White, Burton L., 1929-

Burton White was a stage manager, consultant, and producer for several different Pittsburgh theatre production companies in the 1980s. Among the companies he worked with were the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, Pittsburgh Playhouse, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Savoyards, and Pittsburgh Opera Theatre. One notable variation was a production of Dreamgirls produced by the American Theatre Company in Hawaii which included several cast members who would go on to Miss Saigon on Broadway. In 1989 White produced Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat with Ken Gargaro under the name Gargaro Productions. Among the notable persons Burton White has worked with are: Ken Gargaro of the Pittsburgh Playhouse and Gargaro Productions, Jerry Herman of the Pittsburgh Playhouse and the production of the American Theatre's production of Dreamgirls, Tony Aguilar of Dreamgirls, Nicolas Pennell of the Three Rivers Shakespeare Festival, and Mildred Miller Posvar of the Pittsburgh Opera Theatre. White moved to Hawaii in 1992 and is employed by the symphony there.

From the description of Papers of Burton White, 1983-1994. (University of Pittsburgh). WorldCat record id: 31139885