Authors / Creative Contributors

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YVONNE ADRIAN BMI Musical Theatre Workshop; (Harrington Award) nor’mal: Transport Group, Jack Cummings III, Director. Jonathan Larson & TRU Award with creative team, Stern & Kochan: Award winner Greendale High School Milwaukee; New title: PRETTY TO THE BONE based on nor’mal: read more…

JOHN ALLEN wrote 11 historical musicals for Theaterworks USA, including YOUNG JEFFERSON (music: Albert Hague), YOUNG MARK TWAIN  (music: Mary Rodgers), LOOK TO THE STARS and Lady Liberty (music: Joe Raposo) and YOUNG ABE LINCOLN (music: Jeffrey Lodin). read more…

MANA ALLEN served as dramaturge on her father John Allen‘s musicals most of her adult life, her work on YOUNG ABE LINCOLN is dedicated to his memory. Mana is co-librettist of REBELS 1775 ( co-book  by John Allen, William Squier, music by Jeffrey Lodin, lyrics by William Squier and John Allen) read more…

MICHAEL BERKELEY is  the composer/lyricist/librettist of IMAGINE THAT!, OFF THE WALL, and DIRTY DOINGS IN DEADWOOD; the composer/ lyricist/co-writer of Rip Van Winkle; and the co-creator/arranger of the critically-acclaimed Irving Berlin revue I LOVE A PIANO (available through Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatricals). read more…

JAMES CAMPODONICO received a BFA in Music and Education from the University of California, Berkley Campus.   He has composed the following musicals: HERE COMES MY THIRD HUSBAND NOW, FLOWERS AND TREES, developed at the O’Neill Festival, Waterford Connecticut, toured with the O’Neill Theater Institute and later presented at Edward Albee’s Playwrights Unit and at the Whole Theater in Montclair, NJ. read more…

CYNTHIA HAYNES DISAVINO was born in Cincinnati and is a graduate of Ohio State University with a BFA in Acting. Since then, Cindy has had a 35 year career in show business. Her early years included film, commercial and some stage work in New York City, but many of her credits came from regional and dinner theatres around the country. read more…

ED DIXON The York Theater produced SHYLOCK, Mr. Dixon’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s MERCHANT OF VENICE which garnered him a Drama Desk Nomination. Ed then went to Carnegie Mellon University as a visiting professor for the first mounting of PORTRAIT, his adaptation of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GREY. read more…

BARBARA GEHRING and LINDA KLEIN creators of GIRLS ONLY – THE SECRET COMEDY OF WOMEN®, Ms. Gehring and Ms. Klein both began writing and performing comedy at an early age. While young Barbara directed elaborate puppet shows in her secret fort, a thousand miles away in Canada, little Linda was producing extravagant backyard circuses in a tiny Colorado mountain town. read more…

JOHN GLAUDINI As Musical Director: for Musical Theatre West – SWEENEY TODD, ALTAR BOYZ (LA Drama Critics Circle nom), Andrews Brothers (Ovation Award nom). I LOVE A PIANO; For Musical Theatre Guild – ASPECTS OF LOVE, STREET SCENE; For California Conservatory Of The Arts – Andrew Lippa’s A LITTLE PRINCESS (West Coast Premiere), DEFYING GRAVITY, CURTAINS. read more…

DANA LESLIE GOLDSTEIN Dana Leslie Goldstein is a playwright, lyricist and poet whose writing has won the New England New Play Competition, Harold and Mimi Steinberg Playwriting Prize, Different Voices New Play Award, ACTF New Play Award, the Henry Hoyns Poetry Fellowship, AWP Intro Award and an Academy of American Poets Prize. read more…

A. R. GURNEY less formally known as “Pete,” is one of the most prolific and produced playwrights in America. His work focuses primarily on the issues and realities of middle-class American life and has been produced on international theatre stages for more than 30 years. read more…

JAMES HINDMAN James is currently performing on Broadway in the new Disney Musical, MARY POPPINS.  He wrote and conceived PETE ‘N’ KEELY which received an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination (Best Off-Broadway Musical) and two Drama Desk nominations. read more…

ALAN JACOBSON has extensive experience as an actor, teacher, coach, director, and producer having served in these capacities in theaters around the country and in New York, as well as on television. Mr. Jacobson is the producer of The Plaza Theatre in Manalapan, Florida read more…

GENE JONES The author of FABLES IN SLANG, a ragtime-era revue presented by the Melting Pot Theatre Company in New York City in 1999.  The New York Times called FABLES a “natty, nostalgic” and “stylish” show that “seems to channel the spirit of George Ade.” read more…

