Sammi, making her Broadway debut, is one of Forbes magazine’s “30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Entertainment,” one of Variety’s “10 Broadway Stars to Watch,” and one of Town & Country’s “Creative Aristocracy of 2023.” Theater, film, and television directing credits include Evita (NYCC, A.R.T., STC), Ragtime on Ellis Island, Violet on a bus (A.R.T.), Sunset Boulevard (Kennedy Center), Rent in Concert (Kennedy Center), Carmen (Rose Hall, Lincoln Center), Endlings (A.R.T., NYTW), The Show Must Go On (Apple TV+), and work for CBS, WABC, Paramount+, and Nickelodeon. Sammi has served as an A.R.T. Artistic Fellow, a member of Cirque du Soleil’s Creative Cognoscenti, and a Sundance Institute Fellow. BA, Stanford University; MA, Harvard University. For Noah.

Broadway: Suffs (spring 2024), For Colored Girls… (Associate Choreographer). Off-Broadway: Measure for Measure (The Public Theater, Mobile Unit). Regional: The Winter’s Tale (DTC, Public Works), Into the Woods (Barrington Stage Company), Love in Hate Nation (Two River Theater), Hair (The Old Globe), Kiss My Aztec (Hartford Stage), How to Dance in Ohio (Syracuse Stage). Thank you for EVERYTHING TN, AN, BN & Linus!

Rebekah is an Ohio native thrilled to be making her Broadway writing debut with her composer-collaborator and fellow Ohioan, Jacob Yandura. Her other projects include The Last Queen of Canaan (book by Harrison David Rivers), Wringer (directed by Stephen Brackett), and The Tower. She received a BA in Poetry from the University of Southern California and an MFA from New York University’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. The encouragement and education from her teachers and mentors has been invaluable. Rebekah is infinitely grateful for the support of her weird and wonderful family—both the one she was born into and the phenomenal flock she found along the journey. Fact.

Jacob makes his Broadway debut as a composer with How to Dance in Ohio. His first musical with lyricist-collaborator Rebekah Greer Melocik, Wringer, debuted Off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage II in 2016 (directed by Stephen Brackett; based on Jerry Spinelli’s novel). His other projects include The Last Queen of Canaan (book by Harrison David Rivers) and The Tower. He holds a BA in Music Composition from Kenyon College and an MFA from New York University’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Jacob thanks his extraordinary family, teachers, and mentors for their love and guidance (we did it!), and dedicates his work on How to Dance in Ohio to his beautiful sister, Maria.

Lily is a Chinese-Canadian conductor and educator. Broadway: Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Hamilton. Off-Broadway: john & jen (2015 revival). Tour: Hamilton. International: The Lion King (Shanghai). Passionate about education and outreach, Lily is a mentor for Maestra and MUSE, and is pursuing an Ed.D. in Music and Music Education at Teachers College. Endless gratitude to Jacob, Rebekah, Paddy, MMC, and the entire music team of Ohio. Love to Mom, Dad, and family and friends around the world.

Broadway: Urinetown, The Light in the Piazza (co-orchestrator), War Paint, Amélie, 9 to 5, Grey Gardens, Annie Get Your Gun. Off-Broadway/Regional: Assassins (London), Giant, Floyd Collins, A Man of No Importance (2022), Children of Eden. Concert: “S&M2” (Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony). Film: Fantasia 2000. TV: “Annie Live!” Awards: One Tony, Drama Desk, and Obie, as well as two Tony nominations and 11 Drama Desk nominations.

Robert is a three-time Tony Award nominee whose credits include Hell’s Kitchen, Dancin’, Ain’t Too Proud, Thoughts of a Colored Man, Summer: The Donna Summer Musical, Assassins, Cabaret, Jesus Christ Superstar, Guys and Dolls, Design for Living, and Buried Child. He is a founding member of Sledgehammer Theatre, a recipient of the Michael Merritt Award for Excellence in Design and Collaboration, and a professor of Scenic Design at the University of California San Diego.

Broadway: How to Dance in Ohio, For Colored Girls… (Tony Award nomination), Pass Over. Off-Broadway: Oliver! (City Center Encores), Evanston Salt Costs Climbing (The New Group), To My Girls (2nd Stage), Heroes of the Fourth Turning (Obie Award, Playwrights Horizons), Broadway Bounty Hunter (Greenwich House), Plot Points, Pass Over (LCT3). Regional: Peter Pan (National Tour), The Who’s Tommy (Goodman Theatre), The Outsiders (La Jolla Playhouse), Life After (Goodman Theatre), Afterwords (5th Avenue). Education: BA, Adelphi University.

Bradley is a parent, proud union member, and lighting designer. Recent Broadway: Hadestown (Tony Award), The Great Comet… (Tony Award), Flying Over Sunset (Tony nomination), Fat Ham (Tony nom), Bernhardt/Hamlet. Upcoming new musicals include Water for Elephants, Lempicka, Goddess, and The Karate Kid. Numerous Off-Broadway and regional credits, three-time Drama Desk winner, three-time Lortel nominee. USA829 Executive Board member. MFA, NYU.

