Jack is a musical theatre composer, lyricist and writer. His current projects include 42 Balloons (Book, Music and Lyrics, Staged Concert at the Vaudeville Theatre in November 2022, Produced by Global Musicals and Alchemation), This Is A Love Story (Music and Lyrics, Commissioned by Vicky Graham Productions, Selected for BEAM2021, Workshop at Birmingham Hippodrome in January 2024), and Babies (Music and Lyrics, Winner of the BYMT New Music Theatre Award 2021, Staged Concert at the Lyric Theatre in November 2023, Produced by Crossroads Live). He studied Theology at Durham University and Musical Theatre at Goldsmiths University. 42 Balloons On the 2nd of July 1982. Using a lawn chair and approximately 42 helium-filled weather balloons, truck driver Larry Walters defied all the odds (and FAA airspace regulations!) to make his lifelong dream a reality and fly sixteen thousand feet above Los Angeles. No, seriously. In a chair. 42 BALLOONS is an uplifting musical inspired by the highly improbable true story of how Larry, and his partner Carol Van Deusen, convinced their friends and family to help Larry achieve his dream of flying. Featuring an irresistible, 80s-style pop score, 42 BALLOONS questions how far you would go to make your dreams come true. Is the sky actually the limit, and what happens if it doesn’t all go to plan?

Gus is an award-winning writer and composer from London and based in York, UK. His first full-length musical Pieces of String premiered in 2018 at the Mercury Theatre, Colchester. It was The Stage’s Best Regional Musical of the year and was nominated for the UK Theatre Best Musical Production award. For Pieces of String, Gus won The Stage Debut Award for Best Composer/Lyricist, and was nominated for the inaugural Writer’s Guild of Great Britain Award for Best Musical Theatre Bookwriting. His song cycle Lifeboats, celebrating the LGBTQ+ community was performed at the Kings Head Theatre in London as part of the MT Pride season in 2023 and his second full-length musical Mayflies premiered at York Theatre Royal in 2023, to great acclaim. Gus was commissioned to write new works for York Theatre Royal’s Love Bites and Green Shoots and has written two short musicals – an audio musical short Subway which was released in 2020 - and SICK! which was performed at LOST Theatre, London. In 2021, Gus, with Craig Mather, wrote and released an EP of pop songs focused on mental health In Motion. His short play Clocks & Teapots was performed at Rada Studios & the London Transport Museum. He co-wrote and directed Barren, (special prize for merit at the LOST One Act Theatre Festival), Love Love Love (Canadian Fringe Tour) & wrote & performed in Tell Me On A Thursday at the Camden Fringe. Gus wrote two songs for Copyright Christmas, for Olivier award-winning theatre collective Duckie at the Barbican. Gus was commissioned by Hull Pride for their City of Culture celebrations and co-wrote with Alistair Brammer on the MADTrust album ‘The West End Goes MAD for Christmas’. Gus is a MGCFutures Bursary recipient and has been shortlisted for the Stiles + Drewe Best New Song Award twice, the Perfect Pitch Award and The KSF Artists of Choice program. Gus’s work has been presented at BEAM, the Theatre Royal Stratford East Musical Theatre Workshop and has been supported by the Peggy Ramsay Foundation. Gus is currently resident artist at York Theatre Royal. In 2014, Gus was on the UK Jury for the Eurovision Song Contest!

George Livings, originally from London, England, holds a degree in Acting and Musical Theater from Mountview Theatre School. He has a rich background in West End productions such as Kiss of the Spider Woman, Blitz and Forever Plaid, as well as the lead roles in the UK National tour of Godspell and the German production of Starlight Express. Upon relocating to Orlando, Florida, George served as the Director of Production at The Holy Land Experience, where he collaborated with Jonathan on various projects, including the conceptual concert of The Last Adam. Despite setbacks caused by COVID-19, George remained resilient, directing workshops and pursuing higher education with a focus on his Masters in Film Composition and Orchestration. Throughout his career, George and Jonathan have crafted numerous shows and songs together, including eight children's musicals and mini musicals like "Centurion" and "Moses." Currently residing in Staten Island, New York, George serves as the Executive Director of Creative Arts at Salem Church, where he continues to pursue his passion for storytelling through The Last Adam. With a vision to present the gospel in a unique and compelling way, George is dedicated to his role as a creator and director, finding fulfillment in his family life with his wife, Janeen, and their two sons, Alex and Jonah. Together, they embody the essence of George's dream to make a lasting impact through innovative musical theatre. The Last Adam: A new musical is a reimagined story of Jesus for today's generation. No sugarcoating here—our characters are flawed, messy, and searching for truth, just like us. But through their journey, discover forgiveness, restoration, and unyielding hope. Join us for an unforgettable exploration of humanity's darkest times, illuminated by the enduring light within.

