la jolla playhouse history

Performance Dates: August 17 – 22, 1948, Written by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent Lighting Design by Richard Riddell Directed by Sharon Ott Lighting Design by Chris Parry Lighting Design by Chris Parry Set Design by Marvyn Harbert Produced in arrangement with Joseph Brandel, Written by Donald Bevan and Edmund Trzcinski Music Direction and Conducting by Cris O’Bryon It became inactive in 1959, but was revived in 1983 on the University of California campus under the leadership of Des McAnuff. We were sending the Performance Outreach Program Tour play, our annual play for young audiences, into San Diego schools for live performances with students. With Maria Dizzia, Harriet Harris, Joe Manganiello, Evan Powell, Doris Roberts, Richard Thomas Video Design by Robin Silvestri Performance Dates: June 29 – July 4, 1948, Written by Robert Sherwood Lighting Design by Ben Stanton Performance Dates: October 10 -November 19, 1989; Mandell Weiss Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse receives special San Diego Theatre Critics Circle award “for Outstanding Achievement for choosing and sustaining a standard of artistic integrity invaluable as a catalyst in San Diego’s emerging theatre renaissance”, A Musical Adventure for Young Audiences Musical Direction and Supervision by Ted Sperling Original Music and Lyric Adaptation by David Hidalgo and Louie Perez Book, Music, & Lyrics by Randy Newman Directed by Marianne Weems Translated by Albert Bermel, Ted Emery First tour in spring of 1988 played to more than 20,000 San Diego area school children, parents, teachers and friends. Scenic Design by Andrew Lieberman Lighting Design by Philip Rosenberg Musical Direction by Vadim Feichtner Set and Costume Design by Annie Smart Lighting Design by Marcus Dillard Costume Design by Janice Benning Set Design by Michael H. Yeargan With Dion Anderson, William Ball, Robert Cornthwaite, Mia Dillon, Peter Frechette, Cheryl Giannini, Molly Hagan, Luther Hanson, Mark Harelik, Tracey Leigh, John McAdams, Zaraawar Mistry, Lynn Redgrave, William Youmans Directed by Mel Ferrer Lyrics by Don Black Performance Dates: July 26 – August 21; Mandell Weiss Theatre, By Mike Lew English Translation by Andrea Thome Performance Dates: June 14 – August 13, 1994; Mandell Weiss Forum Performance Dates: April 27 – June 17, 2012; Mandell Weiss Theatre, Written by J.T. Choreographed by Kelly Devine With Roland Culver, Hurd Hatfield, John Ireland, Patricia Medina, Lumden Hare, Helena Grant, Directed by Lisa Peterson Performance Dates: July 10 – 15, 1951, Written by Rachel Crothers – This is a Ghost Story Projection Design by Peter Nigrini It was founded in 1947 by Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, and Mel Ferrer. World Premiere With Jennifer Jones, Constance Collier, Louis Jourdan, Christian Kelleen, Mildred Natwick, With Athol Fugard, Bennet Guillory, Maria Tucci Sound Design by Bruce Odland Directed by Neel Keller Music Direction by Eric Stern Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}32°52′15.18″N 117°14′28.77″W / 32.8708833°N 117.2413250°W / 32.8708833; -117.2413250, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Christopher Ashley, La Jolla Playhouse Artistic Director –, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Jolla_Playhouse&oldid=1000306728, Tourist attractions in San Diego County, California, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Founders: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, Mel Ferrer, This page was last edited on 14 January 2021, at 15:46. Lyrics by Michael Korie & Amy Powers Sound Design and Original Music Composition by Dan Dobson Costume Design by Ingrid Helton Written by Sunil Kuruvilla Written by Martin Crimp Lighting Design by Daniel Katlowitz Choreography by Christopher Gattelli With Dominic Bogart, Matt Bogart, Jessica Burrows, Sandy Campbell, Edward Conery, Ryan Drummond, Mark Emerson, David Carey Foster, Jason Heil, Ivan Hernandez, Tom Hewitt, Melissa Hoff, Mackenzie Holmes, Christopher Kale Jones, Rebecca Kaasa, Melina Kalomas, David Mcdonald, Spencer Moses, Eduardo Placer, Graham Rowat, Maureen Silliman, Tina Stafford, Rena Strober, Nick Ullett, Bibi Valderrama, Melissa Van Der Schyff Costume