Sam is one of the first musicians in the world to have a Conservatoire Level Masters Course specially created for him, a ‘Piano Masters in Interpretation and Improvisation’ at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, bringing together his skills in jazz, composition and classical. Graduating with Distinction in 2019, he spent the following year as a Fellow with the Composition Department. He mainly studied the classical piano tradition and only recently in his career discovered his true passion: improvisation. During lockdown Sam composed a musical, One Shoe of Each Colour, all about his journey as a transgender person. Championed by GSMD as a musical having ‘all the ingredients to be the next hit’ the piece is garnering much interest from the world of Musical Theatre and is due to be released in 2023. He also wrote the music for the new play Consecuencias de la Sed premiered in 2021, and was awarded the Oh! prize to the best new soundtrack. Sam is the resident pianist for DEBUT at Shoreditch Treehouse in London (No. 1 Airbnb Music Experience Globally in 2018 – Forbes) where he was featured by Steinway & Sons, and he was also part of Yamaha’s ‘Live From Home’ Europe wide Live Stream series. https://www.sampianistimproviser.com/

Steven Greenwood is a Montreal-based writer & director, and the Artistic Director of Home Theatre Productions. He holds a PhD from McGill University with a focus on queer cultural history, and he teaches university courses in film, theatre, and popular culture. His work is influenced by his passion for queer history & culture, and he is a fan of all things geeky, pulpy, campy & queer. 

Erin Murray Quinlan is a published  Playwright, Poet, And Composer with credits Off-Broadway and beyond.    Quinlan's latest show, Brain Hemingway, had its premiere at Edinburgh Festival Fringe venue Greenside @ Infirmary Street in August '22 and will be returning to the festival in 2023 to Greenside @ Nicholson Square.   God Save Queen Pam had its Off-Broadway debut in the summer of 2018, and critics raved about the tight script, witty lyrics, and catchy music. "How Can I Tell You", her contribution to the album 'The MS Songbook' (lyrics co-written by Rory Sherman) was chosen again and again by reviewers as the favorite of the song cycle, called 'the cream of a very talented crop'. EMQ's work has been performed at many venues around the US and UK, including the Players Theater, the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater, and the Duplex Theater in NYC; the Playwright in Boston; the Tabard Theater  in London; and the Actors Studio in LA. She has also written music for film and television, including 2021's comedy Bad Cupid starring John Rhys-Davies (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Lord of the Rings, The Living Daylights). For complete credits, check out the resume page. ​ EMQ studied composition and creative writing at Berklee College of Music, playwriting at the University of Oxford, and composition with professors from Juilliard at the EAMA Nadia Boulanger Institute at the Schola Cantorum in Paris. She is also an alumna composer/lyricist of the Tony Award-winning BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Advanced Workshop in NYC, and a protege of accomplished UK-based musical theater writer and director Paul Boyd.   She is inclued in Scott Pfitzinger's Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students. She is on the selection committee at NYC's the Players Theatre Off-Broadway, and is a very proud member of the Dramatist Guild. https://www.erinmurrayquinlan.com/

Alexander S. Bermange is a composer and lyricist whose musicals and theatre productions have enjoyed successful runs in the West End, across the UK and around the world, whose comic writing has acquired a formidable following amongst millions of radio listeners, and whose songs have been performed, recorded and released by international stars including Cynthia Erivo, Kerry Ellis, Miriam Margolyes, Ramin Karimloo and Christopher Biggins. Alexander’s work has won widespread international critical acclaim, and has garnered numerous honours including two Frank Wildhorn Awards, a West End Wilma Award and two Broadway World Award nominations. Alexander has also topped the iTunes comedy album chart with Wit & Whimsy, an album celebrating his comedic work featuring 23 popular personalities and West End stars. https://bermange.co.uk/

Jaime Lozano is a musical theatre composer who has been heralded as the “next big thing” on Broadway by Hamilton’s Lin-Manuel Miranda. A native of Monterrey, Mexico, Jaime earned his BFA in Music and Composition from the School of Music at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León and was the recipient of a full scholarship to New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, where he has the distinction of being the first Mexican to be accepted to and earn an MFA from the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Jaime is one of the five artists selected for the 2020-2022 Joe’s Pub Working Group residency and one of the artists selected as part as The Civilians R&D Group 2020-2021.  https://www.jaimelozano.net/

Described by The Observer as ‘a highly individual singer-songwriter’, Maz O’Connor is a truly unique artist. Known for her haunting, emotive vocals and her poetic lyricism, her songs are most often short stories inspired by her love of literature, folklore and mythology. Her Irish roots, she suspects, inform her love of darker tales—those of heartbreak, longing and loss. She wrote her first song aged four, whilst making a ‘radio show’ with a cassette player and her older brothers, and grew up singing old folk songs in her local Cumbrian venues. As a teenager, the songs of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell inspired her to learn the guitar, and listening to Regina Spektor inspired her to write her first songs on piano. Winning a BBC Performing Arts Fund Fellowship in 2014 (once won by Adele) brought Maz to wider attention, and later that year she was nominated for a BBC Folk Award for her first album, ‘This Willowed Light’. Maz has since released 3 further albums, toured the U.K., Europe and Eastern Canada, played live sessions on BBC Radio 2 and 3, and appeared at major U.K. festivals, including Glastonbury. Her latest album, 'What I Wanted', was co-written and co-produced with composer Will Gardner and released in May 2022. It's an ambitious song-cycle set in the city at night and explores themes of anxiety, capitalism, sexuality, spirituality, and the search for connection in an age of consumerism. 'What I Wanted' has been widely praised, and called ‘an excellent thing’ by Mark Radcliffe of BBC 6 Music and BBC Radio 2. ‘I’m interested in connection,’ she says, ‘that’s what music is to me. Creating a moment between myself and an audience member, a moment that’s intimate and real. I’m always seeking that.’ The Wife of Michael Cleary   The Wife of Michael Cleary is a new folk musical inspired by the true story of Bridget Cleary. Bridget was a talented dressmaker from Co. Tipperary, Ireland, who in 1895 was burned to death by her husband and family because they believed her to be a fairy changeling. She was 26 years old. A trial ensued shortly afterwards and the story was widely covered in the press in Ireland and Great Britain. It has previously served as inspiration for music and literature, but this is the first time the story has been addressed in musical theatre. The Wife of Michael Cleary explores faith and superstition at a decisive moment in Irish history, whilst also shining a light on the pressing contemporary issue of violence against women. https://mazoconnor.com/

