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Mark Brokaw

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Director 1958–2025

Robert Mark Brokaw (September 13, 1958 – June 29, 2025) was an American theatre director who won the Drama Desk Award, Obie Award, and Lucille Lortel Award as Outstanding Director of a Play for How I Learned to Drive.

Also credited on2 works

Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella
Cry-Baby

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In the literature8 passages

  • I didn’t really know Mark Brokaw, the director, or Rob Ashford, the choreographer, that well. I was the ensemble guy they had given a chance to, and I was like, “Can I have some time off from your important preview process of your multi-million dollar show to go do my little show that you don’t know anything about?” They were truly awesom…ebooks/Tepper, Jennifer/Untold Stories of Broadway, Part 1, The - Jennifer Tepper.txt
  • Tuesday, Nov. 8—Dec. 18, 1988 (43 performances) THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH by Lanford Wilson; Director, Mark Brokaw; Set, Santo Loquasto; Lighting, Jennifer Tipton; Costumes, Ellen McCartney; Sound, Aural Fixation; Hairstylist, Antonio Soddu; Company Manager, Carol Bixler; Technical Director, Pat Heidenberg; Wardrobe, William Neish; Stage Man…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1988-89 Season, v. 45 (Willis).txt
  • Tuesday, March 26—June 23, 1991 (106 performances) THE GOOD TIMES ARE KILLING ME by Lynda Barry; Director, Mark Brokaw; Sets, Rusty Smith; Lighting, Don Holder; Costumes, Ellen McCartney; Sound, Janet Kalas; Hairstylist, Antonio Soddu, Musical Director, Steve Sandberg; Choreography, Don Philpott; Stage Managers, James Fitzsimmons, Lori Lu…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1990-1991 Season, v. 47 (Willis).txt
  • THE GOOD TIMES ARE KILLING ME by Lynda Bamy; Director, Mark Brokaw; Sets, Rusty Smith; Lighting, Don Holder; Costumes, Ellen McCartney; Sound, Janet Kalas; Hairstylist, Antonio Soddu; Music Coordinator/Vocal Arrangements, Steve Sandberg; Script Consultant, Erin Sanders; Executive Producer, Brian Sewell; General Manager, Maria Di Dia; Stag…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1991-1992 season, v. 48 (Willis).txt
  • THE INNOCENT’S CRUSADE by Keith Reddin; Director, Mark Brokaw; Sets, Bill Clarke; Costumes, Ellen McCartney; Lighting, Michael R. Moody; Sound, Janet Kalas; Stage Manager, James Fitzsimmons CAST: Stephen Mailer (Bill), Harriet Harris (Ms. Connell/Waitress/Ms. Cabot/Wendy/Helen), James Rebhorn (Karl), Debra Monk (Mame), Tim Blake Nelson (T…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1992-93 Season, v. 49 (Willis).txt
  • WAKE UP, I’M FAT; Written/Performed by Camryn Manheim; Director, Mark Brokaw; Set, Allen Moyer; Lighting, Kenneth Posner; Sound, Janet Kalas; Stage Manager, Michael F. Ritchie A comic monologue on the journey of being overwight.theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1995-96 Season, v.52 (Willis).txt

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