THE WILD PARTY

April 26-May 4th, 2024

Studio Exhibit, LES

Detailed Cast & Crew Bios:

Cast:

Featured

Marcus Adams-Campbell (Mr. Black u/s) - (he/him) is a graduate from the University of Maryland in College Park, and is a Washington D.C. native. His credits include a sketch actor in A Sketch of New York with The Producers Club, Working: The Musical (Community Organizer), Stick Fly (Joe), Little Women (John Brooke), Heathers the Musical (Ram Sweeney), and many more. He is excited to be making his debut with Rooftop Musical Society.

Marin Asnes (Dance Captain/Ensemble) - (they/she) is a Queer, Non-binary artist born and raised in NYC. They grew up studying dance at Steps on Broadway’s Pre-Professional program and fell in love with it as a mode of storytelling, which has since expanded to acting and singing - dare they say a triple threat? They went to Skidmore College where they studied sociology, dance, theater, and music. They’re so grateful to have been able to experience a true liberal arts education. They’ve always been fascinated by how humans interact with each other in the world, which is ultimately what theater explores. They also believe art is one of the most powerful agents of change, and are eager to create and take part in work that seeks to expand and question our beliefs and understandings of the world. They also love fantastical works of whimsy and surrealism; their favorite role I’ve ever played is a demonic possessed playboy bunny in the play Playdate by Kallan Dana! Their favorite artists are Stevie Nicks, Maggie Rogers, and Kate Bush!

Amanda Briskin-Wallace (Nadine) - (she/her) is an NYC based Singer, Actor, Dancer and Teaching Artist making her Rooftop debut! This is her second time performing in The Wild Party (previously with Broadway Bods in the role of Kate) and she’s ecstatic to be leaping back into the 1920s with this incredibly talented cast and crew. Some of Amanda’s favorite credits include Pippin (Catherine), Peter and The Starcatcher (Smee), Into The Woods (Milky White), and Cinderella (Fairy Godmother). She is grateful to her girlfriend, Mom and Dad for their immense love and support! Instagram: @amanda_bdubs Website: https://www.amanda-bw.com

Dylan Cao (Ensemble) - (he/him) is thrilled to be making his NYC debut with rooftop musical society this year as Ensemble! Dylan was also a featured performer in Seth’s Cabaret at Don’t Tell Mama in October (2023.) Dylan recently performed in Three Little Pigs (Cha) at Maine State Music Theatre, Disney’s Descendants: The Musical (Carlos), and Mr. Holland's Opus (Ensemble) at the Ogunquit Playhouse. Dylan studied Vocal Performance in musical theater at The University of Southern Maine and performed in Musicals of Musical the Musicals (Phantom Jitter), Urinetown: The Musical (Little Sally), and more. Shoutout to his family back home in Maine for being his number one fans! Website: DylanCao.godaddysites.com

Myles Carter (Mr. Black) - is a NYC based singer, writer, and storyteller. Some recent Off-Off-Broadway credits of his include Bloom the Musical (Poseidon), Lippa’s The Wild Party (Mr.Black u/s), Damnation! the Musical (Todd Douglas,) and Pride and Prejudice (Denny/Quartet 4.) You can learn more about Myles at Ketema Productions on Youtube or TheMylesCarter.com

Stephanie Coffaro (Mae/Aesthetic Consultant) -(she/her) is over the moon to be joining Rooftop Musical Society for the second time, this time as both cast and creative team member! As a performer, some of her favorite credits include Newsies (Katherine Plumber), Island Song (Ensemble, u/s Shoshana, u/s Morgan), Seussical (Bird Girl), and Mamma Mia! (Ensemble), among others. She can also sometimes be found performing with friends in various cabaret venues around the city. When she’s not onstage, Stephanie works as a creative director and interior designer, enlivening spaces and experiences with rich layers of storytelling, imagination, and heartfelt intention. She credits her late father for her love of music and theater, and sends Love Always to her partner, Julien, her puppy, Olympia, her family, and all the people who have helped carry her through. Instagram: @stephaniecoffaro

Mary-Kate Coletta (Ensemble) - (she/her) is thrilled to be making her Rooftop debut! Some of her favorite credits include Beauty & the Beast (Babette), Ragtime (Evelyn Nesbit), and Pippin (Player). You can catch her performing improv & musical improv around the city with various teams. She is endlessly grateful to this wonderful cast, crew, creative team and to RMS leadership - thank you all for being brilliant collaborators.