MINDI DICKSTEIN is an award-winning writer of plays and musicals best known as the lyricist for Broadway's LITTLE WOMEN (licensed by MTI, Original Broadway Cast album released by Ghostlight/Sh-k-boom Records), which continues to be performed worldwide, including recent premieres in Tokyo and London.  Current projects include book and lyrics for MAIDEN VOYAGE (New Works Provincetown), lyrics for WITNESSES (California Center for the Arts, 2022 San Diego Critics award for Best Production), lyrics for BEYOND WHAT CAN BE SEEN, based on The Little Prince and the life of Saint-Exupery, and lyrics for BENNY & JOON, based on the MGM film, which had its world premiere at The Old Globe (2017 San Diego Critics nominee for Best Musical), east coast premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse, and which has been developed at Transport Group, NAMT, Theatreworks Silicon Valley, and the Goodspeed Johnny Mercer and Rhinebeck retreats. Her work has been commissioned, produced, and developed widely, including by Disney (book for TOY STORY, based on the animated film), Second Stage (lyrics for SNOW IN AUGUST, based on the novel by Pete Hamill), Playwrights Horizons (book and lyrics for TRIP, based on Rip Van Winkle; Harold & Mimi Steinberg Commission), Theatreworks USA, Two River Theater, and the ASCAP Workshop. Her songs have been performed at The Kennedy Center, 54 Below, The Cutting Room, Gotham Hall (The Dramatists Guild’s “Great Writers Thank Their Lucky Stars”) and Lincoln Center (“Hear and Now: Contemporary Lyricists”), among others. Honors include a Larson Foundation Award, New York Foundation for the Arts and Massachusetts Artists Foundation Playwriting Fellowships, Jane Chambers Award (for her play, THE EXISTENTIAL GOURMET), and a Second Stage Constance Klinsky Award for Excellence in Musical Theater. Education: MFA, Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theater Writing Program (where she was an Oscar Hammerstein Fellow); BFA, NYU’s Department of Undergraduate Drama.  Member of ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild.

James is a writer, producer, actor, theatremaker, singer, educator and a few other things. He made his Broadway debut as a singer for Riverdance, toured as Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, and my performance career has spanned Broadway and off, to voiceover, television, and concert halls all over the world. I've also been involved in the development of dozens of new works for the stage as an award-winning writer, director, and producer. More Info: ⁠https://www.jamessasser.com/⁠ Vince has long felt that diversity and creative identity were instrumental in the fashioning of a well-rounded artist. A San Francisco, CA native having been raised in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Vincent began his musical training with the piano at age seven. By the onset of his teenage years, he had learned to play most brass instruments and was beginning to work on compositions; currently, Vincent has an intermediate to professional level of proficiency on a vast array of instruments. A Congressional Scholar in Leadership, Vincent received a B.S. in Choral/Vocal Music Education from Florida A & M University. It was in college that he would nurture his studies in theater, dance, voice, and ethnomusicology. There he performed as a soloist with the FAMU Concert Choir, a dancer with Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theater as a well as an accompanist for the Florida State University Department of Dance.  More Info: ⁠https://www.charlesvincentburwell.com/⁠ BOTTLE SHOCK! The Musical - 1976. Before Napa was Napa, a small group of California underdogs took on the establishment. The world of wine would never be the same. Based on the incredible true story of The Judgment of Paris, Bottle Shock is a tale about love, fermentation, and the spirit of rock ’n roll.

Dear Mom, I'm Gay! The Musical Synopsis- Dan Sarkisian grew up in an evangelical home in a small town in Michigan. He moves to New York City to study fashion design, but quickly finds he has even more to learn about himself. Dan begins to explore his identity and sexuality. He slowly learns to embrace who he truly is, a part of himself that he has always suppressed. Dan falls in love with himself and another man. At Thanksgiving break, Dan finds himself back in Michigan visiting his mom. How will she respond to his newfound identity? Is a mother's love more powerful than culture or religion? *Based on a true story.

Janet McMahan has been working as a professional pianist since the age of sixteen. She has also worked as a writer, performing artist and producer of music, audio books and dramatic works.As a musician and singer, Janet has performed on the Grand Ole Opry, toured the United States and abroad as Roy Orbison's keyboard player and played for hundreds of society gigs, weddings, parties, etc. She has worked in the studio as a keyboard player, vocalist and vocal contractor/conductor on recordings for numerous artists including Carrie Underwood, Dolly Parton, Steve Winwood, Shirley Jones, John Denver, Sandy Patti, Michael Crawford and others. She has performed on jingles for McDonald's, Target, General Tire and numerous other regional and local commercials and has written and produced for Jubilate Music Group, Simon and Schuster, LifeWay, McGraw-Hill, Word, Gibson Publishing, Thomas Nelson, Sparrow, Brentwood/Benson and Sesame Street Records. David Huntsinger is a pianist, composer, songwriter, and arranger who moved from his native California to Nashville, TN, in 1976 and played for the Rambos. He co-wrote the song, "Holy Spirit, Thou Art Welcome", with ⁠Dottie Rambo⁠, as well as the children’s musical, Down By The Creek Bank.⁠⁠ In 1979 he left the Rambos to pursue a career as a studio pianist. He wrote and arranged music for the 1989 Grammy-winning album A Child’s Gift of Lullabyes,⁠ and arranged for and co-produced ⁠Andy Griffith⁠’s 1996 Grammy-winning album, I Love To Tell The Story: 25 Timeless Hymns.⁠He has worked with many artists, such as ⁠Sandi Patti⁠, ⁠Steve Green⁠, ⁠Kathy Troccoli⁠, ⁠Michael Crawford⁠, ⁠Glen Campbell⁠, ⁠Carman⁠, ⁠Larnelle Harris⁠, ⁠Johnny Cash⁠ and ⁠Dolly Parton⁠. He toured with ⁠Vince Gill⁠ for a Christmas tour in 1999, and in 2001 for the ⁠Amy Grant⁠/Vince Gill Christmas tour. He has also written a number of children’s musicals, as well as produced many albums of his own original works and arrangements. Much Ado About Nothing is set in 1945 as soldiers return from the war in the Pacific, this contemporary setting of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is a unique combination of classic Shakespeare and modern Broadway.  In the style of a 1940’s musical, this version of Much Ado About Nothing was a run-away hit for the Nashville Shakespeare Festival’s 2012 season. Shakespeare’s timeless humor combined with these expertly crafted original songs by two of Nashville’s premiere musical theater songwriters make this a slam-dunk audience pleaser. More Info about Much Ado About Nothing

From original songs and lyrics for both church anthems and stage musicals, to mood and transition cues for theater productions and film scores, Christy Stutzman has a gift for interpreting and expressing deep emotions through music and poetry.  Whatever musical score your creative project needs, Christy will listen carefully, study the project and will craft a musical style and approach that matches your exact vision.    Janette Oke’s best-selling novel comes to life onstage in this brand new musical created by Christy Stutzman. A theatrical celebration of truth, adventure, faith and – above all – love, When Calls the Heart- The Musical is challenging and thrilling audiences as they take part in this riveting story, both on stage and off. More Info about When Calls the Heart

A Woman Is ... a cabaret about family, identity, and becoming who you are.Triple-threat performer, Kiki Moritsugu, holds forth on her relationship with her larger-than-life mother. Sharing three generations of backstage stories from summer stock, Broadway, and shopping malls in Canada, Kiki reveals how one multi-racial woman defines herself in a world dominated by stereotypes.

