Frank Galati has been a member of the Steppenwolf ensemble since 1985. Frank won two Tony Awards for his adaptation and direction of Steppenwolf's production of The Grapes of Wrath on Broadway and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1998 for directing the musical Ragtime. Although he is known
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Harold Adamson (1906-1980) was an American lyricist during the 1930s and 1940s. He was born in Greenville, New Jersey. He began writing songs and poetry as a teenager, but was initially more interested in an acting career. He studied acting at the University of Kansas and Harvard, but ultimately
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Frank Wildhorn's works span the worlds of popular, theatrical and classical music. In 1999, Frank became the first American composer in twenty-two years to have three shows running simultaneously on Broadway: JEKYLL & HYDE (written with Leslie Bricusse), which received two Tony nominations
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Paul Williams is the Oscar nominated composer and lyricist of a legendary string of world wide number one smash hits. His work includes such classic songs as The Carpenters' "Rainy Days and Mondays" and "We've Only Just Begun," Helen Reddy's "You and Me
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Hamilton "Terry" Gilkyson (1916- 1999) composer and lyricist born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania. In his early twenties, Gilkyson worked on a ranch in Tucson, Arizona, before joining the military during World War II. He married in 1947 and moved to California to pursue a career as a folk
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Lyricist Tom Adair (1913 – 1988) and composer Matt Dennis (1914- 2004) teamed up to write Let’s Get Away From It All, Everything Happens to Me and The Night We Called It a Day, three of the most memorable songs recorded by Frank Sinatra during his stint as vocalist with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra
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Adam Tobin is the writer and lyricist of She Persisted: The Musical, adapted from Chelsea Clinton's children's book for Bay Area Children's Theatre. A Senior Lecturer teaching screenwriting and television at Stanford University, Tobin created the television series About a Girl and
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Gregory Boyd is a man of many talents. In his theatrical career he has served as director, actor, producer, administrator, librettist and educator. Mr. Boyd was born in San Francisco in 1951. As a teacher he has been on the faculties of Carnegie Mellon, Williams College and the University of North
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Steve Cuden- writer, director and producer. Steve co-created the hit Broadway and international musical, Jekyll & Hyde, writing the show's original Book and Lyrics with noted composer, Frank Wildhorn. For Jekyll & Hyde, Steve co-wrote lyrics for such songs as "Once Upon a Dream,
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JAMES LAPINE is a playwright and director. On Broadway he has worked with Stephen Sondheim on Sunday in the Park with George; Into the Woods; and Passion. He also conceived and directed the musical review Sondheim on Sondheim. With William Finn he created Falsettos recently revived by Lincoln
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