Stevie Holland
Book / Additional Lyrics
Stevie Holland is an internationally acclaimed vocalist, songwriter and recording artist. She co-created and starred off-Broadway in the musical Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter, directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. Love, Linda has subsequently been produced across the globe. A special filmed version of the show won several awards including ‘Best Actress in a Feature Film’ in the Culver City Film Festival for Holland. The film is streaming at Amazon Prime/BroadwayHD.
In addition to Platinum Dreams, Holland’s musical projects currently in development include Merton of the Movies, an adaptation of the Kaufman/Connelly hit play, Dream Mountain, a musical about the creation of Mount Rushmore, and Barnsong, an animated musical fantasy about farm animals.
Holland is releasing a new jazz vocal album in the fall of 2025. Her previous recordings include Life Goes On and Before Love Has Gone (USA TODAY Top CD of the Year/All Music Guide Album Pick/iTunes’ top 100 Jazz CDs).
She has headlined at major venues around the country and in New York, including Merkin and Kaufman Concert Halls and Jazz at Lincoln Center. www.stevieholland.com
Gary William Friedman
Composer / Arranger
Gary William Friedman (Composer/Arranger) is best known for his TONY-nominated, OBIE Award winning musical The Me Nobody Knows. Other theater credits include Taking My Turn which won the Outer Critic’s Circle Award and was subsequently presented on PBS Television’s Great Performance Series.
Friedman co-created with Stevie Holland the musical Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter. He has collaborated with Holland on several internationally acclaimed jazz recordings as an arranger and composer of original songs.
Friedman has scored several feature and television films and his orchestral, operatic and dance works include commissions by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Lancaster Music Festival. Recent premieres include “A Poe Triptych”, a chamber orchestral work inspired by works of Edgar Allan Poe, commissioned and performed by the Pit Stop Players in New York City, and “Reflections”, a chamber work commissioned and recorded by the Palisades Virtuosi on American Masters (Albany Records Vol. 6.) A collection of his symphonic works is recorded on the CD Colloquy (150 Music) and a new collection will be released Spring 2026 (Navona Records.)
Friedman served as Music Director for T.V.’s “The Electric Company”, for which he composed many songs, including the popular “Spider Man Theme Song”. www.garywilliamfriedman.com
Will Holt
Lyrics
Will Holt (Lyrics) was a singer, songwriter, librettist, lyricist and composer. His Broadway credits include the lyrics for The Me Nobody Knows, which won him the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics and a TONY nomination for Best Lyrics, and the books for Over Here, Me And Bessie, and A Kurt Weill Cabaret, in which he performed, in addition to translating some of the lyrics. Other theater credits include A Walk On the Wild Side, for which he wrote book, music and lyrics, and won the Los Angeles Dramalogue Critics Award, the Outer Critic’s Circle Award winning Taking My Turn, and Jack, an opera about JFK that was produced in Dublin, Ireland. Holt wrote English lyrics for “Lemon Tree”, which was recorded by several artists, including Peter, Paul and Mary, “One Of Those Songs”, which was recorded by Jimmy Durante, among others.
Joseph Hayward
Director
Joseph Hayward (Director) Proudly serves as the Interim Artistic Director of The York Theatre. Recent directing credits include Pride & Prejudice and Radium Girls (American Academy of Dramatic Arts); How to Steal an Election, Liz Callaway’s Their Story Goes On …, and Julie Benko Sings Jule Styne (The York Theatre); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (South Orange Performing Arts Center); Desperate Measures (St. Michael’s Playhouse); and Children of Eden (St. Bart’s). He was an associate/assistant director of Cagney (Pioneer Theatre Company), Desperate Measures (New World Stages), and the opening ceremonies of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Insta: @jcwhayward
Irvin Mason Jr.
Associate Director
Irvin Mason Jr. (Associate Director), a St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands native, is a director, actor, poet, and teaching artist. His work combines expressive movement, live music, emerging technology, and Afro-Caribbean traditions to revitalize physical storytelling. He’s the 2024-2026 Drama League Stage Directing Fellow. Directing: Gallery Players: Ain’t Misbehavin, Pipeline; Chain Theatre: Stuck. Associate/Assistant Directing: Acting Company: Two Trains Running; Park Square Theater: Gin Game; AMAS: Gospel According to Heather. Broadway: (Directing Observer) The Wiz. Theatre: (SDCF Directing Observer) MUNY: Little Shop of Horrors, Rent; (Directing Observer) NAMT: Pup! A Chew Story. Social @iirvinmason | irvinmasonjr.com
Stevie Holland
Book / Additional Lyrics
Stevie Holland is an internationally acclaimed vocalist, songwriter and recording artist. She co-created and starred off-Broadway in the musical Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter, directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. Love, Linda has subsequently been produced across the globe. A special filmed version of the show won several awards including ‘Best Actress in a Feature Film’ in the Culver City Film Festival for Holland. The film is streaming at Amazon Prime/BroadwayHD.
