The King’s Wife offers a bold new perspective on the story of Katherine of Aragon, the first wife of Henry VIII, as she navigates the pressures of queenship and the fight to secure her legacy. A revolutionary pop musical by two-time Grammy-nominated songwriter Jamie Floyd and award-winning playwright Mêlisa Annis, this bold reimagining of history e…

Rachel Walker Mason Ever since I can remember I’ve been able to see music as colours when I listen to music or compose a song. I’ve since learned that this condition is called synaesthesia and people often refer to it as “my superpower”. I always felt my happiest and most fulfilled when I was singing or writing music so it felt natural to make it m…

James A. Rocco Director | Producer An award-winning director/producer as well as an acclaimed vocalist with a passion for creating inclusive, thought-provoking experiences that honor the heart of every story. Known for his collaborative spirit, he brings a unique blend of artistry and authenticity to every project, ensuring the magic on the page co…

Richard C. Walter BOOK, MUSIC, LYRICS A composer-lyricist who has studied and worked in genres including musical theatre, choral, a cappella, pop, jazz, and film scoring. His show Madame Clicquot (co-written with Lisette Glodowski), has had two developmental readings in New York, and was part of New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series in 2020. Ric…

A Girl in Persia is a epic sung-through full-length musical adaptation of the Book of Esther from the Tanakh (the Bible). Aiming to be faithful to Scripture, this adaptation's book, lyrics, and music are all written with a historical and cultural focus in mind. A runtime of nearly 3 hours (with an interval) allows for a fully immersive experience i…

Ute Lemper's decades-long career spans stage, film, and music, with over 30 recordings. Renowned for her interpretations of Berlin Cabaret, Kurt Weill, Brecht, and chanson legends like Marlene Dietrich and Edith Piaf, she has also starred in major musicals across Broadway, the West End, Paris, and Berlin. She won the American Theater World Award an…

We speak with two of the creators of The Brass Teapot (Chaz and Ramaa) as well as the director (Zoe) and actor (Sarah) about the upcoming Firefly Theatre Group workshop staging at The Sherry Theatre in North Hollywood, California. THE BRASS TEAPOT is a magical, mischievous dark comedy that warns to be careful what you wish for. Based on the 2012 in…

DONNA TRINKOFF – Artistic Producer - of Amas Musical Theatre, a non-profit performing arts organization in New York City devoted the creation, development and production of new musicals and to the training and encouragement of inner-city young people. Since 1994, Donna has produced the original musicals Broadway and the Bard, starring Len Cariou, R…

We revisit the shows creators Scott and Aaron and are joined by cast memeber Allison as we talk about the upcoming Concert of Romero & Juliet Zombies! Shakespeare! 1980s inspired music! All of these elements are the foundation for the new rock musical, ROMERO & JULIET. Romero, a human, falls for Juliet, a zombie, during a music festival called Dead…

Michael Kooman (music) and Christopher Dimond (book & lyrics) received the 2013 Fred Ebb Award, a 2010 Jonathan Larson Grant, and are the first recipients of the Mary Rodgers/Lorenz Hart Award and the Samuel French Next Step Award. Between them, they have received the Burton Lane Award, the Harold Adamson Award, the KC/ACTF Musical Theatre Award, a…

We speak with Dan Petrenko, the Artistic Director of Winnipeg Jewish Theatre and the director of the upcoming production of The Band's Visit, as well as with actor Anat Kriger.

