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Edie Cowan

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ComposerOn stage 19641977

Edie Cowan is an American choreographer who created the musical staging for the long-running off-Broadway hit Little Shop of Horrors (1982).

On stage 3 productions, 13 years

1964 Funny Girl Winter Garden Theatre · Original · directed by Jerome Robbins, Garson Kanin 1,348 perf.
1967 Sherry! Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Joe Layton 65 perf.
1977 Annie Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by Martin Charnin 2,377 perf.

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Worked with more than once2 names

Ted Sprague 2 productions
Robert Fitch 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 1 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

In the literature6 passages

  • Edie Cowan, Donald Craig, Richard Ensslen, Barbara Erwin, Bob Freschi, James Hosbein, Mari McMinn, Penny Worththeatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1976-77 Season, v. 33 (Willis).txt
  • LnTLE SHOP OF HORRORS based on fihn by Roger Gorman Book/Lyrics/Ehrection, Howard Ashman; Music, Alan Menken; Musical Staging, Edie Cowan; Setting, Edward T. Gianfrancesco; Lighting, Craig Evans; Costumes, Sally Lesser; Puppets, Martin P Robinson; Arrangements/Musical Supervision, Bob BiUig^ Instrumental Arrangements, Robby Merkin; Stage…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1981-82 Season, v. 38 (Willis).txt
  • Musical Staging, Edie Cowan; Set, Edward T. Gianfrancesco; Lighting, Craig Evans; Costumes, Sally Lesser; Sound, Otts Munderloh; Puppets, Martin P. Robinson; Vocal Arrangements/Musical Supervision/Musical Direction, Robert Billig; Orchestrations, Robby Merkin; Presented by Theatre (Kyle Renick, Producing Director), David Geffen, Cameron M…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1982-83 Season, v. 39 (Willis).txt
  • LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS Book and Lyrics, Howard Ashman; Music. Alan Menken; Director. Howard Ashman; Musical Staging. Edie Cowan; Setting. Edward T. Gianfrancesco; Lighting, Craig Evans; Costumes. Sally Lesser; Sound. Otts Munderloh; Puppets. Martin Robinson; Vocal Arrangements/Musical Supervision. Robert Billig; Orchestra-theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1986-87 Season, v. 43 (Willis, John).txt
  • PRODUCTIONS & CASTS FANNY with Book by S. N. Behrman, Joshua Logan; Music and Lyrics, Harold Rome; Director, Thomas Gruenewald; Choreography Edie Cowan; Costumes, John Carver Sullivan; Lighting, Curt Ostermann; Production Manager, Anthony M. Forman; Producer, Michael P. Price. CAST: Peggy Bayer, Deborah Bendixen, Joseph Bowerman, Devin Ca…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1986-87 Season, v. 43 (Willis, John).txt
  • DAMES AT SEA with Book and Lyrics by George Haimsohn, Robin Miller; Music. Jim Wise; Director. Sue Lawless; Choreographer. Edie Cowan; Musical Director, Mark Goodman; Set, Curtis Gretsch; Costumes, Marcy Grace Froehlich; Lighting, Donald Holder. CAST: Matthew Kimbrough. Jana Robbins, Christopher Seppe. Dorothy Stanley, Clark Sterling, Nik…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1986-87 Season, v. 43 (Willis, John).txt

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