The songwriters
Emmy-nominated songwriter, comedian, writer, and actress Riki Lindhome is a powerhouse of talent, celebrated for her infectious melodies and razor-sharp wit. As one half of the wildly popular comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates, Lindhome has garnered over 80 million views on YouTube and secured a place in the Comedy Hall of Fame with three #1 albums on the comedy charts. Her versatility shines through in her contributions to television, with credits including iconic shows like Big Bang Theory, Scrubs, and the new Michelle Obama Netflix series, "Waffles and Mochi." Lindhome's knack for storytelling extends to the big screen, with memorable roles in films like "Knives Out" and the upcoming Blumhouse thriller "They Listen." A prolific songwriter, Lindhome's talents are on full display in "Wednesday" and "Another Period" as well as her solo endeavor "Dead Inside," set to premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. With an upcoming Broadway musical based on the cult classic "Drop Dead Gorgeous."
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Tova Litvin and Doug Rockwell are an Emmy-winning songwriting/production team based in Los Angeles, CA. Notable credits include the Marvel Rising franchise, Netflix’s Julie & the Phantoms, Disney+'s live-action musical Sneakerella, and the RIAA Certified Gold song “Flesh and Bone” from Zombies 2, which quickly garnered over 300,000,000 streams across platforms worldwide. Their song “The Other Side of Hollywood” was nominated for Outstanding Original Song in the 48th Daytime Emmy Awards, and the duo’s work on Kenny Ortega’s Julie and the Phantoms hit #4 on the Billboard charts, as well as the #1 spot on the iTunes main and soundtrack charts in the USA. Their pandemic collaboration with Tony-nominated choreographer Jennifer Weber on the musical short “While You Were Gone” was chosen by the Library Of Congress to be part of their Performing Arts COVID-19 Collection. The pair is currently developing their own stage musical. Awards include ASCAP’s Screen Music Award, a Daytime Emmy Award for work on The Loud House series, and a Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for “Finally Free” from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
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Daniel Mertzlufft is a NYC-based composer/arranger most known for his viral sensations. The Thanksgiving Musical on The Late Late Show with James Corden, launching the TikTok Ratatouille musical movement, and serving as the Executive Producer, Composer, and Music Supervisor for For You, Paige, the first-ever TikTok commissioned musical. Daniel also served as Music Supervisor, composer, and arranger for Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical, a live-streamed concert that raised over $2 million for The Actor’s Fund, as well as the Music Supervisor for Dylan Mulvaney's Day 365 Of Girlhood. He is also known for his viral song “In My Head,” written with Jacob Ryan Smith and performed by Andrew Barth Feldman and Joe Serafini, which has been praised for its portrayal of joyful, young, queer love.
His original works include Grumpy Monkey: The Musical, Fashion Show, Breathe, and Dot and the Kangaroo JR, commissioned by MTI Australasia and iTheatrics.
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Doug Rockwell and Tova Litvin are an Emmy-winning songwriting/production team based in Los Angeles, CA. Notable credits include the Marvel Rising franchise, Netflix’s Julie & the Phantoms, Disney+'s live-action musical Sneakerella, and the RIAA Certified Gold song “Flesh and Bone” from Zombies 2, which quickly garnered over 300,000,000 streams across platforms worldwide. Their song “The Other Side of Hollywood” was nominated for Outstanding Original Song in the 48th Daytime Emmy Awards, and the duo’s work on Kenny Ortega’s Julie and the Phantoms hit #4 on the Billboard charts, as well as the #1 spot on the iTunes main and soundtrack charts in the USA. Their pandemic collaboration with Tony-nominated choreographer Jennifer Weber on the musical short “While You Were Gone” was chosen by the Library Of Congress to be part of their Performing Arts COVID-19 Collection. The pair is currently developing their own stage musical, as well as an original musical TV series. Awards include ASCAP’s Screen Music Award, a Daytime Emmy Award for work on The Loud House series, and a Children’s and Family Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for “Finally Free” from High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
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Alan Zachary is an award-winning composer/lyricist who co-wrote music and lyrics for the Broadway musical First Date (starring Zachary Levi & Krysta Rodriguez) which played at the Longacre Theatre in New York and has since had hundreds of productions around the world and been translated into over a dozen languages. In the world of film, TV, and streaming, Alan has penned songs for High School Musical: The Musical: The Series on Disney+ as well as the critically acclaimed musical episode of ABC’s Once Upon a Time. He also contributed songs to Paramount Pictures’ Paws of Fury and has developed TV series and musical projects for ABC, Amazon, Apple, The CW, Disney Channel, FOX, and DreamWorks Animation. Coming soon: the Broadway-bound musical Trading Places directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon, and 13 Going on 30: The Musical (based on the romcom classic starring Jennifer Garner). Alan is a recipient of the ASCAP Foundation Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award.
