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THE APIARY

NYTIMES CRITICS PICK
SECOND STAGE THEATER NY
DIRECTOR: KATE WHORISKEY
LIGHTING: AMITH CHANDRASHAKER
COSTUMES: JEN MOELLER
SOUND: CHRIS DARBASSIE

BABBITT

LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE
STARRING: MATTHEW BRODERICK
DIRECTOR: CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY
LIGHTING: CHA SEE
COSTUMES: LINDA CHO

DESIRE UNDER THE ELMS

ST JAMES/BROADWAY
DIRECTOR: ROBERT FALLS
LIGHTING: MICHAEL PHILIPPI
COSTUMES: ANA KUZMANIC

BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY

BROADWAY HELAN HAYES THEATER
DIRECTOR: AUSTIN PENDLETON
LIGHTING: KEITH PARHAM
COSTUMES: ALEXIS FORTE

 

STRANGER SINGS

PLAYHOUSE 46 NYC
2023 DRAMA DESK NOMINATION
DIRECTOR: NICK FLATTO
LIGHTING: JAMIE RODERICK
COSTUMES: MATTHEW SOLOMON
PROPS: BRENDAN McCANN

UNCLE VANYA

NY TIMES BEST THEATER OF 2023
FLATIRON LOFT NYC
STARRING: DAVID CROMER
DIRECTOR: JACK SERIO
LIGHTING: STACEY DEROSIER
COSTUMES: RICKY REYNOSO
PHOTOS: EMILIO MADRID AND WS

SILK ROAD

XIAN CHINA
DIRECTOR: GABRIEL BARRE
LIGHTING: KEN BILLINGTON WITH MITCH FENTON
COSTUMES: DING DING

MEASURE FOR MEASURE

GOODMAN THEATER
DIRECTOR: ROBERT FALLS
LIGHTING: MARCUS DOSHI
COSTUMES: ANA KUZMANIC
 

TUCK EVERLASTING

BROADHURST THEATER/BROADWAY
DIRECTOR: CASEY NICHOLAW
LIGHTING:  KEN POSNER
COSTUMES:  GREGG BARNES

ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE

MARQUIS THEATER/BROADWAY
DIRECTOR: CHRISTOPHER ASHLEY
COSTUMES: PAUL TAZEWELL
LIGHTING: HOWELL BINKLEY

FAMILIAR

OLD GLOBE
DIRECTOR: EDDIE TORRES
LIGHTING: JASON LYONS
COSTUMES: ALEJO VIETTI

2666

THE GOODMAN THEATER
CO-DIRECTORS: ROBERT FALLS/SETH BOCKLEY
LIGHTING: AARON SPIVEY
PROJECTIONS: SHAWN SAGADY
COSTUMES: ANA KUZMANIC

The production design, by Walt Spangler, is fascinating, , constantly shifting between the epic and the simple but ultimately achieving a kind of sculptural intensity that you very rarely see in the theater. -CHICAGO TRIBUNE

THE FIX

MINNESOTA OPERA
WORLD PREMIERE

COMPOSER: JOEL PUCKETT
DIRECTOR: ERIC SIMONSON
LIGHTING: ROBERT WIERZEL
COSTUMES: TREVOR BOWEN

TIME STANDS STILL

STEPPENWOLF THEATER
DIRECTOR: AUSTIN PENDLETON
LIGHTING: KEITH PARHAM
COSTUMES: RACHEL ANNE HEALY

THE BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER

SAN FRANCISCO OPERA
DIRECTOR: CHEN SHI-ZHENG
LIGHTING: SCOTT ZIELINSKI
PROJECTIONS: LEIGH SACHWITZ
COSTUMES: HAN FENG

A CHRISTMAS STORY

LUNT-FONTANNE/BROADWAY
DIRECTOR: JOHN RANDO
LIGHTING: HOWELL BINKLEY
COSTUMES: ELIZABETH HOPE CLANCY

EAST OF EDEN

STEPPENWOLF THEATER
DIRECTOR: TERRY KINNEY
LIGHTING: DAVID WEINER
COSTUMES: MARA BLUMENFELD

HEARTBREAK HOUSE

THE GOODMAN THEATER
DIRECTOR: KATE WHORISKEY
LIGHTING: MICHAEL PHILIPPI
COSTUMES: CATHERINE ZUBER

LA TRAVIATA

LITHUANIAN NATIONAL OPERA
DIRECTOR: CHEN SHI-SHENG
LIGHTING: SCOTT ZIELINSKI
PROJECTIONS: LEIGH SACHWITZ
COSTUMES: ELIZABETH CAITLIN WARD

DON GIOVANNI

CHICAGO LYRIC OPERA
DIRECTOR: ROBERT FALLS
LIGHTING: DUANE SCHULER
COSTUMES: ANA KUZMANIC

TRIBES

STEPPENWOLF THEATER
DIRECTOR: AUSTIN PENDLETON
LIGHTING: KEITH PARHAM
COSTUMES: RACHEL ANNE HEALY

TWELFTH NIGHT

PUBLIC THEATER/NEW YORK SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK
DIRECTOR: BRIAN KULICK
LIGHTING: MICHAEL CHYBOWSKI
COSTUMES: MIGUEL ANGEL HUIDOR

PAJAMA GAME

CENTERSTAGE
DIRECTOR: IRENE LEWIS
LIGHTING: MIMI SHERIN
COSTUMES: CATHERINE ZUBER

THE HOTHOUSE

THE ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY
DIRECTOR: KAREN KOHLHAAS
LIGHTING: ROBERT PERRY
COSTUMES: RICK GRADONE

