EDUCATION

Yale University, New Haven, CT but never gradumicated
Ichimura Music School, Fort Lee, NJ, 9/83 - 6/92: classical piano performance

THEATRE SOUND EXPERIENCE

Sound Designer

Soft Power, Ahmanson Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, CA. 5/17. Director: Leigh Silverman.
Head Over Heels, Curran Theatre, San Francisco, CA. 4/17. Director: Michael Mayer.
Grand Hotel, City Center Encores!, City Center, New York, NY. 3/17. Director: Josh Rhodes.
Chess, JFK Center Concert Series, Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. 2/17. Director: Michael Mayer.
Candide, LA Opera, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA. 1/18. Director: Francesca Zambello.
The Band's Visit, Barrymore Theatre, New York, NY. 11/17. Director: David Cromer.
The Honeymooners, Paper Mill Playhouse, Milburn, NJ. 10/17. Director: John Rando.
Benny and Joon, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA. 9/17. Director: Jack Cummings III.
A Legendary Romance, Mainstage Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA. 7/17. Director: Lonny Price.
Man of La Mancha, Portland Opera, Keller Auditorium, Portland, OR. 4/17. Director: Alan Paul.
Amélie, Walter Kerr Theatre, New York, NY. 3/17. Director: Pam MacKinnon.
Sunday in the Park With George, Hudson Theatre, New York, NY. 1/17. Director: Sarna Lapine.
Freaky Friday, co-design with Brian Ronan, Mandel Weiss Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA. 1/17. Director: Chris Ashley.
Amélie, Ahmanson Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, CA. 12/16. Director: Pam MacKinnon.
Fun Home, First National Tour. 09/16. Director: Sam Gold.
Poster Boy, Nikos Theatre, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA. 07/16. Director: Stafford Arima.
Sweeney Todd, Portland Opera, Keller Auditorium, Portland, OR. 05/16. Director: Albert Sherman.
The Last Five Years, Geary Theatre, ACT San Francisco. 04/16. Director: Michael Berresse.
Allegiance, Longacre Theatre, New York, NY. 11/15. Director: Stafford Arima.
Amélie, Roda Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre. 09/15. Director: Pam MacKinnon.
Beaches, Drury Lane Oakbrook Terrace, Oakbrook, IL. 07/15. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Head Over Heels, Elizabethan Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR. 06/15. Director: Ed Iskandar.
Fun Home, Circle in the Square Theatre, New York, NY. 04/15. Director: Sam Gold.
Gigi, Neil Simon Theatre, New York, NY. 04/15. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Million Dollar Quartet, American Tour. 02/15. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Brooklynite, Vineyard Theatre, New York, NY. 02/15. Director: Michael Mayer.
Gigi, Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. 01/15. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Little Dancer, Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. 11/14. Director: Susan Stroman.
On the Town, Lyric Theatre, New York, NY. 10/14. Director: John Rando.
Side Show, Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. 06/14. Director: Bill Condon.
Pirates of Penzance, Portland Opera, Keller Auditorium, Portland, OR. 04/14. Director: Bill Rauch.
Spamalot, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA. 02/14. Director: Bill Berry.
Side Show, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA. 11/13. Director: Bill Condon.
Fun Home, Newman Theatre, Public Theatre, New York, NY. 10/13. Director: Sam Gold.
First Date, Longacre Theatre, New York, NY. 08/13. Director: Bill Berry.
Barbie Live, Asian Tour. 07/13. Director: Kobi Rozenfeld.
Spandex, 888 Eighth Avenue Theatre, New York, NY. 05/13. Director: Andrea Andresakis.
My Fair Lady, Agnus Bowmer Theatre, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR. 03/13. Director: Amanda Dehnert.