Ian Kowalski Ian (he/him) is a graduate of the Performing Arts program at O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute and the Media Production Program at Toronto Met University (fka Ryerson). As a lifelong performer and lover of the arts, he is passionate about creating a platform for artists to express themselves as authentically as possible in telling impactful stories that change our perception of what is possible with theatre. Select acting credits include Peter in Peter Pan the Musical (The LOT), Tobias in Sweeney Todd (Ember Island Players), Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast (O'Neill CVI) and Will Bloom in Big Fish (RMTC). Behind the scenes, he has directed Cumulus (UBC Brave New Play Rites Festival), Fun Home (Bowtie Productions), directed and produced several short films and has worked in the art department for multiple films on the Hallmark Channel. Taylor Long Hi, my name is Taylor. I'm a Toronto-based photographer, videographer, editor, and director of photography. Originally from Halifax, NS, I have a background in opera and musical theatre and performed on the east coast before discovering a passion for photography and videography. ​ Recent highlights include a three-week intensive at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, working with Academy-award nominated director Atom Egoyan on the Canadian Opera Company’s digital production of Bluebeard’s Castle, and working as DOP on the COC/Against the Grain Theatre co-production of Mozart’s Requiem. Randy (Lei) Chang is a Toronto based performer who's credits include: Merrily We Roll Along, Ordinary Days and A Perfect Bowl of Pho

Steven Pasquale is an American actor of stage and screen. His stage credits include: A Man of No Importance[Off-Broadway], Little Fish[Off-Broadway], The Bridges of Madison County[Broadway], The Wild Party[Off-Broadway], The Robber Bridegroom[Off-Broadway], Assassins[Off-Broadway], Teeth[Off-Broadway] Steven has a couple of albums including 'Somethin' Like Love' and his latest release 'Some Other Time'. On TV he is best known for his role as the New York City Firefighter/Emergency Medical Technician Sean Garrity in the series Rescue Me. He made his television debut on the HBO series Six Feet Under, playing a love interest for David.

Jeff Whiting is an award-winning director and choreographer, acclaimed as a 'director with a joyous touch' by the New York Times, Jeff Whiting specializes in work for theater, television, special events and concerts around the world, including James Taylor, Bette Midler, Steve Martin, Tony Bennett, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Sting. On Broadway, Jeff was the Associate/Resident Director for the Broadway productions of Bullets Over Broadway (6 Tony Nominations - Susan Stroman), Big Fish (Norbert Leo Butz), The Scottsboro Boys (12 Tony nominations), Hair (Tony-winner of Best Revival), Young Frankenstein (Sutton Foster, Megan Mullally), and Wicked's 5th Anniversary (Stephanie J. Block, Ashanti). National Tour credits include Hairspray, Young Frankenstein, Bullets Over Broadway, Rockin’ Road to Dublin, Christmas in Killarney, and The Producers. Having been praised on THE VIEW as 'a truly remarkable talent,' Jeff's theatrical direction and choreography includes development and World premieres of Loch Lomond, Chasing Rainbows (starring Ben Crawford, Ruby Rakos), Fly More Than You Fall (Best Musical), The Scottsboro Boys (Phoenix Theatre Co.), The Lost Colony (Waterside Theatre), Big Fish (Milwaukee), Single Wide (NYMF), Hairspray (Brazilian Production), Big (Milwaukee), In The Light (NYFA), Catch Me If You Can (New London Barn), The Sound of Music (Phoenix Theatre Co.), and Gypsy (Best Director). The Broadway Workroom is designed to showcase emerging artists' work by providing rehearsal and presentation space, including technical support, at no cost to the production in order to help the team further their creative goals along the developmental journey. At the end of each week, the public is invited, at no cost, to experience these dynamic new musicals in concert at Open Jar Studios (1601 Broadway). Tickets for each concert are free, and attendees are encouraged to make a donation to The Stage Door Foundation to help fund their programs. The Broadway Workroom Series provides a rare opportunity for Broadway enthusiasts to witness the evolution of new musicals, a process typically reserved for industry insiders during private "workshops" or "readings. The series’ vibe is to present glimpses of shows in their development phases, with focus on the writing and performances and less attention to production value.