Alexis Sakellaris is a triple citizen and grew up between Europe and the US, always singing, acting, dancing their way from place to place :) They are currently performing their original queer musical comedy show A STAN IS BORN! at various theatre festivals in the UK. Alexis just finished a US tour and a run at Soho Theatre London with comedian Mat…

Blair Russell is a Tony nominated producer and developer of theatre and live performance whose experience ranges from fringe festivals to Broadway shows. ​ Credits include STILL (Off-Broadway); LIZARD BOY (Theatreworks Silicon Valley, Hope Mill Theatre, Edinburgh Fringe, Off-Broadway, Oregon Shakespeare Festival); POP OFF, MICHELANGELO! (Edinburgh …

Caroline Sheen is a Welsh actress who has played leading roles on stage in the ⁠West End⁠ alongside TV and film appearances. She won a Helen Hayes award for playing the role of ⁠Mary Poppins⁠ on the National Tour of America. Talk Musicals to Me Talk Musicals to me is a new podcast which asks leading theatre industry figures the same 10 questions ab…

What does a 31-year-old theatre kid do when he finds out his parents aren't quite who he thinks they are? Write a musical, of course! Our Little Secret: The 23andMe® Musical is the hilarious, moving, and completely true story of Noam Tomaschoff's discovery that he wasn't an only child… he actually had more than 35 siblings around the world! With a …

Dylan MarcAurele Dylan MarcAurele is a writer and composer based in NYC. His work has been performed in New York, London, Boston, Las Vegas, LA, San Diego, Provincetown, and Edinburgh. A fan of reality television, Dylan created the 27-thousand-follower account @rhonymusical. He is a member of the Theatre Now NY Writers Lab and holds a B.A. in Music…

Spotlight Musical Productions For top-notch musical theatre, look no further. From our beginnings as the IBM Choir over fifty years ago, Spotlight Musical Productions showcases Toronto’s most passionate local talent, from our cast to our creative team. At Spotlight, we’re proud not only to deliver outstanding productions for our loyal audiences, bu…

Pamela Weiler Grayson Pam’s musical, Urban Momfare (composer/lyricist/co-book writer), won a Best Musical award, at the New York International Fringe Festival, garnered four stars and a Critics Pick from Time Out, and also played at the Fringe Encore Series. Pam’s award-winning plays and musicals have been seen on stages throughout New York and nat…

Lauryn Gaffney is a musical theater writer who has gained international recognition for her exceptional work in the industry. With a passion for storytelling and music, Gaffney has a unique ability to create captivating and emotional narratives that resonate with audiences. Her commitment to exploring complex themes and creating rich characters has…

MATEO CHAVEZ LEWIS (He/They) is a professional musical theatre writer/composer, based in NYC and Toronto. He is best known for writing Book, Music & Lyrics for the critically acclaimed Tommy Rhodes (2024 Toronto World Premiere), and for the epic anthem he wrote and performed as a tribute to Greta Thunberg, “Dear Greta” (you can listen to the song h…

Neil Bastian Neil's songs have been sung in West End venues including The Crazy Coqs, The Iris Theatre, Above the Arts, Seven Dials Playhouse, Phoenix Arts Club, Soho Theatre and The Other Palace. He was a top-5 finalist for the MTI Award 2023/24 and was nominated for the Stiles & Drewe Best New Song Prize 2022, as well as a finalist in the 2018 Ir…

Julie Nemitz With over fifteen years of experience in executive sales and marketing leadership roles, Julie Nemitz has a proven track record of driving growth through strategic vision and innovative content marketing. She has partnered with Fortune 500 companies and led teams at award-winning agencies and publishers in New York City. Known for roll…

Rachel Peake Originally hailing from Saskatchewan, Rachel is a director and dramaturge of theatre and opera. She is currently the Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre in London, Ontario. ​ From 2021 to 2023 Rachel was the Associate Artistic Director of the Arts Club Theatre Company in Vancouver. There she oversaw the running of the Artistic Depar…

Conner and Smith Matt Conner and Stephen Gregory Smith are modern musical theatre writers who explore the darker side of human nature, while searching for the light.

