THEATRE

PUMP UP THE VOLUME - A New Musical Director

In Development - World Premiere Production TBA

Music by Jeff Thomson

Book & Lyrics by Jeremy Desmon

Based on the Screenplay by Allan Moyle

A new musical based on the 1990 Allan Moyle Film.

Pump Up The Volume follows a shy outsider named Mark living in a strict, small town. When he launches his own radio station straight out of his bedroom, he transforms into an edgy alter ego, his radio persona "Hard Harry." But when tragedy strikes the school, "Hard Harry" is blamed, and others attempt to shut the radio show down, leaving Mark to decide whether to allow them to silence him or to pump up the volume.

TOOTSIE - Japanese Premiere Production Director

TOHO THEATRICAL - Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Okayama

The Japanese premiere production of the Tony-winning musical, Tootsie. A newly conceived version of the Broadway musical with Choreography by Tony-nominee Denis Jones and new material by Robert Horn (Tony-winner, Best Book of a Musical) and David Yazbek. Based on the original Broadway production directed by Scott Ellis.

Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek

Book by Robert Horn

Produced by TOHO Theatrical

Producers - Yasuhiko Saito, Tamae Masunaga

Choreographer - Denis Jones

Music Director / Conductor - Akihiro Shiota

Original Set Design by David Rockwell

Japanese Set Design by Satoko Nakane

Select Original Costume Designs by William Ivey Long

Japanese Costume Design by Sachiko Nakahara

Lighting Design by Yasuyuki Kusaka

Sound Design by Koichi Yamamoto

Wig and Makeup Design by Tomoe Okada

Assistant Producer - Asako Kajiwara

Project Coordinator - Masako Tomita

Associate Directors: Ikko Ueda, Yuko Nishi

Associate Choreographer: Koji Aoyama

Assistant Choreographer: Rino Kumamoto

Interpreters: Yoko Amanuma (director), Mayumi Oshima (choreographer)

CAST: Ikusaburo Yamazaki, Reika Manaki, Natsumi Kon, Yuta Kanai, Ryosuke Okada, Obata no Onisan, Masahiro Ehara, Yuichi Haba, Midoriko Kimura WITH Ikumi Takase, Airi Tsunekawa, Hirotaka Terui, Taiga Honda, Arashi Matsutani, Kento Yonezawa, Akiyoshi Rogawa, Ruri Aoyama, Mitsuyo Iwase, Mayu Tanaka, Aki Tomita, Renge Fujimori, Misa Murata, Mina Takada

THE WAY OUT Director

In Development

A New Play by DIANA AMSTERDAM

Additional Material by DAVE SOLOMON

THE WAY OUT is a play about 1969, a time when the world was at war. And the U.S. was at war with itself. Young men were faced with a draft lottery that was basically a mandatory government-imposed death sentence. A period of free-love turned into an era of turmoil. It was a pivotal moment in history, but we have never really seen that history from the perspective that this play brings to the stage. It is through the eyes of the young people at that time and based on the playwright’s actual experiences living on a commune in upstate New York when the draft lottery took place. It is a perspective that is incredibly relevant today as it is reflected in the current socio-political climate and the divisiveness that has risen in our country over the past few years.

PUMP UP THE VOLUME - Concert Workshop Presentation Director

ADIRONDACK THEATRE FESTIVAL

Music by Jeff Thomson

Book & Lyrics by Jeremy Desmon

Based on the Screenplay by Allan Moyle

Music Direction by James Sampliner

Lighting and Projection Design by Taylor Jaskula

Sound Design by Veronika Vorel

Production Stage Manager - Alec E. Ferrell

Assistant Stage Manager - Polly Feliciano

Assistant Director - Beck Barsanti

Production Manager - Martha Banta

Managing Director - Tracey Sullivan

Producing Artistic Director - Miriam Weisfeld

Produced by Special Arrangement with CM Stage Partners, LLC - Chris Maring, Producer

NYC Casting by Benton Whitley / Whitley Theatrical

CAST: Haley Beauregard, Lauren Taylor Berkman, Vinnie Canale-Rouse, Alexandra Cooke, John El-Jor, Christina Jones, Michael Morley, Liam Pearce, Richard Putorti, Michele Ragusa, Graham Rowat, Lison Tunick

PUMP UP THE VOLUME - MTFEST UK Director

TURBINE THEATRE - London

“Jeremy Desmon’s book and lyrics preserve the blend of rancour and ribaldry that distinguished director Allan Moyle’s screenplay. But it keeps the compassion, too, of a film that didn’t satirise the students but seemed to really care for them. ‘All the great themes have been used up – turned into theme parks,’ sighs Harry in one of his diatribes. A cynic might say all the great movies are just turned into musicals. But this hourlong, no-frills, script-in-hand evening…suggests Pump Up the Volume could become a musical attuned to a post-pandemic teenage mental health crisis and a new age of disillusionment.”