Jim is not only a writer of Canadian Musical Theatre, but a teacher and advocate as well. His advanced age gave him an opportunity to study The Craft Of Writing For The Musical Theatre with Broadway Conductor and Composer Lehman Engel, whose tradition of teaching young musical theatre writers is still being continued at New York’s BMI Lehman Engel Workshop. After Leman’s passing in 1982, Jim helped found The Guild Of Canadian Musical Theatre Writers, where he and other of Lehman’s Canadian students tried to continue Lehman’s mentorship of aspiring composers, lyricists and librettists with classes based in Toronto. Jim has taught similar classes for almost 30 years, for awhile with Toronto’s ScriptLab, and most recently through a partnership between Smile Theatre and The Playwright’s Guild Of Canada. Jim is also interested in the history and development of the Musical Theatre in Canada, and founded the first college course in The History of The Canadian Musical Theatre at Sheridan College in Oakville. Also well known as a dramaturge and director of new Canadian Musicals. http://www.jimbetts.ca/ Dancer is the winner of the 2023 Adams Prize For Musical Theatre. The inspirational story of Northern Dancer, the 'too small, too awkward, too feisty' colt who defied all odds to become the first Canadian horse to win The Kentucky Derby. Part high-concept musical, part high-octane ballet, Dancer celebrates a Canadian legend. Taking inspiration from his name, Northern Dancer and all the other horses are played by dancers, who communicate only through dance and movement. With a cast of 20, and award-winning creators and performers, Dancer is the show to place your bets on. https://dancerthemusical.ca/

Dante Green (they/he/she) is a Black, Queer, multi-hyphenate born and raised in rural Pennsylvania. They are an alumnus of The Headlong Performance Institute as well as The University of the Arts with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Directing, Playwriting, and Production focused on writing and directing for Musical Theatre. Dante is the Founding Artistic Director of the evolving company The Makers' Ensemble, which recently acquired its own flex performance/rehearsal space in Bushwick. Dante is a Network of Ensemble Theaters member, a Princess Grace Award Finalist, and the inaugural New Directions Fellow at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. Dante's work has been seen at Ars Nova, Pig Iron Theater Company, FringeArts, and other places. Dante has worked internationally with companies such as The Public Theater, Virgin Voyages, Lantern Theater Company, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, The Assembly, and others. When Dante isn't working professionally, they are an Instructor of Theater at Wesleyan University, New York University, and Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada. www.dantegreen.com Instagram: Ally is a queer triple-threat performer and creator born and raised in Toronto, ON. They are a recent graduate of the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance program at Sheridan College. As a dramaturge and director, they are interested in cultivating new musical theatre works that feature dance and the ensemble in new and innovative ways. As a performer, they are most interested in how we can use music and dance to amplify the extremes of the human experience. https://www.allychozik.com/ This cutting-edge electro-synth pop musical takes audiences on an electrifying journey exploring life, death, and life after death. Following a global announcement of the exact time the Earth, as we know it, will cease to exist, a community of friends and lovers gather together for one last rager. We invite you into a glance at the last party on Earth --interweaved through a retrospective of cherished and tragic memories-- to celebrate and mourn the delights and deceptions of the human experience. We’ve all been through our own nightmare, so why not go out with a bang? This cutting-edge electro-synth pop musical takes audiences on an electrifying journey exploring life, death, and life after death. Following a global announcement of the exact time the Earth, as we know it, will cease to exist, a community of friends and lovers gather together for one last rager. We invite you into a glance at the last party on Earth --interweaved through a retrospective of cherished and tragic memories-- to celebrate and mourn the delights and deceptions of the human experience. We’ve all been through our own nightmare, so why not go out with a bang? AN INCOMPLETE LIST OF ALL THE THINGS I'M GOING TO MISS WHEN THE WORLD IS NO LONGER: is a cutting-edge electro-synth pop musical that takes audiences on an electrifying journey exploring life, death, and life after death. Following a global announcement of the exact time the Earth, as we know it, will cease to exist, a community of friends and lovers gather together for one last rager.  https://makersensemble.org/list

With music & lyrics by Jimmy Dowd & Kevin McCann and book by Nicole Judy Vardon, 'Healter Skelter' has Moon dissatisfied with her noughties life and facing rejection from her father, she drops acid and escapes back in time to 1960s California, to meet the ultimate rock n' roller Charles Manson. Moon meets the Family at the height of their popularity and is quickly immersed. Little does Moon know, but she's about to play a part in the infamous Manson Family murders and trial. As we move in and out of Moon’s trip, through Moon’s eyes, we see the cracks in the various systems that still govern us today. But as the trip wears off, Moon is forced to confront her own inner demons, and how she too plays a big part in how demons and monsters are created. We allow people to build walls around us; is it for protection, out of fear, perhaps protecting our sense of what OUR TRUTH is regardless of facts? And how do we separate "the legend" from "the facts"? Or do we crown someone we love to hate? We needed a scapegoat and Charles Manson was perfect. https://www.healterskelterthemusical.com/

Kenton Blythe is a Canadian actor, singer, musician and writer based in Toronto, ON.  Kenton is most recognizable for his appearance with his wife Lise Cormier on season 2 of Canada's Got Talent. Together they performed a song Kenton wrote about the Permian Period. ​ Kenton's professional stage career began after graduating from Randolph College for the Performing Arts, when he joined the international revival tour of Evil Dead: The Musical, produced by Starvox Entertainment & Jeffrey Latimier Entertainment. This critically acclaimed revival featured members of the original cast.  Following the tour he became a company member of The Shaw Festival, performing in the musical Cabaret, and the play Juno and the Payock.  He is currently developing a musical for the 2023 Toronto Fringe Festival called Curious K Explores the Paleozoic.  The musical features material he and his wife performed on Canada's Got Talent.  Lise Cormier is a Toronto-based Jewish and Acadian bilingual actor, voice actor, singer, dancer, and creator who hails from Halifax, where she performed with RAZZMATAZZ FOR KIDS, at Neptune Theatre, as well as in multiple movies of the week.      She is a two time Dora Award nominee for her performances in TALE OF A T-SHIRT with Fixt Point, as well as in ZINSPIRÉS 3D with Théâtre français de Toronto.  She  performed in the Dora-nominated THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Soulpepper, in the award-winning CBC radio drama BACKBENCHER, in Netflix’s THE UMBRELLA  ACADEMY, and on Season 2 of Canada's Got Talent as KENTON AND LISE. CURIOUS K EXPLORES THE PALEOZOIC - When these best friends’ very friendship is on the rocks, a class trip to the museum finds Emma and Olivia in a hidden room with a ... robot that sings songs about the Paleozoic Era – the very topic of their homework! But can they work together to finish their assignment and get back to their class – in time? https://www.kentonblythe.com/curious-k  

