About.
PHILLIP GEORGE
is a director, actor and musical theatre writer who has spent most of his time making people laugh. He spent the early part of his career working on such shows as WHOOP-DEE-DOO, WHEN PIGS FLY, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, THE CAPITAL STEPS, and countless shows that graced cabaret spaces all over Greenwich Village. In the early 90’s, he was spotted by Dan Crawford of the notorious King’s Head Theatre in London, who brought him over to direct MUCH REVUE ABOUT NOTHING, LISTEN TO THE WIND, FRANKLY SCARLETT, and another version of WHOOP-DEE-DOO. His longstanding relationship to the FORBIDDEN BROADWAY series started in the 80’s and continued for almost 30 years. Along the way, the show won Drama Desk Awards, Obie Awards and even a special Tony Award. Productions of FORBIDDEN BROADWAY played all over this country, at the Menier Chocolate Factory in London, and on the West End. He wrote and directed SHOUT, THE MOD MUSICAL, which continues to play all over the country, in Ireland, London, and in Australia. His latest venture, HOW RUDE, is the latest in the series of musical revues that has been the main feature of his career.
Steven Silverstein
has music directed and accompanied the famous and near famous on Broadway (Blood Brothers, Swinging on a Star, & the revival of Promises Promises); Off-Broadway, (When Pigs Fly, The Green Heart, & Annie Warbucks); Regional Theatre (Goodspeed Opera House, PapermillPlayhouse, & Westport County Playhouse); and Specialty (54 Below & Noel Coward: The Women of His World at Lincoln Center with Dava Ivey, Dee Hoty & Cady Huffman).
He has coached and played piano for Debra Messing, Sean Hayes, Megan Mullally, Harry Connick Jr., Carole King John Treacy Egan, Neva Small, Tony Award Winner Bill Irwin, and the Tony award-winner Annaleigh Ashford. In addition to his vast experience as a musical director and coach, he has a MAC nomination (Manhattan Association of Cabarets) and has tickled the ivories for cabaret performances at 54 Below, The Duplex, and Don’t Tell Mama in NYC.
Steven is also a prolific published composer and arranger, having published two children’s shows (Enchorage Press). Recently, Steven had an evening of his work
performed at The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in the Bruno Walter Auditorium. With Forbidden Broadway’s Phillip George he has worked on Thrilling Pulp. Steven's song Shoot Me received an honorable mention from the City Center's Lobby Project and he had a reading of the first act of his musical NothinBut Love at the Ellington Room in NYC
He shares his love and passion for music and musical theatre with students of all ages at American Music and Dramatic Academy, The Neighborhood Playhouse Junior School, Marymount Manhattan College, PACE University, SUNY Purchase, and NYU. Steven’s students have appeared on Broadway in Annie, Newsies, The Producers, and 30 Rock among others.
Steven holds a B.A. in Theatre/B.S. in Finance from the University of Bridgeport and an M.A. in Music Education.
Please check out Steven's podcast "Stay Awake with Silverstein" and his website.
JOSH IACOVELLI
has over 20 years of experience in theatre and television. His roles span from production design, art direction, and scenic design. From fabrication to ideation, Josh has spent his entire career making ideas into reality. Favorite design credits include: Broadway and The Bard starring Len Cariou, The Office a Musical Parody (dir Donald Garverick), Friends the Musical Parody (dir Paul Stancato), The Zero Hour (dir Piper Laurie), Hit Her with the Skates (dir Michael Schiralli), Disaster the Musical (dir Jack Plotnick), The Babies (dir Lloyd J. Schwartz), and The Book of Merman (dir Joe Langworth) Bartenders starring Lou Mustillo.
Other notable credits include long-running Off Broadway hits such as Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical, Dietrich and Chevalier starring Robert Cuccioli, Cougar the Musical, Sistas the Musical and It’s Just Sex, and Missed Connections. Josh most recently Designed and Directed Trial on the Potomac, starting Rich Little. Josh received his BA in Theatre and Direction from Stockton University and his MFA from the Actors Studio Drama School at New School University. JoshIacovelli.com
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