DAVID H. BELL (Book/Lyrics, The Bowery Boys) His work in Chicago Theatre, where he is associated with the Marriott Theatre (over 30 Productions) and the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre (The Three Musketeers, Taming of the Shrew, As You Like It, The Comedy of  Errors), has earned him 35 Joseph Jefferson Award nominations (winning the coveted award 10 times) and 2 After Dark Awards. David served as the Artistic Director of Historic Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., and Associate Artistic Director of Atlanta's Alliance Theatre. David's work has earned him 4 Carbonall nominations (Florida), a Dramalogue Award (L.A), 5 AJC Awards (Atlanta), an Atlanta Circle of Dramatic Critics Award, a Laurence Olivier Nomination (London), 2 National Endowment Awards, 3 Helen Hayes nominations (winning 1), (Washington D.C.), The Mac and Bistro Awards (NYC), and several National and International writing awards for creating Hot Mikado. He has worked On Broadway, Off Broadway, London, Paris, Berlin, Carnegie Hall, National and International tours, The Kennedy Center, Long Wharf Theatre, and, done the Atlanta sequence of the closing ceremonies of the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.  David is currently a professor of Music Theatre at Northwestern University.

ROBERT CARY (Book/Lyrics, Heartbreakers) is co-author of the book and lyrics for Flashdance (West End 2010, UK National Tour, 2008-9); lyricist and co-author of the book for Palm Beach, written with longtime collaborators Ben Feldman and David Gursky (introduced at NAMT and produced at La Jolla Playhouse, directed by Des McAnuff); co-author with Ben Feldman of Inventing Avi (Off-Bway, 2009); and director of the feature films Ira and Abby, Save Me, Anything But Love.  Upcoming projects include Sharp Dressed Man, Stax, and the feature film My Owner's Wedding, written with Jonathan Tolins.  Thanks to Jonathan, Ben, David, and Susan Weaving.

MARTIN CASELLA (Book, Play It Cool) Plays: The Irish Curse (Off Broadway, London, Edinburgh, Dublin, FringeNYC- Outstanding Playwriting Award); Scituate, George Bush Goes To Hell, Grand Junction, Desert Fire, Beautiful Dreamer, Paydirt, Mates (L.A. Weekly, Drama-Logue Awards).  Musicals: Saint Heaven, Paper Moon (NAMT Festival 1995), Happy Holidays, Taking Care of Mrs. Carroll, DOO-DAH!. Screenplays: One Night Stand.  Upcoming: Free Money¸ musical about the invention of credit cards; Miss Maude, a play about photographer Eugene Smith; Tom’s Dad, a film for director Lass Hallstrom starring Patrick Dempsey; and film Busted Jesus Comix.  Taught playwriting at Cal Arts and Harvey Milk High School in NYC.  WGA, Dramatists Guild, SAG and AEA.

SCOTT ETHIER (Music, Red Clay) has written music for The Third Miracle (with Jeff Hughes and Richard Vetere) and Raw Impressions’s Dreams This Way..  His concert music has been featured on American Public Radio’s Performance Today and performed by VocalEssence, the Cape Ann Symphony, and the Macon Symphony orchestra (where he was composer-in-residence).  His choral piece, A Mother's Carol (Clay Zambo, lyrics), will be published by Boosey & Hawkes later this year.  He has been a Dramatists Guild Musical Theatre Fellow, a fellow at the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, a member of the BMI Musical Theater Workshop, and a recipient of the American Composers Forum’s Continental Harmony grant.  This score of Red Clay is dedicated to the memory of Jackie McLean.

BENJAMIN FELDMAN (Book, Heartbreakers) wrote Danny and Faye (produced w/Tovah Feldshuh), and co-wrote NAMT Festival 2001 show Palm Beach.  Also an Entertainment Attorney -- clients from Rabbit Hole (upcoming, w/Nicole Kidman) to Memphis (B'way, winner Best Musical Tony Award), Ars Nova, and many theaters, producers and artists in television, theater and film.    Published in the CTI Guide to Producing.  Producer credits:  Mae West’s Sex, Trouble in Paradise and The Stand In on stage; Film: The Cutting Room, Another Gay Movie, Another Gay Sequel and The Understudy.  Yale grad.  Boards: The Hourglass Group, the Chase Brock Experience.

