Therapy Rocks (2010)

Josh Davis (Gabriel)

Theater: White's Lies (Off-Broadway); Les Miserables (Pioneer Theatre); Little Women (Northport); Beauty & The Beast (Gateway & Olkahoma Rep); The Last Five Years (Everyman Theater). TV: "Law & Order: SVU," The Beautiful Life," "Guiding Light," "As the World Turns," "All My Children". He also Produced and Starred in the Indie Feature Cult Hit "The Graduates".  www.joshadamdavis.com

Adam Halpin (Everyman)

Broadway: Glory Days (Skip), Original Cast Recording on Ghostlight Records. National Tour: Rent (Gordon, u/s Mark/Roger). Previous NYMF: Twilight In Manchego. Regional: Signature Theatre, Pittsburgh CLO, North Shore Music Theatre, among others. Thanks and love to family and Megan. 

Dee Roscioli (Jess)

recently completed her run as Elphaba in WICKED on Broadway, after closing the record-breaking Chicago production and performing the role in San Francisco. Ms. Roscioli holds the distinction of having played Elphaba in more performances than any other actress. Nat'l tour: Cats (Grizabella). Dee has participated in various musical workshops most recently in the title role in LIBERTY.  She can be heard on the Original Cast Recording of Pokemon Live at Radio City. She recently performed a sold-out show entitled DECIDEDLY DEE at Birdland.

Allie Schulz (Beautiful Woman)

has performed in Grease on Broadway and finished a year long tour playing Rizzo. She loves NYC, Italy, and Nashville, TN. Raised in Nashville, Allie's love for songwriting and Folk music is insatiable. She spent this past summer in Italy learning the Italian language and literature. She lives in Brooklyn with her sister and cousin and could not be happier or more blessed. Thanks to my friends here for keeping me laughing and creative. Committing to her impulses all the way!

Rachel Stern (Leah)

Broadway: Shrek the Musical (Mama Ogre, Humpty Dumpty, Dragon), High Fideltiy (Liz), Disney's Tarzan.  Original Broadway workshops of Shrek the Musical and Cry Baby.  Other Theatre credits include Hair at TUTS, Godspell at The Warner Theatre in D.C. TV and Film include Law and Order, Law and Order SVU, and the independent film The Jimmy Show, (Nurse Allen), directed by Frank Whaley.  Proud member of Actors Equity since 1998!  Thanks to Mom, Dad, and Eddie.  Support the NYMF!

Karen Bishko (Book, Music and Lyrics)

Karen formerly worked as a portrait artist when Gary Kemp and Jess Bailey from Spandau Ballet, played some songs she had written. They loved her heartfelt honesty and encouraged her to spend some time in the studio and focus on her music. With humour, her songs tell of her adventures with the men in her life and they talk about what it is to be a modern day woman. In 2007 she opened for British band Take That at Britain’s largest Arena, the O2. She has now come to New York to focus on her musical, Therapy Rocks.

Kaethe Fine (Book)

is a native New Yorker who has lived in London since 2002 has an MA in Writing for Performance from Goldsmiths College, London, and a BFA in Filmmaking from SUNY Purchase. She has made 8 short films. Her plays include Motivation for the Meat of Life at HERE’s American Living Room Series; A Factor of 2 at The LAByrinth Theater Co.’s Barn Series; Everywhere & Constant at RADA Cafe Series, and Wollstonecraft Live! for Fragments & Monuments (www.wollstonecraftlive.com). At 15, Kaethe appeared in The Chosen, with Rod Steiger and it’s true, he stayed in character on and off camera.

Nat Bennett (Book)

Nat Bennett is co-writer of the stage play Ham Lake (SoHo Playhouse) and the feature film Stuck Between Stations (currently in post-production).  His essay "Halfway or In Between or Something Else" appears in the anthology Freud's Blind Spot: Writers on Siblings (Free Press).  He teaches writing at New York University. 

