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Stephen Mosher is the author of The Sweater Book (a collection of his photography featuring celebrated artists from the entertainment communities of New York, Los Angeles, and London), Lived In Crazy (a memoir about his colorful life and that of his family) and the upcoming Stephen Mosher Stories (a 'best of' collection of four decades of his photography).  He and his husband, actor Pat Dwyer, are the subjects of the romantic marriage equality documentary film Married and Counting (available on Amazon, Itunes, and Youtube).  Stephen was the Health and Fitness columnist for EDGE Magazine online and is occasionally a contributing writer for the entertainment website HOTCHKA.  Aside from his writing, Stephen's other passions are his work as a personal trainer and his family.  Instagram: @dozermosher  Twitter: StephenMosher1  Website: StephenMosher.com

ANALISA BELL was born and raised in Perth, the most isolated city in Australia. After high school, she auditioned and gained entry to the prestigious Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts where she studied musical theater. Upon graduating, she performed in a number of musicals and theatre productions in Perth, including Oklahoma, Les Misérables and The Vagina Monologues (Winner of 2007 ITA Best Actress Award). She also worked as a voice-over artist and on-air talent for Perth commercial radio stations 96fm and 92.9fm. After several years touring Australia as a children’s theatre entertainer, Analisa discovered the world of cabaret! She went on to tour the cabaret and festival circuits in Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth, before moving to NYC at the end of 2014. She is currently mentored by Tony Award-winner, Faith Prince, is an Alum of the International Cabaret Conference at Yale, won the 2015 Annual Broadway Spring Festival Shana Farr Cabaret Competition, was a Semi-finalist in the 2016 and 2017 MetroStar Challenges at the former Metropolitan Room, and has performed in a plethora of solo and collaborative cabarets at the former Metropolitan Room, The Duplex, The Triad Theater, Don’t Tell Mama, The Green Room 42, and 54 Below. She is currently Secretary on the Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) Board of Directors, and by day, you’ll find her working at The New York Pops as Education and Operations Manager.

Heigh Ho Friends & “Family”! Bobby Patrick your RAINBOW Reviewer here. Putting the silent T in CABARET to bring you all the Tea. Bobby's a queer reviewer, specializing in the seedy underbelly of the cabaret world with our own Queer Rainbow's Eye View of it all. After studying theatre in college we wound up following a career in entertainment/theatrical advertising for nearly 2 decades.  Now a freelance contributor who's ready to bring you all our Sunshine, Rainbows, & Rants for Broadway World's Cabaret (with a silent T) section, and fill you in on what's up in the Pubs, Rooms and Back Rooms (wink) of New York's entertainment community. Check out Bobby's shout-out on THE SHERRI SHEPHERD SHOW

Cary Wong writes theater and film reviews for his own review website: The Interested Bystander.  He is also a columnist and reviewer (covering film scores & film and stage musicals) for Film Score Monthly Online.  Cary has also written reviews for Out magazine, Metro newspaper (NY) and Metro Weekly (DC).  He has served on the Lucille Lortel Awards Committee (for Off-Broadway Excellence) and the Theatre World Awards Committee (Outstanding Broadway/Off-Broadway Debut) and won a Third-Place citation in 2020 from The Los Angeles Press Club’s National Entertainment Journalism Awards for criticism.   He is a member of GALECA, The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics. Cary is also a playwright.  Instagram

Erin Samms is an entertainment junkie who loves to explore all the mediums of show business from classic television to cabaret, from horror movies to Shakespeare, and while she usually does it for her own enjoyment, she also enjoys writing about the artistry she consumes.  A one-time dancer and all-time lover of Gilbert and Sullivan, Erin works as a personal assistant to an entrepreneur and moonlights as a dog walker.  Erin resides in New York City, where her favorite places include The Strand bookstore.

Maya Gengozian is a theatrical journalist contributing to Broadway World's Cabaret section. She is a senior at New York University studying musical theater and journalism, with a minor in producing. She has written for a number of publications, including The Story Exchange, Her Campus, College Magazine, and Cooper Squared. She is the President and Co-Producer of West 4th Stage Company, and Assistant Vice Chair of Communications for Women In Music at NYU. As if that wasn't enough, she is also the Editor-in-Chief of Her Campus at NYU. 

When she's not writing or working on one of the many projects she has at a time, Maya consumes entertainment. She spends a lot of time going to live theater, watching TV and movies (she’s probably re-watching “Sex and the City” or “The Good Wife” as you read this) and spending time with friends. 

Nathan Johnson is a queer performer/playwright/artist. He was a finalist for the Dramatists Guild Fellowship and a recipient of the National Queer Theatre-WIO Fellowship. His plays have been performed and/or received finalist positions at The SAUK, American Stage, Woven Theatre, Meanwhile Park Playwriting Prize, Bite Sized Theatre, The Chain Theatre, and The Magnetic Theatre.

As an actor, he’s worked in off Broadway, television, and film (My Big Gay Italian Wedding, The Party planner with David Tutera, One Life to Live). He has done makeup for hundreds of celebrities including Paul McCartney, Liza Minnelli, Kate McKinnon, Lea Michele, Paula Abdul, Annette Bening—and his most beloved Charles Busch and Julie Halston. He is most recognized from his time as the on-air artist on two seasons of Project Runway. He has been featured as a writer/expert in Harper’s Bazaar, Glamour, Brides, New Beauty and many others.

He earned his MFA at Columbia University.

Rebecca Kaplan is a writer and standup comedian living in New York. You can follow her on Twitter and Instagram @rebeccatkaplan and find more of her upcoming shows and projects at https://linktr.ee/rebeccatkaplan

Ricky Pope is a very busy actor/musical director/vocal coach who has toured the country with the national tours of ANNIE, ALL SHOOK UP AND TITANIC. He has worked in regional theatres in 49 states in shows like ROCK OF AGES, FOOTLOOSE, NEWSIES, SOUTH PACIFIC, MIDLIFE: THE CRISIS MUSICAL AND SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE. He has worked on four editions of BROADWAY BACKWARDS for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and has musical directed shows for artists at Don't Tell Mama, the Duplex, and 54 Below. 

Rob Lester, native New Yorker, has been covering entertainment for more than 15 years for various outlets and has recently returned to Broadway World writing staff.  His involvement in cabaret has also led to involvement with the genre's awards as a voting judge and, pre-pandemic, he helped to curate the Artists In Partnership (AIP) Cabaret Festival. As far as musical theatre, he loves attending, researching, reviewing, directing, writing songs and scripts, as well as being a dramaturg.  He also worked with author Deb Berman on her book for kids about what happens before birth called "9 Months in The Play Womb: The Inside Story." He personally hails from the womb of a mother who loves the Great American Songbook and its singers, instilling that appreciation in him.

Sharon Ellman, a Founding Partner of Momentum Media, is a veteran public relations executive. Prior to the creation of Momentum Media, she was a Founding Partner of Dash Media with British public relations expert, David Owen.  As a team, they generated top tier media exposure for a variety of international clientele.  She began in the field of PR as Senior Vice President of Media Relations at Rubenstein Public Relations, NYC.  Sharon began her career as a broadcast journalist at Channel 5 News in NYC.

Sharon Ellman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Syracuse University.  She is an IATSE Film and TV Unit Publicist and Theatrical Press Agent and has been a member of The Broadway League.