CAST AND CREATIVE

DAN GRAEBER (Orchestrator/Co-Arranger)
Dan Graeber is a Denver-based Arranger/Orchestrator, Music Director and Pianist, passionate about helping craft live music that uses the powers of song and story to connect people. He’s grateful to have been part of That Parenting Musical since its very beginnings in Colorado! Other new musicals (Arranger/Orchestrator): In the Holiday Trenches, Miss Manhattan, Push Up. Favorite regional credits: The Color Purple, Rattlesnake Kate (world premiere), Tommy, The Secret Garden, Be More Chill (regional premiere). DanMakesMusic.com

CANDI BOYD (Associate Director/Choreographer)
Candi Boyd is a parent who is thrilled to be working on a musical about parenting, with other parents! A Broadway actor who has worked beside director Jen Wineman prior, including Off-Broadway shows, Dog Man: The Musical and Five: The Parody Musical. Boyd also has directed and choreographed all over the country; most recently Jersey Boys at Tuacahn Center for the Arts, a 2,500 seat amphitheater in Utah! She loves this team, and can't thank Jen and “Husband” enough! candiboyd.com

TIM MACKABEE (Set Designer)
Broadway: The Elephant Man , Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth. West End: The Elephant Man. Off-Broadway: Heathers, Darling Grenadine, The Last Match (Roundabout), Poor Yella Rednecks, Vietgone, Important Hats of the Twentieth Century (MTC), Guards at the Taj, Describe The Night, The Penitent, Our New Girl (Atlantic), Luce (LCT), Gigantic (Vineyard). Regional: oh yeah lots. Music Video: Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Surrender My Heart”. TV: Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (HBO), Smash. Education: NCSA, Yale School of Drama. @timmackabeedesign.

JESSICA PAZ (Sound Designer)
Jessica Paz is a multi award winning Sound Designer. She has collaborated on the Broadway productions of Hadestown (Tony and Drama Desk Award), A Beautiful Noise, Dear Evan Hansen, Bandstand, Disaster, The Assembled Parties, and Fela! (Tony award). Off Broadway/Regional designs include Little Shop of Horrors (Westside Theater), Miss You Like Hell and As You Like It (The Public Theater). A proud member of IATSE Local 829; and Co-Chair of the board of the Theatrical Sound Designers and Composers Association (TSDCA).

ALAN C. EDWARDS (Lighting Designer)
Off-B’way: Sally & Tom (Public); The Hot Wing King, Fires In The Mirror [Lortel Nom.], Twilight: Los Angeles 1992 (Signature NYC); Harry Clarke [Lortel Award] (Vineyard); Kill Move Paradise [Drama Desk nom] (National Black Theatre). Regional: Gatsby: An American Myth; Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 (A.R.T.); Sally & Tom (Guthrie); Lights Out: Nat King Cole, Paradise Blue, (Geffen Playhouse); . West End: Harry Clarke. Broadway: The Testament of Mary (Assoc. to Jennifer Tipton). Education/Training: MFA, Yale School of Drama.

TINA McCARTNEY (Costume Design)
Tina McCartney is a Trinidadian-American costume designer based in New York City. Tina’s theatrical designs include Empire (Off Broadway, New World Stages), Las Borinqueñas (EST), Summer Stock (Goodspeed Opera House), Pru Payne (Arizona Theatre Co.), Joy (George Street Theatre), The Griswolds Broadway Vacation (Seattle 5th Avenue Theatre), Bruce (Seattle Rep). Tina is a proud member of the selection committee for the Cody Renard Richard Scholarship Program and is a graduate of the Peter Sargent Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University. You can see more of Tina’s work at tinamccartney.com.

J. Jared Janas (Hair and Makeup Designer)
Select Broadway: Our Town, Once Upon a Mattress, Prayer for the French Republic, Purlie Victorious, Good Night, Oscar, Sweeney Todd…, Ohio State Murders, & Juliet, Kimberly Akimbo, Indecent, Sunset Boulevard, The Visit, The Real Thing, Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill, Motown, Peter and the Starcatcher, Porgy and Bess.

