WORLD PREMIERE OCTOBER 13 - NOVEMBER 1
Joe Tocci - Lead Producer
Joe Tocci is Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Global Sourcing for Intertape Polymer Corp. He originally joined IPG in April, 2005 as the Vice President of Supply Chain and has assumed additional responsibilities over the past twenty-one years. His responsibilities include Supply Chain, Global Sourcing, Research & Development, and Innovation. Joe is also a member of IPG’s Executive Leadership Team and a leader on the Business Integration and Mergers & Acquisitions Teams. Joe began his career with Nabisco in 1990 in Supply Chain. He later held roles of increasing responsibility in Supply Chain, Sourcing, and Sales with GT Interactive Software (Atari), Home Depot, and Polo Ralph Lauren.
A native of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Joe earned his B.S.B.A. in Business Management from Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania. He is the proud father of three sons – Tyler (31), Jason (29), and Spencer (27). He's equally proud to be supporting this ridiculously fun and important musical.
LISA MATHIAS - CO-PRODUCER
Lisa Mathias has worked in operations and finance for over 35 years. For a decade, she worked as a paralegal specializing in legal research and drafting, and for the past 10 years she has served as Finance Director for a nonprofit organization. She currently serves on the boards of the American Popular Song Society and Singnasium, two NYC-based nonprofits. Lisa holds Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Business Administration. She is mom to a teenage performer and five adult children.
Steve Fisher - WRITER
Steve Fisher is a composer, lyricist, book writer, playwright and screenwriter. His musical Isabelle and the Pretty-Ugly Spell received a rave in the New York Times. Another family musical, The Little Dancer, has had two successful runs Off-Broadway. His first musical, Mandela, was a Richard Rodgers Award finalist. His play The Last Boy enjoyed a successful run Off-Broadway, winning four Broadway World Awards, including "Best New Play." Screenplays in active development include Nuns On The Run, Also Michelangelo, and The Johnnys.
Marc Fliedner - writer
Marc Fliedner is a lifelong civil rights activist. In his almost forty years as an attorney, he has fought for survivors of violent crimes, including hate crimes, sexual abuse, child abuse, and police misconduct, and always for the rights of queer folks, people of color, and people with disabilities. In this moment, he has come to believe that he is better able to contribute to the elevation of the human condition via the arts than the practice of law. That mission includes documenting American queer history that has long been hidden and is now subject to erasure. As he begins a career writing for the musical theatre, he looks to the work of greats before us who began with the practice of law, including the incomparable Oscar Hammerstein II.
Andrew Coopman - Director
Andrew Coopman (they/he+) is a freelance director-choreographer based in New York. They were a 2022 Drama League FutureNow Directing Fellow, Artist in Residence with Skeleton Rep(resents) and Strawdog Theater, and part of the All Rise Initiative with TOC. Previous Credits include THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS: LOST IN SPACE (TheatreWorksUSA), PETE THE CAT (TheatreWorksUSA), THE APOLLO OF BELLAC (Hangar Theater), MIKEY! (The Tank), GEORGIA & THE BUTCH (Skeleton Rep), HEAD OVER HEELS (Lakewood Playhouse), THE WIZARD OF OZ (Tacoma Little Theater), LITTLE WOMEN (Seattle Musical Theater), INTO THE WOODS (Studio East), Bryony Lavery’s FROZEN: A PLAY (Cabaret Theater, Seattle), THE CONVENT OF PLEASURE (Ghostlight Theatre Ensemble, Chicago), I & YOU (Burien Actor’s Theater), LOVE & INFORMATION (Online, Self-Produced), ONCE UPON A MATTRESS (Snoqualmie Falls Forest Theatre), Disney’s BEAUTY & THE BEAST (Edmonds Driftwood Players), JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH (Village Theatre), WILDE TALES (Seattle Opera), Disney’s THE LITTLE MERMAID (Kitsap Forest Theatre) and SUNFLOWER SISTERS (premiere, Eclectic Theater). Andrew also served as the Associate Director-Choreographer for CLIFFORD: THE BIG RED DOG (TheatreWorksUSA, World Premier), THE RIGHT GIRL (Workshop), and DECEIVED (Bay Street Playhouse). Current Projects in Development: Director-Choreographer of THE BEAUTY BUBBLE, RAINBOW HARBOR: A NEW MUSICAL, and Associate Director/Producer of the Seattle premier of LET'S WRITE A MUSICAL. MFA in Directing from University of Washington-School of Drama. SDC Member. IG: @arcoopman | AndrewCoopman.com
Tama-Rose Bazzle - Stage Manager
Tama-Rose Bazzle (Production Stage Manager AEA/AGMA/MAEd) - has worked as the PSM for Boston Lyric Opera, Boston Academy of Music, New Jersey Opera, and Glimmerglass Opera. Most recently Assistant Director/SM of 10th Anniversary performance at 54 Below of Spamilton, Premier Performance of Madame X at 54 Below, Swing Stage Manager of The Hook; Off-Broadway/Regional productions: The Last Boy, The Little Dancer…a holiday musical; Theater Row NYC-annual showcase; Boston Regional: I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change, and Blue Man Group. She is also in her 17th year as head of the Theater Department at Kellman Brown Academy and worked on staff as Scenic Artist, Lighting Designer, Technical Director at CCPAC (an educational pre-professional program for kids ages 6 to 18). She has been with the EF family since the first table read spring of 2024 and is excited to continue working alongside Mr. Fisher and Mr. Fliedner. Thank you as always to you both and her family.
Emily mustillo - Scenic designer
Emily Mustillo is a Scenic Designer and Pigeon Enthusiast from Brooklyn. She is so honored to be a part of this production and to work alongside such talented and kind artists.
Recent Design work includes “Jagged Little Pill” with NxtGeneration Theatrics, where she is the proud Scenic Department Head, as well as “Age of Sagittarius” (The Tank - Pridefest 2026) and “Gave Me a Sign” (Official Video) with Unusual Suspects Productions. She is part of the Emmy-nominated Art Department for NFL Slimetime Seasons 4 and 5, and frequently designs for The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, and The New York City Children’s Theater. You can check out Emily’s work at emilymustillodesign.com
ZIGGY BORNAS - LIGHTING DESIGNER
Ziggy is an award-winning lighting designer based in New York City. Off-Broadway: The Crossword Play, Jagged Little Pill, Training Set, Alone, Sunday in the Park With George, Fun Home, The Options Game. Off-Off-Broadway: Edgar and Annabelle, This is Where we Are, Years to the Day, Dance Edita Dance, Screaming for Life, Fury, Beetlejuice Jr, Agency for the Lost, Death of a Driver, Violet (Broadway World Award: Best Lighting Design of an Off-Off Broadway Show), Next to Normal.