Riverside Studios For over 45 years, Riverside Studios has been the home of an extraordinary mix of new and innovative theatre, film, comedy, art, dance, music and television. A cultural hub that has attracted some of the world’s best creative talent including Samuel Beckett, David Bowie, Benjamin Zephaniah, Amy Winehouse, Yoko Ono, Lenny Henry and…

Michael Verre Michael was born on New York's longest island. As an only child, Michael was thrown into just about activity you could think of. From piano lessons to karate to baseball, he did it all. It was through this smorgasbord of activities that Michael discovered his love for performing. ​ Since then, he has performed across the country, writ…

Dan Petrenko Hailing from Toronto, ON, Dan is a director, playwright, and producer who has worked in theatres across Canada, the United States, and London’s West End. Previously, Dan served as the founding Artistic Director of Olive Branch Theatre, a professional company dedicated to creating opportunities for next-generation artists in the Greater…

Sara and Giles started writing musicals together in 2016. They were Stiles and Drewe Finalists in 2018 (Best New Song) and 2021 (Best New Musical), and have written six musicals together: Country Dream (BEAM 2018 at Theatre Royal Stratford East), Barcelona! (Criterion Theatre, November 2018), TV musical How to be a Cougar, Score! (developed with th…

Stuart Brayson is a prolific and versatile British writer/composer of musicals. He has been actively creating diverse and melodic new work since the early 1990s when he decided to hang up his boots as singer/songwriter/frontman of the rock band POP.

Jessica Welsh (book, lyrics) and Linda Dowdell (music, lyrics) Wild Man of The Wynoochee is a gripping tale set in the early 20th century, inspired by the true story of John Tornow, a hermit who became the subject of the largest manhunt in Washington State history.

We speak with Jesse J Sanchez the creator of the musical Suenos: Our American Musical and members of the upcoming Las Positas College workshop production running from March 21st to the 30th 2025.

Daniel Seidman Composer & Co-Lyricist Dr. Daniel Seidman is a licensed clinical psychologist practicing in New York City. Dan started playing in a band at the age of 12 at the Cafe Wha in Greenwich Village. At the age of 15, he toured the U.S. and Canada playing Hammond organ for Chubby Checker. He completed a year as a composition major at the Ber…

R.K. Greene Producer and Executive Director of The StoryLine Project, LLC, a theatrical production company developing new shows. Shows include: * "Beau The Musical" by Lyons & Pakchar now an award-winning feature-length motion picture; * "Fifth Avenue" in development by Susan Crawford & Daniel Seidman * "Harmony" by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman …

Al TapperProducer of AMT Theater Al Tapper wears many hats. Besides being Producer of AMT, he considers himself a renaissance man whose various careers as a Broadway composer, lyricist, playwright, humorist, baseball maven, leveraged buyout specialist and philanthropist have woven a rich tapestry of distinction and success. He recently won a presti…

Emily Simonian Book, Music, and Lyrics Emily Simonian is an acoustic pop singer-songwriter, published author, and a musical theatre composer, lyricist, and librettist. Raised on a steady diet of 90's pop, Beatles, Disney movies and classic musicals, she earned a merit-based scholarship to study at Berklee College of Music, and finished her degree a…

JACK FELDSTEIN – he/him (Book & Co-Lyrics / Radio Play Adaptation) Jack is an award-winning writer and neon animation filmmaker. His almost thirty neon animation films, including The Ecstasy of Gary Green and A Wondrous Film about Emma Brooks have screened worldwide from Lincoln Center and NYC's Angelika Cinema to Rotterdam International Film Festi…

Mark Rubinsky and Tony Castrigno—two theater-lovers whose early careers on Broadway led to decades of large scale, multimedia experiences for corporate theater; they have applied their skills gleaned from decades of production, and combining them with a passion for theater, to bring a fresh perspective to the creation of new works.…

Hank Temple (Music & Lyrics), is a junior music composition major at Baldwin Wallace. His band, Temple Brothers, has released music on all streaming platforms. Gideon and Hank study songwriting with Scott Simons (America’s Got Talent, The X Factor) and composition with Dr. Clint Needham. They also have studied composing for musical theater with And…