James Beeny and Gina Georgio With a background in the music industry, guitarist James and pianist Gina made their theatre debut with new British musical The Dreamers. In 2018, the production underwent a two-week workshop at the Victoria Palace Theatre with a West End cast and creative team, which was followed by four fully-staged workshop performances of the musical at the world-famous Abbey Road Studios. This marked the first time that a musical had been staged at the studios. The Dreamers is now ready for a full run. ‍ Since then, James and Gina have started developing their second musical Lady M, which underwent a workshop in April 2022 with a West End cast and creative team. Other projects include The Frontline Singers and a third musical (yet to be announced). ‍ As a partnership, James and Gina work together collaboratively on every element of their musicals, from writing the music and lyrics, to developing the book. They have built close, ongoing relationships with an exciting group of brilliant creatives, most notably theatre director Jean-Pierre Van Der Spuy, choreographers Lee Proud and Lizzi Gee, record producer Rik Simpson, film director James Hastings, photographers Tom Leishman and Chris Georghiou, and graphic designer Gary Kelly. They also love to work with their close-knit band of musicians – James Luke, Mike Parkin, Georgia Morrison, Evie Heyde and Auriol Evans. ‍ Lady M - A New British Musical Based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, Lady M tells the untold story of Lady Macbeth. Chilling flashbacks of her haunted past are woven into this reimagining of the famous tale, revealing an original backstory to Lady Macbeth's villainy and downfall. Created, adapted and written by James Beeny and Gina Georgio, the sung-through musical features a modern score with original music and lyrics.

Greg & Shaun Borowsky are songwriters and music producers from South Africa, signed to Sony Music Publishing New York. Together, the brothers have been the creative producers and writers behind some of South Africa's biggest SAMA-winning artists, having earned a Grammy Award Nomination, an Off-Broadway Alliance Award, a Naledi Award, a Loerie Award Nominations, Metro FM Best R&B Award Nomination, and a Channel O Africa Best R&B Award Nomination. Bongi Duma wrote additional music and lyrics for Mandela and is an accomplished performer composer and arranger and can currently be seen on Broadway in The Lion King. He has worked with the likes of Miriam Makeba, Angelique Kidjo, Somi, Michael Frenti and many more.

Stephen Cole is an award-winning musical theatre writer whose shows have been recorded, published, and produced from New York City to London to the Middle East and Australia and Edinburgh, Scotland. His shows include: After the Fair, Night of the Hunter, Saturday Night at Grossinger's, Aspire, Time After Time, Merman's Apprentice and The Road To Qatar! to name just a few. As a producer, Stephen presented Liza Minnelli, Barbara Cook, David Hyde Pierce, and many others in an 80th Birthday Tribute to John Kander. Stephen has also released a series of CD's entitled MERMANIA on Harbinger Records. These include never before released selections sung by his favorite star and friend, Ethel Merman. Besides writing the CD booklets for these and his original cast CDs, Stephen has written the DVD booklets for the box set of THAT GIRL: SEASON ONE and ANYTHING GOES. Mary, Ethel and Mikey Who? takes Stephen's real-life friendships with Ethel Merman and Mary Martin, the two undisputed queens of Broadway, tossed them into a blender and come up with a fantasy about a nerdy super-fan in the early 1980s who, while visiting his dying idol Ethel Merman, stumbles into a time portal in her closet and exits on the other side in Sophie Tucker's star dressing room at the Imperial Theatre in 1939. Mikey Marvin Minkus gets to know his idols in their prime as he time travels through the decades with them, influencing their lives and careers, while helping to foster their legendary rivalry. Only visiting times when Merman and Martin's fates crossed, Mikey becomes a vital part of their lives, all the while interacting with such celebrated theatrical figures as Cole Porter, Jerome Robbins, Josh Logan, Dorothy Fields, Larry Hagman, Irving Berlin, Sophie Tucker, Leland Hayward, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and a newcomer named Jane Fonda.