Noam Tomaschoff: Writer & Performer Noam’s love for musicals came at the tender age of twelve, with his unforgettable performance as “Sam” in Camp Wahanowin’s production of Mamma Mia. From there, he made his best friends through musicals at high school, including this show’s composer, Ryan Peters; Producer, Russell Citron, and music arranger, Ben Deverett! After a sold-out run of the musical they all wrote together in Grade 12, Just A Regular Day, Noam studied drama at NYU’s Tisch School, and after graduation, went on tour with TheatreWorks USA as “Farmer Brown” in the award-winning children’s classic, Click Clack Moo. After moving to Los Angeles in 2017, he wrote and directed the feature film Tankhouse, starring Richard Kind and Christopher Lloyd (from Back to the Future!), which was a semi-autobiographical love letter to theatre and theatre kids. Tankhouse was distributed by Vertical Entertainment and released in 2022.  Ryan Peters: Composer Ryan Peters is a High School Drama and English teacher living in Toronto. Although his days performing onstage are likely behind him, Ryan has performed in musicals such as Cabaret, Kiss of the SpiderWoman, Into the Woods, Company, and The Last Five Years. In his spare time, he enjoys team-building, song-leading, and composing musicals about his close friends’ life-altering genetic discoveries. Ryan is thrilled to have the opportunity to work with his childhood and extremely talented friends on this meaningful project — their first musical theatre collaboration since High School. He can’t wait to share it with all of you! Russell Citron: Producer Russell Citron is an entrepreneur and Harvard MBA who is thrilled to be working with his high school friends to bring this musical to life. Russell’s theatrical history began (and peaked) in elementary school, with his performance as Simba in the Lion King and Thenardier in Les Miserables. It was mostly downhill from there, as his more talented friends Noam and Ryan took the lead roles and sent him to perform as secondary characters, like Benny in RENT, which he played (and loved) in three different shows. Russell has taken a few vocal lessons here and there and still somehow believes that he will perform on Broadway one day. Outside of theatre, Russell was the founder & CEO of CrowdChange, a fundraising technology company. He is also the co-founder of Feed the Deed, a viral social media campaign spreading 10,000+ acts of kindness across the world. Prior to CrowdChange, Russell was a management consultant at Monitor Group and Monitor Deloitte. He hasn’t produced a musical since their “five-pack” of high school friends co-produced their original musical, Just a Regular Day, but he has been dreaming of the day the group would get back together and is excited that it finally has come. He can’t wait for opening night and the journey ahead OUR LITTLE SECRET: THE 23&ME MUSICAL is the hilarious, moving, and completely true story of Noam Tomaschoff's discovery that he wasn't an only child, and he actually had more than 35 siblings around the world.  ​ With a deft blend of comedy, drama, and wide ranging musical styles, Noam takes the audience on the roller coaster ride of emotions and discovery that he experienced over this past year, ending with a message of optimism that is sure to make you hold your family just a little bit tighter. https://www.ourlittlesecretmusical.com/ “Brothers” Song preview video https://vimeo.com/834135156?share=copy

Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Andrew Seok began his career as a Musical Theatre Singer & Composer, branching out into Singer / Songwriter, Record Producer, TV / Film Composer, Theatre Creator, and Filmmaker. He is currently the Artistic Director of Eclipse Theatre Company which he co-runs with Artistic Producer, Chilina Kennedy. With the success of his first stage musical, ‘ECHOES’, Andrew went on to produce and direct the feature film version, which premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in 2018. He is currently in the final stages of post-production for his second musical feature film, ‘What Am I Without You?‘. Andrew has written and directed a musical short film starring Ma-Anne Dionisio and Jeff Madden, as well as a dance short film where the entire story is told through contemporary dance, both soon to be released. In 2019, Andrew wrote the Toronto Fringe Festival hit, ‘Unravelled’ as his second live stage musical project, and is now thrilled to be premiering ‘The Man With The Golden Heart‘ after a 3 year pandemic delay. The Man with the Golden Heart will be playing July 5-16th 2023 at the Toronto Fringe Festival https://fringetoronto.com/fringe/show/man-golden-heart

Fondly named, 'the voice whisperer' by the singers she works with, Rachel's rigorously technical yet accessible approach combines the science with the heart.​Rachel works with singers who include recording artists, West End performers and Vocal Coaches. She has been studying the voice for over 20 years.  As a performer, she spent 10 years playing leading roles in the West End and internationally. ​ Rachel is the founder of the Sing Space, a global online space, open 24-7.  Members can join daily live guided Vocal Work Outs in the Vocal Gym™ plus weekly seminars, masterclasses and courses on voice science, technique, mindset, networking and creative living.   http://www.rachellynes.co.uk/ The Sing Space Musical Theatre Choir - https://www.singspacechoir.com/findmychoir

Music in Motion Canada is a central hubThis community provides teachers, performers, students, and related audiences with opportunities to grow, expand and discover within the Canadian music landscape.Music in Motion Canada will give you exposure and access to a diverse range of resources you can use to propel your artistic endeavors in whatever direction you desire. https://musicinmotioncanada.ca/

Halls centres around eight, first-year, university students, from different backgrounds and upbringings, who are brought together when they're all allocated the same flat in Halls of Residence, Flat 15B.The show follows the characters over the course of the academic year, exploring the relationships they form, as they learn to live together whilst experiencing student life. Freshers week, exam stress, the cost of student living, and romance, are all key themes in this coming-of age-story. Laugh, and cry, as the flatmates find their feet in a world where their decisions are now entirely their own.The upbeat, contemporary, pop-rock soundtrack mirrors the sense of nostalgia that the show evokes.Directed by Andy Fickman (Heathers), and following four well received, sold-out workshop readings last May, Halls is now taking its next step. The show will have a development production at The Turbine Theatre from 7th - 30th July.The Turbine Theatre is an idyllic space for new work to tried out, allowing the Halls creative team to continue to work on the material and be fine-tuning it during its run. All production elements (sound / lighting / set / costume etc ) will be there to give audiences an idea of what the show will be in a more realised scenario, as opposed to it feeling ‘finished’. Most importantly, the venue has stressed that the way in which audiences engage with the show will dictate how it develops, so do come along and be a crucial part of this exciting journey as Halls evolves. Halls: The MusicalFri Jul 7th - Sun 30th  The Turbine Theatre, Arches Ln, Nine Elms, London SW11 8AB, UK https://tickets.theturbinetheatre.com/en/buyingflow/tickets/12326/

James Racheff has been a lyricist/bookwriter and playwright for more than twenty-five years. His shows have appeared on Broadway (Oh, Kay!), Off Broadway (Imperfect Chemistry), major regional theatres such as Goodspeed Opera House, Cleveland Play House, Arena Stage, and internationally in Japan (Club Moonlight) and China (The Joker's Game, MK--the Monkey King.) http://jamesracheff.blogspot.com/

Lewberger is Keith Habersberger, Alex Lewis, and Hughie Stone Fish. This handsome 3-man comedy band based in Los Angeles, CA, got a standing ovation on America’s Got Talent and were finalists on NBC’s Bring The Funny.  Their viral songs have been heard by millions online and on TV and they’ve been described as the illegitimate love child of Lonely Island and Flight of the Conchords.Lewberger has played clubs and colleges all over the country. Their latest comedy special ‘Lewberger: Live at Lincoln Hall’ can be found on Amazon Prime, and their podcast ‘Celebrity Theme Song’ can be heard on all streaming platforms. Keith Habersberger is a member of internet sensations The Try Guys, boasting millions of subscribers and their own production company. Alex Lewis is an actor and comedian who can be seen on several TV shows and the movies All About Nina as well as the remake of MGM’s Valley Girl. Hughie Stone Fish is an Emmy Award-winning songwriter and a music producer/educator with a nonprofit bringing arts education to his hometown of Syracuse, New York. Lewberger & The Wizard of Friendship follows a fictional fight between the members of comedy band Lewberger that creates a rift so big between them that it breaks the heart of the Wizard of Friendship. Sent on a musical quest in the land of NoFriendia, their adventure takes them through "the intimidatingly Handsome Forest, through the Adults-only Haunted House, and many more amazing places all while being guided by… a giant… sausage man." http://lewbergercomedy.com/

CMI Shows, (founded in 2002 as Church Musicals, Inc.), began as the vision of founder, Ed Kee, a 30+-year veteran of the Christian music recording and publishing industry in Nashville. As Creative Director for Brentwood Music (Universal Music Group), Ed’s skills put him on both sides of the corporate desk – as both a music executive and a music creator. As a songwriter, arranger, orchestrator and producer, Ed oversaw the production of multi-million selling recording projects by day and wrote anthems and musicals at night and on weekends. After writing his first Broadway-style Christmas musical in 2002, he licensed thirty-three different productions of it throughout the US and Canada, which set in motion a plan to find and acquire the rights to other original Christmas musicals and re-license them to this niche market. Using his network of arrangers, songwriters and other musical entrepreneurs, he was able to locate and license quality original shows from known as well as a few unknown writers and build a catalog of seasonal musicals. When the opportunity came along to license some new, unique musicals to the mainstream theater market, it took a little refocusing of priorities and resources and CMI Shows was off and running. We’re new to this market, but we come with a long history of licensing great shows to happy customers. New musicals are already being finalized and recorded for licensing later in the year. Check out our “Behind-The-Curtain” tab to get a sneak peek and the new musicals we’re working on. We’re excited to be creating new works that we’re confident will find their way to your stage!