Thomas Caruso (Director)

Most recently, Thomas directed the critically acclaimed productions Around The World In 80 Days (Penguin Rep), The Chalks (Bay Street Theatre), Over The Tavern (Penguin Rep) and the film version of Zombie, based on the novella by Joyce Carol Oates. Other directing credits include Zombie (Off-Broadway), the musical Wood (NYMF), 10 Percent of Molly Snyder (Penguin Rep), Don’t Talk To The Actors (Studio Arena Theatre), Diagnosis (The Play Company), The Eternal Anniversary (Summer Shorts 3 – 59E59), Mimi Le Duck, starring Eartha Kitt (Off-Broadway), The Butcherhouse Chronicles (SPF), The Middle East – In Pieces (Cherry Lane), Bingo (Off-Broadway), Earth To Bucky (Bay Street Theatre) and the premiere of Terrence McNally and Israel Horovitz’s Off Season-A Duet (Gloucester Stage).  He directed the National Tour of Master Class by Terrence McNally, starring Charlotte Cornwell of the RSC.  Other New York credits include plays at EST, Rattlestick, HB Playwrights, TNC and Juilliard. He received the Kenneth Frankel Memorial Directing Fellowship from Manhattan Theatre Club. He was the Resident Director of Mamma Mia! in Las Vegas.  On Broadway, Thomas was the Associate Director for Bombay Dreams and Follies.  He has assisted on numerous Broadway productions including Love! Valour! Compassion!, Master Class, Stanley, Parade (Toronto), and Les Miserables (10th Anniversary). www.ThomasCaruso.com

Rachel Bress (Choreographer)

Choreography credits include "Sex and the City", NBA All-Star Game entertainment, "The Electric Company", "The Today Show", Apartment 3A (by Jeff Daniels), the world premiere of Lost and Found, and Rogar Entertainment’s children’s series, “DittyDoodle Works” - PBS, (NY Emmy / NY State Broadcasters Awards). As an associate, Rachel has worked with Andy Blankenbuehler (9 to 5, The Apple Tree) Graciela Daniele (The Pirate Queen), John Carrafa (On a Clear Day...), Christopher Gatelli (Chess), and Josh Prince (Shrek). Rachel is the co-founder of Stage Door Connections, working with top industry professionals to create opportunities for aspiring performers across the country.  She holds a Bachelor’s Degree / Certificate in musical theater from Northwestern University. www.RachelBress.com

Boko Suzuki (Musical Director)

just finished conducting the San Francisco production of Wicked after music directing the 1st National Tour. He recently conducted and co-arranged the new Off Broadway musical The Kid. Other credits include Rent, Swing!, Mamma Mia!, Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon, The Who's TOMMY and Sunset Boulevard, as well as appearing as guest conductor with theToronto Symphony.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kim Vasquez (Executive Producer/General Manager)

Gray Lady is a theatrical producing and consulting company which brings to the stage, adaptations of classical drama and literature along with original plays and musicals. New musicals in development include: Therapy Rocks, Speargrove, Plagued – a love story, Such Good Friends and Emerald Man which was chosen for the 2007 ASCAP/Disney workshops in Los Angeles. Gray Lady also co-produced Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory starring Andre De Shields with Theatre Workshop of Nantucket (Artistic Director John Shea), Fools and Lovers (an original Shakespeare musical comedy) and the widely-praised Julius Caesar both with Moonwork Theatre Company (Artistic Director Gregory Wolfe). She'll be producing Sarte's Endgame this fall as well. Her directing credits include: the first-female version of Fully Committed by Becky Mode with the role of “Sam” played by Amy Stiller and Alan Bowne’s Beirut. Kim received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Minnesota, is a graduate from The National Shakespeare Conservatory (aka The Stella Adler Conservatory) and The Commercial Theatre Institute. She is a founding producer for the New York Musical Theatre Festival, an adjunct member of The Broadway League and a member of The League of Professional Theatre Women.