Van Dean is a Tony® Award and Grammy® Award winning producer. He co-founded Broadway Records which released nearly 300 albums during his leadership. Van earned his Grammy Award for helping to produce the Broadway Records’ release of the 2015 Broadway revival of The Color Purple. His Grammy nominations were earned for his work on Matilda the Musical, My Fair Lady and Caroline, or Change. Van also executive produced well over 200 other albums including 9 that were Grammy Award nominated. His theatrical production credits include The Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess (Tony® Award), Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella (Tony® Award nomination), Anastasia, Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette and Diablo Cody (Tony® Award nomination), How to Dance In Ohio, The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical, Matilda (Tony® Award nomination), Evita (Tony® Award nomination), Gore Vidal’s The Best Man (Tony® Award nomination), Catch Me If You Can (Tony® Award nomination), The Velocity of Autumn, Big Fish, Bonnie & Clyde, Chinglish, the Off-Broadway production of You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown (2016) and ROOMS a rock romance and the national tours of Anastasia, Matilda, Cinderella, The Lightning Thief and more. He was also a producer of Master Class with Tyne Daly and the 2022 and 2023 productions of Bonnie & Clyde in London’s West End. Upcoming: Death Note, Wild, Goodbye New York, SMASH, Figaro, Little Dancer, Song of Bernadette. He co-produced Broadway For Orlando’s “What The World Needs Now Is Love” to raise funds for the GLBT Community Center of Central Florida. The charity single was featured on NBC’s “Maya and Marty” and at the Democratic National Convention in 2016. He co-conceived and co-Executive Produced the anti-bullying single “I Have A Voice” featuring 70 Broadway kids from Matilda, School of Rock and more and co-produced the new Broadway United music video of “We Are The World”. He also co-conceived and produced From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Sandy Hook featuring 100 Broadway stars, a 40 piece orchestra and 300+ children from Newtown and From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert for Parkland, USA at the BB&T Center Arena in Sunrise, FL and co-produced the Emmy® Award winning From Broadway With Love: A Benefit Concert For Orlando. He is also a co-producer of the feature film documentary “Midsummer in Newtown” which premiered as a Spotlight selection at Tribeca Film Festival. Van has several major film and television musicals in pre-production. Center Stage Records is a new label dedicated to the preservation of Broadway, London, Off-Broadway, new musicals in development and theater-related solo albums

Joshua Castille is a Deaf performance artist based out of Los Angeles, California. Josh strives to form meaningful collaborations that explore the boundaries of art. He has worked on various projects in different roles including ASL master, director, actor, set designer, and more. His charming ability to communicate and deliver performance art to both hearing and Deaf audiences allows him to connect to people in a way that is unique and entertaining. Josh began studying at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC. Josh was soon thereafter recruited to work in California with Deaf West Theatre Company, being cast in the revival of Spring Awakening. The run of the show gave Josh the experience of working alongside professional actors and technical artists, expanding his perception of the theatre. The show enjoyed its fruitful run in Beverly Hills, then was moved to Broadway. While in NYC, Josh’s industry network expanded, his intensive labors paid off, and he was able to enjoy the culmination of all his hard work molding into a successful start of a fulfilling professional career. Josh has worked in spaces from small community theatres, to Broadway, to the Tony Awards stage. He has starred in commercials, short films, music videos, and cameo appearances on TV shows and network programming. He has worked alongside artists such as BD Wong, Marlee Matlin, Camryn Manheim, Jules Dameron, Russell Harvard, Michael Arden, American Authors, Ingrid Michaelson, and Andrew Keegan-Bolger. Amidst the adrenaline rushes, Josh has been able to channel his inner Cajun spirit. He makes friends with everyone he meets, remembering the influence others have on him. He harbors the humility of knowing that no matter how you communicate, you have a voice to be heard.