KING LEAR

THE GOODMAN THEATRE
DIRECTOR: ROBERT FALLS
LIGHTING: MICHAEL PHILIPPI
COSTUMES: ANA KUZMANIC

DIDO AND AENEAS

HANDEL HAYDN SOCIETY
DIRECTOR: CHEN SHI-ZHENG
LIGHTING: SCOTT ZIELINSKI
COSTUMES: ELIZABETH CAITLIN WARD

HOLD ON TO ME DARLING

ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY
DIRECTOR: NEIL PEPE
LIGHTING: DAVID WEINER
COSTUMES: SUTTIRAT ANNE LARLARB

CAMELOT

CAMELOT
SHAKESPEARE THEATER COMPANY

DIRECTOR: ALAN PAUL
COSTUME DESIGN: ANA KUZMANIC
LIGHTING DESIGN: ROBERT WIERZEL

DYING FOR IT

ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY
DIRECTOR: NEIL PEPE
LIGHTING: DAVID WEINER
COSTUMES: SUTTIRAT ANNE LARLARB

SCANDALOUS

NEIL SIMON/BROADWAY
DIRECTOR: DAVID ARMSTRONG
LIGHTING: NATASHA KATZ
COSTUMES: GREGORY POPLYK
 

THE JACKSONIAN

THE NEW GROUP/GEFFEN PLAYHOUSE
DIRECTOR: ROBERT FALLS
LIGHTING: DAN IONAZZI
COSTUMES: ANA KUZMANIC

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

GUTHRIE THEATER
DIRECTOR: JOE DOWLING
LIGHTING: ALLAN LEE HUGHES
COSTUMES: MATHEW J. LeFEBVRE

PENELOPE

STEPPENWOLF THEATER
DIRECTOR: AMY MORTON
LIGHTING: JAMES F. INGALLS
COSTUMES: ANA KUZMANIC

TEMPEST

THE SHAKESPEARE THEATER
DIRECTOR: KATE WHORISKEY
LIGHTING: CHARLIE MORRISON
COSTUMES: CATHERINE ZUBER

MY LIFE AS A FAIRYTALE

LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL
DIRECTOR: CHEN SHI-ZHENG
LIGHTING: CHRISTOPHER AKERLIND
PROJECTIONS: PETER FLAHERTY
COSTUMES: ELIZABETH CAITLIN WARD

FAME THE MUSICAL

US NATIONAL TOUR/SHANGHAI/SEUOL
DIRECTOR: WILLIAM CASTELLINO
LIGHTING: MIKE BALDASSARI
COSTUMES: FABIO TOBLINI

THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES

MARK TAPER FORUM
DIRECTOR: NEIL PEPE
LIGHTING: RUI RITA
COSTUMES: LAURA BAUER

TURN OF THE CENTURY

THE GOODMAN THEATER
DIRECTOR: TOMMY TUNE
LIGHTING: NATASHA KATZ
COSTUMES: DONNA GRANATA

LION KING DISNEYLAND HONG KONG

HONG KONG DISNEYLAND
DIRECTOR: LYNNE TAYLOR-CORBETT
 

CIRKUS MCGURKUS

RUNNING SUBWAY PRODUCTIONS
DIRECTOR: FRANCO DRAGONE
 

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THE ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY
DIRECTOR: KAREN KOHLHAAS
LIGHTING: ROBERT PERRY
COSTUMES: MIMI O'DONNELL
 

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

GUTHRIE THEATER
DIRECTOR: JOE DOWLING
LIGHTING: CHRIS AKERLIND
COSTUMES: MATHEW J. LeFEBVRE

NIGHT HERON

ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY
DIRECTOR: NEIL PEPE
LIGHTING: TYLER MICOLEAU
COSTUMES: LAURA BAUER

OLD TIMES

THE SHAKESPEARE THEATER
DIRECTOR: MICHAEL KAHN
LIGHTING: SCOTT ZIELINSKI
COSTUMES: JANE GREENWOOD

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

OREGON SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL
DIRECTOR: MARK RUCKER
LIGHTING: ROBERT PETERSON
COSTUMES: KATHERINE ROTH

CAMILLE CLAUDEL

GOODSPEED MUSICALS
DIRECTOR: GABRIEL BARRE
LIGHTING: HOWELL BINKLEY
COSTUMES: CONSTANCE HOFFMAN

THE APIARY

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BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY

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STRANGER SINGS

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UNCLE VANYA

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SILK ROAD

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MEASURE FOR MEASURE

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TUCK EVERLASTING

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ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE

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FAMILIAR

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2666

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THE FIX

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TIME STANDS STILL

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THE BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER

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A CHRISTMAS STORY

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EAST OF EDEN

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HEARTBREAK HOUSE

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LA TRAVIATA

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DON GIOVANNI

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TRIBES

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TWELFTH NIGHT

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PAJAMA GAME

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THE HOTHOUSE

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KING LEAR

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DIDO AND AENEAS

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HOLD ON TO ME DARLING

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CAMELOT

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DYING FOR IT

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SCANDALOUS

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THE JACKSONIAN

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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST

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PENELOPE

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TEMPEST

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MY LIFE AS A FAIRYTALE

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FAME THE MUSICAL

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THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES

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TURN OF THE CENTURY

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LION KING DISNEYLAND HONG KONG

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CIRKUS MCGURKUS

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FRAME 312

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL

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NIGHT HERON

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OLD TIMES

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MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

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CAMILLE CLAUDEL

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