Zorro the Musical, Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, GA. 03/13. Director: Chris Renshaw.
Million Dollar Quartet, Harrah's Casino, Las Vegas, NV. 02/13. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Rent, 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle, WA. 07/12. Director: Bill Berry.
First You Dream, Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. 06/12. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Follies, Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles, CA. 05/12. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
First Date, ACT Theatre in cooperation with the 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA. 02/12 - 03/12. Director: Bill Berry.
Follies, Marquis Theater, New York, NY. 08/11 - 01/12. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Million Dollar Quartet, New World Stages, New York, NY. 07/11. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Pirates of Penzance, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR. 05/11 - 06/11. Director: Bill Rauch.
Follies, Eisenhower Theatre, Kennedy Center, Washington, DC. 04/11 - 05/11. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Million Dollar Quartet, N_el Coward Theatre, London. 03/11. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Hinterm Horizont, Theater am Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Stage Entertainment Germany. 12/10 - 01/11. Director: Ulrich Waller.
Zorro the Musical, MDM Theatre, Moscow, Stage Entertainment Russia. 08/10. Director: Chris Renshaw.
Million Dollar Quartet, Nederlander Theatre, New York, NY. 04/10. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
She Loves Me, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Ashland, OR. 04/10. Director: Rebecca Taichmann.
Million Dollar Quartet, Apollo Theatre, Chicago, IL. 09/08 - 10/08. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
The Backyardigans Live!, National Tour, Nickelodeon & LiveNation!. 03/08.
Barbie Live! In Fairytopia, National Tour, LiveNation! & Mattel. 02/06 - 04/06. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
Rope, the Drama Department at the Zipper Theatre, New York, NY. 12/05. Director: David Warren.
Under the Bridge, the Zipper Theatre, New York, NY. 12/04. Director: Eric Schaeffer.
The Downtown Plays, as part of the Tribeca Theatre Festival, Schimmel Center at Pace University, New York, NY. 10/04. Director: John Rando.
Heaven Help Us!, Buell Theatre at Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Denver, CO. 09/04. Director: Ray Roderick.
Two Cities, Rich Forum, Stamford, CT. 08/04. Director: Lenore Shapiro.
A Christmas Carol, The Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY. 10/03 - 12/03. Co-Design with Tony Meola.
Dear Prudence, Rattlestick Theatre, New York, NY. 03/03. Director: Rosemary Andress.
The Typographer's Dream, PSNBC Club Space at HERE, New York, NY. 02/03. Director: Drew Barr.
Norman's Ark, TheatreFest 2002 / Bayside Productions, Memorial Auditorium, Montclair, NJ. 07/02. Director: Danny Herman.
The Voyage of the Carcass, Page 73 Productions at PSNBC, HERE, New York, NY. 07/02. Director: Alyse Rothman.
The Typographer's Dream, Clubbed Thumb, Inc., Ohio Theatre, New York, NY. 05/02. Director: Drew Barr.
Rich Little in The Presidents, PBS Broadcast/DVD, Las Vegas, NV. 04/02. Co-Design with Tony Meola. Director: Bill Castellino
Tommy, Western Michigan's Cherry County Playhouse, Muskegon, MI. 8/00. Director: Bill Castellino.
Guys 'n' Dolls, Barnard College Musical Theatre, Columbia University, New York NY. 11/96 - 12/96
June Moon, Drama Department, Ohio Theatre, New York, NY. 12/96 - 01/97.
The House of Blue Leaves, Yale University Dramat, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven. CT 03/96 - 04/96.
Tooth of Crime, Yale Cabaret, Yale School of Drama, New Haven, CT. 03/96.