DAVID GURSKY (Music, Heartbreakers) is the composer of Palm Beach (NAMT Festival 2001, La Jolla Playhouse 2005, directed by Des McAnuff). Film: Ira & Abby. In addition to his composing work, David has conducted the Broadway productions of Finian's Rainbow, White Christmas, The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Jane Eyre, and Dame Edna: The Royal Tour. Television: Wonder Pets. Pianist: many NYC shows, Radio City, several Encores! productions, The Kennedy Center Honors, and three original Broadway cast recordings. Education: B.A. Yale College.

JEFF HUGHES(Book/Lyrics, Red Clay) was the recipient of the 2009 Richard Rodgers Award for new musical theatre as the bookwriter/lyricist of Red Clay.  He is the author of the plays Shore Points, A Good Tavern and In the Jersey City Moonlight, which will receive its world premiere in June 2011.  He is a former member of the BMI Workshop and was a Dramatists Guild Fellow in 2005-2006.  He is the writer of DaBearsBlog.com, currently under the auspices of the Chicago Tribune.  He is from Kearny, New Jersey and damn proud of it.

ALAN STEVENS HEWITT (Music, Lizzie Borden) Spring Awakening—Bass (Orig. B’way Prod. & 1st Natl Tour);  Everyday Rapture—Bass (Second Stage);  Lizzie Borden—Composer, Musical Director, Orchestrator, Bass, Piano (Living Theatre);  Brecht’s Baal—Composer, Musical Director, Piano, Guitar (Looking Glass Theatre);  The Signal Corps (myspace.com/thesignalcorps);  Big Mess Cabaret/Orchestra—Bass  (bigmessorchestra.com);  The Low Road (myspace.com/thelowroad).  BM in Composition from Mannes/The New School where he studied with Robert Cuckson.  ASH is originally from Philly and lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.  Thanks to Pete and Hillary for their vision and support, Steven and Tim for their trust and dedication, and all the actors, musicians, designers, crew and extended family who helped make Lizzie ROCK!  ash@alanstevenshewitt.com

JOHN JILER's (Book/Lyrics, Big Red Sun) plays have been seen coast to coast, from the O’ Neill to the Kennedy Center to Seattle Rep.  Jiler received both the Richard Rodgers Award and the Kleban Librettists' Award for his musical Avenue X, and the Weissberger Prize from New Dramatists for his play Sour Springs.  Literary works include, Sleeping With The Mayor (a New York Times "Most Notable Book’) and Dark Wind, called “a classic” by the Village Voice.  His current projects are a one-man show, Explicit Vows (Playwrights Horizons\The Flea Theatre), and two new plays; Channel, in development with Labyrinth Theatre, and Sirocco, at The Actor’s Studio. 

TIM MANER (Lyrics/Book/Additional Music/Conceiver, Lizzie Borden) has written, directed, musical directed and produced over 20 original music/theater works including Frankenstein, with composer Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer; The Hawthorne Project, a trilogy of multi-layered multi-media events adapted from Nathaniel Hawthorne’s three American novels, with writer/adaptor Elizabeth Banks; and The Opera Project, a trilogy of new wave operas, with composers Matthew Pierce and Fred ho and writer Ruth Margraff. He is a founding member of the critically acclaimed Tiny Mythic Theatre Company and the award-winning arts center HERE. With them, his theatrical producing/presenting history spanned hundreds of productions over 10 years.