Britta Johnson a Canadian-American composer, lyricist and writer currently based in Toronto. Her musical Life After (for which she penned book, music and lyrics) premiered at Canadian Stage winning six Dora Mavor Moore Awards before opening at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego. Her other writing credits include: With her sister Anika Johnson: Dr. Silver: A Celebration of Life, Brantwood, Jacob Two-Two, Trap Door. With Sara Farb: Kelly v. Kelly, Reframed. With Katherine Cullen: Stupidhead! She was the librettist for choreographer Robert Binet’s adaptation of The Kreutzer Sonata with Ballet Moscow and was recently named one of fifty women to watch by the Broadway Women’s Fund of America. She has a degree in music composition from the University of Toronto. Sara Farb is a Toronto-born actor & writer whose credits include Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Light, Master and Margarita: A New Musical Adaption, Fun Home and Romeo and Juliet to name just a few of her credits. Kelly v. Kelly is a Musical Stage Company production in association with Canadian Stage that was inspired by true events from 1915 in New York, KELLY v. KELLY reveals the story of a mother and daughter divided by passion, money and what it means to be a woman at a time of huge societal change. When a 19-year-old heiress becomes tangled in an affair with a seductive tango dancer, her distraught mother has her arrested and charged with incorrigibility, sparking a court case that scandalizes the nation. It runs in Toronto from May 26 to June 18, 2023. https://www.canadianstage.com/show/kelly-v-kelly

Alena received her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Michigan State University in 2011 as well as a certification in Music Learning Theory at the Early Childhood Level from University of South Carolina. Alena began working as the Music Director at the renowned Los Angeles Elementary and Early Childhood educational institution: Hollywood Schoolhouse in 2011. In June 2019 Alena premiered her critically acclaimed and highly reviewed “Swiped The Musical,” an inspiring musical romantic comedy about online dating, which premiered June 21st at The Hudson Theatre in Hollywood for the 2019 Hollywood Fringe Festival. Swiped The Musical received the Fringe’s Encore’s extension award for the success of its initial run.Alena co-founded Unicorn Music Academy in January 2020 to open up the young people’s hearts and minds to the music around them and give them the tools they ned to organize their ideas and create freely. Most recently Alena has been writing, recording and producing with artists at Homegrown Recording Collective. In November 2021 Alena and her writing partners Catriona Fray and Danny Pravder traveled to New York City to produce a new work titled “Divine Feminine Soul” at The Duplex. CATRIONA FRAY is an artist, teacher, and one of the co-creators and producers of Homegrown Recording & Collective. Her music transcends the spirit into an earthy, soulful Gospel/Worship/R&B/Pop experience. Her first single “Do I Believe In Love” was released in August 2021, recorded at Homegrown Recording, and is available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube! Her NEW single “No Fear In Love” is now released on all platforms as well! ​ She is a graduate of UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television, where was she was a featured soprano in the UCLA ScatterTones a cappella group, traveled around the country singing at the White House, opened for Grammy Award winning Pentatonix, and filmed with recording artist Jojo in a national commercial for Freeform. ​ She has worked on two Kathleen Marshall (three-time Tony Award director/choreographer) productions Mamma Mia at the Hollywood Bowl and Sweet Charity as Rosie. Her favorite leading roles include the Witch in Into the Woods, Audrey in Little Shop of Horrors, and Lucy in Jekyll and Hyde. NYC Off-Broadway concert credits include, Swing 46, Town Hall, Feinstein's/54 Below, (Le) Poisson Rouge, and The Duplex, where she produced, created, and starred in her own cabaret The Melody Plays On: No One is Alone to help raise awareness and donations for the local domestic violence awareness non-profit "Never Alone Again,” and more recently debuted a piece of original material “Divine Feminine Soul”. During the pandemic, she directed/choreographed/music directed a musical revue for a children's theater (socially distanced and masked), taught musical theater classes, and founded Catriona Fray Studios for the Performing Artist. She teaches piano, guitar, voice, acting, dance, musical theater script writing/songwriting, and yoga to students of all ages! Manoela is a native of Rio de Janeiro, violinist and multi-instrumentalist who has established herself in LA as an exceptionally versatile artist. Classically trained, she has a strong passion for improvisation in jazz, blues, and rock genres and is an active composer and arranger. Notable live performances and recordings include Janelle Monáe, David Foster, Katharine McPhee, Kygo, Renée Fleming, The Tenors, Common, Deltron 3030, Amanda Palmer, Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra, Frank Ocean, Marco Antonio Solís, Gloria Trevi, and a Quincy Jones benefit with Lang Lang. In addition, Manoela has been featured in films, TV shows and commercials, and regularly plays as a solo guest violinist with local acts. Her music has been heard in the most prominent halls across the country, including Hollywood Bowl, The Forum, Greek Theatre, and Walt Disney Concert Hall. Website: https://www.homegrownrecording.com/

Chelsea is the founder of Positive Dance Experience in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. PDE was established in September 2020 in the heart of the global pandemic. Director Chelsea Robinson was forced to create a space that was based on small cohort class sizes to aid in safety of the participants involved but realized this actually helped to achieve a more exclusive and personalized dance experience.    Positive Dance Experience (PDE) continues to be a boutique dance and performing arts studio in the heart of Toronto. PDE specializes in tailoring it’s programming individually to each student. We work closely with families to develop a personalized journey for your dancer from their first dance steps in our Recreational Program, through to the Pre Professional artist. Website: https://www.positivedanceexperience.ca/

Alena Bernardi is an indie artist and soprano originally from Detroit, Michigan who blends her classical and musical theater roots with pop, folk, rock, jazz, and neo soul. Alena’s vocal stylings have been called the perfect hybrid between Karen Carpenter and Joni Mitchell with the flexibility and prowess of classical soprano Joan Sutherland. During the covid-19 pandemic of 2020 (or the “great pause”) Alena founded a boutique online musical school, Unicorn Music Academy, that focuses on teaching it’s students music through composition, improvisation, songwriting and play. During one of Unicorn Music Academy’s Community Songwriting classes in April 2020, one month after Los Angeles had taken its pause, Blue & Yellow was born. Song: Blue and Yellow