JJ Costabile (Oscar/Technical Director) - is a founding member of Rooftop Musical Society who has been waiting for RMS's comeback of The Wild Party since March 2020. Since he started performing again in 2018, he's been in fab productions of Hair (Berger), Ragtime (Tateh), Peter and the Starcatcher (Black Stache), and Spring Awakening (Moritz), along with other short plays, revues, and cabarets along the way. Off-stage JJ is a mechanical engineer who can be found doing yoga and loudly shouting his opinions and neuroses to anyone who will listen.

Will Einbinder (Jackie) - is ecstatic to be a part of his first RMS production! Current sophomore BFA Musical Theater major at Marymount Manhattan College. Past credits include Off-Broadway The Trouble With Dead Boyfriends (Lucian / Choreographer). A Chorus Line (Mark), The Wizard of Oz (Dance Captain / Swing), and School of Rock (Assistant Choreographer). Much love to his family, friends and Grandma Lynn. @willeinbinderr

Christy Fischer (Ensemble) - (she/her) is thrilled to be partying with the gang and performing in her first show with Rooftop Musical Society! Christy was born and raised in northern VA and is now an NYC based actor, singer and teaching artist. Notable credits include the TWUSA 2nd National Tour of Rosie Revere, Engineer & Friends (Miss Lila Greer), Little Theatre of Alexandria’s production of In The Heights (Nina [WATCH award nominated]), and Busch Gardens Christmas Town’s Gloria! and Miracles. Education: BA Musical Theatre, James Madison University. Much love and thanks to her family and dear friends. For Ziggy. Instagram: @queenchist. www.christyfischer.com.

Eden Franco (Kate) - (she/her) is so excited to be performing in her first show with RMS! Eden is a senior at New York University, studying Vocal Performance with a concentration in Musical Theatre at Steinhardt. NYU credits: Nine (Mama Maddelena), Orpheus in the Underworld (Public Opinion), How Did You Know Her?: A Devised Song Cycle, Home Again, and Cabaret (Sally Bowles) at Tisch New Theatre. In addition to performing, Eden enjoys music directing, and has worked on projects such as The Last Five Years and Deviltown: A New Musical. She is also an avid watcher and fan of RuPaul's Drag Race, which has become an important aspect of her everyday life. Special thanks to the entire cast and creative team of The Wild Party for giving her the opportunity to play one of her dream roles, and for being the best humans ever! Hugs and kisses to the Franco fam. Lots of love! @edensfranco

Jordan Griffey (Burrs/Production Manager) - (he/him) has been a part of Rooftop Musical Society since its inaugural performance of RENT on that Brooklyn rooftop. Since then, he has been heavily involved both on stage and behind the scenes as the Production Manager for RMS. By day, he is the Director of Operations for Snaplistings, where he works with a completely different set of partygoers. Some favorite past roles include Hair (Claude), Spring Awakening (Melchior), Urinetown (Bobby Strong), Aida (Radames), and Rent (Roger). He sends all his love to Max and their little gremlin, Callum.

Ryan John (Burrs u/s) - (he/him) - Ryan is thrilled to be making his Rooftop debut in one of his dream roles! Ryan is a performer, educator, and author who has been involved in over 30 theatrical productions as an Actor, Music Director, Director, Pit Musician, and Crew Member. Favorite productions include Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Assassins, The Gauntlet, The Mile Long Opera, Jekyll & Hyde, Evita, Seussical, Pippin, and The Prom. Ryan is a full-time Middle & High School Choir Teacher and has taught Digital Music, Film, Band, and Theatre. He has sung on eight commercial choral albums with ensembles including Downtown Voices, The Same Stream Choir, and Williamson Voices (Grammy nomination). www.ryanjohn.nyc

