Doug Besterman

Filmes

A.D. 16
Music Supervisor
What if your first crush really was perfect? A teenaged Mary Magdalene falls in love with the carpenter’s son next door… who happens to be a kid named Jesus. In her quest to impress him, Mary has to fend off a trio of 1st-Century Mean Girls and a bunch of Beastie Boys-inspired wiseguys from the Sanhedrin. She learns that getting Jesus to love you back is both easier–and harder–than she ever imagined.
A.D. 16
Orchestrator
What if your first crush really was perfect? A teenaged Mary Magdalene falls in love with the carpenter’s son next door… who happens to be a kid named Jesus. In her quest to impress him, Mary has to fend off a trio of 1st-Century Mean Girls and a bunch of Beastie Boys-inspired wiseguys from the Sanhedrin. She learns that getting Jesus to love you back is both easier–and harder–than she ever imagined.
Bombshell in Concert
Conductor
The stars of the NBC musical drama series Smash reunite virtually for a special one-night-only streaming event featuring the never-seen sold-out live performance of Bombshell in Concert. The concert, with songs from the NBC series Smash, and reunion will benefit The Actors Fund, which has been helping artists in need amid the coronavirus crisis. The performance will be introduced by two-time Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger.
Bombshell in Concert
Orchestrator
The stars of the NBC musical drama series Smash reunite virtually for a special one-night-only streaming event featuring the never-seen sold-out live performance of Bombshell in Concert. The concert, with songs from the NBC series Smash, and reunion will benefit The Actors Fund, which has been helping artists in need amid the coronavirus crisis. The performance will be introduced by two-time Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger.
Elf: The Musical
Orchestrator
West End star Ben Forster takes the role Will Ferrell made famous on the silver screen in this toe-tapping stage adaptation of the 2003 festive comedy. Staged at the Lowry in Salford, this family-friendly musical tells the story of Buddy, a young orphan child who crawls into Father Christmas's bag of gifts one year, and is accidentally whisked away to the North Pole, where the nonplussed elves raise him as one of their own. Years later, once Buddy has grown to adulthood, he returns to New York City to find his birth father and help the people of the Big Apple rediscover the true meaning of Christmas. Also starring Liz McClarnon, Louis Emerick, Joe McGann and Jessica Martin.
The Sound of Music Live!
Orchestrator
The Sound of Music Live! is a television special that was originally broadcast by NBC on December 5, 2013. Produced by Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, the special was an adaptation of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Broadway musical The Sound of Music, starring country singer Carrie Underwood as Maria von Trapp, performed and televised live from Grumman Studios in Bethpage, New York. Meron felt that if the telecast were successful, the concept could become "another kind of entertainment that can exist on TV." By her request, Underwood's casting as Maria was personally endorsed by Julie Andrews, who starred in the 1965 film.
Fuga Impossível
Music
Na véspera de Natal, dez estranhos a bordo de um ônibus que viaja pelo Texas atropelam um motoqueiro. Forçados a sair da estrada por outros motoqueiros, os passageiros refugiam-se numa sucata abandonada. Eles usam armas improvisadas e a sua coragem para montarem uma defesa contra o gang dos motoqueiros, mas, com o seu número a diminuir, eles percebem que a sua sobrevivência depende de fazer o impensável! Eles devem tomar a ofensiva!
Os Produtores
Orchestrator
Max Bialystock (Nathan Lane) é um produtor teatral astuto, que tem Leo Bloom (Matthew Broderick) como contador. Um dia Leo surge com o plano perfeito para conseguir muito dinheiro: arrecadar muito mais do que o necessário para produzir um show para a Broadway, que seja de antemão um fracasso garantido. A ideia é que, por ser um fracasso, nenhum investidor espera receber algo, o que permitiria que Max e Leo embolsassem a diferença. A dupla segue o plano, iniciando a busca pela pior peça teatral já escrita. A escolhida é o musical "Primavera para Hitler", escrito por Franz Liebkind (Will Ferrell). Logo que começam a produção, contratam Ulla Inga Hansen-Bensen-Yanson-Tallen-Hallen-Svaden-Swanson (Uma Thurman) como secretária que terá um papel no espetáculo. Mas, para a surpresa de Max e Leo, a peça se torna um estrondoso sucesso. Baseado na mesma história já filmada, Primavera Para Hitler (1967).
Fosse
Orchestrator
Fosse is a three-act musical revue showcasing the choreography of Bob Fosse. The musical was conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., Chet Walker, and Ann Reinking. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical in 2000. In 2002, Fosse, featuring Reinking and Ben Vereen, was aired as part of the "Great Performances — Dance In America" series on PBS television. This filmed Broadway tribute strings together acclaimed director/choreographer Bob Fosse's "greatest hits."