It Came From Outer Space
June 22
July 31, 2022
Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare
book and music by Joe Kinosian
book and lyrics by Kellen Blair
based on the Universal Pictures film
directed by Laura Braza
June 22
July 31, 2022
Upstairs at Chicago Shakespeare
book and music by Joe Kinosian
book and lyrics by Kellen Blair
based on the Universal Pictures film
directed by Laura Braza
Music Director
TOM VENDAFREDDO CHICAGO SHAKESPEARE: Road Show, Shrek the Musical, Madagascar. CHICAGO: Sweeney Todd (Jeff Award – Music Direction), The Producers, Once, Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia!, West Side Story, Hairspray, A Christmas Story, Oklahoma!, Les Misérables, The Who's Tommy, Mary Poppins, In the Heights, among others (Paramount Theatre); On the Town, Godspell, Pinocchio (Marriott Theatre); Company, Sweet Charity (Writers Theatre); A Little Night Music, Spitfire Grill (Bohemian Theatre Ensemble). NATIONAL TOURS: Mean Girls, Les Misérables. REGIONAL: Billy Elliott (Signature Theatre); Odyssey (The Old Globe); Murder for Two, In the Heights (Oscar Wilde Award - Music Direction), Shout (Mason Street Warehouse); The Who’s Tommy (Music Theatre Heritage); Rent (San Diego Musical Theatre); The Wedding Singer (Red Mountain Theatre Company); The 25th Annual County Spelling Bee (Capital City Theatre). EDUCATION: BM, Eastman School of Music, MFA, San Diego State University. AWARDS: 2020 Illinois Theatre Association Award of Excellence in Professional Theatre.