Matthew C. Kidd (Phil) - (he/him) is a recent graduate of The Pennsylvania State University, studying music education with a concentration in voice under the teachings of Dr. Norman Spivey and Professor Raymond Sage, cross training in both classical and musical theater. He has received many accolades throughout his career, including being a National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) Semi-Finalist for Musical Theater Voice. Previous roles include Dear Evan Hansen (Jared), The Last Five Years (Jamie) and Chicago (Mary Sunshine). Much love to family, friends, and everyone's support along the way. Xx

Dan Kuhlman (Ensemble) - Dan is thrilled to be in his first production with Rooftop! NYC: 9 to 5, The Merry Wives of Windsor (Master Ford), You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Charlie Brown), Shrek (Lord Farquaad). Regional Theatre: The Addams Family, The Rocky Horror Show (Rocky), Saturday Night Fever (Pete), Mamma Mia. Other credits include: Bonnie and Clyde (Buck Barrow), Gypsy (Tulsa), Grease (Vince Fontaine), The Little Mermaid, Once Upon a Mattress (Sir Harry), Sweeney Todd (Adolfo Pirelli), …Spelling Bee (Chip Tolentino), Legally Blonde (Warner Huntington III), and many more. Show us your muscles, Eddie! TikTok: @dankuhlman.

Hannah MacDonald (Queenie) - (she/her) couldn’t be happier to be back in a show after an eight year hiatus. She was most recently seen touring North America and New Zealand in the 2015/16 national tour of Flashdance - The Musical as Gloria. Regional credits include Hairspray (Penny), Rent (Mimi Darling), Jesus Christ Superstar, and 42nd Street, but her favorite role has been that of Mom to her two small but mighty children, Felix and Oscar; a part she has played for nearly five years to mostly positive reviews. In addition to musical theater, Hannah has also worked in Documentary Film Production, Nannied for over a dozen children, and spent two disastrous weeks as a Barista in training. In her free time Hannah enjoys ranting about abolitionist politics and the importance of mutual aid - she is notoriously fun at parties. Tremendous thanks to the Rooftop family for creating a space driven by kindness and respect, and, always, Patrick, for rolling with it all and making the good things possible.

Alex Martins (Queenie u/s) - (they/them) NYC/NJ based singer, actor, mover and shaker. Recent credits include The Wild Party (Queenie u/s and Madeline True), Legally Blonde (Paulette), Godspell (“Day by Day”), The Little Mermaid (Ursula). They would like to thank their friends for all the support and love they give. You can find Alex working at 54 Below most days or on Instagram @mx.alex.martins

Cassandra Miguel (Dolores) - (she/her) is thrilled to be joining her second production with Rooftop Musical Society! A native San Franciscan, her musical endeavors - most recently including Island Song (Wallendia), Evita (Eva Peron), The Wedding Singer (Linda) and multiple Bay Area Top 40 cover band gigs (lead singer) - eventually landed her in New York. Since moving here in 2020, she’s performed in numerous cabarets and most proudly her Original Music/Album, Cass and KP, at notable venues including The Delancey, Rockwood Music Hall, 53Above and Don’t Tell Mama’s. She wants to thank her fellow cast mates, family, friends and Kyle for the overwhelming love, support and inspiration. Catch her up in the heights walking her new puppy, Louie! @Cass_and_KP_music @CassandraMiguel_music

Grace Pichler (Ensemble) - (she/her) Grace is thrilled to be making her Rooftop Musical Society debut (and her NYC performing debut!) She is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Some recent credits include A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder and The Merry Wives of Windsor with Festival 56. I’d like to thank my family, friends, and wonderful fiance Nick for always supporting me! Instagram: @gracepichler

Bryanna Plaisir (Max/Ensemble) -(she/her/hers) is thrilled to be performing with Rooftop Musical Society. Bryanna is a baker, coding nerd, travel enthusiast and performer based in New York City. She studied Theatre and Applied Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Bryanna is so excited to be performing in her first New York City show and have it be with Rooftop Musical Society. She has been featured in shows such as Into the Woods (The Witch), Little Shop of Horrors (Chiffon), All Shook Up (Lorraine,) and Hephaestus (Kaberio). When she isn’t performing Bryanna enjoys biking, hiking and traveling to countries to explore different cultures and cuisines.

