MEET THE TEAM

THE FOUNDERS

JJ NIEMANN

JJ NIEMANN is a North Carolina-bred, New York City-based Broadway actor and content creator. Fresh off of playing Charles Lee in the Broadway cast of Hamilton and leading Catch Me If You Can as Frank Abagnale Jr. at Chicago’s Marriott Theatre, JJ’s previous credits also include: the Original Broadway Cast of Back to the Future (covering and performing as Marty McFly and George McFly at over 80 performances), The Book of Mormon (Broadway), the World Premieres of BLISS (5th Avenue Theatre) and Disney's Hercules (Paper Mill Playhouse), the workshop of SMASH, and productions regionally around the country at Cape Playhouse, Flat Rock Playhouse, The MUNY, Pittsburgh CLO, The Rev… and of course, the iconic Ratatouille TikTok Musical (iykyk). In the digital world, JJ has been lovingly dubbed as the “King of Theatre TikTok” by the internet and publications such as BroadwayWorld, Backstage, and Theatrely. He creates relatable skits and backstage content for performers, theatre kids, and fellow New York City-lovers, accruing over 2 million followers and over 850 million video views across his platforms. JJ is a proud BFA Music Theatre graduate from Elon University.

CLAYTON HOWE

CLAYTON HOWE is a Tony Award-winning producer. Current and previous credits include Maybe Happy Ending, Dead Outlaw, Just In Time, Gypsy,  How to Dance in Ohio & Here Lies Love. Off-Broadway Dracula, A Comedy of Terrors, & Ceremonies In Dark Old Men. Upcoming: Never Be King. In addition to producing plays & musicals, Clayton owns a general management firm that works on shows both here in the US and in the UK. He is also a partner at Innoruptiv Entertainment Marketing, an agency that specializes in marketing new shows.

TOMMY DOYLE

TOMMY DOYLE  is a Tony Award-nominated and Drama League Award–winning producer. Recent Broadway and West End credits include Oh, Mary!, All In: Comedy About Love, and Dead Outlaw. He serves on the board of the New York Circus Project, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to producing contemporary circus, and has produced Liquid (Washington, D.C.) and Hamlet (Edinburgh Fringe Festival). He is a graduate of Columbia University, where he earned a degree in Economics.

THE FACULTY

BARRETT WILBERT WEED

Mean Girls, Heathers

BILLY BUSTAMANTE

Here Lies Love, King & I, Miss Saigon

BRITT MACK

DEREK KLENA

Six

Moulin Rouge, Anastasia, Jagged Little Pill

EMMA PITTMAN

The Outsiders, Chicago, Back to the Future

HANNAH KEVITT

Maybe Happy Ending, Back to the Future

Back to the Future, Hamilton, Book of Mormon

JJ NIEMANN

JUSTIN COOLEY

Kimberly Akimbo, Spelling Bee

How to Succeed, Holiday Inn, Wicked

MEGAN SIKORA

NICK DRAKE

& Juliet, Back to the Future, Ain’t Too Proud

A Beautiful Noise, The Great Gatsby, Hamilton

ALEX JOSEPH GRAYSON

AMBER ARDOLINO

The Outsiders, Parade, Into the Woods

MARY KATE MORRISSEY

LORNA COURTNEY

Heathers, & Juliet, The Greatest Showman

Wicked, Mean Girls

TAYLOR LOUDERMAN

SARAH MEAHL

Death Becomes Her, Chess, Hello Dolly!

Mean Girls, Bring It On, Kinky Boots

(subject to possible change based on artist availabilities)

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS

LEXI CARTER