Professional Accolades

Tony Award, 2018, Best Sound Design of a Musical, The Band's Visit.
Drama Desk Award, 2018, Best Sound Design of a Musical, The Band's Visit.
Drama Desk Nomination, 2014, Best Sound Design of a Musical, Fun Home.
Drama Desk Nomination, 2012, Best Sound Design of a Musical, Follies.
Tony Award Nomination, 2012, Best Sound Design of a Musical, Follies.

Associate / Assistant Sound Designer

Wicked, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. 12/11. Designer: Tony Meola.
Wicked, Circus Theater, Scheveningen, Netherlands. 11/11. Designer: Tony Meola.
Wicked, Regent Theatre, Melbourne; Capitol Theatre, Sydney. 07/08, 08/09. Designer: Tony Meola.
Wicked, Palladium Theater, Stuttgart; Metronom Theater, Oberhausen; Stage Entertainment Germany. 10/07, 03/10. Designer: Tony Meola.
Wicked, Dentsu Umi Theatre, Tokyo; Shiki Theatre, Osaka; Shiki Theatrical Company. 07/07, 10/09. Designer: Tony Meola.
Wicked First National Tour, Chicago Company, California Company, Second National Tour. 03/05 - present. Designer: Tony Meola.
Wicked, Gershwin Theatre, New York, NY. 04/03 - 10/03. Designer: Tony Meola.
The Man of La Mancha, Martin Beck Theatre, New York, NY. 09/02 - 11/02. Designer: Tony Meola.
Sweet Smell of Success, Martin Beck Theatre, New York, NY. 11/01 - 03/02. Designer: Tony Meola.
Kiss Me, Kate London, Victoria Palace Theatre, London, UK. 08/01 - 10/01. Designer: Tony Meola.
Kiss Me, Kate National Tour, 101 Productions. 04/01 - 06/01. Designer: Tony Meola.
Love, Janis, The Village Theatre, New York, NY. 02/01 - 04/01. Designer: Tony Meola.
A Christmas Carol, The Theatre at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY. 1996 - 2002. Designer: Tony Meola.
Rich Little in the Presidents, Western Michigan's Cherry County Playhouse, Muskegon, MI. 08/00. Designer: Tony Meola.
The Wild Party, The Public Theatre at the Virginia Theatre, New York, NY. 01/00 - 04/00. Designer: Tony Meola.
Kiss Me, Kate, Martin Beck Theatre, New York, NY. 08/99 - 11/99. Designer: Tony Meola.
Der Glöckner von Notre Dame, Disney / Stella Musical Theatre, Berlin, Germany. 01/99 - 06/99. Designer: Tony Meola.
Romeo and Juliet The Musical, Goodspeed-at-Chester, East Haddam, CT. 01/99 - 02/99. Designer: Tony Meola.
Footloose, Almost Paradise Company National Tour. 09/98 - 12/98. Designer: Tony Meola.
Sunset Boulevard, Downtown Sunset Company National Tour. 09/98 - 11/98. Designer: Tony Meola.
Footloose, Broadway Company, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York, NY. 06/98 - 10/98. Designer: Tony Meola.
A New Brain, Mitzi Newhouse Theatre at Lincoln Center, New York, NY. 03/98 - 06/98. Designer: Tony Meola.
High Society, Broadway Company, St. James Theatre, New York, NY. 02/98 - 04/98. Designer: Tony Meola.
The Sound of Music Broadway Revival, Martin Beck Theatre, New York, NY. 11/97 - 03/98. Designer: Tony Meola.
High Society, American Conservatory Theatre, San Francisco, CA. 08/97. Designer: Tony Meola.
Violet, Playwrights Horizons, New York, NY. 01/97 - 02/97. Designer: Tony Meola.

 

Sound Consultant

Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Belasco Theatre, New York, NY. 03/14. Director: Michael Mayer

Production Sound Engineer

Wicked First National Tour, Chicago Company, California Company, Second National Tour Productions. 03/05 - present.
Johnny Guitar, Century Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY. 2/04 - 3/04.

Sound Engineer / Operator

Debbie Does Dallas Musical Workshop, Jane Street Theatre, New York, NY. 04/02. Designer: Laura Grace Brown.
Pippin, Yale University Dramat, Yale University Theatre, New Haven, CT. 05/00. Designer: Colbert Davis IV.
Howard Crabtree's When Pigs Fly, Douglas Fairbanks Theatre, New York, NY. 08/96 - 10/96. Designer: Rob Gorton.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Sound Recording Engineer

The Yale Spizzwinks Any Questions Compact-Disc. 11/94 - 04/95.

Consulting Editor

Entertainment Design Magazine: "Sound Designers' Wish List." 09/00.
Entertainment Design Magazine: "François Bergeron at South Coast Rep." 09/00.
Entertainment Design Magazine: "Centerline Q & A with Garth Hemphill." 02/01.
Entertainment Design Magazine: "Opera's Dirty Little Secret." 03/01.

OTHER SKILLS

Conversant in German and Japanese.

LAST UPDATE: June, 2018