Doctor Bird Productions⁠ is looking to bring something fresh and new to Toronto's performance world. We want to put on productions that stretch the imagination, that bring smiles to peoples faces and help to make people walk away with new thoughts and new ideas. We hope to put on new productions in Canada and hope to reimagine shows that have been so important to the makeup of Torontos performance world. We are committed to the practice of color-conscious casting. We recognize that considerations of race, including how race and ethnicity shape society and the stories we tell, are vital components to the casting process. Also critical to the casting process are audience perceptions of race on stage and in film. We strive to craft performances in ways that respect, care for, and honor individuals, cultures, and communities of color. Furthermore, we recognize that the practice of white-washing erases culturally and racially specific stories and experiences. White-washing takes away opportunities from people of color and reinforces the dangerous notion of white superiority. Therefore, we reject this practice. In light of this, we seek to be inclusive and color-conscious not only in our casting but also in the material we choose to stage. Manuele Adrian Mizzi Jamaican-Italian tenor, Manuele Adrian Mizzi discovered his love for performing at a very young age. Growing up in Markham he attended Unionville High School for the Arts later obtaining a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Voice Performance from York University under the tutelage of renowned Canadian operatic soprano Stephanie Bogle and having also studied with renowned European soprano Galina Lumkosky. With a repertoire ranging from pop to musical theatre to opera and classical, he has performed in a wide variety of venues throughout North America. His musical theatre credits include performing the roles of Schroeder in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Japheth in Two by Two, Thomas in Emmanuel the Musical (New York City), Barnaby in Hello Dolly, Shrek in Shrek Tateh in Ragtime, The Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, and Dickon in The Secret Garden among many others.Manuele Adrian Mizzi also has a long career of teaching under his belt. As an avid pianist, accompanist, musical director and director, he has been working with all ages from 3-99 for the last 23 years. His directing and musical directing credits include musicals, plays, pantos and recitals. Ethan Rotenberg Ethan is a Toronto-based music director and classically-trained pianist who's has been described as "delivering all the colours of an orchestra" (Schmopera), "an accomplished accompanist" (Richard Ouzonian), and "brilliantly drawing the listener into the world of the story by using the piano as the backdrop to sweeping, emotionally nuanced melodies" (Mooney on Theatre). He frequently collaborates with both Opera and Musical Theatre singers on productions, concerts, and open mics, most recently serving as music director and performance accompanist for The No Frills Revue (Spotlight Musical Productions). Having grown up in theatre and music, he has enjoyed both sides of the stage, graduating from Queen's University with a Bachelors in Drama and Music. He currently trains with world-renowned pianist Dmitri Levkovich. In 2019, he co-founded and is current music director of Impromptu Concert Series, presenting concerts featuring the Toronto's top non-professional talent, bringing the series outdoors during the Covid-19 pandemic as The Front-Lawn Series. Previous musical credits include: Songbook VI, Songbook XII (Tapestry Opera), Dr. Silver (Musical Stage Co.) Legally Blonde, The Drowsy Chaperone, Mamma Mia (Nightwood Theatre), Masterclass (Oshawa Little Theatre), Ragtime (Encores). HEmilia Basllester Is a Mexican dancer, actor singer and photographer living in Toronto. She studied dance perfromance at Centennial College and phtography at Escuela Activa De Fotografia.

Julie Nemitz With over a decade of experience in senior sales and marketing leadership roles, Julie has a proven track record of driving growth through strategic vision and innovative content marketing. She has partnered with Fortune 500 companies and led teams at award-winning agencies and publishers. In the past six years alone, Julie has developed over 200 successful theatre marketing campaigns and strategic plans, bringing her substantial expertise to help theatres thrive. Known for rolling up her sleeves, she combines big-picture strategy with hands-on execution to deliver robust marketing solutions for her clients. Julie also works with dozens of stellar for-profit arts companies to guide them in making a huge impact on their businesses by creating influential marketing content born from innovative strategies. In June of 2019, she launched the Theatre Marketing Lab. To date, over 3,200 theatres have benefitted from the Lab's training content and group coaching with Julie!

Michael was born in the wagon of a traveling show... At least that's what it says on his website. He is a graduate of Marymount Manhattan College and has been directing and producing in any and all mediums. Some recent projects are Broadway's Caroline, or Change revival (co-producer), off-Broadway's long running A Musical About Star Wars (director), and the decadent new soap opera, Mélange, starring Morgan Fairchild (editor). During the pandemic he produced and directed several high profile streaming benefits to raise money for various neighborhood institutions in need of some help. Save West Bank Cafe was a 10 hour Christmas Day telethon, followed by Save Birdland, The Musical of Musicals (the York Theatre) and a benefit for The Stonewall Inn to name few. Ultimately, we raised 1.5M and were honored that so many stars collaborated on these projects with him from President Clinton (both of them) to Sting, Whoopi Goldberg, Pete Townshend, Sean Penn nee Ciccone, Patti LuPone, André De Shields, Ana Gastyre, Demi Lovato and so many more.