A celebration of risk-taking and the power of persistence, MY HEART SAYS GO follows first generation college student, Indigo, who defies his father and drops out of medical school to become a singer-songwriter. Indigo is accompanied on his journey by a new friend, Clara, who has her own struggles at home. By the end, Indigo and his father find a new respect and understanding for each other, while Clara experiences a loss that allows her to see the importance of family and human connection. MY HEART SAYS GO is a celebratory anthem for the next generation and a loving reminder for parents. This new pop musical is about listening to your heart, overcoming obstacles, and never giving up on those you love. Purchase Album: https://www.broadwayrecords.com/products/my-heart-says-go-studio-cast-recording-mp3 Born and raised on the east side of O’ahu, Erica learned about improv comedy in 7th grade and yeah, no it’s pretty much all been downhill from there. In 2021, they graduated from the University of Michigan with a BFA in Musical Theatre and a minor in English Literature, and have since put both degree specialities to use by becoming a full-time actor in NYC as well as writing you this run-on sentence; jk, they also work part-time as a bookseller. Erica does frequent work with the non-profit organization Fandom Forward, and recently joined the creative board of Mixed Asian Media. Once a week, she loves to yell about coming of age love stories and mythology with her genius co-host/best friend on their podcast Seaweed Brain. Also passionate about movement in all forms, she can be found playing capoeira and teaching yoga in Queens. Website: https://ericaito.com/

Danny is Irish and recalls from his earliest years, hearing vibrant music filling his childhood home. He first sang and acted in public at the age of 5 when he played the lead role in a school Christmas play. From then on, Danny has expressed his love for music by singing solo and in choirs and in bands of various type. His musical 'Little Ships' is getting its world premiere on June 3rd, 2023. Website: https://www.unitymusicals.org/

Robert L. Freedman won the 2014 Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Book of a Musical for the Tony-winning Best Musical A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. With collaborator Steven Lutvak, Robert was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Score, and won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics. Robert is writing Book and Lyrics for the new musical, The Flamingo Kid, with Music by Scott Frankel, based on the Garry Marshall film, which had its pre-Broadway try-out in May, 2019 at Hartford Stage in Connecticut, directed by Darko Tresnjak (A Gentleman’s Guide, Anastasia) and choreographed by Denis Jones (Tootsie, Holiday Inn) & Witnesses which is getting a concert in June 2023.

Frank Galgano & Matt Castle are musical arrangers and orchestrators. Recent projects include: Madame Clicquot (Studio Cast), Scotland, PA (Roundabout), Found (Atlantic, Philadelphia, IAMA), Into the Woods (Roundabout/Fiasco), String (Village Theatre), Chick Flick, the Musical (off-Broadway), Once Upon a Mattress (Transport Group), A DOG STORY (off-Broadway), Disney Beauty and the Beast (Disney Cruise Line), The Elf on the Shelf and American Girl Live! (Mills Entertainment)

Olivia developed a love of performing at an early age, undertaking many creative studies including piano, trumpet, drama and singing. She completed her singing exams with Trinity Guildhall at age 17 and at just 18 years of age completed her Diploma of World Theatre and Diploma in Musical Theatre with IMEB. Olivia graduated from Griffith University Queensland Conservatorium in 2017 with a Bachelor of Musical Theatre.  Olivia is a seasoned performer having portrayed "Nancy" in Oliver!, "Babette" in Beauty and the Beast, "Sarah Brown" in Guys and Dolls, "Angelina" in Trial By Jury, "Dorothy" in The Wizard of Oz, "Christine" in Phantom of the Opera, "Jo March" in Little Women the Musical, "Betty" in Sure Thing, "Carmen" in The Life, "Ursula" in Sweet Charity and "Margarita" in West Side Story. She has a CAT (Canberra Area Theatre Award) for Best Supporting Actress, was nominated a further 3 times and was also the recipient of the Mary Porter Scholarship. She was featured vocalist in "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change", "Sweet and Sour: A Cabaret", "CONfused: A Cabaret", The Lord Mayors City Hall Concert in Brisbane, "Thank You For The Music: An ABBA Tribute" and has performed with the Queensland Pops Orchestra.  In 2018 Olivia originated the role of "Raelene" in S*** Storm, a new Australian play at Anywhere Festival. Here she discovered her passion for creating and championing new Australian works and fostering new artists.  Olivia has directed, musical directed and co-choreographed performances of Into the Woods: JR, Aladdin: JR. and Shrek the Musical: JR In 2021 she formed her own production company, Olivia Ruggiero Productions, that produced her one-woman show "Puppets", which toured Sydney, Melbourne and Edinburgh. "Puppets" was awarded Best New Musical by BroadwayWorld: Sydney and Olivia was awarded "Best Performer". She co-produced her second one woman show "Broadway Diva" with Theatre Travels which opened in Adelaide and will tour to Sydney, Bathurst, Melbourne, Darwin and Edinburgh this year.  Little Women marks her first community theatre production as a producer and director.  Website: https://oliviaruggiero.org/ Seamus and Phoebe are teen actors and siblings who have performed in various shows including Aladdin, Into the Woods & Grease.

Tierney composed the music for NARNIA, based on C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, which has played in The City of London Festival, Off-Broadway in New York, and in more than 1000 productions throughout the US, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia. His Narnia Suite for symphony orchestra and four singers premiered at New York's Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. He wrote music and lyrics for Jungle Queen Debutante, produced for New York’s NYMF Festival and by Seattle’s Village Theatre. He contributed several songs (music and lyrics) for Off-Broadway’s Pets! and the music for The Dream Team (Goodspeed Opera) and Tommy Tune’s one-man musical, Ichabod (Boston and New York). Another musical of Tierney’s, ELEANOR - An American Love Story, has played in many US theaters, including Ford’s Theatre in Washington (two Helen Hayes Awards), Chicago's Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire, Seattle’s Village Theatre (Issaquah, WA), the historic Barter Theatre in Virginia, and the Pittsburgh Public Theatre. His musical The Year of Living Dangerously, based on the novel that became the film starring Mel Gibson, Sigourney Weaver and Oscar-winner Linda Hunt, was presented in concert at Feinstein’s/54 Below in NYC in 2017. Current projects include Diamond and the North Wind, based on the classic novel At The Back of The North Wind by George MacDonald, and A Girl’s Guide to Moving On (with co-author Joseph Robinette), based on the novel by best-selling author Debbie Macomber.  Beyond musicals for adult humans, Tierney has also written several for young audiences which include The Tuesday Afternoon Regulars, The Fabulous Fable Factory, and its sequel, The Fantastic Return of the Fabulous Fable Factory — all with co-writer Joseph Robinette. TheatreworksUSA has commissioned and toured six of his musicals nationally, including The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe (which toured nationally for 25 years). His musicals are published by Dramatic Publishing and Concord Theatricals (Rodgers & Hammerstein). Website: https://www.thomastierney.com/

James is a writer, producer, actor, theatremaker, singer, educator and a few other things. He made his Broadway debut as a singer for Riverdance, toured as Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar, and my performance career has spanned Broadway and off, to voiceover, television, and concert halls all over the world. I've also been involved in the development of dozens of new works for the stage as an award-winning writer, director, and producer. More Info: https://www.jamessasser.com/ Vince has long felt that diversity and creative identity were instrumental in the fashioning of a well-rounded artist. A San Francisco, CA native having been raised in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Vincent began his musical training with the piano at age seven. By the onset of his teenage years, he had learned to play most brass instruments and was beginning to work on compositions; currently, Vincent has an intermediate to professional level of proficiency on a vast array of instruments. A Congressional Scholar in Leadership, Vincent received a B.S. in Choral/Vocal Music Education from Florida A & M University. It was in college that he would nurture his studies in theater, dance, voice, and ethnomusicology. There he performed as a soloist with the FAMU Concert Choir, a dancer with Orchesis Contemporary Dance Theater as a well as an accompanist for the Florida State University Department of Dance.  More Info: https://www.charlesvincentburwell.com/ BY GEORGES! A Day in the Life of the Legendary Chevalier de Saint-Georges is getting its world premiere production with Lamplighters Music Theatre May 5-21, 2023. More info: https://lamplighters.org/by-georges/

