JEFFREY SCHMELKIN (Composer/Concept/Producer) is a musical theatre writer, composer, and music director based in New York City. He has performed at, and/or his work has been presented at many New York venues including 54 Below, The Midtown International Theatre Festival, The Red Pavilion, The Slipper Room, Don't Tell Mama, The Green Room 42, and The Triad Theater. He has also music directed collegiate and high school productions and musical revues in and around the greater New York City area. Jeffrey earned his Bachelor of Science in Music Theory and Composition from Hofstra University, receiving the Peggy Deutsch Endowed Memorial Scholarship for Music Composition. He also received his Master’s in Business of the Performing Arts from New York University in 2023. During his time at NYU, Jeffrey founded JES Theatrical, LLC, a theatre company that produces original works in New York City and beyond. He is a proud member of The Aurelians Art Collective, ASCAP, and the Off-Broadway League.

ANDREA J. LOVE (Book/Lyrics/Music) is a New York City-based writer, composer, performer, and member of the BMI Lehman Engel Advanced MT Writers Workshop and Librettists’ Workshop. She is also a member of the recently established Writers Collective - a new musical development lab funded by Theatrical Rights Worldwide. Recent projects include: The Parts I Keep Inside; Tiktaalik: The Musical: A 10-minute musical featured in TNNY’s Soundbites 11; Lilith: a semi-finalist in the National Alliance of Musical Theatre's 2020 15-Minute Musical Contest; and Good Earth: A children's environmental musical that received development support from the University of Surrey - Guildford School of Acting in 2022 and toured California schools in 2024/2025. Other works include a series of State of California-commissioned animated educational videos (Zoonotic Flu) and the full-length family drama Versus Nature. As an AEA actor, she has recently worked with The 5th Avenue Theatre, San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Capital Stage Company, and Davis Shakespeare Festival.

ALEX SANCHEZ (Director) is a New York City based Director, Choreographer and Educator. Upcoming choreographic projects include: Florencia En Las Amazonas for THE MET OPERA, The Gardens of Anuncia, LINCOLN CENTER THEATRE and The Jerusalem Syndrome for THE YORK THEATER. Prior to his Broadway career Alex was a soloist ballet dancer with Ballet Chicago for four seasons, ballet guest artist for The Ruth Page Ballet, The Festival Ballet, Southern Ballet Theater, Gus Giordano Jazz Dance Company and The Chicago Rep Dance Ensemble.
In New York Alex performed in 10 Broadway shows and was in the original cast of Fosse, The Red Shoes, Carousel LTC revival, Big The Musical, Follies Roundabout Theater revival, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Chita Rivera A Dancers Life. Other Broadway shows, Love! valor! Compassion!, Once Upon A Mattress and Wonderful Town. As a director/choreographer, he helmed the musicals ON YOUR FEET for Paper Mill Playhouse. JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT for Maine State Theater. SWEET CHARITY, NEWSIES and EVITA for The Marriott Theater in Chicago. IN THE MOOD, Bud Forrest Entertainment/international/national tour. THE WORLD GOES ROUND, NYC Riverside Theater. Alex was the Musical Stager for the Broadway production of PARADISE SQUARE. He also choreographed the pre Broadway musical, ROMAN HOLIDAY for GFI productions.

MARTIN PLATT (General Manager) has been a Director, Producer, and General Manager in the U.S., U.K. and Europe for over forty years. A native of Beverly Hills, CA, Platt was the founding Artistic Director of the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (1972-1989); General Director Birmingham Opera Theatre (1989-90); Artistic Director New Mexico Repertory Theatre; Founder/Artistic Director Santa Fe Stages International Performing Art Festival. Co-Director Fifth Amendment Ltd (UK), producing over 50 international tours and West End Productions (1991-2001); Directed numerous productions throughout the U.S., as well as at the Bienale de Flamenco in Sevilla; Vienna English Theatre; Barbican Center (London); Birmingham Repertory Theatre (UK); Riverside Studios (London); West Yorkshire Playhouse (UK). As a Producer in the West End: Lend Me A Tenor: The Musical, Nixon’s Nixon, Gumboots, and A Woman in Waiting. In New York, off-Broadway Bedlam’s Hamlet & St. Joan, Here Lies Jenny, In the Continuum, An Oak Tree, and Treason. On Broadway, Vanya and Sonja and Masha and Spike (Tony, Drama Desk, Drama League, NY Theatre Critics Circle, Outer Critics Circle); and Dames at Sea. Martin is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University.