- Chris Wiegand, THE GUARDIAN

Music by Jeff Thomson

Book & Lyrics by Jeremy Desmon

Based on the Screenplay by Allan Moyle

Artistic Director and Festival Producer - Paul Taylor-Mills

Festival Producer - Kiki Stevenson

Production Coordinator - Claire Evans

U.S. Producer Christopher Maring

Music Director - Debbi Clarke

Casting - Will Burton, CDG

CAST: Simon Bailey, Nicole-Lily Baisden, Jaina Brock-Patel, Ben Culleton, Sha Dessi, Noah Harrison, CJ Johnson, Danny Nattrass, Oisin Nolan-Power, Talia Palamathanan

BAND: Amy Shaw, Joel Mulley-Goodbarne

Deputy Stage Manager: Nicky Bathgate

Sound: Richard Carter

Technical Manager: Alistair Lindsay

Production Assistant: Charlotte Thorogood

THE SHED WINTER GALA 2022 Director / Concept Creator

SEA CHANGE: the concept created for the winter experiential gala at The Shed, honoring Dan Doctoroff — with performances/appearances from Marina Abramović and Ralph Fiennes, a DJ set/dance party with Questlove and a photo shoot experience with Dirty Sugar Studios and tarot-card readings on “arachnomancy” cards designed by Tomás Saraceno.

A unique, experience/concept-driven gala brought to life in the incredible McCourt Space and throughout the Shed.

A collaboration of an incredible artistic team, production team and staff including:

Production Designer: Jason Ardizzone-West

Lighting Designer: Aaron Copp

Decor Design: John Goodman

Production: Cigar Box Studios

Original Entrance Compositions and Soundscape by Lucas Steele

Video Content Design by Dave Solomon

FOR THE SHED:

Artistic Director and CEO: Alex Poots

President and COO: Maryann Jordan

Chief Developing Officer: Bobby Kean

Associate Director of Special Events: Jessica Kepler

Production Manager: Christopher Genovese

Producer: Laura Aswad

TOOTSIE - First National Tour Director

The first national tour of the Tony-winning musical, Tootsie. A newly conceived version of the Broadway musical with Choreography by Tony-nominee Denis Jones and new material by Robert Horn (Tony-winner, Best Book of a Musical) and David Yazbek. Based on the original Broadway production directed by Scott Ellis.

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“Director Dave Solomon, who worked as an associate on the Broadway production, provides some slick staging which involves a Greek chorus that appears in some solo numbers to provide backup (quite effectively) as well as help move set pieces on stage and off. The cast he's assembled all does justice to the great material they're working with from Robert Horn's script to David Yazbek's musical score.” - Jeffrey Kare, BroadwayWorld NC

“Director Dave Solomon brings out the best from every single up-and-comer in the cast.” – Steven Stanley, StageScene LA

“impeccably staged and directed by Dave Solomon” - Kevin T. Baldwin, MetrMag, Worcester MA

“Director Dave Solomon paces the evening briskly, as it should be. The comic moments are allowed to play out with a good note towards timing along with a dash of farce…one of the funniest evenings in the theatre in recent years.” - BroadwayWorld (Buffalo Premiere)

“Under the direction of Dave Solomon, “Tootsie” goes from fun show to hit. The chemistry between the cast feels both familiar and fresh.” - Kimberly Rau, 99.7 FM NJ

“There is a seamless marriage of verbal one liners, comic takes, and awkward pauses that become a master class in how to do comedy right. The cast as a whole is a fierce and fabulous ensemble that knows how to work TOOTSIE to play in a big theater. – Brett Cullum, BroadwayWorld Houston

Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek

Book by Robert Horn

Choreographer - Denis Jones

Supervising Music Director - Andrea Grody

Music Direction - Andrew David Sotomayor / Josh Ceballos

Original Set Design by David Rockwell

Tour Scenic Design by Christine Peters

Costume Design by William Ivey Long

Lighting Design by Don Holder

Sound Design by Brian Ronan

Hair and Wig Design by Paul Huntley

Makeup Design by Angelina Avallone

Casting by Binder Casting, Chad Murnane CSA

OPENING CAST:

Drew Becker, Ashley Alexandra, Payton Reilly, Jared David Michael Grant, Lukas James Miller, Steve Brustein, Kathy Halenda, Adam du Plessis, with Leyla Ali, Kyra Christopher, Delaney Gold, Danielle Gordon, Dominique Kempf, Lucy Panush, Connor Allston, Darius Aushay, Michael Warren Bingham, Maverick Hiu, Marquez Linder, Alec Ruiz, Lexi Baldachino, Ashton Lambert.