Jorge Rios-Garza (Eddie) - Growing up in Mexico, Jorge idealized the thrill and excitement of living in NY from a very young age. After 12 years of living here, he's so excited to be part of such a thrilling and relevant show as the Wild Party, and to continue to perform with Rooftop Musical Society. Previous stage credits include Island Song (Timo), Shrek: The Musical (Shrek), Rent (Collins), All Shook Up (Chad) & Saturday Night Fever (Bobby C.). When he's not performing on stage, he works in AdTech doing Financial Planning, but rest assured, as a former theatre kid and wedding singer, there's always a tune in his head when it's time to crunch numbers! IG: @jorge_rios5

Allison St. Rock (Kate u/s) - (she/her) is overjoyed to be stepping into one of her dream roles! Allison is a queer-identifying composer, playwright, lyricist, and performer based in New York City. She studied at The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Music Theater Institute and at The Stella Adler Studio of Acting. Allison's work as a composer and playwright include Coming Out, Big Gay Love Story, The Fall, and Fantastical. Allison's mission as an artist is to eradicate ignorance and spread love and acceptance towards members of the LGBTQIA community. As a performer, Allison has been featured in shows such as Cabaret (The Emcee), Rent (Maureen ), Hair (Jeanie), and Kiss Me, Kate (Lilli Vanessi/Kate). She was last seen in Rooftop Musical Society's production of Hair (Tribe/u/s Sheila). Her first EP, Whirlwind, released October 15th, 2021. Shoutout to her love, Felisha, for always making her feel like the life of the party <3 https://www.allisonstrock.com/

Emily Welter (Ensemble) - is jazzed to be making her Rooftop Musical Society debut! She took to the stage at age 10 as a singing sheep and has since performed in Kansas City, Nashville, Seattle, and New York. Favorite roles include 9 to 5: The Musical (Judy), Spring Awakening (Wendla), The Who's Tommy (Tommy), and Priscilla: Queen of the Desert (Diva). Emily is a transportation engineer by day and has made 300+ cocktails and counting since March 2020.

Will West (Sam) - (he/him)couldn't be more excited to be included among this wildly talented cast! Favorite past roles include Spring Awakening (Georg) and The 25th Annual...Spelling Bee (Leaf Coneybear). By day, he works as a Data Engineer at Instagram. Thanks to the hard-working crew and staff at Rooftop for making all of this happen.

Thomas Yaeger (Ensemble) - (he/him) is so excited to be making the jump from RMS super fan to a member of the cast. He studied civil and environmental engineering at Lafayette College and now leads go-to-market analytics at an ecommerce fraud protection startup. Theater has always been a huge passion though, from his first time on stage in the Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat children’s choir to more recent shows like Cabaret (the Emcee), Curtains (Aaron Fox) and Shrek (Big Bad Wolf). Tom also leads Out in Tech's U organization that provides opportunities for mentorship and career development for LGBTQ+ students interested in the tech industry. This April we welcomed our 1,000th mentee into the program! Much love to the entire cast and crew of Wild Party that has made this such a wonderful experience! @itstomyeager

Rachel Zweig (Madeline) - (they/them) is thrilled to be returning to the RMS stage! You can find Rachel teaching theatre to NYC public high school students by day, and performing drag and musical theatre (and sometimes both at the same time!) by night. Favorite performance credits include Into the Woods (The Witch), Cabaret (Fraulein Schneider), Spring Awakening (Marta) and The King and I (Anna). Big love to the entire Wild Party ensemble and team for being such supportive and creative collaborators. This is what it’s about! BA: Vassar College, MA: New York University.