Design by Janice Pytel ARTISTS AND PROGRAMS. Directed by Neil Pepe Set Design by Christopher Acebo Lighting Design by Paul Whitaker With Danny Burstein, Mark Chmiel, James Clow, Trent DeLong, Thursday Farrar, Christiane Farr-Wersinger, Pascale Faye, Steven Goldstein, Sean Grant, Rebecca Luker, Lisa Mayer, Janet Metz, Jennifer Morris, Casey Nicholaw, Arte Phillips, Scott Robertson, Scott Robinson, Jessica Sheridan, Jodi Stevens, Tom Titone, Kiersten Van Horne, Thom Christopher Warren, Patrick Wilson, Kurt Ziskie Dramaturgy by Robert Blacker Performance Dates: July 19 – 24, 1949, Written by Moss Hart Music Direction / Arrangements by Charlie Alterman Written by William Shakespeare English Translation by Elisaveta Lavrova Sound Design by John Kilgore Performance dates: May 14 – June 16, 2002; Mandell Weiss Theatre, World Premiere Performance Dates: May 4 – June 11, 1995; Mandell Weiss Theatre, West Coast Premiere Stage Management by Erin Nelson Lighting Design by Betsy Adams Dramaturgy by Heidi Coleman Dramaturgy by Shirley Fishman Dramaturgy by Carrie Ryan Performance Dates: August 6 – September 8, 1996; Mandell Weiss Forum Directed by Christopher Ashley Lighting Design by Kevin Adams Directed by Jaime Castañeda Set Design by Robert Davison Music Composed/Performed and Directed by Ben Park Performance Dates: July 27 – August 8, 1954, Written by George Axelrod Performance Dates: July 11 – August 13, 1995; Mandell Weiss Theatre, A Co-production with Mark Taper Forum Co-Production with Seattle Repertory Theatre With Joe Cassidy, Michael Cullen, Tom Flynn, Margaret Gates, Tom Hewitt, Chris Hoch, Emily Kosloski, Guy LeMonnier, Lynette Marrero, Tracy Miller, Lee Morgan, Jenn Morse, Amy Rutberg, Angelo Scolari, Jodi Stevens, Tom Stuart, Jenny Lynn Suckling, Sara Tobin, William Youmans With Reg E. Cathey, Patricia Dunnock, Ned Eisenberg, Jan Leslie Harding, Stephen Kaplin, Lee Lewis, Amy Elizabeth McKenna, Kristina Nielsen, Sebastian Roche, Mike Ryan, Sophia Salguero, Priscilla Shanks, Derek Smith, Bruce Turk, Erico Villanueva, Andrew Weems Vocal Arrangements by Danny Troob and Jonny Bowden Costume Design by Paul Tazewell Set Design by Craig Siebels Costume Design by Linda Cho * Subsequently produced in New York City and throughout the U.S. as FEAST OF FOOLS, World Premiere, commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse Orchestrations by Dave Metzger With Jackie Chung, Shammy Dee, Maryann Hu, Raymond J. Lee, Nate Miller, David Shih Directed by Edna Best Lighting Operator: Laura de Bernardis Directed by David Warren Sound Design by Jon Gottlieb Written by Anton Chekhov Stage Management by Cheryl Mintz Costume Design by Janice Pytel Sound Design by Paul Peterson Broadway transfer; Winner of Four 2006 Tony Awards Including Best Musical Sound Design by John Kilgore Barrie’s Peter and Wendy Directed by Jo Bonney Directed by Lee Breuer Scenic and Costume Design by David Israel Reynoso Scenic Design by David Gallo Costume Design by Paul Tazewell Performance Dates: August 24 – September 5, 1959, Written by John Van Druten Patrick Stewart in A CHRISTMAS CAROL Performance Dates: August 3 – 8, 1948, Written by S.N. Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee Lighting Design by Alexander V. Nichols Sound Design by Cricket S. Myers West Coast Premiere Composed by Michael Roth Costume Design by Leslie Ann Rogers Performance dates: May 30 – June 29, 2003; Mandell Weiss Theatre, World Premiere Sound Design by Michael Bodeen Performance Dates: October 10 – December 10, 2000; Mandell Weiss Theatre Directed by Des McAnuff With Jean Parker, Benay Venuta, Gregory Peck, Florence Bates, Fred Clark, Tom Powers, John Hubbard, John Hoyt, Toni Favor, Percy Hilton, Jack Mosher Production Conceived by Michael Arden & Dane Laffrey Costume Design by Audrey Fisher Dramaturgy by Walter Bilderback Performance dates: September 7 – October 17, 2010; Mandell Weiss Theatre, Yale Repertory Theatre Production Directed by David Cromer Directed by James Neilson With Humbert Allen Astredo, Elizabeth Berridge, Jessica Black, Ellen Crawford, Robert Gray, William Newman, Phillip Reza, Peter Silbert, Lenny Von Dohlen, Harris Yulin, Richard Zobel With Pat O’Brien, Michael O’Shea, Elizabeth Fraser, Jo Carrol Dennison, Walter