PATRICK B. PHILLIPS (he/him) is a New York City–based music supervisor, producer, orchestrator, arranger, and pianist dedicated to the collaborative development of new musical theatre from first workshop to full production and beyond. Known for his energetic leadership and meticulous attention to detail, Patrick thrives in creative rooms where composers, writers, and directors are pushing form forward. His work often highlights the intersections of social justice, race, sexuality, and identity, reflecting both his personal values and his belief in theatre as a space for inclusive storytelling.
As a trailblazer in new musical theatre, Patrick has guided numerous developmental workshops, concept albums, and festival presentations, collaborating with both established Broadway creatives and emerging voices. His artistry is marked by a collaborative spirit that prioritizes clarity, equity, and the joy of cultivating art and stories together.
Selected credits. Broadway: & Juliet, The Wiz (2024 Revival), Suffs, Back to the Future, Sweeney Todd (2023 Revival), Jagged Little Pill. Off-Broadway/Regional: Little Miss Perfect, The Devil Wears Prada, As You Like It (Taub). TV: Only Murders in the Building (Season 3). Film: Disney's Snow White, KPOP Demon Hunters.
Patrick is a proud son of Filipino and Barbadian immigrants and a member of the LGBTQ+ community. He is a graduate of Rutgers University.

MEGAN SMYTHE is a New York based music director and pianist. She has played for shows on and off Broadway such as Mamma Mia, The Great Gatsby, and Titanique. Megan is passionate about new works, and recently served as the music director for the concert presentation of Colorado Silver, a new folk musical. Outside of New York, Megan has most notably worked on Norwegian Cruise Line's production of SIX the Musical, The 2nd National Tour of Anastasia the Musical, as well as regional productions such as Sweeney Todd, and Ragtime (Hangar Theater). Megan holds two bachelor's degrees in piano performance and music education from Ithaca College.

MURNANE CASTING is a first-class casting office in New York City, founded by Chad Eric Murnane alongside Amber Snead. Chad and Amber began their collaboration at Binder Casting and have been working together ever since. With a particular passion for developing new works, the team are experts in casting for theatre, film, and television projects nationwide.
Our mission is to create a collaborative, relaxed, and highly imaginative casting experience for our clients. We go the extra mile to find the right cast. When you partner with us, you gain a true collaborator in your process, standing by your side from inception to close.​
Current & Recent Broadway/Tours: Anne of Green Gables, Dear Evan Hansen, Tina – The Tina Turner Musical, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Recent clients include Classic Stage Company, Goodspeed Musicals, Hollywood Bowl, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Drury Lane Theatre, Pioneer Theatre Company, and Bay Street Theater.

PETER BREGER, ESQ., is an entertainment attorney who has represented theatre and film producers and investors, commercial and non-profit theatres, writers, directors, and performers for over twenty-five years. He is a Tony-Nominated producer of Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Regional Theatre, whose credits include the Broadway revival of Damn Yankees (directed by Jack O’Brien and starring Bebe Neuwirth), David Mamet’s Oleanna, Paul Rudnick’s Jeffrey, and Hide Your Love Away, the New York stage debut of Justin Theroux.
As an attorney, Mr. Breger has represented The Fantasticks (the world’s longest running musical), Gerard Alessandrini’s Forbidden Broadway and Spamilton (the critically-acclaimed parody of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton), the Broadway and touring productions of Amazing Grace, coproducers of the Broadway revivals of Eugene O’Neill’s Desire Under the Elms (starring Brian Dennehy) and David Mamet’s Speed the Plow (starring Elisabeth Moss in her Broadway debut), the international tour of Trey Parker’s Cannibal!, and a number of Off Broadway theatres, including New World Stages, 45 Bleecker, St. Luke’s Theatre, the Theatre Center, the Players Theatre, and the Cherry Lane Theatre.