In addition to Platinum Dreams, Holland’s musical projects currently in development include Merton of the Movies, an adaptation of the Kaufman/Connelly hit play, Dream Mountain, a musical about the creation of Mount Rushmore, and Barnsong, an animated musical fantasy about farm animals.
Holland is releasing a new jazz vocal album in the fall of 2025. Her previous recordings include Life Goes On and Before Love Has Gone (USA TODAY Top CD of the Year/All Music Guide Album Pick/iTunes’ top 100 Jazz CDs).
She has headlined at major venues around the country and in New York, including Merkin and Kaufman Concert Halls and Jazz at Lincoln Center. www.stevieholland.com
Gary William Friedman
Composer / Arranger
Gary William Friedman (Composer/Arranger) is best known for his TONY-nominated, OBIE Award winning musical The Me Nobody Knows. Other theater credits include Taking My Turn which won the Outer Critic’s Circle Award and was subsequently presented on PBS Television’s Great Performance Series.
Friedman co-created with Stevie Holland the musical Love, Linda: The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter. He has collaborated with Holland on several internationally acclaimed jazz recordings as an arranger and composer of original songs.
Friedman has scored several feature and television films and his orchestral, operatic and dance works include commissions by the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and the Lancaster Music Festival. Recent premieres include “A Poe Triptych”, a chamber orchestral work inspired by works of Edgar Allan Poe, commissioned and performed by the Pit Stop Players in New York City, and “Reflections”, a chamber work commissioned and recorded by the Palisades Virtuosi on American Masters (Albany Records Vol. 6.) A collection of his symphonic works is recorded on the CD Colloquy (150 Music) and a new collection will be released Spring 2026 (Navona Records.)
Friedman served as Music Director for T.V.’s “The Electric Company”, for which he composed many songs, including the popular “Spider Man Theme Song”. www.garywilliamfriedman.com
Will Holt
Lyrics
Will Holt (Lyrics) was a singer, songwriter, librettist, lyricist and composer. His Broadway credits include the lyrics for The Me Nobody Knows, which won him the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics and a TONY nomination for Best Lyrics, and the books for Over Here, Me And Bessie, and A Kurt Weill Cabaret, in which he performed, in addition to translating some of the lyrics. Other theater credits include A Walk On the Wild Side, for which he wrote book, music and lyrics, and won the Los Angeles Dramalogue Critics Award, the Outer Critic’s Circle Award winning Taking My Turn, and Jack, an opera about JFK that was produced in Dublin, Ireland. Holt wrote English lyrics for “Lemon Tree”, which was recorded by several artists, including Peter, Paul and Mary, “One Of Those Songs”, which was recorded by Jimmy Durante, among others.
Joseph Hayward
Director
Joseph Hayward (Director) Proudly serves as the Interim Artistic Director of The York Theatre. Recent directing credits include Pride & Prejudice and Radium Girls (American Academy of Dramatic Arts); How to Steal an Election, Liz Callaway’s Their Story Goes On …, and Julie Benko Sings Jule Styne (The York Theatre); A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (South Orange Performing Arts Center); Desperate Measures (St. Michael’s Playhouse); and Children of Eden (St. Bart’s). He was an associate/assistant director of Cagney (Pioneer Theatre Company), Desperate Measures (New World Stages), and the opening ceremonies of the US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium. Insta: @jcwhayward
Irvin Mason Jr.
Associate Director
Irvin Mason Jr. (Associate Director), a St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands native, is a director, actor, poet, and teaching artist. His work combines expressive movement, live music, emerging technology, and Afro-Caribbean traditions to revitalize physical storytelling. He’s the 2024-2026 Drama League Stage Directing Fellow. Directing: Gallery Players: Ain’t Misbehavin, Pipeline; Chain Theatre: Stuck. Associate/Assistant Directing: Acting Company: Two Trains Running; Park Square Theater: Gin Game; AMAS: Gospel According to Heather. Broadway: (Directing Observer) The Wiz. Theatre: (SDCF Directing Observer) MUNY: Little Shop of Horrors, Rent; (Directing Observer) NAMT: Pup! A Chew Story. Social @iirvinmason | irvinmasonjr.com
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