Creative Team:

Emily Munson (Director/Choreography) - (she/her) Emily is delighted you could join us for The Wild Party! This show has been a thrilling - and daunting - challenge and she is deeply grateful for the unwavering support of her entire production team and the extraordinary talent of this cast. A special thanks to Snickerdoodle for her understanding, and to Andrew, Evan and Maxwell for being the very best collaborators and Emily-wranglers there ever was.

Evan Swanson (Music Director) - (he/him) This is a joyous event for Evan as he rejoins RMS for his second full length production with them! Past appearances with RMS include, Full Production: Into the Woods (Evan’s first production in NYC), Pop up/Outdoor Shows: Addams Family Dinner Party, Summer of Love, 1 Union Square Cabaret, Open Boulevards, and Sweeney Todd and Friends. For more info on Evan’s work away from RMS visit evanswansonpiano.com. Big thanks to the cast, band and team for being such supportive and energizing collaborators!

Andrew Childers (Associate Director) - (he/him) has been with the Rooftop Musical Society since its inception in 2018. He has served as the Managing Director of RMS since 2020, helping to run the organization, produce shows, and do the less-sexy but very important work of keeping RMS going. Still, he enjoys his time on stage and some of his favorite past roles include Cabaret (the Emcee) and Into the Woods (Cinderella's Price) He was most recently in RMS's production of Hair (Margaret Meade) . He is thrilled to be on the other side of the table for this production and has enjoyed working with this phenomenally talented and gracious cast as well as the amazing production team who helped bring this world to life. He is a Sagittarius with a Capricorn Rising and Cancer Moon and would like to thank everyone who puts up with his shit- especially you Justin. <3 In what little free time he has, Andrew enjoys cooking meals in one of his three Staub dutch ovens, watching the Barbara Cook Kennedy Center Honors Performance, and singing The Prayer at karaoke. Christine Baranski if you are reading this he is a huge fan!!!

Maxwel Martinez (Stage Manager/Lighting Engineer) - (he/they) is proud and grateful to be joining the Rooftop Musical Society team once again with this production of The Wild Party. Past RMS credits include: Island Song, HAIR, and Spring Awakening. A humble Thank You to the entire cast and crew, and to the EMEO group, for always showing up with such joyful, respectful, and enthusiastic energy to every rehearsal. When he is not in Theatre Maker space, Maxwel works as an Tarot Consultant/Intuitive Witch under the alias Io X. Rose. You can find them on Instagram/TikTok @iospeaks, or you may book a personal reading at www.iospeaks.com

Technical Team:

Natalie Ault (Marketing Consultant) - (she/her) is excited to be joining RMS as the marketing consultant on this production. After having seen multiple RMS productions, Natalie is excited to bring her marketing and advertising expertise to RMS. Most days, Natalie can be found marketing Broadway shows, singing, and surrounding herself with as much theatre as possible. She is very grateful to be part of this team and hopes you enjoy the show!

Stephanie Coffaro (Aesthetics Consultant/Set Design/Program Design) - also playing Mae! See above for bio.

JJ Costabile (Technical Director) - also playing Oscar! See above for bio.

Katie Curtis-Lynch (Director of External Relations) - (she/her) is a Director of Fraud and Special Investigations at American Express by day and a founding member of Rooftop Musical Society by night. Katie received her B.A. from UNC -- Chapel Hill in Music (Vocal Performance) and Psychology and her J.D. from Rutgers School of Law -- Newark. With Rooftop, she has performed in Into the Woods (the Baker's Wife), Island Song (Caroline), and Spring Awakening (Martha). Katie is ever grateful for her theatre family, who continues to save a space at the table for her even when she's off having babies (Mom loves you, Gus and Poppy!

Jordan Griffey (Production Manager/Lighting & Sound Design) - Also playing Burrs! See above for bio.

Alexandra McCall (Sound Board Operator) - is excited to be joining the Rooftop Musical Society for the first time for Wild Party! Alexandra studied theatre at the University of Alaska, Anchorage. Some favorite past shows include The Drowning GIrls, Lysistrata, and Twelfth Night.

