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THE PRODUCERS. The musical
about two theatrical schemers began as a
1 The 2001 Broadway production, starring
1967 film, written and directed by Mel Brooks.
Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, earned
Doug Besterman ’86 a Tony Award for best
orchestration. Lane and Broderick reprised their
roles in a 2005 film version.
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BYE BYE BIRDIE. Tony
Award-winner Charles Strouse
’47E composed the music for this
classic story that follows the PR 3
machinations that take place after FOX/Getty Images
teen heartthrob Conrad Birdie is
drafted into military service. The THAT ’70s SHOW. Debra Jo Rupp ’74
1963 movie and fan favorite stars is well known for playing Kitty Forman, the
Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, and mother in a Wisconsin family dealing with the
Ann-Margret. social changes of that decade. Look for her in
other roles, too, as Phoebe’s sister-in-law on
Friends and on hits ranging from Seinfeld to
This Is Us to Grey’s Anatomy.
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