YEAR TWO NEWCOMERS: Matthew Rella, Dianne B. Manaster with Parker Aimone, Mathew Bautista, Javian DePalma, MIa Davidson, Nicole Fragala, Laura Guley, Brian Cedric Jones, Matt Kurzyniec, Robert Miller, Kaimana Neil, Arianna Shrage, Josh Woodie

THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG - Le Petit Theatre, New Orleans Director

A production of the internationally-acclaimed play by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer at the historic Le Petit Théâtre in the French Quarter. An original production of the multi-award winning, internationally-acclaimed play with some unique casting and a sprinkle of NOLA authenticity added to the real-time, play-within-a-play proceedings.

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“Directed by Dave Solomon, the play is all gas, no brakes, taking audiences on a fast-paced joyride of one-liners, pratfalls and comic calamities… On opening weekend, the crowd was about as raucous as I’ve ever seen at the stately French Quarter theater...” - Nola.com

Written by Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer

Set Design by Ann Beyersdorfer

Costume Design by Kaci Thomassie

Lighting Design by Zach Pizza

Sound Design by Brendan Connelly

Dialect Coach: Amy Chaffe

Production Stage Manager: Ann Barkin

Production Manager: Eddie McIntyre

Wig, Hair and Makeup Design by Laurin Hart

Fight and Stunt Choreography by Joel Derby, Tony Mita and Alex Smith

Assistant Stage Manager: Lindsay Kaufman

Properties Master: Olivia Winter

CAST:

Yvette Bourgeois, Benjamin Dougherty, Dominic Giardina, Noah Hazzard, Lynx Murphy, Matt Reed, Cat Wilkinson and Sora

ORDINARY DAYS Director / Co-Conceiver

A revolutionary theatrical-cinematic hybrid production of Adam Gwon’s musical. Conceived and Created by Dave Solomon and Emmy winner Jason Ardizzone-West (“Jesus Christ Superstar Live!”) and produced by the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Featuring dual-casts and gender-bending casting with new material by Adam Gwon written exclusively for this production.

ORDINARY DAYS Director / Co-Conceiver

PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE

Music & Lyrics by Adam Gwon

Production Design by Jason Ardizzone-West

Music Direction by Camille Villalpando Rolla

Director of Photography - William “Buzz” Miller

Edited by Mickey Miller

Lighting Design by Cat Wilson

Costume Design by Pei-Chi Su

Sound Design by Peter Brucker

Stage Manager: Gabrielle Colwell

CAST ‘O’: Emily Botnen, Koby Fink, Gabriel Lasley, Jaquel Spivey

CAST ‘D’: Will Cobb, Jana Glover, Zoey Myers, Bennett Speith

MORE INFORMATION ON OUR PROCESS, AND HOW WE CREATED THIS UNIQUE PRODUCTION, IS AVAILABLE HERE:

https://www.ardizzonewest.com/ordinary-days

PUMP UP THE VOLUME Director

PITTSBURGH PLAYHOUSE

Produced in Collaboration with RWS Entertainment Group and John Breglio

Music by Jeff Thomson

Book & Lyrics by Jeremy Desmon

Choreography by Stacey Tookey

Music Direction by James Sampliner

Set Design by Jason Ardizzone-West

Lighting Design by Jen Schriever & Grant Wilcoxen

Costume Design by Pei-Chi Su

Sound Design by Steve Shapiro

HALTED BY COVID-19

MARGARET AND CRAIG          Playwright

Workshop Production:  NEW YORK STAGE AND FILM

Developmental Readings: The New Group, Roundabout Theatre Company, New York Theatre Workshop 

with Mario Cantone, Marin Ireland, Veanne Cox, Jenni Verdon

directed by Sheryl Kaller

music direction by Paul Masse

MARGARET AND CRAIG explores the lives of 70’s female impersonator Craig Russell and his friend, Canadian author (and diagnosed schizophrenic) Margaret Gibson.  In writing a story on Craig's passing, Margaret dives back into their tempestuous relationship; reawakening the memories, as well as some long-buried truths, of their fractured friendship.   Through her writing and Craig’s performances their realities and memories merge to unveil a unique and passionate connection that takes some unexpected and challenging twists as Craig’s cult stardom leads him down a path similar to that of the women he emulated. 