Baldwin, Costume Design by Ann Closs-Farley Directed by Des McAnuff Lighting Design by James F. Ingalls Directed by Tom Salamon With Moe Angelos, Rizwan Mirza, Caroline O’Neill, Harry Sinclair Costume Design by Ann Hould-Ward Directed by Reginald Gardiner and Randolph Hale Directed by Nona Ciobanu Set Design by Bob Lee Directed by Lamont Johnson Performance Dates: June 10 – July 13, 1997; Mandell Weiss Forum, West Coast Premiere Sound Design by Shane Rettig Adapted from Sophocles by Robert Auletta With Lucy Ann Albert, Catherine Curtin, Kate Dalton, Mary Deaton, John Fleck, Joel J. Gelman, Jan Leslie Harding, Jess MacKinnon, Chris Reed, Sam Rosen, Josh Wade Directed by Emily Mann Directed by Tony Curiel Costume Design by Marina Draghici Costume Design by Jennifer Caprio Costume Design by Catherine Zuber Performance Dates: September 19 – October 29, 1995; Mandell Weiss Theatre One of La Jolla Playhouse’s signature Education programs, the Performance Outreach Program (POP) Tour, is an annual world-premiere, Playhouse-commissioned production that brings the magic of theatre to San Diego classrooms. Sound Design by Robbin Broad Conceived by Ray Davies, Des McAnuff & Snoo Wilson Stage Management and Projection Design by Aaron Gonzalez Music by Gary Rue Music & Lyrics by Michael Koerner Co-Projection Design by Shawn Sagady Orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke John Rodney, Fiona O’Shiel Set Design by Doug Stein Orchestrations, Music Supervision and Direction by John McDaniel Music and Sound Design by Michael Roth Sound Design by Steve Canyon Kennedy Sound Design by Jeff Ladman Directed by Jaime Castañeda Produced in association with the Jacobs Center for Neighborhood Innovation’s Arts Park @ Chollas Creek Lighting Design by Peter Maradudin Set Design by John Arnone Costume Supervision by Megan Bowers Choreography by Bradley Rapier Sound Design by Andre Pluess With Joseph Cotton, Arleen Whelan, Robert Warwick, Louise Lorimer, George Chandler, Maurice Marsac, Rose Hobart, Margaret Wells, Lamont Johnson With Quonta Beasley, Michael Friedman, Lisel Gorell-Getz, Genevieve Hardison, Christina Kirk, Teri Kretz, Ryan McCarthy, Bruce McKenzie, Nicole Monica, A.K. Performance dates: July 31 – September 2, 2001; Mandell Weiss Theatre, World Premiere Original Lighting Design by Dennis Parichy Costume Design by Paul Tazewell Adapted and Directed by David Schweizer Performance Dates: July 15 – 20, 1952 Music Direction / Conducting by Jesse Vargas Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee By Rachel Tuggle Whorton The bathhouse theater closed two months later because it was a fire hazard, and movies … Costume Design by Susan Hilferty In 1983, it was revived under the leadership of Des McAnuff . Adapted by Ingmar Bergman Stage Management by Steven Adler Sound Design by Lindsay Jones December 14 – 18, 2016; Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre, Book by Bridget Carpenter Fight Choreography by Erik Fredricksen Musical Supervision and Direction by Joseph Church Set Design by Neil Patel View Collection Locations Archival Resources. Costume Design by Tara Webb Stage Management by Nevin Hedley Music by Chandler Poling Lighting Design by Paul Gallo Lighting Design by Howell Binkley Performance Dates: July 29 – August 3, 1947, Written by S.N. By So Say We All, Episode 1 Directed by Daniel Aukin Written and Performed by Charlayne Woodard Set Design by Thomas Lynch The Inaugural Production of the Mandell Weiss Forum With Christine Avila, Gregg Berger, Ellen Blake, Gin Bonati, Craig Green, Ivan G’ver, Shizuko Hoshi, Olek Krupa, Gloria Mann, Rick Najera, John Nesci, Bill Pearlman, Tony Plana, Mary Qualls, Triney Sandoval and Roxane Carrasco, Danika Hendrickson, Meekaame Houston, Anthony Long, Jenny Woo Scenic Design by Scott Pask Written by Denis O’Hare and Lisa Peterson La Jolla Playhouse provides a number of educational opportunities for children, teens, and adults interested in theatre arts, both as performers and behind-the-scenes. By Christian St. Croix – John Leguizamo, Tony and Emmy Award-winning performer and creator of the Page To Stage production of Latin History for Morons. Sound Design by Chris Luessmann With Sally Forrest, Lee Marvin, Fred Clark, Benay Venuta, Frank Cady, Frank