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WHO’S WHO IN THE CAST
ists franchise followed, becoming one
of the biggest magic shows of all time,
playing in over 350 cities in 35 coun-
tries, breaking records around the world
including Broadway’s Marquis, St.
James and Palace theatres. Current pro-
ductions include the international tours
of Circus 1903 currently playing in Lon-
don and Lionsgate’s Now You See Me.
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TIM LAWSON (Executive Producer)
Australasian theatrical credits include
Sweet Charity; Buddy The Musical;
Jolson; Spirit of the Dance; Oh! What
a Night; Fiddler on the Roof starring
Topol; It’s a Dad Thing!; Weary: The
Life of Sir Edward Dunlop; Shout! The
Musical; Brave Men Run In Our Fam-
ily; Jekyll and Hyde; The Rocky Hor-
ror Show narrated by Richard O’Brien;
A Chorus Line (and London Palladium
season); Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; and
Fiddler on the Roof with Anthony War-
low. With partner Simon Painter, cred-
its include the international theatre and
arena tours of Le Grand Cirque, Ariel
Dreams, Adrenaline, Le Noir, The Illu-
sionists, Circus 1903 and Now You See
Me. Collectively their network spans
over 350 cities through 35 countries.
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NEIL DORWARD (Creative Produc-
er/Director). A top commercial theatre
and TV director/choreographer, Neil’s
work can be seen on critically acclaimed
shows around the world: All Night Long
(U.S./European tour), Rock Around the
Clock (Monte Carlo), Spirit of Christ-
mas (Kodak Theatre, Los Angeles) and
Man in the Mirror (European tour). Neil
has proudly directed The Illusionists
franchise from its debut at the Sydney
Opera House, Australia in 2012 to Lon-
don’s Apollo Theatre on the West End in
2015 and three seasons on New York’s
Broadway. In early 2015 he created Illu-
sionists: Turn of the Century, about the
Golden Age of Magic, which premiered
in Australia to fantastic reviews. In 2016
he debuted Circus 1903, featuring some
of the world’s greatest circus talent set
in a time before aviation. Circus 1903
takes audiences back more than century
and brings the past to colorful life. Most
recently, Neil directed Now You See Me
Live, the exhilarating live stage show
based on Lionsgate’s blockbuster film
franchise Now You See Me.
JENN RAPP (Associate Director/Cho-
reographer) Broadway: The Illusion-
ists (Palace 2016, Neil Simon Theatre
2015; Marquis 2014). World premiere:
Mary And Max (choreographer, Theatre
Calgary). U.S. tour: D Cappella, Dis-
ney a cappella group (cho-reographer).
Off-Broadway: Squash (The Flea),
Found (Atlantic Theater Company), Indi-
an Ink (Roundabout Theatre Company),
Bare (Martian Entertainment), Carrie
(MCC Theater), Lucky Guy (Alchemy
Productions). NYC: The Secret Garden,
Ragtime (MCP, Lincoln Center Theater);
Prison Dancer (NYMF, Outstanding
Choreography Award); Song for a Future
Generation, Taiga in the Berkshires (Wil-
liamstown Theatre Festival). Norwegian
Cruise Line (director/choreogra-pher):
Le Cirque Bijou. Tour: The Illusionists
(U.S., Asia, Mexico, Panama), Daniel
Tiger’s Neighborhood Live! (U.S. tour).
TV: “The Knick” (Cinemax), “Royal
Pains” (USA). www.JennRapp.com
JARED A. SAYEG (Lighting Design)
is a four-time Ovation Award Nominee
and winner of the Ovation, StageRaw,
Garland and the LADDC Kinetic Light-
ing Awards. His designs have been seen
throughout the US, in Canada, Spain,
London, Edinburgh & Las Vegas. His
designs for the Illusionists have been
seen on Broadway and two National
Tours. Regional: Center Theatre Group,
Pasadena Playhouse, South Coast Rep-
ertory, 5TH Avenue Theatre, Sacramento
Music Circus, International City The-
atre, Reprise, Ensemble Theatre Com-
pany, Laguna Playhouse, Virginia Stage
Company, The Colony, Shakespeare
Theatre of New Jersey. On the West-
End he designed Rolling with Laughter
at Her Majesty’s Theatre and Gotham
Glory at Carnegie Hall. He was on the
design teams for the Broadway produc-
tions of PRIMO, The Woman in White,
The Radio City Christmas Spectacular
and the national tour of Blithe Spirit
starring Angela Lansbury. Other designs
include productions for Holland America
and Norwegian Cruise Lines, the NBA
All Star Game, LA Lakers at Staples
Center, Neil Diamond’s world tour, LA
Auto Show, and had the honor of lighting
Pope Benedict XVI for the Papal Rally
in NYC. Jared is Principal Designer for
the prestigious USA International Ballet
Competition held every four years. He
has served as designer to artists such as
Sutton Foster, Jason Alexander, Barbara