Arthur Whitelaw

Arthur Whitelaw has been producing, directing, writing and acting for the past 61 years. His productions have won every major industry award, including the Tony, Oscar, Emmy, Olivier, Evening Standard, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, etc. He has discovered many future stars, starting with his first production, Best Foot Forward, which introduced Liza Minelli and Christopher Walken to the New York Stage. Others include: Marvin Hamlisch, Stephen Schwartz, Gary Burghoff, Blythe Danner, Paul Michael Glaser and Kristin Chenoweth, to name only a few. His productions have played all over the world in many languages. A sampling includes: Best Foot Forward, Cabin in the Sky, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Butterflies Are Free, Minnie’s Boys, 70, Girls, 70!, Strider, P.S. Your Cat is Dead, Snoopy!!!, The Gingerbread Lady, Sweet Sue, The Taffetas, A Taffeta Wedding and Full Circle. His television shows include: You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, (NBC, Emmy nomination); Celebrating Gershwin (PBS/ BBC, Emmy Winner); and for HBO, Camelot, The Rainmaker, Separate Tables, Bus Stop, Barefoot in the Park, Plaza Suite, Sherlock Holmes, Vanities, Wait Until Dark, The Deadly Game and Groucho. His film credits include Butterflies are Free, Tom Sawyer, and Huckleberry Finn with Jodie Foster.