The Zombie Prom Creative
Team
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The
Authors
DANA P. ROWE
(Music) wrote the score for the operetta The Reluctant Dragon,
incidental music for The Greeks, original songs and arrangements
for the children's television series "Jelly Bean Jungle," and most recently
wrote music and lyrics and co-authored the book for the musical But
Not for Me, which premiered at the Caldwell Theatre in Boca Raton,
featuring Avery Sommers. He has considerable credits writing, performing,
and arranging for Players Theatre Columbus, the Ohio State University Opera
Theatre, the Indiana University Opera Theatre, Florida Shakespeare Festival
and Zurlow Productions. He is currently collaborating on two new
musicals with John Dempsey, Cal: A musical Tale of relative Insanity
and Julian Keyes.
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JOHN
DEMPSEY (Book and Lyrics) first worked with Dana Rowe on the
children's operetta The Reluctant Dragon, based on the short story
by Kenneth Grahame. This musical premiered at Players Theatre Columbus,
as did the musical A Country Christmas Carol, which Mr. Dempsey
wrote in collaboration with composer David Tolley and playwright Ed Graczyk.
He has provided book and lyrics for Circles and Dick Whittington,
and book, music, and lyrics for Menage -- a three part affair in one
act. Plays include World Today, The Greater Goode, and
One Miracle in a Lifetime, for which he was awarded an Ohio Arts
Council Fellowship for Playwriting. He is currently collaborating
with Mr. Rowe on two new musicals, Cal: A Musical Tale of Relative Insanity
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Direction/Dance
PHILIP Wm. McKINLEY
(Director). Recent credits: world premiere of William Luce's
five character play Chanel, Tokyo, Japan; German production of the
Yeston/Kopit Phantom; Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS 8th Annual
Easter Bonnet Competition, Minskoff Theater featuring Bea Arthur, Victor
Garber, Judy Kaye, John Raitt, Tony Roberts, Gwen Verdon and Chita Rivera;
Sayonara, Theater Under the Stars in Houston; The Wizard of Oz
starring Phyllis Diller, Kansas City Starlight and St. Louis MUNY; Rhythm
Ranch choreographed by Susan Stroman, Paper Mill Playhouse. Regional
credits include Peter Pan starring B.D. Wong and David Ogden Stiers;
A Little Night Music starring Betty Buckley; world premiere of Jekyll
& Hyde by David Levy, Leslie Eberhard and Phil Hall; The Glass
Menagerie, The Desert Song featuring the New York City Opera principals;
Vanities, and numerous concerts for the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.
Awards: Kansas City Drama Desk and People's Choice Awards for Best Director
and Best Show for his production of the Yeston/Kopit Phantom.
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TONY
STEVENS (Choreographer). Recent credits: Sheba,
Jewish Repertory Theater; The Body Shop, Westbeth Theatre; Funny
You Don't Look Like a Grandmother, Pace Theatricals. Broadway:
(Staging), The Wind in the Willows; (Chor.) Perfectly Frank;
Rachel Lily Rosenbloom, Rockabye Hamlet; assistant to Bob Fosse on
Chicago; and Peter Gennaro on Irene. Off-Broadway
and regional: (Dir./Chor.) Get Happy (L.A. Weekly and Drama-Logue
Awards for Best Director); All Dressed Up; Sing Happy, Avery Fisher
Hall; Annie Get Your Gun, L.A. Music Center starring
Debbie Reynolds; Paint Your Wagon and Animal
Crackers, Goodspeed; George M!; Sayonara. Film
(Chor.); Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, The Great Gatsby. TV:
(Dir./Chor.) "Broadway Plays Washington," (Chor.) "Disneyland's 30th Anniversary."
Choreography for: Liza Minnelli, Lily Tomlin, Bette Midler, Gene Kelly,
Lucille Ball, Dick Van Dyke, Nancy Walker, Ann Reinking and Mary Tyler
Moore. |
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NAT WEISS
in association with
RANDALL L. WREGHITT
presents
ZOMBIE PROM
A NEW MUSICAL
Music by DANA P. ROWE Book and Lyrics
by JOHN DEMPSEY
Based on a story by JOHN DEMPSEY
and HUGH M. MURPHY
Scenic Design JAMES YOUMANS
Costume Design GREGG BARNES
Lighting Design RICHARD NELSON
Sound Design ABE JACOB
Orchestrations by MICHAEL GIBSON
Musical Direction by DARREN R. COHEN
Casting by JOSEPH McCONNEL
Production Stage Manager J. P. ELINS
Press Representative JEFFREY RICHARDS ASSOCIATES
Original ZP Artwork by DAVID BYRD
Choreographed by TONY STEVENS
Directed by PHILIP Wm. McKINLEY
UNDERSTUDIES
For Toffee: Natalie Toro; for Jonny: Stephen
Bienskie; for Eddie Flagrante: Marc Lovci
Swings: DJ SALISBURY, RONIT MITZNER
ORCHESTRA
Musical Director/Conductor: Darren
R. Cohen;
Assistant Musical Director/Synthesizer: Stephen
Oremus;
Bass Guitar: Rober Anzelotti; Drums/Percussion:
Jakubu Griffin;
Electric/Acoustic Guitar: Stephen Benson.
You can order the ZOMBIE PROM CD online.
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