BRENDAN MCCANN (Production Props)
NYC credits include: Stranger Sings (Drama Desk Nom.), Empire, Fowl Play, Scarlett Dreams, Opposite of Love, Five: The Parody Musical, Make Me Gorgeous, I Can Get It For You Wholesale, The Gospel According to Heather, and more. For more: @bren_bash on Instagram.

LENA GABRIELLE (Music Supervisor)
Lena Gabrielle is a music director, arranger/orchestrator, composer/ lyricist, educator and performer specializing in new theatre development. Selected Off-Broadway: Empire, Five: The Parody Musical, ¡Americano! (2022 Drama Desk nomination for music), Emojiland (January 2020 NYT Critic’s Pick). Selected regional/tour: SIX (Boleyn Tour), How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Sweeney Todd, Next to Normal. Lena is an advocate for mental health awareness and continues to develop her one-woman show about living with and embracing mental illness. lenagabriellemusic.com

ELLIE HANDEL (Production Stage Manager)
Select Off-Broadway: White Rose (PSM/Associate Director), Make Me Gorgeous, Emojiland. Touring/Regional: My Fair Lady (Assistant Director, 2nd Nat’l), Billy Strayhorn: Something to Live For (Pittsburgh Public). BFA in Drama & adjunct professor at NYU Tisch. Special shout-out to her parents, Rita and Larry, for being the best! EllieHandel.com

MIRANDA SHAFFER (Assistant Stage Manager)
Miranda Shaffer is excited to be returning to That Parenting Musical once again! Broadway: The Minutes. Off-Broadway: Empire, The Perfect Game, Five. CSM Broadway Credits: & Juliet, Hamilton, Macbeth. Thank you to all my friends & family for their support! IG: @miranda.shaffer9

EMBER PRODUCTIONS (Producer)
Ember Productions is a collaboration between Tony Award winning producer Maxwell Haddad and concert and event planning specialist Amber Coates with the mission of supporting meaningful new work. Select projects include The Inheritance, Broadway Bounty Hunter, Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal, and the wildly successful annual Breast Cancer benefit The Janice Jam.

19K PRODUCTIONS (Producer)
19K Productions has been producing new musicals since 2017 across the Colorado front range and in New York City. Its members believe that musical theater carries the unique ability to bring people together through an exceptional, shared live experience.

JEN SANDLER (Executive Producer)
Jen Sandler is a general manager and creative producer based in New York City. She is currently Associate General Manager at Visceral Entertainment. Recent select credits include FIVE- The Parody Musical, Make Me Gorgeous, Jersey Boys, Shucked, Take Me Out and Joe Iconis’ Broadway Bounty Hunter. She also serves as an Original Programming Producer at 54 Below where she has produced over 65 special concert events. Previously, Sandler has worked with RCI Theatricals and Dodger Properties as well as off-Broadway theatre companies such as Playwrights Horizons. 

BARTOS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP (Producer)
Formerly known as Bartos Theatrical Group, LLC, Bartos Entertainment Group LLC and its affiliate, Memento Mori Records, is a production company that has partnered with some of the leading young voices in the entertainment industry to forge new pathways for content creation, content publication and monetization, and cross-platform collaboration.  BEG has strategic relationships with talent managers, record producers, Grammy-nominated engineers, merchandise support, video content creation, and PR/Creator Development resources.

BLUE i PRODUCTIONS (Producer)
Blue i Productions was formed to bring live theater to new audiences. Our founding members are proud to have been involved with TPM in various capacities since its inception. We are excited to share this hilarious and touching show that captured our hearts!

