Gerome Ragni (Book and Lyrics), 1935–1991, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the youngest of a large family with six sisters and two brothers. After four years as a medic in the United States Air Force, he began acting and was recognized by winning the Barter Theatre Award as Outstanding Young Actor. He appeared on Broadway in John Gielgud’s Hamlet featuring Richard Burton, and he starred Off Broadway in The Knack. Ragni was involved with The Open Theater (which he named), studying experimental theatre techniques with Nola Chilton and Joseph Chaikin. With James Rado, he co-created the American tribal love-rock musical Hair, and their lyrics were set to music by Galt MacDermot. A dynamic stage and life presence, Ragni originated the role of Berger in Hair. On his own, he authored the Broadway musical Dude, with score by MacDermot. He teamed up with another composer, Steve Margoshes, who wrote the music for the opus Jack Sound and His Dog Star Blowing His Final Trumpet on the Day of Doom. Soon thereafter, he and Rado rejoined forces to collaborate on a new musical they called Sun. A gifted actor and prolific writer and painter, Ragni originated “paper-napkin art,” and he wrote a volume of dynamic poetry under the pen name Virginia Miller. His son, Erick Ragni, is an innovative architect.

Galt MacDermot (Music), 1928–2018, a two-time Grammy Award–winning and Tony Award–nominated composer, is best known for the music he wrote for the Broadway scores of Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona. He garnered his first Grammy for the song “African Waltz” in 1960. His work spans the gamut of performing arts: musicals, ballet scores, film scores, chamber music, the Anglican liturgy, orchestral works, poetry, drama accompaniments, band repertory, and opera. His work encompasses a wealth of musical genres, crossing the boundaries of jazz, folk, funk, gospel, reggae, and classical styles. The son of a Canadian diplomat, MacDermot was born and raised in Montreal. He received a bachelor of music from University of Cape Town in South Africa. Based on his traditional training, he wrote his own arrangements. He moved to New York in 1964 and three years later wrote the music for the landmark Broadway production Hair, which he later adapted for the screen. He formed the New Pulse Jazz Band in 1979, which featured his original music played by some of the world’s greatest musicians, including Bernard Purdie and Wilbur Bascomb. MacDermot’s music is consistently sampled by hip-hop and rap artists who find his rhythms perfect for setting their lyrics to, as in Run-DMC’s Grammy Award–winning Down with the King, and Billboard’s chart-buster “Woo-Hah!! Got You All in Check” by Busta Rhymes. MacDermot wrote more than 3,000 songs over his lifetime. His music is listened to and enjoyed in 122 countries worldwide, and Hair has been performed constantly in over 40 countries worldwide since its inception.

Mayte Natalio (Choreography) Choreography: The Winter’s Tale (DTC/Public Works), Runaways (NYU, 2019), Into the Woods (Barrington Stage Company, 2019), Measure for Measure (The Public Theater/Mobile Unit, 2019), Love in Hate Nation (Two River Theater, 2019), Medusa (Michigan State University, 2020), La Hora Santa (also writer and director, Ars Nova’s Vision Residency). Other work: co-founder of immersive events company MinuteZero. Education: LaGuardia High School of Performing Arts, B.F.A. from SUNY Purchase.

David Israel Reynoso (Costume Design) The Old Globe: Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG San Diego Christmas Show, As You Like It, The Tempest, The Wanderers, Red Velvet, The Blameless, tokyo fish story, Constellations, Twelfth Night, Arms and the Man, Water by the Spoonful, Time and the Conways, Double Indemnity, Be a Good Little Widow. Theatre: Sleep No More in New York and Shanghai (as costume designer, Punchdrunk; Obie Award), Portaleza, Las Quinceañeras, Waking La Llorona (as creator/director, Optika Moderna/La Jolla Playhouse). Other theatre: ACT, ART, Arena, Finnish National Ballet, Portland Center Stage, WP, Milwaukee Rep, Seattle Rep, Cincinnati Playhouse, Commonwealth Shakes, Gloucester Stage, Lyric Stage of Boston. Other work: PostSecret and Living with Animals exhibits (SD Museum of Us). Honors: Creative Catalyst grant, Elliot Norton Award, Craig Noel, Helen Hayes, IRNE, BroadwayWorld Award nominations. davidreynoso.com, @designreynoso on Instagram.

Ken Travis (Sound Design) The Old Globe: Life After, American Mariachi, Rain, The Last Goodbye. Broadway: In Transit, Aladdin, Jekyll & Hyde, A Christmas Story The Musical, Scandalous, Newsies, Memphis, The Threepenny Opera, Barefoot in the Park, Steel Magnolias. Off Broadway/regional: The Public Theater, The New Group, The Civilians, Atlantic Theater Company, Soho Rep., Classic Stage Company, Playwrights Horizons, Signature Theatre Company, Mabou Mines, A Contemporary Theatre, The 5th Avenue Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Guthrie Theater, McCarter Theatre Center.

Sinai Tabak (Additional Arrangements) The Old Globe: Guys and Dolls. Broadway: The Cher Show. Regional: Sound of Music (music supervisor) Evita, Josephine (Asolo Rep), Bliss (5th Avenue), Footloose (Kennedy Center), Paint Your Wagon (Muny), Les Misérables (Dallas Theater Center), Johnny Baseball (Williamstown Theatre Festival). Off Broadway: Stars of David (DR2 Theatre), Goldstein (Actors Temple). Workshops: Los Otros (59E59), The Total Bent (Public Theater), American Psycho, Family Album (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Damascus Square. Film: Hello Again. Education: B.M. in Music Theory and Composition from NYU. sinaitabak.com.

Moira Gleason (Production Stage Manager) (she/her/hers) The Old Globe: Alive and Well, Since Africa, Back Back Back, Whisper House, Sea of Tranquility, The Sisters Rosensweig, The Constant Wife, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, five seasons of the Summer Shakespeare Festival. Regional: American Mariachi, M. Butterfly, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (South Coast Rep), Julius Caesar, The River Bride, Long Day’s Journey into Night, The Count of Monte Cristo, Two Gents, Water by the Spoonful, King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Willful (Oregon Shakespeare Festival), Adoption Project: Triad (Mo`olelo), Miss Witherspoon (San Diego Rep).

Musicians

All musicians are represented by the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada.