John Reeger is a Chicago actor and playwright. Reeger and collaborator, Julie Shannon received the 1996 Chicago After Dark Award for outstanding new work when THE CHRISTMAS SCHOONER premiered at Bailiwick Repertory Theater.

JOHN WEIDMAN has written the books for a wide variety of musicals, among them Pacific Overtures (Tony nomination, Best Book), Assassins (Tony Award, Best Musical Revival), and Road Show (Lucille Lortel nomination, Best Musical), all with scores by Stephen Sondheim; Contact (Tony nomination, Best

Johnny Mercer b. Savannah, Georgia, November 18. 1909. Mercer's gift for idiomatic, regional lyrics was well suited to such Broadway musicals St. Louis Woman, Texas, L'il Darilin' and L'il Abner.

José Fernandez began his theatrical career as an actor. On Broadway, THE ME NOBODY KNOWS, for which he received The Variety Critic's Poll Nomination for Best Actor, as well as HAIR, TRUCKLOAD and TWO GENTLEMEN of VERONA.

Kurt Weill (1900-1950) began his career in the early 1920's, after a musical childhood and several years of study in Berlin. By the time his first opera, THE PROTAGONIST (Georg Kaiser), was performed in April 1926, he was an established young German composer.

Joe Troiano is the award-winning author of more than ten children's books including: The Legend of Spookley the Square Pumpkin; The Legend of Mistletoe and the Christmas Kittens; The Legend of Jellybean and the Unbreakable Egg; The Legend of Lyla the Lovesick Ladybug; The Legend of Beacon th

Jeff Zahn is an award-winning music supervisor/composer.

Larry Gelbart, a Chicago-born writer and producer who has achieved success for his work in radio, television, film and theater.