DANIEL MATÉ (Book/Lyrics, The Trouble With Doug) wrote the lyrics and co-wrote the book for The Trouble With Doug.  He is also the composer-lyricist and bookwriter for The Longing and the Short Of It  (Barrington Stage Company, 2009, William Finn dir.;  ASCAP Foundation Musical Theatre Workshop, 2010, Stephen Schwartz dir.)  Daniel’s work as a composer was included in the York Theatre’s NEO (‘New, Emerging, Outstanding’) Concert.  He runs a successful custom gift song service (www.startspreadingthemuse.com) and teaches songwriting to young people.  Daniel received a 2010 Jonathan Larson Foundation Grant for music and lyrics.  He lives near Sunset Park, Brooklyn, home to many charming slugs.   www.danielmate.com

SCOTT MURPHY (Music, The Giver) received his MFA in musical theatre writing from NYU in 2004. He is currently writing music and lyrics for Meanwhile…on the other side of Mount Vesuvius, a musical commissioned by Yale Rep, with book by Jay Reiss, as well as songs for Magnus, a feature film. With Nathan Christensen, Scott is currently writing music for a new work for The Old Globe. In 2005, Scott was selected by Stephen Sondheim to receive the Marian Seldes/Garson Kanin award from the Theatre Hall of Fame. With Nathan Christensen, he received the Richard Rogers award, the Jonathan Larson award, and the 2004 Dramatist Guild Fellowship. Scott works as a teaching artist for Lincoln Center.

GEORGIA STITT(Music, Big Red Sun)  wrote the musicals The Water, Sing Me A Happy Song and Mosaic, and is currently writing Hello! My Baby with Cheri Steinkellner and Devil In A Blue Dress with Walter Mosley.  Her album, This Ordinary Thursday, and her song cycle, Alphabet City Cycle, are both available from PSClassics and iTunes.  Georgia has published several choral pieces and wrote two songs for the MTV movie The American Mall.  She is represented on the solo albums of Susan Egan, Lauren Kennedy, Daniel Boys, Kevin Odekirk and Caroline Sheen.  She has music degrees from Vanderbilt and NYU and currently lives in Los Angeles.  www.georgiastitt.com.

PHILLIP SWANN (Music, Play It Cool)  is the composer of The People vs. Friar Laurence, The Man Who Killed Romeo and Juliet (nominated for three Jeff awards), and DeLEARious (2009 Garland Award winner for Best New Score).  Other musicals include In a Booth at Chasen’s, Trombone, Neil Simon’s Fools- The Musical and Shakespeare’s Greatest Hits.  A former staff songwriter and producer for DreamWorks, Swann’s songs have been heard on television, film and have been recorded by such artists as Clay Aiken, Lee Ann Womack, Blake Shelton and Lee Greenwood.  He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, theatre educator, Amanda Swann.

AARON THIELEN (Co-creator, The Bowery Boys) is the Artistic Director for the Marriott Theatre. He recently wrote a musical adaptation of For The Boys; the popular 1991 Fox film starring Bette Midler. This new musical will get its world premiere at the Marriott Theatre in August of 2011. Joining forces with Michael Mahler (NAMT 2009 author), Aaron also wrote a new musical titled Hero, which had a staged reading at The Marriott and is slated to be presented there in summer of 2012. He co-wrote and Artistic Directed the Marriott Theatre’s Jeff Award winning hit The All Night Strut- A Fascinating Rhythm. Associated with the Marriott Theatre since 1995, he was a featured actor in more than 20 productions, choreographed Marriott’s hit production of Forever Plaid, and was instrumental in facilitating the theatre’s expansion in 2001.

MARK WINKLER (Lyrics, Play It Cool) is a platinum award winning singer/lyricist who has had over 150 of his songs recorded by such artists as Dianne Reeves, Lea Salonga and Liza Minnelli.  He is the co-writer of the musical review Naked Boys Singing! in its 11th year playing Off Broadway.  He is the creator/co-writer of Too Old for the Chorus which is now being published by Samuel French and he is the co-writer/bookwriter of the musical Bark! which is now touring the country. His CD of original jazz songs Till I Get It Right was named one of the best CDs of 2009 by “Jazz Times Magazine.”