Estelle Avbuere is the daughter of an incredible God and Creator. She lives in NC with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a lifelong background in the performing arts disciplines of singing, dancing, and acting. Her company Creatively Performing Arts is an online voice and performing arts studio where people can rediscover their CREATIVITY through singing and performing from home with virtual, beginner voice lessons, a membership for aspiring singers and more! More Info: https://creativelybyestelle.com/

Joan Ross Sorkin (Librettist) is an opera librettist, playwright, and musical theatre bookwriter and lyricist. Operas: Strange Fruit, Premiere, Long Leaf Opera, New York City Opera's VOX, In Concert, Harlem School of the Arts in association with City Opera; White Witch, A Monodrama for Contralto and Percussion, Premiere, Symphony Space. Musicals: Monet, In The Theatre, The Real McCoy, Go Green! and Isabelle and The Pretty-Ugly Spell. Plays: (mis)Understanding Mammy: The Hattie McDaniel Story (Drama Desk nom. for Capathia Jenkins), The Survival Collection, Hamlet in Bensonhurst, The Confessional and others. Member, Dramatists Guild, BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, and ASCAP. (www.joanrosssorkin.com) A production of 'Dandelion' runs from April 29 - May 14th, 2023 at the Playhouse on Park, West Hartford, CT Ticket info: https://www.playhouseonpark.org/web2/Season14/TYA_Dandelion.html

Noelle is the founder of In the Wings Promotions, a Montreal-based company that produces musicals. Past shows include: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Hair & Carrie. In May 2023 In the Wings Promotions is presenting 'Lizzie' from May 6-13, 2023. More Info: https://www.inthewingspromotions.com/productions.html

Matt Young is an American-born, Australian stage and screen actor living in Australia. Matt is best known for his television appearance as navigator James Cook in the multiple award winning CAPTAIN COOK:  OBSESSION AND DISCOVERY for Australia’s ABC, and the ground breaking documentary GAYBY BABY, which premiered at Canada’s Hot Docs before its festival, theatrical and television releases in Australia and internationally. A former Broadway dancer, Matt toured the USA, Canada and Europe in musicals including ON THE TOWN, A CHORUS LINE and WEST SIDE STORY.  He was in the original Australian casts of THE PRODUCERS , YANK! and the self devised CIRCUS CARNIVALE CABARET. As an Australian theatre actor, highlights include playing Jack Cole in GOODBYE MISS MONROE, Jeffre Skilling in ENRON, Joseph in Campion Decent’s THREE WINTERS GREEN, Bruno in Guillem Clua's SMILEY and Max Bialystock in THE PRODUCERS, The Mel Brooks Musical. Matt is a private acting coach, and the founder of Tukuna Acting Club in Suva, Fiji.  He has been the screen acting trainer for Film Fiji, speaker coach for TEDxSuva and show producer for Fiji Fashion Week.He made his film choreography debut with Mitch Davis’s THE OTHER SIDE OF HEAVEN 2.  He was the Fiji casting director for the 2020 Netflix hit series #blackAF.  He is the host of THE STORY CHUNDER, a live event and podcast recorded at Brisbane's BackDock Arts.  He also serves as an occasional co-host for the podcast THRASH 'N TREASURE.In 2023,  Matt will serve as director/choreographer for Central Queensland Conservatorium of Music's production of SONG CONTEST, THE ALMOST EUROVISION EXPERIENCE.   More info: https://www.mattyoungactor.com/

Madame Clicquot is a new musical by the team of Lisette Glodowski and Richard C. Walter who released their Studio Recording of the show on April 14th, 2023. Frank Galgano & Matt Castle are the arrangers and orchestrators of the musical. More Info: https://clicquotmusical.com/

Matt is a Laurence Olivier Award-winning British singer and actor. He has performed in The Lion King, Saturday Night Fever, Avenue Q, Kinky Boots, for which he won the Olivier for Best Actor in a Musical, and The Drifters Girl to name a few. He also placed 4th on The Voice UK in 2013. In December 2017, he received an MBE in the New Year's Honours list for his contribution to theatre.

British musical theatre actress Louise Dearman is widely known through her many performances both on national tours and in London’s West End. Following her graduation from Laine Theatre Arts College, where she won the Musical Theatre and Opera Award, she joined the touring cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat in the role of the Narrator. She then went on to play Jan for the UK tour of Grease in 2000, before returning in 2003 to London’s Victoria Palace Theatre to play the same role. Further past highlights include Sarah Brown for the national tour of Guys and Dolls, and Mimi in the Piccadilly Theatre production of the show; Lucy Harris in the UK tour of Jekyll and Hyde; Debbie in the 2007 Edinburgh Festival production of Debbie Does Dallas; Grizabella in the International production of Cats; Eva Peron in the UK touring production of Evita and becoming the first actress to star as both Glinda and Elphaba in the hit musical Wicked. Louise also created the role of Mrs D in the World Premiere Production of New Musical The Waterbabies. In recent projects she headlined at the St James Theatre, Victoria, starred in An Evening of Movies and Musicals at the Apollo Victoria Theatre and at Swansea’s Grand Theatre. She also featured on Friday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2. Louise played Lois Lane/Bianca in Kiss Me Kate staged as part of BBC Proms with the John Wilson Orchestra. Most recent engagements include a Variety Gala Evening at Bradford Alhambra guesting with Michael Ball, an autumn UK Tour of Bond and Beyond and Louise was invited to perform on the International production of Tell Me On A Sunday. Louise Dearman’s first album You And I was released in 2005, and was followed by Here Comes the Sun (2012), and It’s Time (2013).

Award-winning actor and solo artist Lucie Jones first came to prominence when she reached the finals of ITV’s The X Factor in 2009. Quickly winning the hearts of the nation, she became a household name to the millions of viewers who supported her and watched her perform week after week. Following the TV show, Lucie embarked on the 56-date national arena tour with her fellow contestants, performing to sell-out crowds. Lucie is a lead vocalist on the number-one single ‘You Are Not Alone’, recorded by the 2009 The X Factor finalists. Since then, Lucie has performed all over the world as a solo artist and in many musical theatre productions to great success. Lucie recently performed a successful run in the coveted role of Jenna Hunterson in Waitress at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Lucie was offered the role of Jenna after impressing an audition panel that included multi-Grammy nominee, Tony Awards host and Waitress composer Sara Bareilles. Lucie has, so far, won three awards for her performance in Waitress. Audiences at the Adelphi fell in love with Lucie and her take on the role, and she has received five-star reviews across the board. Some of Lucie’s other roles include Ghost of Christmas Past in Christmas Carol (Dominion Theatre, London), Heidi in Title Of Show (Coliseum, London), Maureen in RENT (The Other Palace and UK Tour), Elle Woods in Legally Blonde (Leicester Curve, UK Tour, and South Korea Opera House: Winner of the Daegu International Music Festival’s Best Actress in a Musical Award), Cosette in Les Misérables, (Queen’s and 25th Anniversary Concert at the O2 Arena), Victoria in American Psycho (Almeida), Molly in Ghost (International Tour), Emily in A Christmas Carol (Lyceum) Ghost of Christmas Past in Christmas Carol (Dominion) and Lou in Girlfriends (Bishopsgate Institute – all for LMTO), Meatloaf in We Will Rock You (International Arena Tour) and Holly in The Wedding Singer (UK Tour). Lucie has also acted on screen, and her catalogue of TV work includes roles in Midsomer Murders and The Sarah Jane Adventures. She will be staring in Alpha's The Best of the West End on April 12th, 2023. More Info: https://www.luciejones.com/

