Alain Boublil conceived the musicals, La Révolution Française (the first-ever staged French rock opera) and Les Misérables.

The Sherman Brothers’ career as leading composer/lyricists in family entertainment spans almost 50 years and includes two Academy Awards Best Score and Best Song for Mary Poppins.

The Sherman Brothers’ career as leading composer/lyricists in family entertainment spans almost 50 years and includes two Academy Awards Best Score and Best Song for Mary Poppins.

Hamilton "Terry" Gilkyson (1916 - 1999) composer and lyricist born in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.

Henry Machtay earned an MFA from the University of Southern California Film School. He worked as a filmmaker, writer, editor, desktop publisher, and finally as a web designer/producer before a mid-life series of circumstances dropped him into a teaching career.

Mark Hollmann received the Tony Award®, the National Broadway Theatre Award, and the Obie Award for his score to Urinetown the Musical, which had its start in the 1999 New York International Fringe Festival.