Sully, William Challee, Susan Kohner Orchestrations by Dan Lipton Music by Astor Piazzolla . Lighting Design by Chris Parry Orchestrations by Michael Starobin Dramaturgy by Gabriel Greene Performance Dates: August 30 – September 25, 2011; Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre, A Stratford Shakespeare Festival Production Set and Lighting Design by John Blankenchip Hair by Peg Schierholz Book and Lyrics by Bruce Sussman Directed by Norman Lloyd Stage Manager: Leighann Enos Book & Lyrics by Blake McCarty, Music by Ian Brandon Directed by Yolanda Franklin Lighting Design by Scott Zielinski Lighting Design by John Phillip Martin Sound Design by Tony J. Martin The Festival – a top California venue of emerging stage talent - was renamed the Wagner Festival in 2013 … Projection Design by Tal Yarden and Keith Skretch Costume Design by Paul Tazewell Music and Lyrics by John Farrar & Jeff Lynne *Subsequently produced on Broadway, The Marquis Theater April 2002. With Bill Camp, Gail Grate, Philip Kerr, Kellie Overbey, Douglas Weston Costume Design by Sue Makkoo With Toby Alexander, John Anderson, William Bartram, Susan Berman, Melanie Chartoff, Ron Faber, Dann Florek, Brenda Foley, John Goodman, Ben Halley, Jr., Kyra Hider, Dee Hoty, Leah Maddrie, Paul McCrane, Tuck Milligan, Jack Murdock, Geoffrey Nauffts With Kate Blumberg, Cristina Gerla, Ian Littleworth, Austyn Myers, Toby Onwumere, Katie Sapper, Todd Weeks Video Projection Design by Peter Flaherty Set Design by John Napier Set Design by Robert Davison Original Music by Baikida Carroll Directed by Mel Ferrer Commissioned by La Jolla Playhouse Performance dates: February 20 – March 25, 2007; Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre, World Premiere Incidental music by David Raksin Performance dates: January 23 – March 11, 2006, Page To Stage Workshop Production Sound Design by Victor Zupanc Penn & Teller in PENN & TELLER Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski Lighting Design by Jaymi Lee Smith Directed by Christopher Ashley Performance dates: August 11 – September 13, 2009; Mandell Weiss Theatre, Page To Stage Workshop Production Production Coordinator: Laura Zingle Scenic Design by Takeshi Kata Set Design by Robert Tyler Lee Performance Dates: August 6 – 18, 1957, Written by George Bernard Shaw and by Anton Chekhov, respectively With Viveca Lindfors, Stephen Bekassy, Eulalie Noble, Book by John O’Hara Music and Lyrics Adapted by Michael Friedman Lighting Design by Christopher Akerlind Musical Direction by G. Scott Lacy Among the productions that originated at the Playhouse before finding success on Broadway are The Who's Tommy, Matthew Broderick's revival of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Jane Eyre, Dracula, the Musical, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Cry Baby, Bonnie and Clyde, The Pulitzer Prize-winning I Am My Own Wife, 700 Sundays, Jersey Boys, Memphis, Peter and the Starcatcher, Chaplin, Hands on a Hardbody, Des McAnuff's revival of Jesus Christ Superstar, Zhivago and Big River . Performance Dates: August 11 – September 9, 2012; Mandell Weiss Forum, Written by David Mamet Music by Rosie Langabeer – And All the Birds Loved Her Music Supervision & New Vocal/Dance Arrangements by Sam Davis Stage Management by Jennifer Teel Wheeler Orchestrations by Darryl Waters Costume Design by Myung Hee Cho With Brooks Almy, Dominic Bogart, Jessica Burrows, Ron Butler, Sandy Campbell, Jennifer Chang, Anthony Crivello, Christopher Eid, Mark Emerson, Heather Ferguson, Jason Heil, Chris Hoch, David McDonald, David Rossmer, Kelsey Smith, Rena Strober, Nick Ullett, Bibi Valderrama Lighting Design by Kenneth Posner Directed by Franco Dragone Costume Design by Beth Goldenberg Choreography by Lisa Shriver Set, Costume and Lighting Design by John Blankenchip Costume Design by Candice Donnelly Performance Dates: July 13 – 18, 1948, Written by F. Hugh Herbert Costume Design by Maria Zamansky It is supported, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, the California Arts Council, the City of San Diego, and the County of San Diego. Conceived by Steven Epp & Dominique Serrand Original Music by John Gromada Translated by Frederick J. 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