Andrea Menard is an accomplished Métis singer/songwriter, actor, speaker, wellness trainer, retreat host, and the founder of the Sacred Feminine Learning Lodge. As seen in USA Today, Andrea is an influencer in Feminine leadership and was named one of Women Executive Network’s (WXN) Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner in 2020. An advocate for rematriation and reconciliation, Andrea trains women to “Lead Like a Goddess” and helps all-gendered people to name, reclaim and embody the qualities of the Sacred Feminine. She is also the author of the Seeds from the Sacred Feminine Wisdom Cards, to be launched with Mango Publishing in 2023. One of the stars of the CTV series, Sullivan’s Crossing, Andrea is a five-time Gemini-nominated actress, a 15-time music award winner, and was named ACTRA National’s Woman of the Year for 2021. She has released 5 award-winning albums, including her latest Michif language album, a symphony show, 2 television programs, and her TEDx Talk called “Silent No More” has reached over 128,000 views. Andrea  has performed for royalty, prime ministers, governor-generals, residential school survivors, families of the missing and murdered Indigenous women, and even sang her song “Peace” to the world’s NATO generals. Born in Manitoba, Andrea is a proud member of the Metis Nation of Canada. Her Metis family originates from St. Laurent, Manitoba, but settled in the interlakes region of Treaty 2 territory. She carries the  name Skooteah Equahh, which means Fire Woman in Anishinaabemowin and the Nêhiyawêwin name Notigwew Yutin, which means Grandmother Wind. These names deeply inform Andrea’s work. She is also the creator of the new show Rubaboo: A Métis Cabaret e which is running at the Grand Theatre in London, ON from March 7th to 23rd. 2023 More info at: https://andreamenard.com/ More info at: https://www.grandtheatre.com/event/rubaboo

Patricia has a long background in theater arts. She attended the Booker T. Washington School for Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas, TX as a performer, studied dance at The University of Texas at Austin with scholarships from The National YoungArts Foundation and the Igor Yousekevitch Endowment, and graduated from UCLA with a degree in English Literature. Her senior project was a highly praised song cycle based on the works of Edith Wharton. While at UCLA, she received the Barry Manilow Scholarship for lyric writing. As a songwriter, Patricia has collaborated with writers in a number of musical genres; from Rosie Flores (Queen of Rockabilly) to John Axelrod (Artistic and Musical Director of the Royal Symphony of Sevilla).  Her musical theater works include Wanting Miss Julie, The New York Society for the Suppression of Vice, and Madwomen. Patricia’s pop music works are licensed by A Matter of Sync and she is a member of the Dramatists Guild, SAG-AFTRA, ASCAP, and Society of Composers and Lyricists. For more information, visit www.patriciaz.com Jan is a composer and music director based in Los Angeles, California. Her theater career started with the full-scale production of her own original rock opera, Jerusalem A.D. in 2006. Another original work, City of Light, was chosen for the ASCAP Stephen Schwartz workshop (2016) and the sheNYC Festival (2017), where it won Best Score. City of Light has also been featured as a “new work to watch” at Feinstein’s/54 Below in NYC after a sold out concert reading there in 2018. In 2019 Jan had a featured song in the new world premiere, Girlhood, produced by CPA Theatricals. Another new work, América Tropical, won the 2020 Raise Your Voice playwright competition, sponsored by Inclusion Media Group, and is a semi-finalist for the National Musical Theatre Group this year. She stays busy as a faculty accompanist and teacher at AMDA College of the Performing Arts, and a vocal and music director in the local theater and cabaret community of LA. She won the L.A. Scenie Award for Music Director of the Year for her accumulative work in 2019 and early 2020. For more information, visit www.janroper.com. The Path to Catherine is the true backstory of the teenage girl, Sophie, who will eventually become Catherine the Great, and the two women who shaped her. Princess Sophie, a prospective wife for Peter, heir to the Russian Empire, finds herself pulled between the desires of her mother, Princess Joanna, and Elizabeth, Empress of Russia. But her focus soon shifts from love to power, and she learns that greatness has a price; that price is family. The Path to Catherine features a cast of three women and a sung-through score with modern musical elements combining percussive grooves and soaring, emotional melodies bringing this untold, true, historic story into the 21st century. For more information, visit www.thepathtocatherine.com

Ben is an actor/singer who won ITV's Superstar competition in 2012 and played the lead role of Jesus in the revival of Jesus Christ Superstar. He has also performed in Grease, Evita, and The Phantom of the Operas, as the title role, and has returned many times to play Buddy in Elf: The Musical. Ben is also part of Alpha's The Best of Th West End on April 12th, 2023 along with Lucie Jones,  Matt Henry and Louise Dearman. https://bestwestend.co.uk/

Hélène Ducharme is an author, director, actor, puppeteer, and co-founder of Motus Theatre. For the past 20 years, she has written, co-written, or co-adapted every Motus creation and directed most of the company’s productions. She explores her passion for puppetry, dramatic acting, and shadow theatre through her bold, adventurous texts and productions for young audiences. Deeply respectful of her young audience members, Hélène collaborates with children throughout her creative process. Baobab is a tale set long ago when the stars were still babies, and the trees and animals talked. A tale passed down from generation to generation about a water-stealing sun and a baobab tree bearing an unexpected and unusual gift. Featuring music from Mali and Senegal, puppets large and small, one naughty monkey and a witch with an itch to dance, Baobab is a percussion-filled fable about a boy’s heroic quest to save his village from drought. It is running at the New Victory Theatre in New York from March 11-19th, 2023 More Info: https://www.newvictory.org/tickets-and-events/2223-live-performance-baobab/

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, LADY BLUE and THE MYSTERIES OF LAURA. Theatre credits include Broadway's THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA and Off Broadways QUEEN OF THE MIST and STORYVILLE. National tours of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, MARTIN GUERRE, THE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBY. Regional acting work with the Guthrie, Steppenwolf, Goodspeed, Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, Ogunquit Playhouse, Florida Studio Theatre, Northlight, Skid Road Theater, Conservatory Theater, Apollo Theater and Wellfleet Harbor Actor's Theater companies, Penobscot. Developmental projects at Rep Theater of St Louis and Asolo Rep. Projects include FOUNTAIN, THE DISAPPEARING MAN, THE ASTONISHING TIMES OF TIMOTHY CRATCHIT and DUST AND SHADOW. D.C. has released 15 albums including his latest 'sharing the night with darkness' More Info: https://www.dcanderson.net/