About the Writers!
Gordon Greenberg & Steve Rosen are a writing team in New York.
Their 5-actor physical comedy send up of Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Dracula, a Comedy of Terrors, received rave reviews Off-Broadway at New World Stages and is currently playing.
In its review, The New York Sun said “Dracula as comedy, achieved with an effortlessness that belies its sophistication, a raucous party in full swing.” Time Out said “Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen's silly, sexy spoof of bram stoker's bloodcurdling novel replaces horror with humor under Greenberg's spirited direction. If you've been craving a break from the frights of real life, this campy, vampy romp is a scream. ” Forbes Magazine called it “Non-stop hilarity in this must see Off-Broadway farce. I didn’t stop laughing for 90-straight minutes.” The Daily Beast said “Want a laugh? Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen’s proudly silly take on Dracula has jokes by the truckload.” Theatremania said, “It’s always refreshing when a show knows both its audience and exactly how to play to them. Gordon Greenberg and Steve Rosen’s Dracula: a Comedy of Terrors is calibrated precisely.”
It was developed at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, Capital Rep, and the Segal Centre in Montreal and will premier internationally next season in the U.K. and Germany. It is licensed through Concord Theatricals. Their radio play version of Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors was made into an all-star podcast with John Stamos, Annaleigh Ashford, Alex Brightman, Richard Kind, Laura Benanti, Christopher Sieber, , Ashley Park, and Rob McClure for the Broadway Podcast Network.
Most recently, their Old Globe commissioned new comedy Crime and Punishment, A Comedy, a five actor retelling of Dostoevsky’s classic novel about mental anguish, moral dilemmas, and borsht, premiered at the Old Globe in an extended acclaimed run.
In its review, the San Diego Union Tribune said, “In this comic deconstruction, the show is a 90-minute romp, with deadpan deliveries, nods to Russian lit, and endless physical locomotion. Greenberg and Rosen don’t abandon Dostoevsky’s weighty moral questions. It retains just enough to avoid being all madcap. Under Gordon Greenberg’s deft direction, the stage is a playground for this game and likable ensemble, appearing and reappearing in the guise of different characters, gender-bending as required.”
Their adaptation of the Michael J. Fox Universal Pictures movie, The Secret of My Success for Universal Stage Productions had its world premiere at the Paramount Theater in Chicago and was subsequently produced at TUTS in Houston. In his review of the show, Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune said, “Steve Rosen and director Gordon Greenberg have penned a witty and very likable trajectory for this show. There's a sweetness to their work, an inherent understanding of the fears that lie in even the most ebullient expressions of love” and the Chicago Sun Times said it "“Breathes new life into movie plot with smart, much-needed updating. The chirpy script takes pains to acknowledge the existential dread that engulfs us all. “secret” understands that this is both the tragedy and the triumph of human existence.”
Their five actor holiday romp Ebenezer Scrooge’s BIG [Your Town Here] Christmas Show, a freewheeling adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol set in America, is an annual offering at the renowned Old Globe Theatre in San Diego and the legendary Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, PA. It is licensed through Broadway LIcensing.
Individual bios
Gordon Greenberg has directed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in London’s West End, written for television and stage, and developed, directed and produced new works for arts institutions across America.
He recently directed the acclaimed revival of Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf starring Calista Flockhart and Zachary Quinto at the Geffen Playhouse and is currently developing a new television show with Andy Cohen and Blumhouse for NBC, a new musical with Stephen Schwartz and Antonio Banderas, and a new play called Ghost Tour. This season, he is directing the new Huey Lewis musical, The Heart of Rock and Roll on Broadway.
He directed the acclaimed West End revival of Guys and Dolls, starring Rebel Wilson, which received six Olivier Award nominations (Savoy Theatre, Phoenix Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre.) In his review for the New York Times, Ben Brantley called it "Pure, unforced pleasure...a boozy, bawdy party," The Guardian's Michael Billington called it “An expert revival...delivered with grace and elan,” and Dominic Maxwell of The London Times wrote, "Gordon Greenberg's production leaves the whole audience purring with pleasure."
