Chris Hall (Matt) is from Santa Barbara, some of Chris' favorite roles are Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar, Riff Raff in The Rocky Horror Show and Dick Dockstrap in Pinafore! (NY Fringe best overall production, the year of the blackout) and he recently won an Indy Award as Bat Boy in Bat Boy, The Musical!. Chris was lucky to meet composer Paul Leschen when he starred as tranny dominatrix, Fagin in Paul's Twist!, and was recently seen in his musical Bedbugs!!!
Ryan Bogner (Reader - Stage Directions). Originally from Long Island, by way of Wichita, KS, Ryan is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory with a BFA in Musical Theatre. He has been seen at The Zipper previously in Hey, You Know What Movie Would Make a God Musical? NYC readings/workshops: Mouth in Goonies: the Musical Parody (Fringe), Hurricane (directed by Scott Schwartz, music by Michael Holland). Tours/Regional: Jojo in Seussical, Jane Eyre (World premiere dir. by John Caird), Doody in Grease, Linus in Charlie Brown and several seasons at Music Theatre of Wichita.
Maggie F. Levin (Co-Book Writer) is the Artistic Director of The Real Theatre Company, whose past productions include Alice Through the Subway System and Hair (Acorn Theatre).
Heart (Music). Ann Wilson and her younger sister, Nancy, first showed the world that women can rock when their band, Heart, stormed the charts in the '70s with hits like "Crazy on You," "Magic Man," "Barracuda," "Straight On," "Even It Up," and "Kick It Out." They continued topping the charts through the ‘80s and into the ‘90s with hits like "These Dreams," "Alone," "What About Love," "If Looks Could Kill," "Never," all of which showcased the sisters' enormous talents as both musicians and singers. Along the way, Heart sold more than 30 million records, had 21 top 40 hits, sold out arenas worldwide, and had a profound influence on rock music. After taking a break in the late 1990's to start families and pursue individual projects (Nancy scored five films for her husband, Cameron Crowe, including the Academy Award winning Jerry Maguire and Grammy winner Almost Famous, while Ann toured and also appeared in several theatrical productions), the Wilson sisters came back together as Heart in 2002, recorded and released a highly acclaimed album of 15 new original recordings in 2004 (Jupiter's Darling, produced by Nancy) and have been touring steadily since. Visit www.heart-music.com.
Samuel Buggeln (Director). Off-Broadway: Rum & Vodka (Off-Broadway première) by Conor McPherson at the Ohio Theatre, where he is an Artistic Associate with Soho Think Tank. Other Ohio Theatre: Cressida Among the Greeks (Drama Desk nominated), plus The Flight of Icarus, Blue Eyes Black Hair, and The Last Days of MadaLyn Murray O'Hair. Other NYC: Go-Go Kitty, Go! (FringeNYC Firsts: Outstanding Play, Outstanding Sound Design) at the Lucille Lortel; Bedbugs!!! (NYMF), plus productions at HERE, Expanded Arts, Theatre for the New City, and one-offs at NYTW, Hypothetical, Rattlestick, adobe, Clubbed Thumb, etc. Regional: Indoor/Outdoor, Noises Off, Sleuth, and Wait Until Dark (Portland Stage, where he is an Artistic Associate); The Food Chain, As Bees in Honey Drown (Mason Street Warehouse, Saugatuck, MI); Friend of a Friend, A Christmas Carol (Capital Repertory Theatre); Rites of Passage, Play by Play and Dirty Blonde (StageWorks/Hudson). Lincoln Center Directors' Lab alum; 2001 Artist-in-Residence with New York Theatre Workshop at Dartmouth College, faculty guest artist at SUNY Albany and the Stella Adler Conservatory/Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.
Paul Leschen (Music Director/ Keyboardist). Brooklyn-based pianist and composer Paul Leschen was nominated for a Drama Desk for Outstanding Music for his first musical, Twist: Please Sir, May I Have Some More. He is a frequent collaborator and pianist for the international superstars Scissor Sisters- his co-arrangement of "Comfortably Numb" still receives copious airplay at gay bars from Greensboro to Gdansk. Paul is also the pianist and house composer for drag queen Hedda Lettuce, and has done similar work in the past for Murray Hill and other drag superstars whose names are too filthy (or forgotten) to mention.
