Paul Gordon was nominated for a 2001 Tony Award for composing the music and lyrics to the musical Jane Eyre. He won the 2015 Jeff Award for Best New Work for his book, music and lyrics for Sense and Sensibility, commissioned by Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. He is the recipient of the 2009 Ovation Award for his music and lyrics to Daddy Long Legs which has had productions all over the world, and was nominated for 2 Drama Desk Awards, an Off-Broadway Alliance Award and 3 Outer Critic Circle awards. Paul has been an advocate for capturing theatre on film while creating new revenue streams for theatre artists. He co-founded the company StreamingMusicals.com, which has been on the forefront of this movement. His musicals Pride and Prejudice, Emma and No One Called Ahead can currently be streamed on Amazon and other online platforms. Estella Scrooge: A Christmas Carol with a Twist was released in 2020 on Streaming Musicals. Knight’s Tale, written with John Caird, opened at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo, 2018 and is slated for its second production in 2021. His other shows include: Being Earnest, Analog and Vinyl, The Front, Juliet and Romeo, Sleepy Hollow, The Circle, Ribbit, Greetings From Venice Beach and The Sportswriter. In his former life, Paul was a pop songwriter and wrote several number one songs. paulgordonmusic.com
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David Goldsmith is a playwright, bookwriter, lyricist, composer and “script doctor.” He is currently represented at the National Theatre of Israel in Tel Aviv with book & lyrics for Masada 1942 (Shuki Levy, music, Moshe Kepten, dir). BROADWAY: Motown The Musical (“script consultant,” book & lyrics), also London’s West End (Shaftesbury Theatre), two US National tours, and a UK tour. WEST END: Imagine This (New London Theatre and Theatre Royal Plymouth, a filmed production of which aired on PBS and is part of the ShopPBS catalogue, as well as a 2017 revival at the Union Theatre off-West End.) OFF-BROADWAY: Invisible Thread (Story Consultant), 2nd Stage Theatre, Diane Paulus, dir. LOS ANGELES: Having It All (book/lyrics; Ovation nominee, Best Musical, Best Book; also Laguna Playhouse). NEXT: Good Man (book, music & lyrics), Fallout (book, with music and lyrics by Dmitry Koltunov), both with producer Kevin McCollum, and Dickens’ Little Dorrit (lyrics, with music by Paul Gordon and book by John Caird). TELEVISION: lyrics for the song “My Once Upon A Time,” from “Descendants 3,” music by John Kavanaugh, performed by Cameron Dove, Disney Channel. Also for Disney, lyrics for all the songs from “A Mickey Mouse Christmas” and “Mickey’s Halloween, A Tale Of Two Witches” (2021), music by Beau Black. David lives in Manhattan with his wife, Broadway’s Bryonha Marie. Learn more at www.davidisawriter.com.
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Luisa Lyons is an actor, writer, and musician who grew up in Sydney, trained in London, and now lives, loves, and plays in the New York City area. She holds an MA in Music Theatre from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama where she wrote her thesis on Filmed Live Musicals. Shortly after moving to New York, Luisa was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Although treatment saved her life, it was incredibly debilitating and left Luisa unable to ride the subway, eat takeout, or do her favorite thing, go to the theatre. Luisa spent her recovery building www.filmedlivemusicals.com, now the most comprehensive online database of stage musicals that have been legally filmed and made available to the public. Follow on Twitter & Instagram.
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