Jessie Rogowski (RMS Founder/ Artistic Director) - (she/her) is the founder and Artistic Director of Rooftop Musical Society, and so excited to finally bring The Wild Party to life! Recent stage credits include: Island Song (Morgan), Hair (Crissy), Into the Woods (Cinderella), Spring Awakening (Isle), and Footloose (Ariel) and touring the US with indie chamber pop band All Boy/All Girl. When she’s not on stage or producing musicals, she is a freelance television editor for the likes of Food Network, Peacock, AMC, Netflix, Amazon, and the Tony Awards. She’s amazed by how far RMS has come since her rooftop in 2018, and like to thank her exec board (Emily, Andrew, Jordan, JJ, and Katie) for their continuous support and dedication to the group - Evan for always bringing the best energy, Max, Steph, Jackie, and Natalie for ALL of their BTS help, and of course her hubby Adrian for being her rock!!! Much love to her family for their love near and far! @jro797

Jackie Wladis (Costuming Consultant) - (she/her/hers) is delighted to be helping out with her third Rooftop Musical Society production! She was last seen in Classics on the Rocks’ production of As You Like It (Phoebe) and previously with Rooftop in Into The Woods (Cinderella’s Stepmother). Jacqueline spends her days working on marketing campaigns so getting to flex her passion for fashion and art history in costuming this production has been a true delight! She would like to thank the wild cast of partiers for listening to costume instructions so well, the incredible creative team for their support and especially thank her emotional support humans for this show - Emily & Stephanie - without whom she would have crumbled.

Band:

Max Bessesen (Reed 1) - is a multi-woodwind instrumentalist and composer living in Brooklyn. His “saxophone virtuosity” (Downbeat) has helped him perform in jazz groups led by Darcy James Argue, Mimi Jones, and Tyler Mitchell. His theatre credits include productions of Chicago, The Little Mermaid, and Too Hot to Handel among many others. He is the recipient of an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award, a Luminarts Fellowship, a Pathways to Jazz Grant, a Beebe Fund Fellowship and four Downbeat student music awards. He is excited for his first performance with Rooftop Musical Society.

Jared Decker (Drums) - is a drummer, composer, arranger, and educator living in Jersey City, NJ, performing regularly in and around New York City. Jared has performed and recorded with jazz artists like Victor Goines and Warren Wolf, accompanied rock artists like Calista Garcia and Joy & The Wildfire, and produced several recording projects, most recently as co-producer for his twin brother Sean Decker's new record More Soon and for the Constellation Big Band. He also works regularly as a pit orchestra musician for musical theatre, including recent performances for the Old Globe's production of Hair, and the New Off-Broadway Cast Recording of Baby.

Marty Isenberg (Bass) -has been an in-demand bassist in the New York City jazz scene for almost 20 years. He’s played Birdland, the Blue Note and the Public Theater as well as several Broadway musicals. He has toured nationally and internationally at venues like Dazzle (Denver), Century Room (Tucson), Skirball Center (Los Angeles) and the El Salvador Jazz Festival. He is the founder and CEO of the Clinton Hill Music School, a twelve-year-old neighborhood music program in Brooklyn. His debut album garnered much critical acclaim and resonated with a wide audience, making the NACC jazz charts and racking up over 80,000 streams on Spotify. Vintage Guitar Magazine described The Way That I Feel as a “fascinating concept, executed splendidly.” Martyisenberg.com

Bobby Lane (Trumpet) - Bobby is thrilled to join RMS on trumpet and flugelhorn for the very first time! Outside of the theater, Bobby performs as a freelance trumpeter across a variety of styles, from brass quintets to alternative bands to Afrobeat ensembles. He has performed at NYC mainstays such as the Brooklyn Bowl, the Gramercy Theater, and Dizzy’s Club at Jazz at Lincoln Center. More information on current projects and performances can be found at www.bobbylanemusic.weebly.com.

Anthony M. Rodriguez (Reed 2) - Anthony is Excited to make his RMS debut!. Recent credits include subbing Broadway shows such as The Book of Mormon and Back to the Future. Previous Touring credits include: The Book of Mormon, Hairspray, The Spongebob Musical and an international run of Phantom of the Opera. For more info about Anthony's non-theater work visit Anthonymrodriguez.com. Thank you to Evan and RMS for having me make this a Wild wild Party!

