Creative Team
Craig Fair
CRAIG FAIR Craig is thrilled to join this team!! “Hamlet the Rock Musical” has been a 3 year journey for Craig and it is very exciting to see the evolution of this piece arrive here at the El Portal Theatre in L.A. Hailing from Toronto, Craig started his career as a triple threat performer. Before the age of 30 he switched to the creative side of the table to become a Music Director/Composer/Arranger/
Doug Oberhamer
Doug Oberhamer’s credits include: Cagney, Swing!, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Saturday Night Fever, We Will Rock You, Rocky, Crazy For You, The Man of La Mancha, Errol and Fidel, Frankenstein, Nunsense, What Do Critics Know?, Dracula, Reel to Real, My Vaudeville Man, Wanda’s World, Flight of the Lawnchair Man, I Got Fired, Women on the Verge, Seeing Stars, Rings, and Gemini. Best Orchestration Bistro Award winner for Little Death and Best Orchestration winner for Errol and Fidel at the New York Musical Festival. His album, The Oberhamer Brothers: Together Again is currently on the charts and on SiriusXM. Love to his wife Christine and daughters Scarlett and Natalie for their love and support.
Nick Iwaskow
Nick Iwaskow is a Canadian designer specializing in video, stage, interactive media and motion graphics design for film, T.V. and music. He has worked throughout Canada and internationally for the past 6 years, delivering bespoke visual experiences to a range of clientele – from touring acts, festivals, theatres and the hottest nightclubs. Nick provides the full service creative, technical and installation expertise in set, video and lighting design.
Mylette Nora
MYLETTE NORA (Costume Designer) NAACP Theatre Awards for best costumes, listed in the honors edition of The Cambridge Registry of Who’s Who Among Executive and Professional Women, works world wide consists of television, film, and stage, and was seen nightly on “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno and now weekly on “Jay Leno’s Garage”. The famed artist Synthia St. James notedMylette as being the inspiration for her world renowned painting “Ensemble” which graced the cover of the best selling novel “Waiting To Exhale” by Terry McMillan. Mylette’s designer doggie wear, www.
Leon Rothenberg
Leon Rothenberg (Co-Sound Designer) Recent Broadway: Hillary and Clinton, The Waverly Gallery, Mike Birbiglia’s The New One, The Boys In The Band, A Doll’s House Part 2. Recent Off Broadway: Classic Stage Company, 59E59, NYCC, Primary Stages, Second Stage, Manhattan Theatre Club, Public Theater. Regional: Arizona Theatre Company, Huntington Theater, Arena Stage. International: Cirque du Soleil, National Theatre of Cyprus, Dijon International Festival. Tony Award for Sound Design: The Nance. klaxson.net
Joseph Hayward
JOSEPH HAYWARD – ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Director of theatre and live events. Recent: You Can’t Take It With You (Hudson Guild), The Ultimate View ing Experience (Cinépolis Chelsea), Canuck Downunder (Soho Playhouse), The Vampire’s Last Bite (Iati Theatre). Associate/Assistant: Cagney (Pioneer), Desperate Measures (New World Stages), U.S. OPEN Opening Ceremonies (ESPN). @jcwhayward
Michael Donovan
MICHAEL DONOVAN, CSA
The recipient of 8 Artios awards presented by the Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in casting, Michael has cast shows produced at the Ahmanson Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum, the Hollywood Bowl, Pasadena Playhouse, the Kirk Douglas Theatre, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Laguna Playhouse, International City Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, the Getty Villa, the Ricardo Montalban Theatre, San Francisco Symphony, Arizona Theatre Company and more – as well as several national tours. Michae, who also has cast numerous films, TV series and commercials, teaches at UCLA, is the President of the Board for the Foundation for New American Musicals, and serves on the board for Camp Bravo.
Richie Ferris
RICHIE FERRIS Richie has been working with Michael Donovan for 8 years. Having been nominated 9 times in total, he has twice received an Artios award presented by the Casting Society of America for Outstanding Achievement in Casting (as an Associate). Over his 8 years, he has been a part of the casting process for over 300 projects, including TV shows, films, musicals, plays, and readings. Proud CSA member.
Jonathan A. Burke
JONATHAN A. BURKE is a Los Angeles base sound designer.
Recent designs include Two’s A Crowd at 59E59 and The Tempest at Disney Hall. Off Broadway: Lonesome Traveler, The Best is Yet to Come: The Music of Cy Coleman. Regional: Chasing Mem’ries, Outside Mullingar, The Seafarer, (Geffen Playhouse), Our Town (Pasadena Playhouse). My Fair Lady, Last Five Years, Daddy Long Legs (Rubicon Theatre Co.).
In addition to designing, Jonathan teaches Sound Design at UCLA School of Theater and runs Jabworks, LLC a sound design, consulting and rental company.
Brandon Pugmire
Off-Broadway: We Are The Tigers, The Video Games. Other credits include work with The Skylight Theater, Santa Clarita Shakespeare Festival, University of La Verne, Antelope Valley College among others. Brandon teaches stage combat workshops for various high schools and colleges as well as performs stunts for film and television.
Matt Franta
Off-Broadway: safeword., We Are The Tigers, Eco Village, The Video Games. Other credits include work with the Guthrie Theater, Children’s Theatre Company, Marin Shakespeare Company, Four Clowns, and Skylight Theatre Company. Matt holds a BA in Drama/Speech from Clarke University in Dubuque, IA, and is a graduate of the International Stunt School in Seattle. Matt is also a Certified Instructor with Dueling Arts International, and currently teaches stage combat at AMDA College of the Performing Arts. www.MattFranta.com