Jeanine Tesori is a composer of musical theater, opera, and film. She is a two-time recipient of the Tony Award for Best Score and a two-time Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

David Lindsay-Abaire is a Tony and Pulitzer Prize winning playwright, screenwriter, lyricist and librettist.

Chris Miller (music) and Nathan Tysen (lyrics) have written THE BURNT PART BOYS (Book by Mariana Elder, finalist for the American

Jacques Deval, writer and director. Born:27 June 1895. Died:19 December 1972 Paris, France.

Productions:

Tovarich
[Original, Musical, Comedy] - Based on the comedy by Jacques Deval (Mar 18, 1963 - Nov 9, 1963)

Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington (Born: April 29, 1899 in Washington, DC - Died: May 24, 1974 in New York City) was an American jazz composer, pianist and bandleader. He was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1969 and in 1973, the Legion of Honor by France.

David Evans received a Drama Desk Nomination for his score for Birds of Paradise (written with Winnie Holzman and directed by Arthur Laurents), which ran Off-Broadway in 1987 and has since had many regional productions.

David Shaw
Writer

Productions:

TOVARICH
Book [Original, Musical, Comedy] (Mar 18, 1963 - Nov 9, 1963).

REDHEAD
Book [Original, Musical, Comedy] (Feb 5, 1959 - Mar 19, 1960).

David Finkle is a New York-based writer who concentrates on the arts.