Jeff Bowen (born August 30, 1971, in

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) is an American composer, lyricist and actor. He is best known as one of the authors and stars of the Broadway musical '' itle of show'. He also wrote the music and lyrics to the musical, '' Now. Here. This.'' with his '' itle of show' collaborators

Hunter Bell Hunter Houston Bell is an American writer and theatre actor. Early life and education Bell was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and was raised in Wilson, North Carolina until the seventh grade, when he moved to Atlanta, Georgia. Hunter earned a B. ...

Susan Blackwell Susan Blackwell is an American actress, writer, and singer, best known for playing characters based on herself in the original musicals '' itle of show' and ''Now. Here. This''. She has appeared in other plays, musicals, films, and television s ...

Michael Berresse Michael Berresse (born August 15, 1964) is an American actor, dancer, choreographer, and director. Life and career Born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, but reared primarily in Joliet, Illinois, Berresse's father was a chemical engineer and his moth ...

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and Larry Pressgrove. The show was presented in June 2012 at The

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. He is currently writing an original musical, '' Other World'' with Hunter Bell and

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. Bowen attended college at

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. He currently resides in

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with his partner Michael Berresse.

Writing credits

*Music for ''Sparklefest 2000'' at Dixon Place *Music for ''Avant-Garde-a-Rama in Sparklevision'' *Music for the short film ''Boat Mime'' *Music and additional lyrics for ''RG: The Musical'' *Music and lyrics for the musical '' itle of show' *Music and lyrics for BC/EFA's 2007 Easter Bonnet Competition opening number *Music and lyrics for The

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125th Gala opening number *Music and lyrics for The Vineyard Theatre's 25th Anniversary Gala ("Twenty-five Years Ago" and "Drive!") *Music and lyrics for the ''Broadway Bares 18: Wonderland'' opening number ("Come Inside My Hole") *Music and lyrics for the opening number of The 53rd Annual

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("We Are Here"). *Music and lyrics for "Villains Tonight!" for the

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. *TV Theme Song for the comedy series, ''

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'' *Music and lyrics for ''Now. Here. This.''

Awards and nominations

*2006

Obie Award The Obie Awards or Off-Broadway Theater Awards are annual awards originally given by ''The Village Voice'' newspaper to theatre artists and groups in New York City. In September 2014, the awards were jointly presented and administered with the A ...

for '' itle of show' *

GLAAD Media Award The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their live ...

Nomination for Outstanding New York Theatre: Broadway and Off-Broadway for '' itle of show' *

Drama League Award The Drama League Awards, created in 1922, honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway, in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre, musical theatre, and directing. Each May, the awards ...

Nomination for Distinguished Performance by an Ensemble Cast for '' itle of show' *2008 Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club Human Rights Award *Named as one of the top 100 most interesting, influential and newsworthy people in OUT Magazine's 2008 OUT 100 issue

References

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