Sydney Gauvin was once described (by her best friends ex boyfriend) as "Effortlessly Quirky", Canadian native, Sydney Gauvin, grew up in Brampton Ontario. the same birthplace of Michael Cera! Her passion and love for singing, dancing, acting and all things theatrical ignited when she was 7 years old. When one magical day of kindergarten, her teacher told her mother to put her in theatre. Miss Jones if you're reading this, you changed her life! Duncan Lang is a Candian performer and graduate of Sheridan College. Past credits include 'The Words and Music of Britta Johnson" and Urinetown. Shifting Ground Collective was founded in the Spring of 2022, Shifting Ground Collective is Toronto’s newest home for emerging musical theatre voices. Our work spans developmental processes for new Canadian musicals, concert and cabaret programming, and full-scale productions of beloved musical theatre favourites – all with a focus on spotlighting the next-generation of great Canadian musical theatre talent.

WILL REYNOLDS (Music) and ERIC PRICE (Lyrics and Book) are musical theatre writers based in NYC. Shows currently in development include The Violet Hour and Radioactive, which charts the discovery of radium by Marie and Pierre Curie. Will and Eric are songwriters on the AppleTV+ animated series “Central Park,” starring Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Gad, and Stanley Tucci. They also wrote the song “When I See You Again,” which can be found on Broadway Records’ benefit album “Artists in Residence.” Their papers for this project have now been permanently housed in a Special Collection of the Music Division at the Library of Congress. Will and Eric are the winners of the Fred Ebb Award for Musical Theatre Writing, the Kurt Weill Foundation’s Lotte Lenya Award, and the Dramatists Guild Fellowship. In 2020, they created the online Musical Theatre Education platform THIS MT SPACE. THE VIOLET HOUR If you knew the future, would you try to change it? The story is set on April 1, 1919, when John Pace Seavering, a young publisher, comes to possess a machine that inexplicably begins printing pages from books. Books from the future. Page by page, John pieces together a vision of what the next century has in store for himself, his friends, and the world at large. And once he decides he wants to change the future, the clock is ticking.

Lizzie Bea, living in Brighton and Hove, England, is a professional stage actress. Lizzie trained at the National Youth Theatre And National Youth Music Theatre. She also attended the National Student Drama Festival. Her extensive work in theatre includes Mrs Wilkinson in Nick Evans’ Billy Elliot at Billy Youth Theatre (2011); Polly Parish in Lotte Wakeham’s The Other School at the National Youth Music Theatre; Mother Pig/Bee in Ewan Jones’ The 3 Little Pigs (Kenny Wax Family Entertainment, 2016); Actress 2 in Malcolm McKee’s The Shakespeare Revue (2016); Ducky Daddles in Samuel Harjanne’s Chicken Little at From Page to Stage (2017); Rose in Samuel Harjanne’s Dino Story at From Page to Stage; onstage swing in Kay Mellor’s Fat Friends The Musical (Rollem Productions, 2018); Abigail Henson in Jerry Mitchell’s Becoming Nancy at the Alliance Theatre (2019); Pat in Jerry Mitchell’s Kinky Boots (Playful Productions, 2019). Among her workshop credits are Abigail Henson in Jerry Mitchell’s Becoming Nancy (Jammy Productions Inc. 2016); Martha Dunstock in Andy Fickman’s Heathers at The Other Palace (2017); Abigail Henson in the New York cast of Foresight Theatrical, 2017 and 2018; Commentator 2 in Adam Lenson’s The Throwaways (2020). Lizzie is in the 2015 demo recording of Half A Sixpence (Cameron Mackintosh Ltd). In concert and cabaret, she was an ensemble in Thom Southerland’s State Fair (London Musical Theatre Orchestra, 2016); soloist in Shaun McCourt’s Christmas Goes…Pop! At Giggin4Good (2016); Joanne in Shaun Kerrison’s Honeymoon In Vegas (London Musical Theatre Orchestra, 2017); soloist in The Mousetrap Awards (Mousetrap Theatre Projects, 2017); soloist in Scott Alan’s Scott Alan With Mystery Guests (Live at Zedel, 2018); guest performer in Broadway Star Jessica Vosk In Concert (2019); herself in Leave A Light On at the Lambert Jackson/Theatre Café. Alfie Parker comes from Worthing, West Sussex and graduated from The Royal Academy of Music in 2015. Alfie made his West End debut as swing in the original West End production of School of Rock. Other credits include Tackaberry in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (City of London Festival), Nick in Aladdin (Buxton Opera House), Genie in Aladdin (Beck Theatre Hayes), Fat Friends (UK Tour), Samuel Byck in Assassins (Pleasance Theatre), Mutt in Kinky Boots (UK Tour), The Baker in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (UK Tour) and Eddie in Sister Act (Frankfurt). Around the World in 80 Plays Join West End theatre stars Lizzie Bea and Alfie Parker on the road as they tour the country- and the world- performing in shows and exploring the local arts along the way!

