Director
Author
Zak Sandler- (Musical Director) Zak Sandler plays
piano on Broadway for MEAN GIRLS, and has played on Broadway for WICKED, MOTOWN, and THE COLOR PURPLE. As a composer, his work has appeared at Lincoln Center, Joe’s Pub, the Triad, and Signature Theatre (VA). His newest musical, INSIDE MY HEAD, is about the relationship between a young man and his bipolar, and was presented at New York Theatre Barn in September. He is also creating a docu-series that explores the link between creativity and mental conditions among celebrity artists and up-and-coming artists, called INSANELY TALENTED.
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Ilana Ransom Toeplitz- (Co-Story Design) Favorite directing credits include Reefer Madness (2014 New World Stages feat. Alan Cumming & 2015 54 Below 10th Anniversary Concert), My Precious Snugglefluff (Lincoln Center), Shark Attack! (Elektra Theatre), The Drowsy Chaperone, Lucky Stiff, and Mary Poppins (Choreographer, Berkshire Theatre Group) and A Christmas Story, The Musical! (Assoc. Dir., First National Tour).
Matt Cowart's Broadway credits include the Tony award winning production of Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill (Associate Director), and 110 in the Shade (Assistant Director), both starring Audra McDonald. Matt’s recent work with the New York Philharmonic includes the Emmy Award winning production of Sweeney Todd; Matt is a member of SDC and a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. He is a Resident Artist and Head of the Directing Corps at The CRY HAVOC Company.
Ben Boecker (Book, Music and Lyrics).
Grand Prize Winner of The NMI 2016 Seach for New
Musicals, NMI's Got Musical! competition 2016, Ana Sosenko Grant Recipient 2016, Winner of Sam Selden Playwriting Award 2012. BMI Workshop Advanced Member, Member of the Dramatists Guild. Adjunct Faculty at the Calhoun School, and Teaching Artist at TADA Youth Theatre, Wingspan Arts, and NEST+M
Gifted and Talented School. www.benboecker.com
Story
Musical Director
Ben Boecker (Book, Music and Lyrics).
Grand Prize Winner of The NMI 2016 Seach for New
Musicals, NMI's Got Musical! competition 2016, Ana Sosenko Grant Recipient 2016, Winner of Sam Selden Playwriting Award 2012. BMI Workshop Advanced Member, Member of the Dramatists Guild. Adjunct Faculty at the Calhoun School, and Teaching Artist at TADA Youth Theatre, Wingspan Arts, and NEST+M
Gifted and Talented School. www.benboecker.com