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CREDITS

Creative Team

Though a TV writer and journalist by trade, Joni began writing plays in Fourth Grade…

Joni Ravenna Sussman

Book

The song “Father of the Year” by Ben Susskind with Joni Ravenna Sussman 

Ben Susskind is multi-hyphenate composer, lyricist, playwright, actor, director, and sound designer…

Ben Susskind

Music & Lyrics

Featured among his several hundred productions have been some notable collaborations…

Steve Josephson

Additional Material & Development

Gerald Sternbach is a busy bi-coastal music director having earned thirteen Ovation nominations…

Jerry Sternbach

Musical Direction

Jesse has worked internationally as a Music Director, Arranger, Orchestrator and Music Producer…

Jesse Vargas

Musical Arrangements

As an artist with years of experience in theatre and graphic design, Vendy combines her AI whispering skills…

Vendy Křepelková

Visual artist, designer and AI artist

Production Team

Though a TV writer and journalist by trade, Joni began writing plays in Fourth Grade…

Joni Ravenna Sussman

Executive Producer

Featured among his several hundred productions have been some notable collaborations…

Steve Josephson

Producer / Director

Kevin Bailey

General Manager

Cast

Featured among his several hundred productions have been some notable collaborations…

Steve Josephson

Mac Donnell

Kevin Bailey

Colonel Tom Parker

Ted Barton is pleased to return to the Bourbon Room, where last year he had a ball playing the late, unlamented Roger Ailes in 44…

Ted Barton

Louis J. Pearlman

Jesse has worked extensively regionally and in New York City with favorite credits including Tony Manero…

Jesse Corbin

Elvis Presley

Marguerite MacIntyre has worked on and off Broadway: City of Angels, Jane Eyre, Annie Warbucks, Weird Romance…

Marguerite MacIntyre

Sherri Donnell

Payson Lewis was born and raised outside Philadelphia, PA but has made his home here in LA. A multi-hyphenate live performer…

Payson Lewis

Young Mac

Douglas Nottage is delighted to be in the cast of the world premiere of The Manager. Nottage is currently an eighth grade student…

Douglas Nottage

Boy Mac

A southern California native, Travis is thrilled to be back performing in his old stomping grounds…

Travis Nesbitt

Ricky Nelson


Boy Band

Boq in Wicked (Broadway and 1st nat’l tour), SpongeBob SquarePants (Broadway and Live on Stage!) …

Jesse JP Johnson

Paulie

Jesse has worked extensively regionally and in New York City with favorite credits including Tony Manero…

Jesse Corbin

Oliver

Chris Messina is thrilled to be back in LA and a part of this exciting project…

Chris Messina

Tod

A southern California native, Travis is thrilled to be back performing in his old stomping grounds…

Travis Nesbitt

John

Payson Lewis was born and raised outside Philadelphia, PA but has made his home here in LA. A multi-hyphenate live performer…

Payson Lewis

Gianfranco


As a native Californian (more elusive than leprechauns and unicorns), Cecily has had a career onstage as well as in front of a camera…

Cecily Gish

FBI Agent / Mac’s Mother

Having nearly given up on any acting career at all, lo and behold, Shauna Steiner is hitting the stage again…

Shauna Steiner

Oliver’s Mother

Melanie Au-Yeung is ecstatic to be a part of “The Manger”. Toronto born and Bay Area raised, Melanie is now an LA based…

Melanie Au-Yeung

Cora