Nina Faso made her directorial debut with Peter Ustinov's, THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER AND HIS WIFE. Following a stint with the improvisational comedy group: The Committee, she became one of the creators of GODSPELL and directed most major productions of the show in America and Europe.

Noble Sissle was one of the nation's premier composers and bandleaders, particularly in the early days of American popular song and theater.

NOEL COWARD was born on December 16, 1899 in Teddington. By July 23, 1907 he had made his first public appearance in an end of term concert at St. Margaret's in Sutton.

Frederic Ogden Nash (August 19, 1902 - May 19, 1971) was an American poet best known for writing pithy, funny, light verse.

Nash was born in Rye, New York. His father owned and operated an import-export company, and because of business obligations Nash's family relocated often.

Paul Gordon was nominated for a 2000 Tony Award for his score to Jane Eyre which ran at the La Jolla Playhouse in Summer of 1999 and opened on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theater in December of 2000.