Blaine Hopkins
Writer-Producer for film, TV and Broadway, Blaine has Executive Produced more than 40 TV series – including the international franchise hits Impractical Jokers and Say Yes to the Dress. A top graduate of NYU, his films have played from Lincoln Center to Sydney to the British Film Institute. He Executive Produced Stephen Winters Jason & Shirley (with Sarah Schulman and Jack Waters), which is in the permanent collection at MoMA. An insatiable traveler, he has been been to all 7 continents and four dozen countries. His current projects include the Broadway comedy, Chicken & Biscuits, an Australian musical (opening in Las Vegas in 2022), off-Broadway’s Regina Comet, and the Broadway revival of Company with Katrina Lenk and Patti LuPone.
Book & Lyrics
Garrett Kotecki
Music & Lyrics
Chicago-based singer-songwriter, Garrett's credits include Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and WWE. He co-wrote "Surf's Up" from the Teen Beach Movie, which charted at #1 on the Billboard charts. A Wisconsin native, Garrett moved to NYC to study music production. As a performer, he has played festivals across Europe and North America and was a featured artist at London Fashion Week. An accomplished visual artist, his charcoals and paintings can be seen at Gallery Victor in Chicago.
JOEL WAGGONER
Music & Lyrics Co-Creator
Joel is a singer/songwriter, composer, performer, multi- instrumentalist, arranger, teacher, and comedian. Broadway: Be More Chill, School of Rock. Off-Bway: A Man of No Importance (CSC), Southern Comfort (Public Theater), The Joel Waggoner Experience (Joe’s Pub). TV: Only Murders in the Building S3. Co-creator of the Instagram sensation Advent Carolndar with Julia Mattison. MFA from NYU Tisch. “Unlikely Warrior”, “Gorgine” and “Stable Girl” all avail on music platforms. www.joelwaggoner.com @joelwaggoner
Shea Sullivan
Shea Sullivan a Director, Choreographer and Producer is a Chita Rivera , Drama Desk and Callaway Award nominee. Shea has worked in theater, film and television. Some of her favorite credits include Pageant: The Musical, Last Of The Red Hot Mamas, Crazy For You, Polkadots and of course Yes! The Musical. She is also a longtime director and choreographer with Broadway Cares Equity Fights Aids creating over 20 works for them over the years. She resides in NYC with her partner and their adorable rescue pup Peanut and is a proud member of SDC. SheaSullivan.com. @thesheasullivan
Director/Choreographer
Jacqueline Goldfinger
Jacqueline Goldfnger is a playwright and librettist based in Philadelphia who works nationally and internationally. She won the Yale Drama Prize, Smith Prize, Generations Award, Brown Martin Award, Barrymore Award, and OPERA America Discovery Award. Jackie teaches playwrit- ing and dramaturgy workshops around the country. In 2021, her book Playwriting with Purpose: A Guide and Workbook for New Playwrights was published by Routledge. In 2022, her new book, Writ- ing Adaptations and Translations for the Stage, co-authored by Allison Horsley will be released by Routledge.
Dramaturg