Jonathan Abrams (Book, Story) is a film and television writer and producer. He most recently wrote an original pilot, “Bishop,” for A&E Network and has developed dramas for FOX, ABC, NBC, and The CW. In feature films, he most recently wrote his original idea Diplomats for 20th Century Fox with Chernin Entertainment producing. He has sold or optioned numerous screenplays, including Relativity Media’s romantic comedy The Wedding Doctor and Dichotomy Entertainment’s Juror #2.He was also a credited producer on Summit Entertainment’s Escape Plan franchise. He is a graduate of University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts.

Gordon Greenberg (Director) has recent and upcoming credits that include directing Barnum (Menier Chocolate Factory), co-writing and directing the forthcoming Broadway stage adaptation of The Secret of My Success (Universal Stage Productions), directing The Angel and the Sparrow (Segal Centre for Performing Arts, Mirvish Theatre), writing the new book for Meet Me in St. Louis (The Muny), directing and co-writing Mystic Pizza (MGM On Stage/The Araca Group), co-writing The Curse of Dracula! (Maltz Jupiter Theatre),and co-writing Ebenezer Scrooge’s Big [your town here] Christmas Show! (Bucks County Playhouse). Mr. Greenberg co-wrote and directed the Broadway stage adaptation of Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn (Roundabout Theatre Company/Universal Stage Productions, PBS’s “Great Performances”) and directed the acclaimed West End revival of Guys and Dolls, which starred Rebel Wilson and received six Olivier Award nominations (Savoy Theatre, Chichester Festival Theatre). His other credits include Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris (Drama Desk, Drama League, and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations); Working (The Old Globe, Broadway in Chicago, 59E59 Theaters; Drama Desk Award); the stage adaptation of Disney’s Tangled; co-writing original movie musicals for Disney Channel and Nickelodeon; and regional work at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Paper Mill Playhouse, Goodspeed Musicals, Huntington Theatre Company, Signature Theatre Company, Dallas Theater Center, New York Stage and Film, Philadelphia Theatre Company, and more. He attended Stanford University, New York University, and Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and he is a member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Writers Guild of America, and The Dramatists Guild of America.

Brian Usifer (Music Supervision, Arrangements, and Orchestrations) is a New York City–based music director, pianist, orchestrator, arranger, producer, and composer. He is currently the Music Director of Disney’s Frozen, which made its world premiere in Denver in summer 2017 before its opening on Broadway last season. He is also currently the Associate Music Supervisor of The Book of Mormon on Broadway and on tour, which won nine Tony Awards including Best Musical. Previously, Mr. Usifer was the Music Director of Kinky Boots on Broadway, which won six Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Original Score; the cast recording won the 2014 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. He was also the show’s Associate Music Supervisor for the national tour and the productions in Toronto and on the West End, where it won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. brianusifer.com.

Paloma Young (Costume Design) previously designed The Old Globe’s 2006 Summer Shakespeare Festival production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. She designed the Broadway productions of Peter and the Starcatcher (Tony Award), Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 (Tony nomination), and Bandstand (Drama Desk Award nomination). Her Off Broadway credits include The Great Comet (Kazino, Lucille Lortel Award), Fly by Night (Playwrights Horizons), Recall (Colt Coeur), Permission (MCC Theater), and Brooklyn Babylon (Brooklyn Academy of Music). She has designed regionally at American Repertory Theater, Dallas Theater Center, South Coast Repertory, Arena Stage, La Jolla Playhouse, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Hand2Mouth, and Mixed Blood Theatre, among others. palomayoung.com.

David Patridge (Co-Sound Design) designed theBroadway productions of Holler If Ya Hear Me and Soul Doctor, and the U.S. tours of Flashdance, Mamma Mia!, and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. His regional credits include The Muny’s 2015–2018 seasons, First Wives Club, Harmony, The Nutty Professor, Emma, Robin and the 7 Hoods, Sammy, Ace, Beauty and the Beast, Singin’ in the Rain, Sweeney Todd, and Miss Saigon. Off Broadway he designed Gigantic, and internationally he designed Das Wunder von Bern. He was also Associate Sound Designer on Pretty Woman, Paramour, Kinky Boots, Hugh Jackman: Back on Broadway, Leap of Faith, Bonnie & Clyde, We Will Rock You, Sister Act, Come Fly Away, 9 to 5, The Little Mermaid, Mamma Mia!, Tarzan, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof,and In My Life. Mr. Patridge is a recipient of the Kevin Kline and Suzi Bass Awards for Outstanding Sound Design of a Musical.

Matt Doebler (Music Director) has conducted and played keyboards for the Broadway hits Wicked and The Book of Mormon, as well as their national tours. Most recently he served as Associate Music Director for the new musical Jagged Little Pill, based on Alanis Morissette’s iconic album at American Repertory Theater. Prior to that, Mr. Doebler was Associate Conductor and Accordion-meister for Broadway’s Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812. His other recent Broadway shows include Kinky Boots, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, She Loves Me, and Les Misérables. He is a student and faculty alumnus of Penn State’s music and theatre programs. As a native-born Californian, he is thrilled to be making his Old Globe debut.

Anjee Nero (Production Stage Manager) has previously worked on The Old Globe’s world premiere musical productions of Benny & Joon, October Sky, Bright Star, Dog and Pony, Allegiance, A Room with a View, and Kingdom. Some of her additional credits include The Tempest; The Wanderers; The Importance of Being Earnest; King Richard II; Picasso at the Lapin Agile; Kiss Me, Kate; The Twenty-seventh Man; The Winter’s Tale; Be a Good Little Widow; and Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show. Ms. Nero worked on the Broadway production of Bright Star and launched the first national tour last fall. Her selected La Jolla Playhouse credits include Sideways directed by Des McAnuff, Ruined directed by Liesl Tommy, A Midsummer Night’s Dream directed by Christopher Ashley, and Herringbone directed by Roger Rees and starring BD Wong. Ms. Nero has worked with several prominent regional theatres including The Kennedy Center, Center Theatre Group (Ahmanson and Kirk Douglas Theatres), Hartford Stage, SITI Company, Huntington Theatre Company, and Berkeley Repertory Theatre, to name a few, including having toured both nationally and internationally with several dance and music companies.