Picheta produced
Bon Jovi: Live from London, which took place at
Wembley Stadium, though he has also directed
Bon Jovi videos. He then filmed theatre productions, notably those of Andrew Lloyd Webber's, including
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat, and
Cats. He also produced the 1999 musical version of
Oklahoma!, starring
Hugh Jackman and directed by
Trevor Nunn. In 1998 and 1999 Picheta directed and produced three musicals, (
Cats, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored Dreamcoat and
Oklahoma!), as well as the
Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Royal Albert Hall Celebration. Picheta produced
The Merchant of Venice in 2001 and then producing the film version of
Kiss Me, Kate, which had previously run for 1,077 stage performances on Broadway. In 2004, he was nominated for an
Emmy Award, for his directing of
Elaine Stritch at Liberty, a biographical film of the stage star
Elaine Stritch, documenting her career and personal life. In early 2008, Picheta was line producer in the latest television adaptation of Shakespeare's
King Lear for the
Royal Shakespeare Company. The film featured in
Channel 4's Christmas line-up, screened in the evening of
Christmas Day. ==Personal life==