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Theodore S. Chapin
THEODORE S. CHAPIN is President and Executive Director of The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization. Currently he is Chairman of the Board of Directors for the American Theater Wing. He has also been chairman of the Advisory Committee for New York City Center's Encores! series since its inception, and serves on several boards including Goodspeed Musicals, Connecticut College, and City Center. He served as a Tony Awards nominator for two seasons, and is currently a member of the Tony Administration Committee. His career began as production or directorial assistant for the Broadway productions of Follies, The Rothschilds and The Unknown Soldier and His Wife, as well as Bernstein's Mass at the Kennedy Center, and Candide in San Francisco. As Associate to Alan Arkin, he worked on the original Broadway production of Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys, Twigs starring Carol Burnett (CBS); and Neil Cuthbert's The Soft Touch. He was Musical Director for the National Theatre of the Deaf's production of Four Saints in Three Acts, and Producer of the Musical Theatre Lab. His book Everything Was Possible: The Birth of the Musical "Follies," was published by Alfred A. Knopf (fall 2003), and in paperback by Applause Books (spring 2005).

Bio as of July, 2008.

Working in the Theatre (video)
Unexpectedly Theatre - March, 2008
Steppenwolf: From Chicago to Osage County - February, 2008
August Wilson's Legacy - May, 2007
Production: The Coast Of Utopia - March, 2007
The Evolution of Encores! - January, 2007
Leading Ladies - December, 2006
Actors on Performing - April, 2006
The Playwright - February, 2006
Producing Commercial Theatre - December, 2005
Production: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - April, 2005
Stage Veterans - January, 2005
Production: Big River - June, 2003
Production: Hairspray - December, 2002
Playwright and Director - September, 2002
Performance - April, 2002
Design - September, 2001
Performance - April, 2001
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 2000
Performance - September, 1999
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - April, 1999
Performance - September, 1998
Production: Ragtime - April, 1998
Production: The Lion King - April, 1998
"Return to Broadway" - April, 1996

Downstage Center (audio)
Ted Chapin - July, 2004

Career Guides (video)
The Dancer - April, 2002
The Actor - February, 2002
The Casting Director - January, 2002
The Composer - December, 2001
The Stage Manager - December, 2001
The Musical Director - November, 2001
The House Manager and Theatre Staff - November, 2001
The Lyricist - October, 2001
The Orchestrator - October, 2001
The Playwright - May, 2001
The Director - May, 2001
The Marketing Director - April, 2001
The Scenic Designer - March, 2001
The Lighting Designer - March, 2001
The Producer - March, 2001
The General Manager - January, 2001

Chairman of the American Theatre Wing Board of Directors

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