Romeo and Bernadette - Off-Broadway Creative Team

Mark Saltzman is an American writer and composer with an impressive career in both theater and television. Born in 1951 in Los Angeles, Saltzman grew up with a love for music and theater, which led him to pursue a degree in drama at the University of California, Irvine. After graduation, he moved to New York City to pursue a career in theater. Saltzman made his Broadway debut in 1983 as a composer and lyricist for the musical "The Song of Singapore." The show, which was a spoof of old Hollywood films, received mixed reviews but was praised for its catchy tunes ... read more Ken Billington is a highly acclaimed lighting designer with over 50 years of experience in the theatre industry. Born in 1944 in Long Island, New York, Billington attended Hofstra University where he studied theatre and lighting design. After graduating, he began his career as a lighting designer in the Off-Broadway scene in the 1960s, eventually making his way to Broadway. Billington has designed the lighting for over 100 Broadway productions, including the original productions of Sweeney Todd, Chicago, and The Drowsy Chaperone. He has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Lighting Design 21 times, winning three times for his ... read more TEVE ORICH is an award-winning composer/arranger/orchestrator with over 30 years of experience in Los Angeles and New York. As Composer, he has created musical scores for numerous television series, documentaries, specials, sitcoms, movies of the week, animation and game shows, including ACE award-winning Mo' Funny for HBO, All About Bette Davis for TNT, Bob Hope...Laughing with the Presidents for NBC, and the award-winning PBS/Lifetime documentary Jackie Onassis: An Intimate Portrait. He's also arranged and/or conducted the music for dozens of feature films, and recordings, including the Grammy-winning 'Jersey Boys' original cast album. Much of his work has been as a Musical ... read more Joseph Shrope is a New York based designer with experience in theatre, fashion, visual merchandising and special events. ... read more Broadway: Tuck Everlasting, A Christmas Story, Desire Under the Elms, Scandalous, Hollywood Arms. Walt has designed for theater, opera and dance for many theaters around the nation and around the globe. ... read more Off-Broadway: Hedwig and the Angry Inch; Intrigue with Faye; Batboy the musical; The Divine Sister. Regional Theaters: Goodspeed Musicals; Old Globe; Guthrie; Shakespeare Theatre; Ballet Arizona; Alley Theatre; American Players; Children's Theatre Company; Universal Studios Hollywood; Studio Theatre; Goodspeed Musicals; Edinburgh Festival. National Tours: Fame; Godspell; Jesus Christ Superstar. Opera: Portland Opera, Nationale Reisopera (NL), Gotham Chamber Opera, Tiroler Landestheater, Wexford Opera Festival. Awards: Irene Sharaff Young Master 2008, Lucille Lortel Nomination 2001. ... read more