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| First Preview: | Apr 08, 1996 |
Total Previews: | 22 |
| Opening Date: | Apr 28, 1996 |
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| Closing Date: | Oct 13, 1996 |
Total Performances: | 193 |
| Production Staff |
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| Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President; Philip J. Smith: Executive VP; Robert E. Wankel: VP-Finance) |
| Produced by James B. Freydberg, Kenneth Feld, Laurence Mark and Kenneth D. Greenblatt; Produced in association with F.A.O. Schwarz; Co - Producer: Pachyderm Entertainment (Kenneth Feld, James B. Freydberg, Dori Berinstein), Fuji Television Network, Inc. and Kyodo Tokyo, Inc.; Associate Producer: Daniel F. Kearns |
| Book by John Weidman; Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr.; Music orchestrated by Douglas Besterman ; Dance arrangements by David Krane; Electronic music designed by Brian Besterman; Additional vocal arrangements by Patrick Brady; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani; Based on the Motion Picture "Big," a film by 20th Century Fox; Based on the motion picture "Big" written by Gary Ross; Based on the Motion Picture "Big" written by Anne Spielberg |
| Directed by Mike Ockrent; Choreographed by Susan Stroman; Associate Director: Steven Zweigbaum; Assistant Choreographer: Ginger Thatcher |
| Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Associate Scenic Design: David Peterson and Atkin Pace; Assistant Scenic Design: Douglas Huszti and Thomas Peter Sarr; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Associate Costume Design: Scott Traugott; Assistant Costume Design: Mary Nemecek Peterson, Tracy Dorman, Rick Conway and Angela M. Kahler; Lighting Design by Paul Gallo; Associate Lighting Design: Vivien Leone; Assistant Lighting Design: Paul Palazzo and Doreen Tighe; Moving Lights Programmer: Paul J. Sonnleitner; Sound Design by Steve Canyon Kennedy; Associate Sound Design: John Shivers; Hair and Wig Design by David Brian Brown |
| General Manager: Fremont Associates, Inc. and Robert Kamlot; Company Manager: Steven Chaikelson; Assistant Co. Mgr: Elie Landau |
| Production Supervisor: Arthur Siccardi; Lighting supervised by Rick Baxter; Production Stage Manager: Steven Zweigbaum; Stage Manager: Clifford Schwartz; Assistant Stage Mgr: Tamlyn Freund and Àra Marx |
| Conducted by Paul Gemignani; Associate Conductor: Nicholas Archer; Violin: Suzanne Ornstein and Xin Zhao; Viola: Richard Brice; Cello: Clay C. Ruede; Bass: Charles Bergeron; Woodwind: Albert Regni, John J. Moses, Dennis Anderson, Eric Weidman and John Campo; French Horn: Ronald Sell and Michael Ishii; Trumpet: Joe Mosello, Danny Cahn and Dave Brown; Trombone: Bruce Eidem and Dean Plank; Keyboard: Nicholas Archer, Brian Besterman and Patrick Brady; Guitar: Andrew Schwartz; Drums: Paul Pizzuti; Percussion: Thad Wheeler; Music Contractor: Ronald Sell |
| Special Effects by Gregory Meeh; Magic Consultant: Charles Reynolds |
| Casting: Johnson-Liff Associates; Production Associate: Michelle Leslie; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Dance Captain: Stacey Todd Holt and Joyce Chittick; Original Artwork by David Febland Studios; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Promotions: Boneau / Bryan-Brown Promotions, Scott Walton, Paula Mallino and Meredith Westgate-Moore |
| Swings: Stacey Todd Holt (Swing), Joseph Medeiros (Swing), Corinne Melançon (Swing) and Kari Pickler (Swing) |
| Understudies: Joan Barber (Mrs. Baskin), Graham Bowen (Billy, Young Josh), Clent Bowers (MacMillan), Brandon Espinoza (Billy), Stacey Todd Holt (Josh Baskin), Spencer Liff (Young Josh), Donna Lee Marshall (Mrs. Baskin, Susan), Frank Mastrone (MacMillan, Nick, Paul, Tom), Jill Matson (Susan), Frank Vlastnik (Josh Baskin) and Ray Wills (Paul) |
| 1997 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Choreography |
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| | Susan Stroman [nominee] |
| 1997 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Orchestrations |
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| | Douglas Besterman [nominee] |
| 1997 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Set Design of a Musical |
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| | Scenic Design by Robin Wagner [nominee] | | 1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical |
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| | Produced by James B. Freydberg, Kenneth Feld, Laurence Mark, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Pachyderm Entertainment (Kenneth Feld, James B. Freydberg, Dori Berinstein), Fuji Television Network, Inc. and Kyodo Tokyo, Inc.; Produced in association with F.A.O. Schwarz [nominee] | | 1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Book |
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| | Book by John Weidman [nominee] | | 1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical |
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| | Daniel H. Jenkins [nominee] |
| 1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actress in a Musical |
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| | Crista Moore [nominee] |
| 1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical |
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| | Brett Tabisel [nominee] |
| 1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lyrics |
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| | Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. [nominee] | | 1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Music |
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| | Music by David Shire [nominee] | | 1996 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical |
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| | Book by John Weidman [nominee] | | 1996 Tony Award® Best Original Score |
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| | Music by David Shire; Lyrics by Richard Maltby, Jr. [nominee] | | 1996 Tony Award® Best Actress in a Musical |
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| | Crista Moore [nominee] |
| 1996 Tony Award® Best Featured Actor in a Musical |
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| | Brett Tabisel [nominee] |
| 1996 Tony Award® Best Choreography |
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| | Susan Stroman [nominee] |
| 1996 Theatre World Award |
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 | Brett Tabisel [winner] |
| ACT 1 | Sung By |
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| Can't Wait | Young Josh, Mrs. Baskin, Billy, Kids and Parents |
| Talk to Her | Billy and Young Josh |
| The Carnival | The Company |
| This Isn't Me | Josh Baskin |
| I Want To Go Home | Josh Baskin |
| The Time Of Your Life | Kids |
| Fun | MacMillan, Josh Baskin and The Company |
| Dr. Deathstar | The Deathstarettes |
| Josh's Welcome | Susan, Paul and Executives |
| Here We Go Again | Susan |
| Stars, Stars, Stars | Josh Baskin and Susan |
| Tavern Foxtrot | Paul and The Company |
| Cross the Line | Josh Baskin, Kids and The Company |
| ACT 2 | Sung By |
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| It's Time | Billy and Kids |
| Stop, Time | Mrs. Baskin |
| Happy Birthday, Josh | Kids |
| Dancing All The Time | Susan |
| I Want to Know | Young Josh |
| Coffee, Black | Josh Baskin, MacMillan, Miss Watson, Birnbaum, Barrett, Lipton, Executives and Staff |
| The Real Thing | Nick, Tom, Diane and Abigail |
| One Special Man | Susan |
| When You're Big | Josh Baskin |
| Skateboard Romance | Kids |
| I Want To Go Home (Reprise) | Josh Baskin and Susan |
| Stars, Stars, Stars (Reprise) | Josh Baskin and Susan |
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