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Abe Jacob Biography (1944-)

Born October 7, 1944, in Tucson, AZ; son of Abe T. (a restaurateur) and Victoria (Shaar) Jacob. Addresses: OFFICE--130 E. 63rd Street, New York, NY10021. AGENT--Noel Silverman, 136 E. 57th Street, New York, NY 10022.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

October 7, 1944

Tucson, Arizona, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; FIRST STAGE WORK
• Sound designer, Hair, Orpheum Theatre, San Francisco, CA, 1969.
• Credits; FIRST BROADWAY WORK
• Sound designer, Hair, Biltmore Theatre, 1970.
• Credits; FIRST LONDON WORK
• Sound designer, A Chorus Line, Drury Lane Theatre, 1974.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; ALL AS SOUND DESIGNER IN NEW YORK CITY,UNLESSINDICATED
• Seesaw, Uris Theatre, 1970.
• Jesus Christ Superstar, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1971.
• Rainbow, Orpheum Theatre, 1972.
• Pippin, Imperial Theatre, 1972.
• Lysistrata, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1972.
• National Lampoon's Lemmings, Village Gate Theatre, 1973.
• Rachel Lily Rosenbloom and Don't You Forget It, Broadhurst Theatre, 1973.
• Cyrano, Palace Theatre, 1973.
• Mack and Mabel, Majestic Theatre, 1974.
• More Than You Deserve, Public Theatre, 1974.
• Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band on the Road, Beacon Theatre, 1974.
• Finn Mackool the Grand Distraction, Theatre de Lys, 1975.
• A Gala Tribute to Joshua Logan, Imperial Theatre, 1975.
• Doctor Jazz, Winter Garden Theatre, 1975.
• The National Lampoon Show, New Palladium Theatre, 1975.
• Chicago, 46th Street Theatre, 1975.
• The Rocky Horror Show, Belasco Theatre, 1975.
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Brooklyn Academy of Music,Brooklyn, NY, 1976.
• George Abbott ... A Celebration, Shubert Theatre, 1976.
• Monty Python Live, City Center Theatre, 1976.
• A Chorus Line, Public Theatre, 1975, then Shubert Theatre, 1976.
• Rockabye Hamlet, Minskoff Theatre, 1976.
• Beatlemania, Winter Garden Theatre, 1977.
• Hair, Biltmore Theatre, 1977.
• The Act, Majestic Theatre, 1977.
• A Broadway Musical, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, 1978.
• Timbuktu, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1978.
• Dancin', Broadhurst Theatre, 1978.
• The Madwoman of Central Park West, 22 Steps Theatre, 1979.
• Evita, Broadway Theatre, 1979.
• Zoot Suit, Winter Garden Theatre, 1979.
• Your Arms Too Short to Box with God, Ambassador Theatre, 1980.
• Broadway Follies, Nederlander Theatre, 1981.
• Woman of the Year, Palace Theatre, 1981.
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Alvin Theatre, 1982.
• Little Johnny Jones, Alvin Theatre, 1982.
• Merlin, Mark Hellinger Theatre, 1983.
• Leader of the Pack, Ambassador Theatre, 1985.
• Big Deal, Broadway Theatre, 1986.
• Aladdin, Empire State Theatre, Albany, NY, 1987.
• associate sound designer, Les Miserables, Broadway Theatre, 1987.
• Mark Twain, Musical Drama at the Domes, NY, 1987.
• Also sound designer with the McCarter Theatre, Princeton, NJ, 1972; for Cats, London production; and for Rag Dolly, The Chosen, Tommy, and Manhattan Follies.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS; SOUND DESIGNER
• Hair, U.S. cities, 1968 and 1972.
• Chicago, U.S. cities, 1977.
• Timbuktu, U.S. cities, 1978.
• A Chorus Line, U.S. cities, 1975, then international cities, 1976.
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, U.S. cities, 1979.
• Dancin', U.S. cities, 1979, then European cities, 1980.
• Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, U.S. cities, 1981.
• Evita, U.S. cities, 1980.
• Woman of the Year, U.S. cities.
• Sound recorder, Hendrix in the West, Columbia.