Neil Berg's latest musical The Sabbath Girl: The Musical, written with book writer/co-lyricist Cary Gitter, just finished an incredible, sold-out run at The Penguin Repertory Theatre (directed by Joe Brancato), before transferring to NYC for a six-week summer run Off-Broadway at 59 East 59th Theaters to rave reviews. The Original Off-Broadway Cast …

Bina Gehres, Director, received her master’s in education from Western Maryland College in Westminster, MD in 1972. She was a teacher of the deaf in Dayton, Ohio and after moving to Rhode Island, taught at the Rhode Island School for the Deaf for three years. Bina then went into the healthcare field in Rhode Island in 1979 and became a Certified Nu…

Ben Jones is an award-winning singer, comedian, storyteller and actor who has appeared in front of audiences worldwide. He's shared the spotlight with the likes of Rita Moreno, Michael Tilson Thomas, Frederica von Stade, Nathan Gunn, Isabel Leonard, Helmuth Rilling, Michael Morgan, Val Diamond and the Bang on a Can All-Stars. Ben’s versatile voice …

Sam Tsui and Casey Breves are a married, LA-based songwriting duo, who together have written and produced viral music for numerous pop artists, brand campaigns, and their own individual artist projects. They met at Yale singing together in both a cappella and musical theater. Sam was among the first independent musicians to harness the power of You…

SCOTT LOGSDON has written the book/lyrics for STICKS & STONES (with composer John McDaniel) which had a premiere concert starred Audra McDonald, Javier Muñoz, and George Salazar for Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation/BC/EFA; 12 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS (with composer Dana P. Rowe, currently in development as a film with Jerry Mitchell attached); JOYCE…

CATHERINE FILLOUX (BOOK) is an award-winning playwright who has been writing about human rights and social justice for twenty-five years. Filloux is the librettist for three produced operas, NEW ARRIVALS (Houston Grand Opera, composer John Glover), WHERE ELEPHANTS WEEP (Chenla Theatre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, composer Him Sophy) and THE FLOATING BOX …

Tom McGrath is a composer-lyricist from Tipperary, Ireland. His background is in classical and Irish folk music. He has a master’s degree in contemporary composition from Trinity College, Dublin. His musicals have been performed in the Camden Fringe, London and Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin. Tom works part-time as an NHS doctor. He is a member of the…

Ben West is a musical theatre artist and historian, and creator and author of The Musical Theatre Report. His book, The American Musical: Evolution of an Art Form (Routledge, 2024), chronicles a detailed and comprehensive history of the art form’s artistic evolution. He created twenty “Timeline Wall” exhibits for the Museum of Broadway that trace t…

D.C. Anderson is a film/tv and theater actor raised in Elyria, Ohio and based in New York. Film/tv roles include Mariama Diallo's MASTER, Judy Sam Roman's RICH BOY RICH GIRL, Joseph Cedar's NORMAN, Nathan Adloff's MILES, Kevin Arbouet and Judy San Roman's FAIR MARKET VALUE and television's BILLIONS, EXTRAPOLATIONS, THE ENEMY WITHIN, THE BLACKLIST, …

Catching Fireflies started as a quarantine project in April 2020 and then over time turned into a full-length one act musical. The show features a series of musical theater vignettes that explore the queer experience in relationship to the human mind and body. It focuses on a Philly friend group stuck at a Waffle House pre-pandemic, and each of the…

Marcus Wood: Composer and Co-lyricist Marcus studied Acting and Stage Combat at East 15. He supported his studies as a professional composer and lyricist – writing over 140 songs, a chart single (Belgium), 15 short films and 30 videogames. Working with Nathan Rees (writer), Marcus produced, edited and starred in The Other Way (2019) an award-winnin…

Scott Alan is an internationally acclaimed songwriter who has worked with some of the brightest stars of theatre, TV, film and recording. Some of those artists include Grammy Award winning Pentatonix, Grammy Award nominated artists Jane Monheit, Marc Broussard, Marc Feehily, Taylor Dayne, Tony Award winning artists Sutton Foster, Adriane Lenox, Ran…