Michael and Gary. Special thanks to Lainie and
my daughters Avelina and Isa for their inspiration.
More info: Alexsanc.com
GARY GRIFFIN
(
Director
) made his Muny
debut in 2012 with the Muny premiere of
Disney’s
Aladdin
. He is currently directing the
Encores! production of
Fiorello!
. Gary’s recent
highly-acclaimed production of
Follies
in Chicago
was the recipient of six Joseph Jefferson awards.
During his tenure at Chicago Shakespeare
Theater, Gary has directed
Passion, A Flea in Her
Ear, A Little Night Music, Sunday in the Park with
George, Pacific Overtures, The Herbal Bed, Short
Shakespeare! A Midsummer Night’s Dream
and
Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet
. Broadway
directing credits include
The Color Purple
(11
Tony® nominations including Best Musical)
and
The Apple Tree
(Tony® nomination for Best
Musical Revival). Gary has received eight Joseph
Jefferson awards for directing and has twice been
named a “Chicagoan of the Year in the Arts” by
the Chicago Tribune. For the Stratford Festival
of Canada, he has directed
West Side Story, Evita,
Camelot
, and their current production of
42nd
Street
. Griffin is directing the Broadway-bound
production of
Honeymoon in Vegas
.
MIKE ISAACSON
(
Executive Producer
) is
thrilled you are here tonight. Last summer,
Isaacson became the third Executive Producer in
The Muny’s 95-year history. After his first season,
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch named Isaacson
“Theatre Artist of the Year,” writing that “Staging
one impressive production after another, he made
The Muny simultaneously hip and – believe it
– important to our community’s cultural life.”
Isaacson also co-heads Fox Theatricals with
Kristin Caskey, and they have produced more
than 20 Broadway musicals and plays, national
tours, Off-Broadway plays, and London shows.
Last season on Broadway they produced
Grace
at
The Cort Theatre, starring Michael Shannon and
Ed Asner, and
Bring It On – The Musical
at The St.
James Theatre.
Bring It On
received a 2013 Tony
nomination for “Best Musical.” Other highlights
include
Red
(2010 Tony Award, Best Play);
Legally Blonde: the Musical
(2011 Olivier Award,
Best Musical);
Thoroughly Modern Millie
(2002
Tony Award, Best Musical);
You’re a Good Man,
Charlie Brown
;
The Seagull
starring Kristin Scott
Thomas;
Caroline, or Change
by Tony Kushner
and Jeanine Tesori;
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s
Nest
starring Gary Sinise, and
Death of a Salesman
(1999 Tony® Award). For the Independent
Presenters Network, he served as producer for the
Broadway productions of
Spamalot
(2005 Tony®
Award, Best Musical),
Ragtime
and
The Color
Purple
. All told, his productions have received
more than 82 Tony Award Nominations, and 24
Tony® Awards. Upcoming productions include
Fun Home
by Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron, and
If/Then
by Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, starring
Idina Menzel. He has served on the board of
governors and executive committee of The
Broadway League and was its youngest recipient
of the Samuel J. L’Hommedieu Award for his 14
years at St. Louis’s glorious Fabulous Fox Theatre.
But back to what really matters: He’s thrilled to
share tonight’s performance with you. Enjoy! And
thanks, Joe.
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