HAVANA - PALACE OF LIGHTS          Bookwriter

NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE

Directed and Choreographed by Warren Carlyle

Music by Albita and Ryan Scott Oliver

Art and Scenic Design by Ruben Toledo

Costume Design by Isabel Toledo

Projection Design by Linda Batwin

Lighting Design by Ryan O'Gara

Musical Supervision: Patrick Vaccariello

¡HAVANA! is a celebration of Cuba’s music and culture, journeying back in time to its 1950’s heyday.  Making its world debut on Norwegian Bliss and led by Tony Award®–winning director and choreographer Warren Carlyle, this lively musical is set at The Palace of Lights, where backstage intrigue combines with seductive rhythms and sultry dance moves to bring you an exhilarating, edge-of-your-seat production.  The unforgettable show comes from a team of Broadway creative powerhouses, including famed Cuban-American design duo Ruben and Isabel Toledo, creators of the spectacular set and vivid costumes.

THE DODGERS           Director

Los Angeles - HUDSON THEATRE

by Diana Amsterdam

directed by Dave Solomon

with Corbin Bleu, Emma Hunton, Talisa Friedman, Jared Gertner, Asher Grodman, Eric Nelsen

“Director Dave Solomon keeps the tone low-key yet consistently dynamic” - L. Kathleen Foley, L.A. Times

“The Dodgers is smartly directed by Dave Solomon. Solomon even-handedly balances the drama, the melodrama, the absurdity and the pain of this historic event through the talents of an extremely capable cast.” - M.Clay, LA Splash

set design by Mike Carnahan & Ann Beyersdorfer

lighting design by Jen Schriever & Benjamin Green

costume and wig design by Ann Closs-Farley

sound design by Alex Mackyol

produced by Ashley Kate Adams

general manager - Evan Bernardin

TOOTSIE Associate Director

BROADWAY - Marquis Theatre

CHICAGO - Cadillac Palace Theatre

Music and Lyrics by David Yazbek

Book by Robert Horn

Directed by Scott Ellis

with Santino Fontana, Lilli Cooper, Sarah Stiles, Andy Grotelueschen, Reg Rogers, Julie Halston, John Behlmann, Michael McGrath

Choreography by Denis Jones

Music Direction by Andrea Grody

SIDE SHOW Associate Director

BROADWAY - ST JAMES THEATRE

Music by Henry Krieger, Lyrics by Bill Russell

Book by Bill Russell; Additional Book Material by Bill Condon

Directed by Bill Condon

with Erin Davie, Emily Padgett, Ryan Silverman, Matthew Hydzik, Robert Joy, David St Louis, Brandon Bieber, Matthew Patrick Davis, Charity Angel Dawson, Lauren Elder, Derek Hanson, Javier Ignacio, Kelvin Moon Loh, Barrett Martin, Con O’Shea-Creal, Don Richard, Blair Ross, Hannah Shankman, Michaeljon Slinger, Josh Walker, Jordanna James, Brandon Andrus, Isaiah Johnson, DeLaney Westfall, Megan McGinnis

Choreograped by Anthony Van Laast

Music Direction by Sam Davis

Set Design by David Rockwell

Costume Design by Paul Tazewell

Lighting Design by Peggy Eisenhauer and Jules Fisher

Sound Design by Peter Hylenski

Special Make-up Effects Design by Dave Elsey and Lou Elsey

Wig and Hair Design by Charles LaPointe

Makeup Design by Cookie Jordan

YOU'RE GONNA HATE THIS          Director

music and lyrics by Michael Holland

conceived by Michael Holland & Lindsay Mendez

Joe's Pub - Cast: Michael Holland & Lindsay Mendez

54 Below - Cast: Keala Settle, Justin Guarini, Lili Cooper, Lindsay Mendez, Andrew Samonsky, Jenna Ushkowitz, Nicholas Ward, Michele Ragusa, Kelli Rabke, Janine DiVita, Ephie Aardema, Jon Viktor Corpuz, Lorinda Lisitza, Rob Maitner, Jared Weiss with Kristin Dausch, Justin Talkington, Stephen Todd and Taylor Montgomery

