About Us
Elissa Rosenthal | Book & Lyrics
Elissa's love for Musical Theatre started at age seven and developed while she attended Stage Door Manor Performing Arts Camp. At age 17, Elissa moved to Los Angeles to pursue Comedy and Music. Elissa also studied and performed with the Groundlings, Second City,UCB, and IO West. She created Musical Comedy videos that have over 500k views on YouTube. Beyond sketch and Improv, Elissa was also a Stand-Up comedian, performing at various venues across Los Angeles and New York. Throughout her career, Elissa struggled with her own addiction issues. At age 26, she decided to take a break and get sober. While in recovery, she went to school to become a licensed substance abuse counselor and started working at an incredible trauma-informed treatment center in Los Angeles. She created Improv for Recovery and saw how helpful it was for addicts to gain confidence and find joy. It was there that she decided to pair her creative passions with her natural ability to serve others and started to write “Breaking Silence," which won first place in a Broadway accelerator program, Apples and Oranges.
Jeff Goldford | Music
GoldFord's debut single Upside Down surpassed 30 million streams on Pandora in only one year, and top artists took notice of his contagious soul-meets-pop style. Goldford has collaborated with names like Sam Feldt, Lost Frequencies, and X Ambassadors and penned Andy Grammer's hit song' "Give Love." His captivating voice can be heard on hit shows "Grey's Anatomy "Big Shot" and "Station 19" as well as commercials for Jeep, CocaCola, and Brawny.The track has racked up more than 900,000 listens in a matter of weeks and was one of the five most Shazammed songs for six weeks straight. His most recent collaboration, "Rise," with Tomorrowland headliner Lost Frequencies, was certified Gold in over 6 countries, racking up over 120 million streams. GoldFord recently released his EP "Dreams of Summertime".
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Stefan Lit | Music
Stefan Lit is a multi-platinum music producer, songwriter and musician. He has worked with artists such as One Direction, Andy Grammer, Boyz II Men, Galantis, Lil Nas X, Hailee Steinfeld, Billy Ray Cyrus etc. He also composed the theme music for Encore, Starz, and Madison Square Garden sports teams The Knicks, The Rangers, The Devils and American Pie Book of Love and Reunion. His music has over 45 Billion streams worldwide. He also just finished the official Pat Benatar Musical, coming soon.
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Alex Hayes | Music
Alex, composer of “Breaking Silence" graduated from the American Musical & Dramatic Academy in 2006 in Musical Theatre.
He composed original music for multiple productions at Shakespeare & Company in the Berkshires and worked in local pit bands before turning to the stage as an actor. At age 15, he studied in Nashville with Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck, and Steve Bailey.
Performed as both vocalist and bassist in the Massachusetts All-State Jazz Orchestra and Choir. Winner of Robert Blafield’s Berkshire Lyric Theatre Award. He co-curated and taught the bass program for Yousician, a Finland-based music education software with 25+million users in 154 countries.
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