Ray Wetmore (Set and Props Designer)

Is incredibly excited for his Gray Lady/NYMF debut with Therapy Rocks. Credits include: Properties on the national tours of The 101 Dalmatians Musical (also NY), Movin’ Out, and Gypsy. Regional/NY: Smokey Joe’s Café, Crazy For You, Gypsy, Curtains (regional premieres with MT Wichita), The True Last Words at Symphony Space, Jesus Christ Superstar and Reefer Madness for Snug Harbor Theatre and most recently Cat which will be premiering at the Central Park Zoo. As a stage manager: Grease! in Asia, R Family Vacations. Upcoming: Grease! National Tour.  Ray also sits on the board of directors of Ardea Arts. Many thanks to my lovely team.

Lisa Zinni (Costume Designer)

Recent credits include Rent at the Hollywood Bowl, Killing Women (kef Company; IT award nomination) 39 Steps (Cape Playhouse) Ordinary Days (Roundabout Underground) Glimpses of the Moon (Algonquin). Previous Gray Lady/NYMF shows include Such Good Friends and Emerald Man. For the Fringe, she designed A Contemporary American Guide to a Successful Marriage (outstanding Costume design award) and China the Whole Enchilada. Regional Credits include: 10 seasons with The Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, The Orlando Shakespeare Theatre, The Arden Theatre Company, The Peoples Light and Theatre Company, The Bristol Riverside Theatre, and Syracuse Stage. Lisa is the associate designer for the Broadway, UK, and upcoming tours of Hair. She was the associate designer for Rent for its entire Broadway run, all the national tours and many of the international companies. LisaZinni.com

James Milkey (Lighting Designer)

James Milkey – NY: Emerald Man, Such Good Friends, About Face (NYMF), Glimpes of the Moon, Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (Fractured Atlas), Lounge Act (Lunatic Theatre Company), Pygmalion (NY Baroque Dance Company).  Regional: Castro’s Beard, The Shape of Things, Ear’s on a Beatle (Barrington Stage Company),The Wild Party, Johnny Guitar (Speakeasy Stage Company).  TV: Get the Hook Up (TV One)

Nick Borisjuk (Sound Designer)

Andrea Wales (Production Stage Manager)

PSM:  Bonfire Night (NYSAF w/ Alex Timbers), Leslie Jordan’s My Trip Down the Pink Carpet, Stuck at Theatre Row, Plagued- A Love Story (NYMF 2009), Mother (w/Buck Henry and Holland Taylor), Dance Dance Revolution (dir. Alex Timbers), Artifacts of Consequence, Diving Normal, Mud Blossom, Baby Face, Hotel Oracle and The Book Play.  ASM: A Little Night Music (WPPAC), The Tempest (w/Mandy Patinkin, CSC).  National Tours: Julius Caesar and Catch-22.  PA: Camelot (NY Philharmonic), In The Heights (Off Broadway).

Robert Sherill (Production Manager)

NYMF: Plagued: A Love Story (also with Gray Lady); Cross That River; The Unknown; No Boundaries. Off-Broadway: My Trip Down The Pink Carpet; Inner Voices (59e59); Evil Dead, The Musical; Burleigh Grime$(both at New World Stages); and The Wooden Breeks (MCC).  Broadway: intern to Laura Green working on The Producers and Hairspray.  National Tour: On The Road Booking  (Spring Awakening; Sweeney Todd; Hairspray; and Movin’ Out.)  Regional: Company Manager at White Plains PAC.  Most recently he was the General Manager of New York Stage and Film for the 2010 Powerhouse Season at Vassar College .

Matthew Barnaba (Associate Producer - Gray Lady Entertainment)

Currently working with The Booking Group (12.5 years) and The Producing Office (11.5 years) as Business/Finance Manager; previously associated with Lincoln Center Theatre, Roundabout Theatre Company, Locals 306 (Front of House Staff) and 764 (Wardrobe) and the sketch comedy troupe The Associates.  Past producing credits include 10-10-Y2K and Sylvia.

