Meet The Creative Team
SKETCHWORKS COMEDY (Original Writers & Producers)
SKETCHWORKS COMEDY includes CATIE HOGAN, LEANNA ADAMS, JOHN D. BABCOCK III, CASEY HOLLOWAY, JULIE SHAER and BRIAN TROXELL. Sketchworks Comedy has been making Atlanta audiences laugh with the finest sketch comedy since 2001. Owner Brian Troxell has been working with fellow writers / performers Julie Shaer, Leanna Adams, Casey Holloway and John Babcock for over a decade to bring award-winning sketch comedy to live audiences in Atlanta and around the Southeast. They are extremely proud to work with Catie and the team at Visceral to delight Off-Broadway audiences with Vape! The Grease Parody!
BILLY RECCE (Lyrics & Additional Book)
BILLY RECCE is a composer/lyricist and playwright, whose musicals include Little Black Book, directed by Tony Award® Nominee Kristin Hanggi, and most recently was staged in concert at the Bowery Ballroom starring Tony Award® Nominee Orfeh. Off-Broadway/NYC: Fowl Play (Music and Lyrics, directed by Olivier Award Winner Tye Blue), FIVE: The Parody Musical (Music and Lyrics), A Musical About Star Wars (Music and Lyrics), Singfeld (Music and Orchestrations), Balloon Boy: The Musical (Book, Music and Lyrics; NYMF’s youngest ever writer). Licensed titles include Concord/Broadway Licensing’s The Big Twist: A Musical OzVenture (Music), and 10 Ways to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse: The Musical (Music and Lyrics), based on one of the most produced plays in America of the same name. He has developed musicals with Ensemble Studio Theatre, Barrington Stage and the Edinburgh Fringe. He is a Two Time MAC Award winner, an Orchard Project Greenhouse member, a Bushwick Star Grant Awardee, a Relentless Award semi-finalist, a Eugene O’Neill Finalist, a NAMT finalist, a Two Time Wallowitch Award finalist, and a Jonathan Larson Grant Finalist. billyrecce.com
DANNY SALLES (Lyrics & Additional Book/Associate Director)
DANNY SALLES is writer/director/producer for television and theater. He directed the holiday movie, The Christmas Thief for ION TV and for 4 seasons of the ABC comedy The Middle. He was showrunner and director on comedic TV reality series: Joan Rivers’ “Joan and Melissa(WeTV), Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo, Emmy nomination) Todrick (MTV), and The Joe Schmo Show. For the stage, Danny directed the musical The Perfect Game at Theatre Row and he wrote book and lyrics and directed the musical comedy satire The First Annual Trump Family Special in LA and Off-Broadway starring Gina Gershon. Danny is Director of Creative Development at Visceral Entertainment.
JACK PLOTNICK (Director)
JACK PLOTNICK co-wrote and directed the Broadway musical Disaster! (NYT Critics Pick!), and the Sony Pictures feature film Space Station 76. He executive produced/starred in the feature film (and cult hit!) Girls Will Be Girls, featured on Netflix. And produced, directed and acted on the Lifetime Television comedy series “Lovespring International”. As an actor he’s had regular and recurring roles on “Grace and Frankie”, ”Z Nation”, “The Mentalist”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, “Reno 911”, “Action”, “Ellen” and ‘“Drawn Together”, plus appearances in films Meet the Fockers, Down With Love, Rubber, Wrong and Gods and Monsters.
ASHLEY MARINELLI (Choreographer)
Credits include Stranger Sings! (Winner of Broadway World’s “Best Off-Broadway Choreography” Award), Welcome to the Big Dipper (Off Broadway), The Perfect Game (Off Broadway), A Musical About Star Wars (Off Broadway), Once Uponzi Time (McCarter Theater), American Psycho (Winner of Broadway World’s “Best Regional Choreography” Award), The True and Unquestionable Account of Dr. Joseph Snodgrass (World Premiere), Mystic Pizza (Engeman Theater) and Techies (Winner of Kennedy Center CTF’s “Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Choreography” Award).
LENA GABRIELLE (Music Supervisor & Arrangements)
LENA GABRIELLE is a NYC-based music supervisor, arranger/orchestrator, composer/lyricist, educator, and performer specializing in new theatre development. A dynamic force in the industry, she is committed to fostering collaboration, leading with compassion, and engaging audiences through powerful storytelling. Her insights into music and people enable her to bring out the best in both. 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: Into the Woods, Come From Away, SIX (Boleyn Tour); How the Grinch Stole Christmas; The Full Monty; Sweeney Todd; Next to Normal. lenagabriellemusic.com
DAVID GOLDSTEIN (Set Design)
Off Broadway: FIVE The Musical, Black Odyssey, Emojiland, Mr. Parker, Winnie The Pooh Show, Church and State, Stalking the Bogeyman, That Golden Girls Show, The Portal, Very Hungry Caterpillar Show, The Perfect Game, Soul Doctor. Regional: Scenic designs in 19 states and around the world! www.davidgoldsteindesigns.com
MATTHEW SOLOMON (Costume Designer)
MATTHEW SOLOMON is a New York–based costume designer and producer. Off-Broadway credits include Stranger Sings: The Parody Musical, The Perfect Game, and Neurosis: The Musical. Screen and touring credits include Mermaid, Lucy Is a Good Girl, The Food That Built America, Blue Bloods, Paw Patrol Live, and Cocomelon Live!.
ZACH PIZZA (Lighting Designer)
ZACH PIZZA is thrilled to be working alongside friends old and new. He is a NYC/NJ based designer whose work ranges from musicals and plays to events and anything in between. Thanks always to all of my friends and families. zachpizzalighting.com [alter-ego: Chief Instructor, New York Okinawan Karate, NYOKarate.com]
DANIEL LUNDBERG (Sound Designer)
Recent designs include Take a Banana for the Ride (Broadway), JOY (Off-Broadway), Romeo and Juliet (ART), and The Cher Show (Tour). Sound engineer and assistant design credits include 19 Broadway productions, 11 tours, six circuses, two theme parks, and many concerts. BFA Carnegie Mellon. It’s great to be here!
BRENDAN MCCANN (Props Designer)
NYC credits include Messy White Gays, Stranger Sings! (Drama Desk nom), Scarlett Dreams, That Parenting Musical, Empire, 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_brash on Instagram.