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Friend
and
Follies
(Shaftesbury Theatre). In addition
he was the musical supervisor for
Mamma Mia!
(Prince Edward Theatre in London and also in Toronto
and New York City),
Into the Woods
(Phoenix Theatre),
Les Misérables
(Barbican Theatre, Palace Theatre,
also Oslo, Vienna, Gedansk, Amsterdam, Asian/South
Africa tour and Australian tour),
Les Misérables
- 10th
Anniversary Concert (Royal Albert Hall),
Miss Saigon
(Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, also Holland, Australia
and also pre-planned the production in Germany
and Japan),
Just So
(Tricycle Theatre),
Moby Dick
and
Which Witch
(Piccadilly Theatre),
Martin Guerre
(UK
tour). Mr. Koch has recorded more than 19 albums,
including five gold and two platinum: the original
cast albums of
Les Misérables, Miss Saigon, Oliver!,
Les Misérables
Symphonic,
Hey Mr. Producer!
CD.
He has orchestrated
Mamma Mia!
(Prince Edward
Theatre),
Just So, Moby Dick, Tutankhamun, Which
Witch
and arrangements for many international
artists and orchestras. His television credits include
composer of The Olivier Awards (1993, 1994, 1995
& 1999), BAFTA (1995, 1997 & 1999),
Auntie’s
Greatest Hits
, a program to celebrate 50 years of
BBC Television,
Winton Wonderland
and the
1998
Eurovision Song Contest
where he wrote the opening
title and devised and wrote the interval act.
DAN KNECHTGES
(Director)
Muny:
Hairspray
(2015)
and
Seussical
(2014). Broadway:
Lysistrata
Jones
(Direction and Choreography),
Xanadu
(directed
by Chris Ashley, Tony
nomination, Drama Desk
nomination),
Sondheim on Sondheim
,
110
in The Shade
(starring Audra McDonald)
and
The 25
th
Annual Putnam County Spelling
Bee
(directed by James Lapine). Off-Broadway
includes:
Clinton the Musical,
Tail! Spin!
,
My Favorite
Year
,
Lysistrata Jones
,
Merrily We Roll Along
for
Encores!,
Vanities
and
The 25
th
Annual Putnam
County Spelling Bee
at Second Stage (Lucille Lortel
nomination). Additionally:
Waterfall
(Pasadena
Playhouse/The 5th Avenue Theatre),
Give It
Up!
(Dallas Theater Center),
Vanities
(TheatreWorks
Palo Alto),
Girl In The Frame
(Goodspeed),
Guys
and Dolls
(Playhouse Square Center),
Elf
(Pioneer
Theatre),
Boys from Syracuse
(Centerstage
Baltimore),
Godspell
(Paper Mill Playhouse). Film
and TV choreography: Todd Solondz’s movies
Dark
Horse
and
Palindromes
, Fatboy Slim’s music video
It’s
a Wonderful Night
,
White Collar
and the 2011
TVLand
Awards
. BFA in musical theatre, Otterbein College.
JESSICA HARTMAN
(Choreographer)
is absolutely thrilled
to return to The Muny after working on
Hairspray
(2015)
and
Seussical
(2014). On Broadway, she served as the
associate choreographer for
Lysistrata Jones
and was
the assistant choreographer, dance captain and swing
for
The Boy From Oz
, starring Hugh Jackman. Off-
Broadway/NY credits:
Waterfall
(Associate),
Somewhere
in Time
(Associate),
Showtune
(Assistant Director/
Choreographer),
Citizen Ruth
(Associate),
Break
Out in Song
(Director/Choreographer). Other
choreography credits include
Elephant and Piggie:
We Are In A Play
(Kennedy Center/national tour and
upcoming at The New Victory in NYC),
West Side Story
and
Beaches
(Associate/Signature Theatre),
Next to
Normal
(Choreographer/Centerstage),
Smokey Joe’s
Cafe
(Assistant/Arena Stage),
Carousel
(Assistant/
Goodspeed) and new shows for Oceania and Carnival
Cruise Lines. Jessica is the Artistic Director of Broadway
Theatre Connection. BFA from FSU. Gratitude to my
parents, Jason and my little dancing queen, Em.
MICHAEL HORSLEY
(Music Director)
is the music
supervisor for The Muny, and is proud to be The Charles
W. & Janet T. Mueller Conductor. In his 22 years with
The Muny, some of the shows he has conducted
include
Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story
(2015),
Grease
(2014),
Mary Poppins
(2013),
Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor
®
Dreamcoat
and
Thoroughly Modern
Millie
(2012),
42nd Street
(1996, 2009),
Godspell
, Irving
Berlin’s
White Christmas
(2000, 2006),
Damn
Yankees
(1998, 2010),
Sleeping Beauty
,
Singin’ in the
Rain
and many more. National tours include
Thoroughly
Modern Millie
,
Chicago
,
Cinderella
, Irving Berlin’s
White
Christmas
and
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
. Other
regional theatre credits:
Roman Holiday
(Guthrie