Paul Burger (Producer)

Paul Burger's career spans more than 30 years working with music artists of very diverse backgrounds in a variety of locations.  Having previously served as President, Europe, Middle East, Africa for Sony Music Europe, his last posting after having worked for 27 years in senior management positions within Sony Music, Paul founded his own artist management company, SohoArtists in 2004, focused largely on new and developing talent.  He has worked with Karen Bishko since 2005 and together they developed the concept of putting Karen’s enchanting pop tunes into the context of musical theater.  Other clients include some of the most important World Music artists including Yasmin Levy (Adama Music), a winner of the Anna Lindh Foundation Award for Cross-Cultural collaboration; and Ilham al-Madfai (EMI Arabia) who recently headlined a BBC Late Night Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall.  SohoArtists also manages aspiring pop talents Barbarellas, who will release their debut album “Night Mode” in early 2011 (CEOL Music). In addition to artist management, SohoArtists runs a consultancy arm for artists and labels; as well as a live promotion company TRP 2009 which is funded through the Edge Group.

Paul is also a Board Member of the Music Managers Forum (UK); Director of The Brit Trust Ltd; Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania Foundation (UK) Ltd; Chairman of Belsize Square Synagogue

Joy Dewing (Casting Director)

Dave Clemmons Casting is Dave Clemmons, CSA, Joy Dewing and Alan Lane. Current projects include: the Broadway premiere of Driving Miss Daisy, starring James Earl Jones and Vanessa Redgrave, Frank Wildhorn’s Wonderland, the new musical Grumpy Old Men; National Tours:  Legally Blonde, Cats, Fiddler on the Roof, Grease, ‘Swonderful, Wizard of Oz; Regional:  Flat Rock Playhouse, Drury Lane Theatre and Casa Mañana. Previous credits:  Broadway: The Boy From Oz, Brooklyn, The Civil War, Dracula, Ring of Fire; Off-Broadway:  Bare, Bat Boy, Dear Edwina, Zanna Don’t!.  Tours: Evita, Fiddler on the Roof, Movin’ Out, Sound of Music, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Doug Barron (Graphics)

This is the third production for Gray Lady Entertainment and 20th year designing graphics, typesetting and web sites for many Off & Off-Off Broadway theatres including Fresh Ice Productions & Brian Dykstra, Labyrinth Dance Theater, Battery Dance Company, Mortals Theater, liveINtheater, Total Theatre Lab, Embodiment Productions, Babes in the Wood, Horton by the Stream, and for numerous performers and artists. www.PlazaDeskTopPublishing.com.

Marie Reynolds (Marketing Associate)

is a Founding Producer of NYMF, a member of the League of Professional Theatre Women and adjunct member of the Broadway League. She has a theatre MFA from Sarah Lawrence, is a member of AEA, AFTRA, SAG and currently serves on the board of Shakespeare on the Sound, CT. She also handled marketing for the NYMF2008/Gray Lady Entertainment productions ABOUT FACE and MAX & THE TRUFFLE PIG.

William Ferrall (Social Networking Consultant)

was founding editor of Nantucket Magazine and www.nantucketmagazine.net. He has written for People Magazine, Boston Herald and numerous other publications. He was co-producer of the Nantucket-themed musical “Far Away Land” and general manager of the latest revival of “Antioch Shakespeare Festival.” He has produced and marketed theater productions, concerts and lectures in Ohio, Michigan and Massachusetts. He divides his time between Nantucket and New York City.

Stephen Sunderlin Sun Productions, Inc. (Press Representative)

Abbey O'Brien (Assistant Choreographer)

Broadway credits-Pal Joey(Roundabout), Original cast of Spamalot. Favorite credits:  Rockette's (Radio City Music Hall), SINATRA ( Radio City), Anything Goes (Virtue/K. C. Starlight), No Strings (Encores), Joseph and...( Potiphar's Wife/Casa Manana), A Funny Thing...( Geminae/Goodspeed ), The Will Rogers Follies (Sacramento Music Circus). TV and Film: "The David Letterman Show", The Tony Awards,  Jack of All Trades.