Musical Theatre Radio presents "Be Our Guest"

Matt is the President & Artistic Director of the St. Lou Fringe Festival.

St Lou Fringe Mission Statement:

ST LOU FRINGE BUILDS COMMUNITY BY NURTURING DIVERSE INDEPENDENT ARTISTS AND PRODUCING A WORLD-CLASS MULTIDISCIPLINARY ANNUAL FESTIVAL WHERE WE CHAMPION UNCENSORED WORK,  CONNECT WORK-MAKERS TO AUDIENCES, AND EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND GLOBAL CULTURAL COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORK OF INDEPENDENT ARTS.

Website: www.stlfringe.org

Husband to Amy.

Dad to Eric, Jaron, Wesley, Christian, Rana, and Meagan.

“Who is that dude?” to everyone else.

Ex-Wannabe Rocker. Past Present and Future Song Writer. Occasional Worship Leader. Reluctant Actor, Frequent Director. Current Teacher.

“I read about Cædmon in my devotional book (Celtic Daily Prayer) in 2005. When I got the itch to ‘write something’ years later, he was still there waiting. I like him. I think you may like him too.”

Website: https://caedmonmusical.com/

Zach is a working Canadian/American actor and playwright in New York City.

Website: www.zacharyhmartin.com/

Nico Juber (she/her) is an award-winning musical theatre composer, lyricist, bookwriter, and Millennial mother of two.

Her songs have been selected for and performed at the Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP) Art of Wellness Benefit, A Little New Music, The Latest Draft Podcast, New York Theatre Barn's New Works Series, McGuire & Simon Songwriter’s Salon, Feinstein’s/Vitellos mostlyNEWmusicals, Drama League Light the Lights Benefit (with collaborator Selena Seballo), The Green Room 42, and Feinstein's/54 Below. She is a member of Dramatists Guild, ASCAP, Maestra, and Ring of Keys.

Nico holds a B.A. from Tufts University and previously worked in high-tech marketing. She gives back through her small nonprofit for other cancer survivors called Thrive/Survive Los Angeles.

Website: www.nicojuber.com/

Katie is a member of the company ChopLogic which has its debut production 'Dots and Dashes: A Bletchley Park Musical' A musical ode to the unsung heroes of World War Two, at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

More Info: https://linktr.ee/dotsanddashes

Jordan is the creator of 'Fixer: A New Musical'

More Info: imaginationworks.ca/

Jennifer Ashley Tepper is a producer of the musicals Be More Chill, Broadway Bounty Hunter, and Love In Hate Nation. She is also the Creative and Programming Director at Feinstein's/54 Below, and the author of The Untold Stories of Broadway book series. She is the creator of The Jonathan Larson Project and historian consultant on the upcoming film version of tick, tick...BOOM! Tepper was recently named recipient of a 2020 Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award.

As the leader of Feinstein's/54 Below's creative programming team, Tepper is responsible for programming every show at the Broadway supper club and concert venue. She has curated and overseen the production of over 3500 shows, ranging from musicals in concert, to original solo acts, to theatrical reunions, to songwriter celebrations, and beyond. Feinstein's/54 Below has become notable for being the only venue of its kind: presenting over a dozen shows every week, specializing in Broadway acts, and welcoming both traditional cabaret and innovative new work. Tepper's leadership has been instrumental in making the locale "Broadway's Living Room", where on any given night one can find Broadway's biggest stars and emerging talents side by side, creating and sharing new work in an intimate theatrical environment.

Tepper is the co-creator of the Bistro Award-winning concert series, If It Only Even Runs A Minute, now in its 7th year. ...Runs A Minute celebrates short-lived Broadway and off-Broadway musicals in concerts that feature photos and research as well as songs. Each concert also boasts original cast members and writers telling stories, as well as songs that have never been recorded. The series thus far has comprised over 250 performers and over 200 'under-appreciated' shows. AM New York has called the series: "Artistically compelling... displays the blood, guts, sweat and tears that go into making Broadway shows."

Her most recent contribution to the concert world is The Jonathan Larson Project, an evening of the RENT composer’s unheard work. After years of research at the Library of Congress, Tepper curated a show featuring songs from Larson’s never-produced shows like 1984 and Superbia, songs that were cut from RENT and tick tick BOOM, songs that had never been heard before. After a celebrated twelve-performance run at Feinstein’s/54 Below, the show was forever immortalized by Ghostlight Records.

As a writer, Tepper has authored three volumes of The Untold Stories of Broadway series, published by Dress Circle. For these books, Tepper interviewed 250 theatre professionals about the Broadway theaters themselves and their stories of working in each house. The books cover over 70 years of our theatrical history, shared through first-hand interviews with Broadway professionals who were there. The Untold Stories of Broadway books comprise stories with actors, producers, directors, writers, designers, stagehands, door men and women, musicians, house managers, press agents, ushers, and many more. Interspersed with interviewees' stories are Tepper's own tales and discoveries about each historic building. The Untold Stories of Broadway partners with a charitable organization that receives proceeds from each volume, and is currently partnered with Broadway Impact, the Theatre Development Fund, and the Broadway Green Alliance. Published in 2013, 2014, and 2016, each book has occupied the #1 spot on Amazon.com's Best Sellers List in Broadway & Musicals. NBC New York has called the books an 'inspiring Must-Read'.

Jocelyn is a musical theatre performer based in Toronto, Ontario. Since graduating from St. Clair College's Musical Theatre Performance Program, she had incredible opportunities to perform, direct, and teach. When Jocelyn isn't performing, you can find her running her musical theatre blog Both Sides of the Curtain and co-hosting fan favourite theatre podcast Breaking The Curtain.

Jocelyn Bertram Website

Dennis Garnhum was hired as the Artistic Director of the Grand Theatre in 2016; a move that was a coming home for Dennis. Growing up in London, his theatre career began at the Grand with a role in Antler River at age 13.

Since his return to London, Dennis has created several new programs: COMPASS New Play Development Program, 100 Schools educational outreach, and 1000 Seats community initiative. He also launched a new partnership with Sheridan College’s Canadian Music Theatre Program that partners with the Grand’s High School Project.

Dennis’ career has taken him across North America, directing plays, musicals, and operas at a number of companies including Vancouver Opera, National Arts Centre, Shaw Festival, Stratford Festival, Tarragon Theatre, Royal Manitoba Theatre Centre, Florida Grand Opera, American Conservancy Theatre (A.C.T.), Bard on the Beach, Pacific Opera Victoria, Belfry Theatre, and Neptune Theatre. His co-adaptation (with author Cathy Ostlere) of Lost – A Memoir was nominated for a 2012 Governor General’s Literary Award.

Grand Theatre Website

Eric is the Director of Marketing at The Muny in St. Louis Missouri.

The Muny