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Michael Weiner co-wrote the score for the Broadway musical FIRST DATE, which ran at the Longacre Theatre starring Zachary Levi and has subsequently enjoyed hundreds of productions worldwide. Michael co-wrote scores for GALILEO, an original musical premiering at Berkeley Rep (director: Michael Mayer / book: Danny Strong / co-music & lyrics: Zoe Sarnak) and an adaptation of the film TRADING PLACES (director: Kenny Leon / book: Thomas Lennon / premiere: Alliance Theatre). Other musicals include SECONDHAND LIONS (book: Rupert Holmes / soundtrack: Broadway Records / premiere: 5th Avenue Theatre) and 17 AGAIN (book: Marco Pennette / licensing: MTI / soundtrack: Concord Theatricals Recordings). For film and TV, he contributed songs for the Paramount Pictures’ PAWS OF FURY, “HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL: THE MUSICAL: THE SERIES” on Disney+, and the musical episode of ABC’s “ONCE UPON A TIME.” Upcoming projects include a stage adaptation of 13 GOING ON 30 (director: Andy Fickman / book: Josh Goldsmith & Cathy Yuspa) and a commission for ATG Productions. Michael is a recipient of the ASCAP Richard Rodgers New Horizons Award.
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Megan Cavallari is an award-winning songwriter, score composer, and lyricist with a remarkable career in both national and international theater. Known for her work on animated musicals like "Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper" and "Barbie as the Island Princess," her music continues to captivate audiences on social platforms and can be streamed on Amazon Prime. Her staged musicals include "The Game" (Barrington Stage), "My Li’l Devil," "Hot Shoe Shuffle," "Echo Park," and "Pepita." Cavallari has also composed for twenty-four television shows and twenty-five features for major clients such as Disney, Warner Bros., and HBO, earning numerous awards including three ASCAP awards, two BMI awards, and two Cynopsis Press Awards. An NYU graduate, she is currently writing new musicals, including "I Heart My Car" with Kate McLeod and "Irena" with Kate Kerrigan.
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Jennifer Lucy Cook (she/her) is a composer, lyricist, and singer based in Los Angeles. Jen specializes in music for the stage and screen, choral work, and pop songwriting. She is an alumnus of the Johnny Mercer Foundation Writer’s Grove with Goodspeed Musicals, and her recent dark comedy musical Salem recently underwent a professional development and industry reading in New York, with plans for a full commercial production in 2025. Other theater commissions include Full House Theatre Co., British Youth Musical Theatre, and Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London, and her musical recaps of the Bachelor recently went viral on TikTok. Her composing and vocals can be heard on Netflix (Sins of Our Mother), in the 2023 remake of cult favorite The Toxic Avenger, and in independent short films such as A Legend is Hatched,featured in multiple film festivals. Recent choral commissions include the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, Phoenix Chorale, and Vox Femina in Los Angeles. She is the recipient of the Chorus Austin Composition Prize, the Cantus Emerging Composer Award, the HerVoice Female Composer Prize, and the Edwin Fissinger Composition Prize. Despite writing music in such a wide range of genres, Jen’s music is united by a keen love for storytelling with song. She prioritizes specific, highly emotional lyrics, melodic earworms, and infectious rhythmic grooves, and conceives every piece from a dramatic, narrative-driven perspective.
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In addition to being a producer, writer, director, renowned Disneyland collector and talent agent, Richard Kraft has tried his hand at songwriting on WILLY’S CANDY SPECTACULAR and the upcoming stage musical, A BEAUTIFUL LIE.
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Kate Micucci is an actress/musician whose TV credits include RAISING HOPE, BIG BANG THEORY and SCRUBS (for which she wrote and performed original songs). Film credits include DON'T THINK TWICE and THE LITTLE HOURS. Kate most recently starred in an episode of Guillermo del Toro’s anthology series, CABINET OF CURIOSITIES on Netflix. She has been the voice of Velma on SCOOBY DOO since 2015. Other VO credits include Webby on DUCKTALES. Kate is one half of the Emmy-nominated musical comedy duo GARFUNKEL AND OATES. Their hour-long musical comedy special can be seen on Netflix. She has performed her solo music show PLAYIN’ WITH MICUCCI at The Steve Allen Theater and Largo in Los Angeles. Kate’s latest album, MY HAT, comes from the kid-like place that she most naturally creates from. It is produced by Grammy-nominated producer, Jake Sinclair and was recorded entirely on tape with some of Kate’s favorite musicians. Currently, Kate can be seen singing her original songs among the puppets at her residency at the Bob Baker Marionette theater in Los Angeles.