Greenberg co-wrote and directed the Broadway stage adaptation of Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn at Studio 54 for Roundabout Theatre Company, Universal Pictures Stage Productions, and PBS Television's Great Performances. In its review, Variety said “Holiday Inn, the 1942 film, has gotten a complete and first-class stage redo...Director Gordon Greenberg and co-writer Chad Hodge have significantly rethought, reshaped and revitalized the script, giving the show more heart, a modern sensibility and a joyful spirit." Deadline called it "An endorphin assault, inducing warm bath pleasure like no other show since 42nd Street," It premiered at Goodspeed Musicals, where it had the longest run of any show in that theatre's history.
Other work includes the North American premiere of Piaf/Dietrich for Mirvish in Toronto, for which he won a Dora Award, the world premiere of The Heart of Rock and Roll, the new Huey Lewis musical, which had a record breaking run at The Old Globe and will premiere on Broadway next season, Terms of Endearment at the Geffen Theatre starring Alfred Molina , the London revival of Barnum for the Menier Chocolate Factory, which the Guardian called a "Charming, toe tapping carnival," and the Independent called a "Flashy, warm-hearted, striking production," and he wrote the new book of Meet Me In St. Louis for the St. Louis MUNY's 100th Anniversary and co-wrote (with Michael Weiner) tv movies for Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, the acclaimed New York revivals of Jacques Brel…(Drama Desk, Drama League, Outer Critics noms) and Working (adapted with Stephen Schwartz & Lin Manuel Miranda, Drama Desk Award), the stage adaptation of Disney’s Tangled, and numerous regional productions at Williamstown, Goodspeed, Paper Mill, MUNY, Dallas Theatre Center, Capital Rep, Signature, Theatreworks Palo Alto, NY Stage & Film, and the Bucks County Playhouse. As an actor, he has appeared on Broadway, Off-Broadway and on television. He is also deeply involved in education as Co-Artistic Director of the Broadway Teachers Workshop and has taught master classes at the University of Michigan, University of Oklahoma, N.Y.U., Belmont University, Syracuse University, Arts Ed London, Broadway Moscow, Broadway Dreams (Berlin), etc. Education: Stanford University, NYU, RADA.
Steve Rosen has also collaborated with David Rossmer on a number of projects, including The Other Josh Cohen which was nominated for six Drama Desk Awards (including Outstanding Musical, Book, Music and Lyrics) and a Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical. The show is about to complete a critically acclaimed six month extended Off-Broadway commercial engagement at the Westside Theatre in New York City. He and Mr. Rossmer have recently been hired to write the book, music and lyrics for Broadway Vacation, an original Broadway musical with an original story based on the characters from the classic Warner Brothers films, scheduled to play Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater in 2021. Rosen and Rossmer also currently have an agreement with Radical Media to package and sell their hour long dramatic television series “Get In, Get Out.”
Steve was also one of the co-creators, writers and hosts for the comedy improv variety show Don’t Quit Your Night Job, which began at Joe’s Pub in downtown NYC and migrated Off-Broadway to the HA! Comedy Club in Times Square, The Zipper, The Julia Miles Theater, Le Poisson Rouge, 54 Below and most recently as the opening night entertainment at BroadwayCon. Rossmer and Rosen wrote, with Dan Lipton, The Great Broadway Shuffle, which Rosen has performed to standing ovations at Joe’s Pub, Ars Nova and at the American Airlines Theater on Broadway.
As an actor, Steve has worked extensively on stage and screen. He currently plays recurring roles on NBC’s “Law and Order: SVU”, Fox’s “The Resident” and has been nominated for a Drama Desk Award for his performance in The Other Josh Cohen as well as a Lucille Lortel Award for his performance in Pretty Filthy for The Civilians. He also originated principal roles in the original Broadway companies of Monty Python’s Spamalot, Aaron Sorkin’s The Farnsworth Invention and the 2009 revival of Guys & Dolls.