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 Peter
J. Loewy (Producer / Director & Co-Author)
Mr.
Loewy honed his craft under the tutelage of some of
Broadway’s best.
He worked on Broadway with librettist Michael
Stewart, director Joe Layton and legendary producer
David Merrick on such shows as BARNUM,
BRING BACK BIRDIE,
and 42ND
STREET.
He was also an assistant to Michael Stewart, the writer
of HELLO DOLLY for over 3 years. Mr. Loewy was also
the founder and Producing Artistic Director of the Forum
Theatre Company in central New
Jersey for the last 25 years.
He
has produced and directed over 90 plays and musicals
since founding the theatre in 1983. He has directed
world premier plays and musicals throughout the country.
KISS THE BRIDE
a world premiere farce at TheatreFest, the professional
theatre in residence at Montclair State University,
the musical CROONERS
at the Phoenix theatre in Arizona and the musical, KUNI-LEML,
at the Walnut Street Theatre in Philadelphia, to name
a few. Mr. Loewy also toured his hilarious production
of the Allen Sherman musical, HELLO
MUDDUH, HELLO FADDAH
to both Boston and Florida.
He imported from London’s
King Head Theatre the musical MR. CINDERS and subsequently
produced and directed the North American premier at
the Forum Theatre to sold out houses. He commissioned
a new work about WWII freedom fighter, Hannah Sennesh,
entitled, HANNAH SENNESH,
THE MISSION HOME,
which he directed at The Forum Theatre Company. He was
then asked, by Dan Crawford at the Kings Head to bring
the play to London
and direct it.
Peter
and wife, Karin Leone founded Loewy/Leone
Productions two short years ago and
have already churned out a string of hits including,
THE KID FROM BROOKLYN, BEYOND THE RAINBOW & GEORGE
M. COHAN TONIGHT.
Television
and film credits include the Emmy Award winning children’s
series, UNICORN TALES,
for NBC and working with director Howard Storm in Los
Angeles. He developed and wrote
the award winning short subject musical DRACULA
BITES THE BIG APPLE,
which won best short subject at the Houston Film festival.
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 Mark
Childers (Co-Author) Mark
has worked professionally with both The American Century
Theater, in the D.C. Premiere production of Hollywood
Pinafore, and the Columbia Repertory Theater's
production of Assassins.
Four years ago, Mark left the stage to follow a career
in writing. He has worked as a script supervisor
on Three feature independents, A
House Divided with Jodum Pictures, Rage/
Beautiful with Lono Productions and most
recently as both script supervisor and assistant director
on the Feature Length Movie Soul
Sister, which will make it's debut at Sundance
in the spring. His upcoming project Karma's
Choice, which he is both writer and director,
will begin principal shooting in January with a release
date sometime later in the year. Mark is also on the
board of the Boston Film Critics Association.
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Mark Baron (Musical Arranger) Mark Baron is a multi-faceted pianist, composer, arranger, and orchestrator who has musically directed and conducted close to 100 productions. As a composer Mark wrote the score for FRANKENSTEIN, THE MUSICAL, which is currently running Off-Broadway (www.frankensteinthemusical.com). Some of Mark's other compositions include musical adaptations of TREASURE ISLAND and SNOW WHITE (Forum Theater), and THE RELUCTANT DRAGON (Heuer Publishing). In 2006, Mark was the winner of the NJ Star Ledger's "Jersey's Best" award for Best Orchestration for the show BABY, IT'S COLD OUTSIDE. He also arranged and orchestrated MISSING CELIA ROSE (Beckett Theater), THE GREAT HALL (Sanford Meisner Theater) and the theme song for the upcoming TV reality series "The Vinny Vella Show" starring actor Vinny Vella (The Sopranos). Apart from the theater, Mark has carved a niche as one of the most successful and desired keyboardists on the rock & roll concert circuit. In addition to performing with world-famous acts such as Aretha Franklin, The Drifters, Peaches and Herb, Joan Rivers, Freda Payne, Little Anthony and the Imperials, The Platters, Lou Christie, Johnny Maestro and many others, he is currently the Musical Director and arranger for the famed 1960's vocal group The Duprees .
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 Susie Paplow (Choreographer) Susie is honored to continue her journey with The Kid from Brooklyn all the way to Los Angeles. In addition to choreographing the show, Susie originated the Eve Arden track. Together with her favorite collaborator, Peter Loewy, she has staged over 15 productions. Favorites include The Rink, Minnie's Boys, The Rothschilds & Two by Two. Susie is also resident choreographer for the Pushcart Players - NJ's premier theatre for young audiences - where she has developed and choreographed over 20 original musical productions. In her home state of New Jersey, Susie is a recipient of the New Jersey Theatre Alliance's Applause Award given in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the NJ Professional Arts Community. She has also been nominated & awarded the Star Ledger Award for her performances in The Rothschilds, Grand Night for Singing & Lucky Stiff. Having grown up adoring movie musicals, Susie considers it an honor to celebrate the memory of Danny Kaye, who greatly influenced her love for theater.
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