Matthew Sklar is a two-time Tony®, Emmy®, Drama Desk, and Outer Critics Circle Award-nominated composer.

CHAD BEGUELIN is a four-time Tony Nominee whose works include Disney's Aladdin (Tony Award Nomination for Best Book and Best Original Score, Drama Desk Award Nomination for Outstanding Lyrics and Best Book) and The Wedding Singer (Tony Award Nomination for Best

During his distinguished career Arnold Lobel wrote and/or illustrated over 70 books for children.

Alexander Porfyrevich Borodin (Алекса́ндр Порфи́рьевич Бороди́н) (November 12, 1833  February 27, 1887) was a Russian composer who made his living as a chemist. He was a member of The Five, or "The Mighty Handful", a group of composers dedicated to producing a specifically Russian music.

Aaron Thielen has long been an advocate for the creation of new musicals. Most recently he and Michael Mahler wrote October Sky the Musical that had its World Premiere at the Marriott Theatre this season.

Ben Winters has written the book and/or lyrics for three musicals: Slut which ran Off Broadway in the autumn of 2005; Spread the Word, the story of Paul Revere, currently touring the United States; and Breaking Up is Hard to Do, a musical comedy based around the songs of Neil Sedaka.

Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was the author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The BFG and many more of the world’s best-loved children’s stories.