The writers / The heart of the House
It begins
with a voice.
Before the curtain. Before the applause. Someone wrote it. Meet the writers and creators behind our plays and musicals—and discover what they could bring to your stage.
In the spotlight
Barry Manilow & Bruce Sussman
Music by Barry Manilow. Book and lyrics by Bruce Sussman.
Lee Kirk
The writer behind Ashland Avenue.
Seth Bisen-Hersh & Mark Childers
Music and lyrics by Seth Bisen-Hersh. Book by Mark Childers.
The directory / Names behind the work
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David Abbinanti
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Jill Abbinanti-Burke
Tamadhur Al-Aqeel
Seth Bisen-Hersh
Jack Canfora
Sean Cercone
Mark Childers
George M. Cohan
Peter Colley
Cusi Cram
Robert Creighton
Taylor Crousore
Tom D'Angora
Arvind Ethan David
Jeremy Desmon
Helen Dooley
Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend
Foreigner
Scott Richard Foster
Colette Freedman
Stephen Garvey
Bryce Hallett
Niki Hatzidis
Lenny Henry
James Leo Herlihy
Peter Hirsch
Jonathan Hogue
Devanand Janki
Lee Kirk
Emmy Kreilkamp
Taylor Leigh Lamb
Bryony Lavery
AJ Layague
Michelle Lewis
Lisa Loeb
Anne Marilyn Lucas
Barry Manilow
Christopher McGovern
Emy McGuire
Elizabeth Nafula
Tommy Newman
Amanda O’Donnell
John O’Hurley
Dan Petty
Kelsey Rain
Marco Ramirez
Billy Recce
Kathy Rucker
Lisa Saleh
Roslyn Schwartz
Ashley Singer
Aurin Squire
Les Standiford
Bruce Sussman
Francis “Eg” White
Credits include stage writers, songwriters, arrangers, and source authors, with each contribution identified. See the individual show page for its full published credits.
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