From the time she moved to France in 1903 until her death in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1946, American writer Gertrude Stein was a central figure in the Parisian art world.

Frank Galati has been a member of the Steppenwolf ensemble since 1985.

Theatre director, lyricist and translator of opera libretti as well as a composer, orchestrator and musical director, Jeremy Sams is the ultimate polymath.  Born in 1957, Jeremy studied Music, French and German at Magdalene College, Cambridge and Piano at the Guildhall School of Music.&

Ray Roderick (Writer/Director/Choreographer) recently directed MAME starring Tony Nominated Louise Pitre and Broadway Veteran Judy Blazer for Goodspeed Musicals, where he also directed SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN, 42ND STREET&nbs

TOM KITT is a two-time Tony, two-time Emmy, Pulitzer Prize and Grammy Award winner.

Composer Frank Churchill is best known for his work on many of Walt Disney's early animated classics, contributing some of the best-loved songs in the company's catalog. Churchill was born in Rumford, ME, on October 20, 1901, a

(Co-author Book and Music Copacobana), has triumphed in every facet of music, including performing, composing, arranging and producing.

“Ollie was a madman,” animator and Disney Legend Frank Thomas once observed, “funny, eccentric, noisy, unexpected—and loved by everyone.” This combination of traits seems to have fated Oliver Wallace to a varied and unconventional career creating music for The Walt Disney Studios.

RAY KELLEY has worked as a professional cellist for over 50 years. At age 18, he worked in Hollywood [his home town] for one season as a cello player in a Country Western band on The Spade Cooley Show, broadcast on KTLA-TV.

Eric Svejcar is a composer and musical director living in Brooklyn, New York. With David Zellnik, he adapted Disney’s Peter Pan Jr. which has been produced by hundreds of schools across the US.