DANIEL HARSHMAN & ELLEN MACY (Producer)
Daniel Harshman and Ellen Macy are proud Colorado supporters of That Parenting Musical. They consistently strive to support live musical theatre as it has brought so much love and joy in their lives!

RICHARD & KATHLEEN CARANDE (Producer)
Richard was president and founder of Neva Ridge Technologies, Boulder Colorado, and is an expert in the field of Synthetic Aperture Radar. Kathe is a Denver area dancer, choreographer, instructor and founder of The Dance Front studio.

VISCERAL ENTERTAINMENT (General Management)
Founded by Michael Chase Gosselin and Tim Sulka, Visceral executive produced four consecutive NYT Critics’ Picks: Emojiland, Midnight at the Never Get, Life Sucks, and Happy Birthday, Wanda June. Visceral’s shows have received and been nominated for Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Off-Broadway Alliance, Bistro and MAC awards. Other highlights: Empire: The Musical, Five: The Parody Musical, Make Me Gorgeous, The Perfect Game, His Story The Musical, Stranger Sings! The Parody Musical, ¡Americano! The Musical, Starcrossed (UK Premiere), A Turtle on a Fence Post, Rescue Rue, Period Piece, Falling in Love With Mr. Dellamort, Money Talks, Endangered and the album of Disenchanted!

JOE TRAINOR (Production Management)
With over two decades of production experience, Joe has contributed to over 40 Broadway productions, as a Production Manager and Scenic Artist with IATSE U.S.A. 829.  Recent Credits: Empire, Stalker, The Play That Goes Wrong. Highlights: Hadestown (Bway), Spamalot (Tour), Hairspray (Vegas).  thejoetrainor.com

JASON A. SEDGWICK (Company Manager)
Jason started his professional theatrical career at Goodspeed Musicals, working on over 40 productions, including the world-premier of Cyrano starring Peter Dinklage. Off-Broadway credits include: Empire, Stranger Sings!, ¡Americano!, Rescue Rue, A Turtle on a Fence Post. Jason and his partner, Matte, are dog dads to Pippin and Mowgli.

KEITH SHERMAN & ASSOCIATES (Press Representative)
Keith Sherman & Associates is the communications firm for a diverse range of entertainment, arts, lifestyles, and international brands. KSA has represented hundreds of Broadway, Off Broadway and touring productions, films, television broadcasts, music projects and major events globally. The company represented The New York Times for a decade, the Tony Awards for 18 years and the Drama Desk Awards for 10 years. ksa-pr.com

LEANNE SCHANZER PROMOTIONS (Advertising & Marketing)
A full-service boutique marketing & advertising agency creating innovative strategic campaigns for 40+ years. Specializing in ticket selling initiatives, promotional partnerships, media placement across all platforms (including full & partial trade), grassroots outreaches & special events.  LSP’s services have delivered maximum value, heightened brand awareness & effective sales driven campaigns for 450+ Broadway & Off-Broadway productions, theater companies, entertainment venues & the hospitality industry.  LeanneSchanzerPromotions.com

SUPER AWESOME FRIENDS (Digital Advertising & Social Media)
Super Awesome Friends is a full-service digital content and marketing agency dedicated to building strategic and meaningful social experiences that strengthen relationships with audiences. Current and recent highlights: Water for Elephants, Maybe Happy Ending, Our Town, N/A, Left on Tenth, The Tony Awards, Beaches the Musical, Mad Hatter the Musical, Annie national tour, Irving Berlin, Purlie Victorious, Spamalot, Company, Girl From the North Country, American Buffalo and many more.

DARYL EISENBERG / EISENBERG CASTING  (Casting Director)
Proud working mother! Artios-nominated full-service casting office for Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, tours, developmental theater, film, television, audio, commercials, and new media. Member of Casting Society of America. Chair of the Somerset County Film Commission and former Watchung Borough Councilmember. Special thanks to the Watchung Moms, Calvin, Judah, and Calee! @EBCastingCo. www.ebcastingco.com