Billy Eichner is the star, writer, and co-creator of Creation Nation: A Live Talk Show. Creation Nation, which plays regularly in New York City, was called a "late night theatrical phenomenon" by the New York Times and Mr. Eichner was recently given the Time Out New York Critic's Award as well as Time Out New York's "Biggest Industry Darling" Award. The show was selected for the HBO US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen and was the winner of the NY Nightlife Award for Best Comedy Performance. He will soon be seen starring in comedy segments on The Bravo A List Awards with Kathy Griffin and will be co-hosting the Bravo A List Awards Red Carpet Show with Tim Gunn. He is also nominated in the "Brink of Fame:Comic" category on Logo's NewNowNext Awards. Mr. Eichner's film/television credits include "What Happens in Vegas", "The Showbiz Show with David Spade," "Best Week Ever," "The Nighttime Clap" and "Munchies" on Fuse. He is also the star and writer of Bravo's first scripted webseries, "My Life on the Z List:Jen's Vlog." This summer, Creation Nation makes its UK debut at the Edinburgh International Arts Festival in Scotland. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and Stuyvesant High School in NYC.
ROBIN TAYLOR ("Robin Lord"): The Shooting Stage (Culture Project), 2004/2001 Young Playwright's Festival (Cherry Lane Theater), Boy Beautiful (Here Arts Center), No. 11(Blue and White) (McGinn/Cazale), Henry IV (La MaMa), Schmoozy Togetherness (Manhattan Theater Source). Film and television credits include: "Jesus Children of America" (a Spike Lee joint), Law and Order, The Late Show With David Letterman, One Life to Live, plus numerous commercials. Robin is a graduate of Northwestern University.
ELI BOLIN (Musical Director): Eli Bolin's off-Broadway musical I SING! has been produced all over the United States, and the complete score is available in a 2-CD set from Jay Records. His music was last heard at Ars Nova in FRINGICAL!: A FRINGICAL!!, as part of the 2004 New York Musical Theater Festival. He is music director and songwriter for NYC's popular written-by-kids theater troupe THE STRIKING VIKING STORY PIRATES. He performs regularly with his band Weekend Father all over NYC. Websites: elibolin.net, isingthemusical.com, storypirates.com
SAM FORMAN (Producer) is the lyricist and co-book author for the musical I Sing! which has been produced off-broadway and in regional theaters throughout the USA. A cd recording from The York Theater Concert Cast of I Sing! is now available in stores worldwide from Jay Records. A workshop presentation of Sam's newest play The Grille Room took place recently at the Daryl Roth 2 Theater featuring Swoosie Kurtz, Len Cariou and Dan Lauria. The Grille Room will be produced this March at The Cherry Lane Theatre (NYC) as part of The Mentor Project 2005. Sam's other plays and musicals include: Quarterlife (dir. Mark Brokaw), Fringical! A Fringical!! (Ars Nova, New York Musical Theatre Festival 2004) The Quiet Game (Hangar Theatre, Ithaca NY) Please Stop Talking (Chashama, dir. Melissa Kievman) Rob (Naked Angels, Issues Project) I'm In Relationship Hell / Living Arts (Magnetic North) Hunter For Hunter Green (The Tank) Schmoozy Togetherness: a kid's play (Manhattan Theatre Source) and Narcissus and Goldstein (Pantheon Theatre) Sam's play Newton's Second Law is available from Dramatic Publishing and is regularly performed in High Schools and Colleges throughout the USA and Canada. Sam is also a member of Youngblood at the Ensemble Studio Theater. He has a Bachelors Degree in Performance Studies from Northwestern University and an MFA in Playwriting from Columbia University. Sam is represented by The Paradigm Agency.
JENNIFER LORYN (Choreographer) A graduate of Northwestern University's acting program, Jennifer Loryn has performed in La Ronde and Princess Turandot (Williamstown, dir. Joanne Woodward and Darko Tresnjack, respectively), Romeo and Juliet (the McCarter, dir. Emily Mann), Midsummer… (Tri-State Actors Theatre), Women and Criminals (HERE Arts Center), Vital Signs and the NY Fringe Festival . She has danced on Saturday Night Live and improvised with David Letterman on his Late Show. Her third publicly performed solo piece, an original cabaret called "SWF Seeking…" , ran to sold-out audiences at midtown's Don't Tell Mama. For photos and latest news, click onto: WWW.JENNIFERLORYN.COM
BENJAMIN SALKA (Director):
At age 23, Mr. Salka directed the off-Broadway production of I SING! (upcoming productions in Australia, Boston and England), and he serves as an producer on the I SING! cast album, available worldwide. He began assistant directing and producing on and off-Broadway at theaters such as The Roundabout, MTC and The Atlantic Theater. Highlights include THE DAZZLE (Outer Critics Circle Award - assistant director to David Warren) and THE GOAT (Tony Award- assistant to producer Scott Rudin). In film, he assisted Rudin on the Oscar nominated THE HOURS, and Jonathan Glickman at Spyglass Entertainment on BRUCE ALMIGHTY and the Oscar nominated SEABISCUIT. Recently, he directed David Warren's production of MATT AND BEN in Chicago and Toronto. Upcoming: he is developing on a new musical for producer Aaron Harnick and is collaborating on two pilots in development for the Bravo network. Ongoing: CREATION NATION (director, co-creator) and THE STRIKING VIKING STORY PIRATES (producer).