Andrew Lippa (Book/Music/Lyrics) - Andrew Lippa is a composer, lyricist, singer, actor, conductor, and producer. His concert work Unbreakable had its world premiere with The San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus in June 2018 with 300 artists onstage, including himself. In May of 2018, he conducted the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a new production of his and Brian Crawley's A Little Princess in concert at the Royal Festival Hall to a sold-out crowd of nearly 3,000 people. His hit song "Evil Like Me" appears in Disney's Descendants . Written for Kristin Chenoweth, the soundtrack hit #1 on the "Billboard 200" album chart, #1 on the iTunes and Billboard soundtrack charts and "Evil Like Me" was certified gold in 2017. He has conducted celebrated pianist Lang Lang and the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of a commissioned symphonic work for piano, soprano, tenor, children's chorus, and orchestra. I Am Harvey Milk , his epic oratorio for men's chorus, orchestra and soloists, has seen over 50 productions including Disney Hall and Lincoln Center. Lippa's musical, The Man in the Ceiling , based on Jules Feiffer's book (and co-written with Feiffer) released a world premiere studio album in May of 2019. His obsession with Netflix's Tiger King yielded two songs/videos in April, 2020 and, for a while, got his mind off the pandemic.

Current projects include songs for the original film musical A Totally Awesome 80's Christmas Musical with a screenplay by David I. Stern, produced by Alex Lebovici for Hammerstone Studios; book/music/lyrics for a stage adaptation of The Turning Point produced by Kevin McCollum; book/music/lyrics for Leap, a musical based on Lippa's I am Harvey Milk and I Am Anne Hutchinson ; and collaborations with writer Adam Gopnik, writer/producer Jonathan Prince, and others.

Broadway credits include: music and lyrics for Big Fish (directed/choreographed by Susan Stroman); the Tony®-nominated music and lyrics for the Broadway musical The Addams Family directed by Jerry Zaks, as well as the music for Aaron Sorkin's Broadway play The Farnsworth Invention directed by Des McAnuff. Other musicals include the Drama Desk award-winning musical The Wild Party (book/music/lyrics); John & Jen (music/book, lyrics and book by Tom Greenwald); Asphalt Beach (music and lyrics); Life of the Party (a compendium of Lippa's works/Menier Chocolate Factory); and You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (additional music/lyrics and arrangements).

His songs have been sung by Renée Fleming, Vanessa Williams, Kristin Chenoweth, Idina Menzel, Nathan Lane, Brooke Shields, and Mel B, to name a few.

Awards include Tony® and Grammy® nominations; shared Emmy for Nickelodeon's The Wonder Pets; SFGMC Vanguard Award; The Drama Desk Award; The Outer Critics Circle Award. Lippa was named a Fellow of The Leeds Conservatoire in 2019. A graduate of the University of Michigan, Lippa serves as president of the board of The Dramatists Guild Foundation www.dgf.org

MTI - is one of the world's leading theatrical licensing agencies, granting theatres from around the world the rights to perform the greatest selection of musicals from Broadway and beyond. Founded in 1952 by composer Frank Loesser and orchestrator Don Walker, MTI is a driving force in advancing musical theatre as a vibrant and engaging art form.

MTI works directly with the composers, lyricists and book writers of these musicals to provide official scripts, musical materials and dynamic theatrical resources to over 100,000 professional, community and school theatres in the US and in over 150 countries worldwide.

MTI is particularly dedicated to educational theatre, and has created special collections to meet the needs of various types of performers and audiences. MTI’s Broadway Junior® shows are 30- and 60-minute musicals for performance by elementary and middle school-aged performers, while MTI’s School Editions are musicals annotated for performance by high school students.

MTI maintains its global headquarters in New York City with additional offices in London (MTI Europe) and Melbourne (MTI Australasia).

The Wild Party Cast & Crew