Proud Asian-American Midwesterner making his Broadway design debut. Assistant designs for Hamilton (US Tours), Hadestown (Broadway and International), The Cher Show (Broadway), Tina (US Tour). Select Off-Broadway: Sorry for Your Loss, An Evening With Amber Iman, Jason Gotay: Where You’ll Find Me (Audible/Minetta Lane). Regional: Dubai Opera, American Repertory Theater, Shakespeare Theatre Company, Alliance Theatre, TheatreSquared, KCRep, Northern Stage. Mix Engineer for Disney Concerts. For my beautiful wife, Jordyn.

Charles is an award-winning Designer who maintains a highly successful career on stages throughout the United States and abroad. Numerous Broadway, Touring, Regional, West End, and International productions including Hamilton (Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Award), MJ, Ain’t Too Proud, Beetlejuice, The Cher Show (Drama Desk Award), SpongeBob SquarePants ( Drama Desk Award), Jersey Boys. Television: “The Wiz Live!” (Emmy Award nomination), “Jesus Christ Superstar Live!” (Emmy Award nom/Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylist Guild Award).

Jacob makes his Broadway debut as a composer with How to Dance in Ohio. His first musical with lyricist-collaborator Rebekah Greer Melocik, Wringer, debuted Off-Broadway at New York City Center Stage II in 2016 (directed by Stephen Brackett; based on Jerry Spinelli’s novel). His other projects include The Last Queen of Canaan (book by Harrison David Rivers) and The Tower. He holds a BA in Music Composition from Kenyon College and an MFA from New York University’s Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Jacob thanks his extraordinary family, teachers, and mentors for their love and guidance (we did it!), and dedicates his work on How to Dance in Ohio to his beautiful sister, Maria.

Broadway: & Juliet, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, Hamilton, Aladdin. Upcoming Broadway: The Wiz, BOOP!, Heart of Rock & Roll, The Devil Wears Prada. Current Tours: Hamilton, Aladdin, Frozen, Company, Mamma Mia!, Moulin Rouge!, Jagged Little Pill. He founded M² Music with Michael Keller.

Currently serving as Associate Music Supervisor for Hamilton, North America. Broadway: Doctor Zhivago, Hands on a Hardbody, Newsies, Jesus Christ Superstar (2012), 9 to 5, Pal Joey, Legally Blonde, High Fidelity. With Yandura & Melocik: How to Dance in Ohio (Syracuse Stage), The Last Queen of Canaan (NAMT, Northern Stage), The Coup (Ars Nova), Wringer (City Center).

Broadway: Hamilton (Original Company), On the Town, Annie, The Velocity of Autumn, Nice Work if You Can Get It, Billy Elliot, Legally Blonde, The Wedding Singer. National Tour: Into the Woods, Hamilton. Off-Broadway: Public Theater, Atlantic Theater. Scott is a graduate of Harvard University.

CO/LAB Theater Group (co-founder), Museum Arts Culture Access Consortium, TEDX Broadway Speaker. Thank you Sammy, Ben, Ava, my friends, family, and the CO/LAB actors who teach me something new every day.

Writer, actress, consultant, public speaker, and AAPI, Ava is an autistic advocate for disability/autism representation in the entertainment industry. Besides this cool job, she also writes for an upcoming PBS Kids animated TV show.

Is proud to be part of the Ohio family. Previously: Gutenberg! The Musical!

Tanna oversees growth optimization of Broadway, media, and ticketing technology industries, including Moulin Rouge! The Musical, A Beautiful Noise, Harmony, The Outsiders, Suffs, Dear Evan Hansen, The Book of Mormon, EEP Universe, and FEVO. Led by Gregg Arst, a 25-year Broadway veteran with executive leadership roles at Ticketmaster and StubHub.

Broadway/Tour: My Son’s a Queer (But What Can You Do?), Parade, Just for Us, Into the Woods (Broadway/Tour), A Christmas Carol, In Residence on Broadway, The Jimmy Awards, Notre Dame de Paris (Lincoln Center). Regional: Galileo. Off-Broadway: Mind Mangler, A Sherlock Carol. Upcoming: American Prophet, Anne of Green Gables, Romy & Michele, Russian Troll Farm, Syncing Ink, When Playwrights Kill. 

Recent & Current: All the Devils Are Here, Austen’s Pride, Rock and Roll Man, Irene, Titanique, Hyprov, Between the Lines, The Jimmy Awards, Misdemeanor Dream, What the Constitution Means to Me (Broadway and Tour), Tinsel, Is There Still Sex in the City?, Torch Song, Straight White Men, Lobby Hero.

Benton Whitley, CSA & Micah Johnson-Levy. Current Broadway/NY: How to Dance in Ohio, Hadestown (Artios Award). Previous Broadway/NY: Life of Pi, Chicago, Paradise Square, Rock of Ages, The Lightning Thief, The Great Comet of 1812, Elf, On the Town, Pippin, La Cage aux Folles, Radio City Christmas Spectacular. TV/Film: Netflix, 20th Century Studios, NBC, Lionsgate, Disney Channel. West End/UK: Hadestown, Thriller Live, Menier Chocolate Factory. Numerous US Tours & Regionals.