Roger Bean
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Roger Bean is the writer and director of the hit Off-Broadway Musical The Marvelous Wonderettes
, now playing at the Westside Theatre
on West 43rd Street in New York City. The Marvelous Wonderettes was first written for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, where Mr. Bean has created several new musicals utilizing established and lesser-known radio and popular hits. The Andrews Brothers
, Winter Wonderettes
, Don't Touch That Dial!, Route 66
, That's Amoré, Life Could Be A Dream, Honky Tonk Laundry
and Why Do Fools Fall In Love? have been produced in various theaters across the country (Musical Theatre West, Welk Resort Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, The Laguna Playhouse, Madison Repertory Theatre, Fullerton Civic Light Opera, Phoenix Theatre
, Water Tower Theatre, Invisible Theatre, and many others). In 2007, The Marvelous Wonderettes received the Los Angeles Ovation Award
for Best Musical Intimate Theatre, and played a record-setting 18 months at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, CA. Mr. Bean was also nominated for two Ovation Awards for Direction of a Musical for the Los Angeles productions of The Marvelous Wonderettes and Winter Wonderettes.
Roger Bean's work as a director has been seen on the stages of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Delaware Theatre Company, The Laguna Playhouse, Utah Shakespearean Festival
, Madison Repertory Theatre, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Skylight Opera Theatre
, and numerous stages in between. Mr. Bean recently directed the premiere of Lend Me A Tenor: The Musical at the Utah Shakespearean Festival, written by Peter Sham and Brad Carroll, based on the Tony-Award winning play by Ken Ludwig.
Mr. Bean is the Executive Director of Steele Spring Productions, a theatrical licensing and royalty company, and is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and The Dramatists Guild.
The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes is a musical comedy with a book by Roger Bean. It was recently played off-Broadway at the Westside Theatre in New York. The show, which uses pop songs from the '50s and '60s as a vehicle to tell its story, pays homage to the high school Songleader squads of the 1950s...
, now playing at the Westside Theatre
Westside Theatre
__notoc__The Westside Theatre is an off-Broadway venue located at 407 West 43rd Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The building houses two auditoriums: the Upstairs theater, which seats 299, and the Downstairs theater, which...
on West 43rd Street in New York City. The Marvelous Wonderettes was first written for the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, where Mr. Bean has created several new musicals utilizing established and lesser-known radio and popular hits. The Andrews Brothers
The Andrews Brothers
The Andrews Brothers is a new '40s musical by Roger Bean, creator of The Marvelous Wonderettes. The show, which uses pop songs from the '40s as a vehicle to tell its story, pays homage to the USO Entertainers of World War II...
, Winter Wonderettes
Winter Wonderettes
Winter Wonderettes is a musical comedy written by Roger Bean. It is the sequel to the musical, The Marvelous Wonderettes, also written by Bean...
, Don't Touch That Dial!, Route 66
Route 66 (musical)
Route 66 is a musical revue written by Roger Bean, creator of the Off-Broadway hit, The Marvelous Wonderettes. It is licensed by Steele Spring Productions. The show features 34 huge pop and country hits and takes us on a journey which begins in Chicago and travels along the famed ‘Main Street of...
, That's Amoré, Life Could Be A Dream, Honky Tonk Laundry
Honky Tonk Laundry
Honky Tonk Laundry is a musical written by Roger Bean, creator of The Marvelous Wonderettes. The show, which uses some of the most beloved county songs of all time to relay its story, focusses on the struggles of two everyday women who run a laundromat....
and Why Do Fools Fall In Love? have been produced in various theaters across the country (Musical Theatre West, Welk Resort Theatre, Delaware Theatre Company, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, The Laguna Playhouse, Madison Repertory Theatre, Fullerton Civic Light Opera, Phoenix Theatre
Phoenix Theatre (Phoenix)
The Phoenix Theatre is a professional theatre company located in Phoenix, Arizona. Started in 1920, by a theatre troupe known as the Phoenix Players, the theatre is the oldest amateur playhouse in the United States, west of the Mississippi River...
, Water Tower Theatre, Invisible Theatre, and many others). In 2007, The Marvelous Wonderettes received the Los Angeles Ovation Award
Ovation Awards
The Ovation Awards are a Southern California award for excellence in theatre, established in 1989. They are given out by the Los Angeles Stage Alliance and are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. They have been called the "...highest-profile contest for local theatre..." by the Los...
for Best Musical Intimate Theatre, and played a record-setting 18 months at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood, CA. Mr. Bean was also nominated for two Ovation Awards for Direction of a Musical for the Los Angeles productions of The Marvelous Wonderettes and Winter Wonderettes.
Roger Bean's work as a director has been seen on the stages of the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Delaware Theatre Company, The Laguna Playhouse, Utah Shakespearean Festival
Utah Shakespearean Festival
The Utah Shakespeare Festival is a festival of repertory productions of the works of William Shakespeare and other dramatists. The Festival is held during the summer and fall on the campus of Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.-Awards:...
, Madison Repertory Theatre, Oregon Cabaret Theatre, Skylight Opera Theatre
Skylight opera theatre
The Skylight Opera Theatre is a professional light opera company located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Founded in 1959, Skylight performs in the 358-seat Cabot Theatre at the Broadway Theatre Center in Milwaukee...
, and numerous stages in between. Mr. Bean recently directed the premiere of Lend Me A Tenor: The Musical at the Utah Shakespearean Festival, written by Peter Sham and Brad Carroll, based on the Tony-Award winning play by Ken Ludwig.
Mr. Bean is the Executive Director of Steele Spring Productions, a theatrical licensing and royalty company, and is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society and The Dramatists Guild.
External links
- http://rogerbean.com
- http://www.broadway.com/The-Marvelous-Wonderettes/broadway_show/569484
- http://www.steelespring.com