos; Law & Order (All);” “Oz;” “Submissions Only.”
Mark Lotito
Spats
Mark Lotito is a veteran of ten Broadway shows. Original productions include: The Most Happy Fella, Victor/Victoria, Betrayal, Marie Christine, The Smell Of The Kill, The Boys From Syracuse, Dinner at Eight, Fiddler On The Roof (performing the role of Tevye) and Jersey Boys, originating the role of Gyp DeCarlo. He also appeared in The Producers, having the opportunity to perform the role of Max Bialystock.
He is proud to have had the honor of working three times with the late, great director Gerald Gutierrez and twice with the esteemed David Leveaux. He has worked in regional theater, on national tours, and off-Broadway for over thirty-five years. Most recently he appeared in the premiers of three new American plays, including the hit Smart Blonde, Tech Support, and Drift, which was shut down by the pandemic. Mark has worked extensively in film, television, and commercials. He has made over 100 appearances as a guest or a recurring player from soap operas to “The Sopranos” and everything in between. This past year he was a guest on “Pose”, “For Life”, and the first episode of the reboot of the original “Law & Order”.
Angie Schworer
Minnie
Broadway! The Prom (Angie ), The Producers (Ulla) , Something Rotten!, Big Fish, Catch Me If You Can, Young Frankenstein, Annie Get Your Gun, Chicago, Sunset Boulevard, Crazy For You, and The Will Rogers Follies. Met Opera: The Merry Widow. Regional: The Cher Show (Georgia/Lucille Ball), Annie (Lily St Regis), Disaster The Musical (Jackie), Mamma Mia (Tanya), Always A Bridesmaid (Monette), Sweet Charity (Nikki), Chicago (Roxie), Damn Yankees (Lola), The Full Monty (Vicki), Minskys (Ginger), Crazy For You (Irene), The Will Rogers Follies (Z’s Fav). TV: Rosie O’Donnell Show, Dana Carvey Show, Law and Order: CI, QueerEye, As The World Turns, Kennedy Center Honors, and Smash . Film: The Producers
TyNia René Brandon
Dolores/Ensemble
TyNia René Brandon (she/they) is a Charlotte, NC native thrilled to be joining her first OBC. Favorite credits include: The Lion King (Rafiki Tour), Beautiful: The Carole King Musical (Broadway), Born For This (Arts Emerson). She thanks her family, friends, Clear Talent Group, and loving partner, Leo for their endless love and support. “Reaching back, moving forward” IG: @thetybrand
Matthew López
Book
was nominated for a Tony Award and won a Drama Desk for his work on Some Like It Hot. He is the author of The Inheritance, which won the Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Evening Standard, Outer Critics Circle, London Critics Circle and GLAAD Media awards for Best Play. He wrote and directed the Amazon Prime feature “Red, White, and Royal Blue,”for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Amber Ruffin
Book
is an Emmy and WGA Award nominated writer and performer for NBC’s “Late Night With Seth Meyers” and “The Amber Ruffin Show.” She wrote and performed on Comedy Central’s “Detroiters” and was a regular narrator on “Drunk History.” She also wrote on “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” Ruffin is a New York Times bestselling author, along with her sister Lacey Lamar, of You’ll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories of Racism. She wrote the most recent Broadway production of The Wiz.
Marc Shaiman
Composer, Co-Lyricist, Vocal Arranger
Seven Oscar nominations: “Mary Poppins Returns,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” “Patch Adams,” “The First Wives Club,” “The American President,” “South Park.” Other films: “Beaches,” “When Harry Met Sally,” “City Slickers,” “The Addams Family,” “Sister Act,” “A Few Good Men,” “The Bucket List.” Broadway (three Tony noms): Hairspray (Tony win), Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Catch Me If You Can, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. TV (thirteen Emmy noms.): “SNL,” “Smash,” “The Oscars (Emmy win),” “Only Murders In The Building.” Recordings (six Grammy noms.): Bette Midler, Harry Connick Jr., Mariah Carey, two Grammy wins for Hairspray and Some Like It Hot cast albums.
Scott Wittman
Co-Lyricist
is a Tony, Two time Grammy and Olivier Award-winning lyricist and director. Broadway: Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Upcoming: Smash. Television: “Smash” (Golden Globe, Grammy and Emmy-nominated) and Emmy nominated “Pickwick Triplets” from “Murders in the Building” Film: Oscar nominee for “The Place Where Lost Things Go” from “Mary Poppins Returns.” Concerts: Patti LuPone, Christine Ebersole, Nathan Lane and Bette Midler. His ’80s Downtown shows are in the permanent collection of MOMA.
Casey Nicholaw
Director and Choreographer
Two-time Tony Award winning Director-Choreographer, Casey Nicholaw, is represented on Broadway as director/choreographer of Disney’s Aladdin (Tony® and Drama Desk nominations Best Choreography), and co-director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon (Tony® and Drama Desk awards Best Co-Director, nominations in the same categories Best Choreography); Olivier Award winner Best Choreography. Other Broadway credits as director/choreographer: Some Like It Hot (Tony® and Drama Desk awards Best Choreography, Tony® nomination Best Direction), The Prom (Tony® nomination Best Direction), Mean Girls(Tony® nominations Best Direction and Choreography), Tuck Everlasting, Something Rotten! (Tony® and Drama Desk nominations Best Direction and Choreography) Elf: The Musical, The Drowsy Chaperone (Tony® and Drama Desk nominations Best Direction and Choreography), Monty Python’s Spamalot directed by Mike Nichols (Tony® and Drama Desk nominations Best Choreography). Represented on London’s West End as director/choreographer of Mean Girls, and co-director/choreographer of The Book of Mormon. Next spring he will direct and choreograph Disney’s Hercules on the West End.