Empire: The Musical - Off-Broadway Creative Team

An in demand New York pianist, music director, and vocal coach, Gillian Berkowitz has performed piano, keyboard, accordion, and vocals in over 50 Broadway and Off-Broadway shows. ​ She is currently performing as piano/keyboardist/accordion in Mamma Mia, Hamilton, Chicago and Wicked. Recent credits include music directing the Off-Broadway premiere of Empire the Musical at New World Stages this past summer. Previously, Gillian was the Pianist in The Lehman Trilogy(Director Sam Mendes) at the Nederlander Theatre, as well as onstage pump organist in the acclaimed Broadway play To Kill A Mockingbird (adapted by Aaron Sorkin,directed by Barlett Sher).Past engagements ... read more VISCERAL ENTERTAINMENT. Founded by Michael Chase Gosselin and Tim Sulka, Visceral executive produced four consecutive NYT Critics’ Picks: Emojiland, Midnight at the Never Get, Life Sucks, and Happy Birthday, Wanda June. Visceral’s shows have received and been nominated for Lortel, Drama Desk, Outer Critic’s Circle, Off- Broadway Alliance, Bistro and MAC awards. Other highlights: Period Piece, Falling in Love With Mr. Dellamort, Money Talks, Endangered, The Wrong Box, The First Annual Trump Family Special, A Turtle on a Fence Post, Rescue Rue, and the album of Disenchanted! Huffman first came to Broadway as a replacement cast member in the hit musical La Cage aux Folles (1985), and was quickly cast in Bob Fosse's Big Deal, to be followed by a Tony-Award nomination for her performance in The Will Rogers Follies (1991). In 2001, she played the role of Ulla in the original cast of the Broadway musical The Producers, by Mel Brooks. Huffman received the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical for the role. She made her film debut in the film Hero (1992). She has since appeared in Space Marines (1996), ... read more Jamie Roderick is a New York based lighting designer who's work ranges diversely throughout entertainment industry. Actress, Singer, Dancer, Impressionist, Songwriter, Sketch Writer, Director, Mouth Trumpeter, Wino. IG: @kerisafran Broadway: Tuck Everlasting, A Christmas Story, Desire Under the Elms, Scandalous, Hollywood Arms. Walt has designed for theater, opera and dance for many theaters around the nation and around the globe.