Jennifer Nairn-Smith is an Australian-born dancer, actress and choreographer, she appeared in the original Broadway production of "Pippin", a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by who?
Roger O. Hirson
Jennifer Nairn-Smith
Jennifer Nairn-Smith is an Australian-born dancer, actress and choreographer.
 She appeared in the original Broadway productions of "Follies" and "Pippin".
 Her film and TV appearances include "All That Jazz" (1979), "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" (1982) and "Return to Eden" (1983).
Pippin (musical)
Pippin is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson.
 Bob Fosse, who directed the original Broadway production, also contributed to the libretto.
 While many interpretations of "Pippin" have risen since its debut, there is no single correct explanation of the musical's meaning.
 The musical uses the premise of a mysterious performance troupe, led by a Leading Player, to tell the story of Pippin, a young prince on his search for meaning and significance.
Leland Palmer (actress)
Leland Palmer (born June 16, 1945, Port Washington, New York) is an American actress, dancer, and singer who has appeared on stage, in motion pictures, and on television.
 She appeared on Broadway in "Bajour", "A Joyful Noise", "Hello, Dolly!
", "Applause", and "Pippin".
 Palmer received two Tony Award nominations: in 1967 for featured actress in a musical (Miss Jimmie in "A Joyful Noise"), and in 1973 for actress in a musical (Fastrada in "Pippin").
 She appeared as Viola in the rock musical "Your Own Thing" during a highly regarded run at the Huntington Hartford Theater in Los Angeles in August 1968. Robert Longbottom
Robert Longbottom, born March 1957, is a New York City based director, choreographer and director, primarily for theatre and opera.
 Longbottom made his Broadway debut as the director and choreographer of the original Broadway production of the Tony nominated musical, Side Show.
 Also on Broadway, Longbottom directed and choreographed the reconceived revival of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Flower Drum Song, with a new book by the playwright David Henry Hwang following its premiere at The Mark Taper Forum, earning him a Tony Award nomination for his choreography, as well as Fred Astaire and Outer Critics Circle nominations, among others. Sam Levene
Sam Levene (August 28, 1905 – December 28, 1980) was an American Broadway and film actor.
 He made his Broadway debut in 1927 with five lines in a play titled "Wall Street", and over a span of nearly 50 years, appeared on Broadway in 37 Shows, of which 33 were the original Broadway Productions, many now considered legendary.
 Levene made his film debut in 1936, recreating the role of Patsy that he had played in the Broadway production of "Three Men on a Horse" in 1935.
 He also appeared in the USO Tour of this same Show; the Radio Version; the Musical version that opened on Broadway called "Let It Ride" (1961) as well as the 1969 Broadway Revival of the play directed by George Abbott, the original Broadway Director and co-author. Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album
Dreamgirls: Original Broadway Cast Album is the cast album for the original Broadway production of the musical "Dreamgirls", which debuted at the Imperial Theatre on December 20, 1981.
 The album was issued by David Geffen, a co-financier of the musical and later producer of its 2006 film adaptation, on his Geffen Records label during the winter of 1982.
 The "Dreamgirls" cast album features cast performances by the show's performers, including Jennifer Holliday, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Loretta Devine, Ben Harney, Cleavant Derricks, Obba Babatundé, and Vondie Curtis-Hall. Stephen Schwartz (composer)
Stephen Lawrence Schwartz (born March 6, 1948) is an American musical theatre lyricist and composer.
 In a career spanning over four decades, Schwartz has written such hit musicals as "Godspell" (1971), "Pippin" (1972) and "Wicked" (2003).
 He has contributed lyrics for a number of successful films, including "Pocahontas" (1995), "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" (1996), "The Prince of Egypt" (1998; music and lyrics) and "Enchanted" (2007).
 Schwartz has won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics, three Grammy Awards, three Academy Awards and has been nominated for six Tony Awards.
 He received the 2015 Isabelle Stevenson Award, a special Tony Award, for his commitment to serving artists and fostering new talent. Kathryn Doby
Kathryn Doby is an American dancer, actresses, choreographer, and assistant to Bob Fosse.
 She made her Broadway debut in the ensemble of Fosse’s "Sweet Charity" in January 1966 at the Palace Theatre in Times Square.
 Aside from her performance in the musical "Gregory" (1970), Doby’s work on Broadway continued with Fosse as a Player and Dance Captain in "Pippin" (1972) and as an assistant to Mr. Fosse for "Chicago" (1975) and "Dancin’" (1978).
 Her film credits include "The Night They Raided Minsky's" - “Minsky Girl” (1968), "The Handmaid's Tale (film)" - Aunt Elizabeth (1990), and again worked with Fosse as a dancer in "Sweet Charity" (1969), "Cabaret" – Kit Kat Dancer (1972), and "All That Jazz" – Kathryn (1979).
 She also re-set the Fosse direction and choreography for the 1981 stage production of "Pippin", starring Ben Vereen, William Katt, and Chita Rivera that was filmed for TV.
 She was also slated to recreate the choreography for "Dancin" to be revived by the Roundabout Theatre Company in 2009.
 This production was postponed and, as of the date of this entry, does not have a projected start date.
 In 2012 Doby returned to New York from her home in California to restage the "Dancin’" Act One finale, “Beat Me Daddy Eight to the Bar” for the American Dance Machine for the 21st Century (ADM21).
 She was joined by original cast members Lloyd Culbreath, Valarie Pettiford, Cady Huffman, Roumel Reaux, and Candace Tovar. Séance on a Wet Afternoon (opera)
Séance on a Wet Afternoon is an opera in two acts by Stephen Schwartz to a libretto by the composer, based on the novel by Mark McShane and the screenplay by Bryan Forbes to the 1964 film of the same name.
 The work, Schwartz's first opera after a string of Broadway musicals ("Godspell", "Pippin", "Wicked"), premiered on 26 September 2009 at the Granada Theatre of Opera Santa Barbara which commissioned the work.
 The work lasts for about 2 hours 50 minutes. Children of Eden
Children of Eden is a two-act musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John Caird.
 The musical is based on the Book of Genesis.
 Act I tells the story of Adam and Eve, Cain, and Abel, and Act II deals with Noah and the Flood.
 Though it had a short run on London's West End in the Prince Edward Theatre and has never played Broadway, the show is popular in community theatres worldwide.
 While many productions of the show have used the same principals in both acts, with the actors each taking on a different character for the story of Noah, the original West End production did not utilize doubling of principals.