Janice Torre - author. Born New Orleans, LA, attended Tulane University, Yale Drama School and University of Texas. She wrote the film score for TOM THUMB and contributed songs to such films as: LUXURY LINER, BIG CITY, IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMERTIME, NIGHT SONG, GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS!

Karey Kirkpatrick began his career as a screen and songwriter for Disney Animation where he penned The Rescuers Down Under and James and the Giant Peach .

Wayne Kirkpatrick is the Grammy Award-winning songwriter of Change the World by Eric Clapton (Song of the Year).

John O'Farrell novels have been translated into over thirty languages and adapted for TV and radio. He is one of a handful of British authors to have achieved best-seller status with both fiction and non-fiction.

JASON ROBERT BROWN (Music, Lyrics, Orchestrations and Arrangements) has written some of the most highly acclaimed scores for the stage in the last three decades, including Songs for a New World , Parade (1999 Tony for Best Score, 2023 Tony for Best Revival), The Last Five Ye

Joel Someillan is a Grammy-winning Cuban-American producer and songwriter. Over the last 25 years he has worked with the top Latin artists in the industry; Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, Thalia, Chayanne, Obie Bermudez, Carlos Ponce, and many more.

James Goldman was born in Chicago and graduated from the University of Chicago; he did postgraduate work at Columbia University.

Peter Parnell most recently wrote the new book for the Broadway revival of Lerner and Lane’s On A Clear Day You Can See Forever, starring Harry Connick Jr. and Jessie Mueller.