LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE

Jersey Boys

World Premiere
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Music by Bob Gaudio
Lyrics by Bob Crewe
Directed by Des McAnuff
Performance Dates: October 5, 2004 - January 16, 2005,
Mandell Weiss Theatre

*Subsequently produced on Broadway at The August Wilson Theatre (opened November 6, 2005). Received Tony Awards for Best Lighting Design (Howell Binkley), Best Actor in a Musical (John Lloyd Young), Best Supporting Actor in a Musical (Christian Hoff) and Best Musical in 2006. Olivier Award for Best New Musical.

700 Sundays…Billy Crystal…A Life in Progress

Page To Stage Workshop Production
Written by Billy Crystal
Directed by Des McAnuff
Additional Material by Alan Zweibel
Performance Dates: April 20 — May 2, 2004, Mandell Weiss Theatre

*Subsequently produced on Broadway at The Broadhurst Theatre (opened December 5, 2004). Received Tony Award for Special Theatrical Event in 2005.

I Am My Own Wife

Page To Stage Workshop Production
Written and Directed by Doug Wright
(Directed by Moises Kaufman on Broadway)
Performance Dates: July 15 — July 29, 2001, Mandell Weiss Forum Studio

*Subsequently produced on Broadway at The Lyceum Theatre (opened December 3, 2003). Received Tony Awards for Best Play and Best Actor in a Play (Jefferson Mays). Received 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Returned to La Jolla Playhouse in 2005.

Thoroughly Modern Millie

World Premiere Inspired by Richard Morris' Original Story and Screenplay
Book by Richard Morris and Dick Scanlan
New Music by Jeanine Tesori
New Lyrics by Dick Scanlan
Directed by Michael Mayer
Performance Dates: October 10 — December 10, 2000, Mandell Weiss Theatre

*Subsequently produced on Broadway, The Marquis Theater April 2002. Received six 2002 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Actress, Best Featured Actress, Best Choreography, Best Orchestrations and Best Costume Design.

** April 22, 1993, La Jolla Playhouse received the Tony Award for outstanding American regional theatre.

The Who's Tommy

A New Theatrical Version
American Premiere
Composed and Written by Pete Townshend
Adapted for the Stage by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff
Directed by Des McAnuff
Performance Dates: July 1 — October 4, 1992, Mandell Weiss Theatre

*Subsequently produced on Broadway, St. James Theatre (opened April 22, 1993), and on a national tour (opened October 13, 1993). Received five 1993 Tony Awards for Best Director, Best Choreographer, Best Score (tie with Kiss of the Spider Woman), Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design.

Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

West Coast Premiere
Music and Lyrics by Roger Miller
Book by William Hauptman
Directed by Des McAnuff
Performance Dates: June 19 — July 14, 1984, Mandell Weiss Theatre

* Subsequently produced on Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Received seven 1985 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Best Director, Best Book, Best Score, Best Featured Actor, Best Scenic Design and Best Lighting Design.