WALLY COBERG Executive Producer & Director

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1 WALLY COBERG Executive Producer & Director BIO Wally Coberg is an award winning designer and filmmaker. On stage his work has been seen in theatres nationwide, including Center Stage, Louisville Ballet, New York City Opera, as well as at the Virginia, Baltimore and Boston Operas. On the road audiences saw his sets for "Dial 'M' For Murder" starring Roddy McDowall, and on ice as part of Walt Disney's "Aladdin" and "Beauty and the Beast". He has designed three productions in Las Vegas while in the area of theme design he has created environments for Busch Gardens Tampa and Williamsburg, Walt Disney World and Universal Studios Hollywood. He was the Assistant Designer to the Vienna State Opera and Salzburg Festival, as well as Resident Designer of The

2 OperaCompanyofBoston.HisknowledgeofChristmashasbeenondisplayin retailcentersaroundtheworld,aswellasinthenewyork,chicago,losangeles andmexicocityproductionsofthe"radiocitychristmasspectacular"starring theworldfamousrockettes.asafilmmaker,hisaward winningdramaticshort, "Incident",wasseenonPBSandattheKennedyCenter,whilehisscreenplay, "DeathMasque",wasoptionedbyMartinScorsese.Asaneducatorhehastaught attowsonuniversity,themarylandinstitutecollegeofartandjohnshopkins University.Heiscurrentlydevelopingtwodocumentaries,"TheMysteryofEdgar AllanPoe"forPBS,and"PopcornPalaces,"whichwillexploretherise,falland rebirthofamerica'shistoricmoviepalaces.joiningmeonthe PopcornPalaces productionteamarebrucemichael,boydestus,joshwaletzky,andricktraum. BRUCEMICHAEL,Co ExecutiveProducer BIO BRUCEMICHAELhasbeenanaficionadoofmoviepalacessincechildhood.After hisfirstvisittoradiocitymusichallatageseven,hewasdeterminedtobecome aproduceratthemusichall.in1989brucemichael sdreambecamereality.for 15years,BrucewastheVicePresident/CreativeProduceroftheRadioCity Rockettes,responsibleforthecreativedevelopmentoftheworldfamous precisiondancecompany.heconceivedandco createdthegreatradiocity Spectacularwhichplayedin70locationsthroughouttheUnitedStatesand subsequentlyranforfiveyearsattheflamingohiltoninlasvegas.priortojoining RadioCityEntertainment,Bruceproducedandarrangednationaltoursforan eclecticrosterofattractionsincludingthefirstnationaltoursofnunsense,the Chippendales,TheHoustonBallet,TheOhioBallet,Tyntypes,ThePiratesof Penzance,TheMadwomanofCentralParkWeststarringPhyllisNewmanand Jerry sgirlsstarringjoanneworleyandsubsequentlycarolchanning.healsocoproducedthemusicalversionofthefilm,arthur.adaptedforthestagebyfriends

3 creators,martakauffmananddavidcranewithmusicbymichaelskloff,arthur, themusicalpremieredatthegoodspeedoperahouse. BruceistheCo Chairofthe2011FredAstaireandAdeleAstaireAwardsgivento dancersandchoreographersfortheirachievementsonthestageandfilm. CurrentlyworkingwithWallyCobergasCo ExecutiveProducerof"Popcorn Palaces"afilmdocumentaryoftherise,fall,andrebirthofAmerica'shistoric giventodancersandchoreogrpahersfortheirachievementsonthestageand film.movietheaters.joiningtheproductionteamisricktraum,boydestus,and JoshWaletzky. RICKTRAUM,Co Executive Producer BIO RickTraumisanEmmyAward winningproducerandentertainmentexecutive. RickreceivedhisEmmyasExecutiveProducerforanAmericanPlayhouseonPBS andhasproducedmanynetworktelevisionspecialsandtheatricaleventsduring hiscareer.heisalsotherecipientofacinegoldeneagleaward,atellyaward, andacableaceaward.rickwascommercialproducerfor"thetonightshow StarringJohnnyCarson".Rickhasheldseniorcorporatepositionsincluding DirectorofLateNightProgrammingforNBCwherehewasexecutiveinchargeof "SaturdayNightLive".RickwasalsoSeniorVicePresidentofFinance&Production forradiocitymusichallentertainment&radiocitymusichallproductions,was CFOforRadioCityMusicHall,andhasbeenaconsultanttoWaltDisneyWorld EntertainmentservingastheParkProducerforDisney'sAnimalKingdom. Recently,RickservedasaProducerontheaward winningfeaturefilm"the Touch".RickisagraduateofNewYorkUniversity