MICHAEL KAPLAN has been a professional writer for over 30 years. His television credits include Stargate SG-1, Go Fish, Television Parts, and an original series for Comedy Central, Frank Leaves for the Orient. He wrote the interactive movie, Psychic Detective, for Electronic Arts, read more…

TOM KOCHAN is a Drama Desk nominee for his score to ALMOST, MAINE for Transport Group at the Gym at Judson. Other career highlights include: THE ELEPHANT MAN starring Bradley Cooper and Patricia Clarkson at Williamstown Theatre Festival, two plays with Arthur Miller (at Roundabout and Williamstown) read more…

BRYAN D. LEYS in addition to MURDER ON BROADWAY and  BETWEEN THE LINES, Bryan and James have also collaborated on KID DAKOTA; GABRIEL, BLOW YOUR HORN; ARGENTINA RUMPUS; FORTUNE AND FATE AND COME AND GET IT, a revue about food. read more…

DAN LIPTON and DAVID ROSSMER are longtime collaborators who write music, lyrics and scripts together. Their original musical comedy THE BLONDE STREAK is set for production by Beth Williams’ Grove Entertainment. The team is also under commission with Araca Group for MATCHBOOK, read more…

JEFFREY LODIN co-authored and composed DISNEY’S DOUG LIVE (co-book & lyrics: William Squier), the first original book musical produced in Disney World’s history. Songs from the score were featured at the 1998 International Children’s Festival and in the sound track for the Disney animated feature, DOUG’S FIRST MOVIE. read more…

JODY MADARAS Broadway: FINIAN’S RAINBOW (with Lauren Bacal). First National Tour: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE (u/s Man In Chair, Dance Captain), IRVING BERLIN’S I LOVE A PIANO – Japan tour. Off-Broadway: PEG O’ MY HEART (Irish Repertory), An Evening of Frank Loesser (92nd St Y). Television: As The World Turns. read more…

QUINCY MARR began his singing career in third grade when he joined the Singing Y’ers Boy Choir and had the opportunity to tour the world with the choir for the next seven years. He has been a guest soloist for symphonies from Holland to Spokane and has performed in 49 of the 50 great United States. read more…

MICHAEL McLEAN Michael McLean is a songwriter, composer, author, performer, playwright, film producer and director. As a songwriter Michael has written music and lyrics for more than 20 albums and has sold over a million tapes and CDs since his first release in 1983(see the discography). read more…

MARK PIETRI studied Concert Piano at the prestigious Hartt School of Music. It was during his undergraduate years that he grew interested in Improvised Music and subsequently studied with jazz greats Jackie McLean, Paul Jeffrey and Jaki Byard-all alumni of the world renowned Charles Mingus bands. read more…

PHIL RENO Broadway:  THE PRODUCERS, THOU SHALT NOT, CATS, DAME EDNA: THE ROYAL TOUR and BACK WITH A VENGEANCE. Tours: JOSEPH… starring Donny Osmond, MUSIC OF THE NIGHT (world premiere), SWEET CHARITY director Bob Fosse, STARLIGHT EXPRESS. read more…

RAY RODERICK recently directed MAME starring Tony Nominated Louise Pitre and Broadway Veteran Judy Blazer for Goodspeed Musicals, where he also directed SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, 42ND STREET and MY ONE AND ONLY. read more…

SANDY RUSTIN is the Co-Creator (book & lyrics) of the hit Off-Broadway musical, RATED P … FOR PARENTHOOD: currently playing regionally & in development for TV with ABC Studios. Her scripted series, OVERBOOKED, is in production with Nickelodeon’s new network, Nick Mom. read more…

WILLIAM SQUIER An Emmy Award winner for writing WKYC-TV’s UNUSUAL PHENOMENON, William Squier’s work has also appeared Off-B’way: THE TREATMENT OF DOCTOR LOVE (a five month run at Playhouse 91); Off-Off B’way: G-MAN (Nat Horne Theatre), BABALU (Sanford Meisner, music/co-lyrics: J. Goldstein); read more…

CHERYL STERN A Broadway veteran actress and writer, Cheryl created lyrics for the critically acclaimed, Jonathan Larson award winning, Off Broadway musical, NOR’MAL, starring Barbara Walsh at Transport Group. (Book by Yvonne Adrian, music by Tom Kochan). Cheryl is a contributing writer for THE AUDIENCE (Drama Desk nom. Best Musical). read more…

ELLEN WEISS was awarded$25,000 from the Shen Family Foundation for the musical score of BEING AUDREY produced by Transport Group.  In 2006, she wrote the original vocal and harmonica score for TG’s revival of ALL THE WAY HOME. She is also extremely proud to be one of the writers for the company’s historic production of THE AUDIENCE. read more…