PUMP UP THE VOLUME          Director

music by Jeff Thomson

book and lyrics by Jeremy Desmon

Workshop Production (Michigan, MSU), Workshop Reading (NYC), Joe's Pub Concert

Workshop Cast: Alex Brightman, Emma Hunton, Molly Ranson, Andrew Call

Joe's Pub Cast: Leslie Odom Jr., Lucas Steele, Nancy Opel, Constantine Marouilis, Emily Padgett, Bryce Ryness, Jenna Leigh Green, Claybourne Elder, Caren Lyn Tackett, Gabe Violett

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD Associate Director

BROADWAY - Roundabout Theatre Company at STUDIO 54

Music, Book and Lyrics by Rupert Holmes

Directed by Scott Ellis

Choregraphed by Warren Carlyle

with Chita Rivera, Stephanie J. Block, Will Chase, Gregg Edelman, Jim Norton, Nicholas Barasch, Peter Benson, Robert Creighton, Andy Karl, Jessie Mueller, Betsy Wolfe

Executive Producer - Sydney Beers

Music Directed by Paul Gemignani

Set Design - Anna Louizos

Costume Design - William Ivey Long

Lighting Design - Brian Nason

Sound Design - Tony Meola

Hair and Wig Design - Paul Huntley

Makeup Design - Angelina Avallone

9 TO 5 - THE MUSICAL Associate Director

BROADWAY - MARQUIS THEATRE

Music by Dolly Parton

Book by Patricia Resnick

Directed by Joe Mantello

Choreographed by Andy Blakenbuehler

with Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch, Kathy Fitzgerald, Andy Karl, Ann Harada

Produced by Robert Greenblatt

Music Director Stephen Oremus

Set Design - Scott Pask

Costume Design - William Ivey Long

Lighting Design - Kenneth Posner

Sound Design - John Shivers

MARRYING MEG          Director

Book, Music & Lyrics by Mark Robertson

NYMF - Theatre at St Clements

CAST: Stephen Berger, Stephen Bienskie, Stephanie Youell Binetti, Harris Doran, Kathy Fitzgerald, Lisa Howard, Michael McCormick, Jim Newman, Tory Ross, William Ryall

SET DESIGN: Shoko Kambara

LIGHTING DESIGN: Jen Schriever

COSTUME DESIGN: Alejo Vietti & Amy Clark

MUSICAL STAGING: Bethany Pettigrew

PAL JOEY Associate Director

BROADWAY - Roundabout Theatre Company at STUDIO 54

Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Lorenz Hart

New Book by Richard Greenberg; Original Book by John O’Hara

Directed by Joe Mantello

with Stockard Channing, Martha Plimpton, Matthew Risch, Jenny Fellner, Robert Clohessy,

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE Assistant Director

BROADWAY - Roundabout Theatre Company at STUDIO 54

Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by James Lapine

Directed by Sam Buntrock

Choreographed by Christopher Gattelli

with Daniel Evans, Jenna Russell, Michael Cumpsty, Jessica Molaskey, Mary Beth Peil, Anne L. Nathan, Santino Fontana, Alexander Gemignani, David Turner, Brynn O’Malley, Jessica Grove, Stacie Morgan Lewis, Ed Dixon, Kelsey Fowler, Alison Horowitz, Drew McVety

THE RITZ Assistant Director

BROADWAY.- Roundabout Theatre Company at STUDIO 54

by Terrence McNally

Directed by Joe Mantello

Choreographed by Christopher Gattelli

with Rosie Perez, Kevin Chamberlain, Brooks Ashmanskas, Ashlie Atkinson, Seth Rudetsky, Patrick Kerr, Billy Magnussen, David Turner, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Angela Pietropinto, Terrence Riordan, Adam Sietz, Lenny Venito

CURTAINS Assistant Director

LOS ANGELES - Ahmanson Theatre

BROADWAY - Al Hirschfeld Theatre

Music by John Kander, Lyrics by Fred Ebb and John Kander

Book and Additional Lyrics by Rupert Holmes

Directed by Scott Ellis

Choreographed by Rob Ashford

with David Hyde Pierce, Debra Monk, Karen Ziemba, Jason Danieley, Jill Paice, Noah Racey, Megan Sikora, Edward Hibbert, Michael McCormick, Michael X. Martin, John Bolton, Ernie Sabella, Nili Bassman, Kevin Bernard, Ward Billeisen, Paula Leggett Chase, Jennifer Dunne, Matt Farnsworth, Patty Goble, Mary Ann Lamb, David Loud, Brittany Marcin, Jim Newman, Joe Aaron Reid, Darcie Roberts, Christopher Spaulding, David Eggers, Ashley Amber, J. Austin Eyer, Allison Spratt, Jerome Vivona