George _x001c_ Chet_x001d_ Forrest (born July 31, 1915 (Brooklyn) - died Oct. 10, 1999 (Miami)and Robert Wright (born September 25, 1914 (Daytona Beach) - died Wednesday August 2, 2005 (Miami)wrote together in the longest continual partnership in the history of musical theatre.

Tony Kushner's plays include A Bright Room Called Day; Angels In America, Parts One and Two; Slavs!; Homebody/Kabul; and Caroline, or Change, a musical with composer Jeanine Tesori. He has written adaptations of Corneille's The Illusion, S.Y.

Mr. Stein is the book writer for Captain Louie. He is also the librettist for The Prodigal Son, a sacred cantata with music by internationally acclaimed Swiss-American composer/conductor Johannes Somary.

Legendary composer Alan Menken has created some of the most beloved songs and musical scores of our time.

His unique voice, as a composer, a lyricist and a musical theater dramatist has captured the imaginations of audiences for over 35 years.

Jason Howland, an honors graduate of Williams College (1993), is a Grammy Award winning producer, Emmy Award winning arranger, and Tony nominated producer.

MINDI DICKSTEIN is an award-winning lyricist, librettist, and playwright. She wrote lyrics for the Broadway musical Little Women, which has had productions across the USA and around the world, most recently in Tokyo, Japan, and Manchester, England.

Allan Knee is the author of the play The Man Who Was Peter Pan, which was the source for the film Finding Neverland (starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet), which received an Academy Award nomination for best picture, and the subsequent musical, currently touring the US.

Dan Elish is the author of twelve novels for readers of all ages, including The Worldwide Dessert Contest (Orchard Books and Bantam, for kids), Nine Wives (St.

Steven Lutvak made his Broadway debut with his score to A Gentleman's Guide to Love And Murder, for which he supplied the music, and co-wrote the lyrics with Robert L. Freedman.

A composer, music director and orchestrator, Deborah Wicks La Puma is one of the most produced Theatre for Young Audiences artists working today.