4 JOSHWALETZKY Producer,Editor BIO JOSHWALETZKY(Producer/Editor)isanaward winningdocumentaryfilmmaker fromnewyorkcity.hehasworkedasadirector,writerandeditoronnumerous documentaryfilmsaboutculturalandsocialthemes,beginningassoundeditoron AcademyAward winningharlancounty,u.s.a.hedirectedandeditedsuchfilms asimagebeforemyeyes,partisansofvilna,academyaward nominatedmusic forthemovies:bernardherrmann,dashiellhammett:detectivewriter,and SacredStage:TheMariinskyTheater. HiseditingcreditsincludeEmmyAward winningitzhakperlman:inthefiddler s House,PeabodyAward winningrevolution!,a.c.e.,eddieaward nominatedthe Endurance:Shackleton slegendaryantarcticexpedition,emmyaward winning SheSays:WomenInNews,andNuremberg:ItsLessonforToday The Schulberg/WaletzkyRestoration. WaletzkyisagraduateofHarvardCollegeandNYUFilmSchool,wherehestudied actinganddirecting.hewasascriptandmusicconsultanttobarbrastreisandon herproductionofyentl,andhasworkedasadirectoronscriptdevelopment, includingthescreenplayforsimplejustice,underagrantfromthenewyorkstate CouncilontheArts.WaletzkyhasalsobeenalifelongforceinthefieldofYiddish music,andco producedthegrammy nominatedalbumofjewishsongsof resistance,partisansofvilna.

5 BOYDESTUS Producer&DirectorofPhotography BIO BOYDESTUS creditsincludetheacademyaward winningtheflightofthe GossamerCondorandtheAcademyAwardnomineeEightMinutestoMidnightas wellasmanyemmy winningtelevisionproductions.hehasmadefilmsformany ofthecelebratedtelevisionseriesonpbs(nova,frontline,theamerican Experience,EyesonthePrize),theBBCandotheroverseasbroadcasters, commercialtelevisionnetworks(thelong runningunsolvedmysteries,discover, SpenserForHire),theHistoryChannel,theDiscoveryChannel,theNational GeographicSocietyandtheSmithsonianInstitution.Hisrecentprojectsinclude LouisaMayAlcott:TheWomanBehindLittleWomen;WoodyGuthrie:IAin tgot NoHome(AmericanMasters);AtHomeinUtopia;TyphoidMary:TheMost DangerousWomaninAmerica(NOVA);MurderatHarvard;ThePowderandthe Glory(HelenaRubinsteinandElizabethArden);AnnieOakley,andHoudini (AmericanExperience). CurrentlyinproductionareMr.Emerson srevolution,becominghelenkeller, TurmoilandTriumph:TheLifeofGeorgeShultzandTheAmericanRevolution InadditiontotheAcademyAwards,Mr.Estushasreceivednumerousawards includingthecinegoldeneagle(louisamayalcott,wherethegalaxiesare, ArthurFiedler JustCallMeMaestro,FlightoftheGossamerCondor),Melbourne InternationalFilmFestivalKinoAward(SoManyGalaxies...SoLittleTime),the PeabodyAward(NOVA,TenderPlaces),theCindy,Emmy,Telly,Hugo,andmany others.hisworkhasbeenscreenedatinternationalfilmfestivals. (