Jessica Hendy A Broadway veteran, best known for her roles in CATS and Amneris in Aida. Prior to her Broadway Debut, Hendy was featured on the national tour of Jospeh and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat as Napthali’s Wife and the Narrator. She then made her Broadway Debut in 1999 in the ensemble of CATS and understudying Grizabella. She went on to star on the national tour of Cats in the role. Her next Broadway show was Aida, playing the outlandish, opulent Amneris. Hendy was also featured in the Original Broadway Cast of the musical Amour. Coming around full circle, Hendy most recently starred as Grizabella in the Andy Blankenbuehler helmed Broadway Revival of CATS. BRIANNA KOTHARI BARNES AN ACCOMPLISHED ACTRESS, COMPOSER/LYRICIST, AND PLAYWRIGHT, BRIANNA BELIEVES IN USING EVERY TOOL IN HER BELT TO TELL STORIES THAT INSPIRE TRANSFORMATION. SHE IS A MULTI-HYPHENATE FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. BRIANNA MAKES NO APOLOGIES FOR THE AMOUNT OF IRONS IN HER FIRE. HER CREATE-YOUR-OWN-WORK PHILOSOPHY HAS SERVED HER WELL IN HER 7 YEARS BASED IN NYC. A GRADUATE OF THE ESTEEMED MUSICAL THEATER PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI-COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC (CCM), BRIANNA HAS PERFORMED AS A PRINCIPAL, ENSEMBLE MEMBER, AND UNDERSTUDY/SWING IN MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY (FLORIDA STUDIO THEATRE, THEATRE ASPEN, THE WICK THEATRE, CAPITAL REPERTORY THEATER, JOHN W. ENGEMAN THEATER) AS WELL AS STARRED AS LUCY IN THE NATIONAL TOUR OF A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS. BUT IT’S BRIANNA’S WRITING THAT HAS GIVEN HER AN EDGE AS A RISING COMPOSER/LYRICIST IN THE NEW YORK THEATER COMMUNITY. Walking With Bubbles Meet Jessica - A Broadway actress and single mother. As she and her young son ‘Bubbles’ wait for their playdate in Central Park they are approached by a homeless man - Meet Bubbles’ father. From the lights of Broadway to the depths of her husband’s mental illness, Walking With Bubbles explores how far a mother will go to protect her son, her loved ones, and ultimately, herself.

Antony is a musician and mythical storyteller who loves creating worlds. He is based in Los Angeles.

Tim Juillet is a worship leader and music teacher based in Surprise, Arizona. He has written songs that have been played on the radio, in film, and various other media outlets across the world. His voice students have been successful performing at Arizona Broadway Theater, as soloists with the Phoenix Symphony, and many other companies. Mr. Juillet’s new oratorio, “The Selah Prophesies” recently garnered a Bronze Medal at the 2018 Global Music Awards. He gave his life to Jesus at the age of 12 and never looked back. Tim says: “God is good all the time, and we can always choose to see His goodness”. Proverbs 3: 5-6 is his favorite life verse. Tim and his wife of 23 years have lived in Surprise Arizona for 16 years, and have two daughters. Nazareth Man is a rock opera about the life and death of Jesus.