JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL
John directed, starred in and wrote, with Stephen Trask, the film Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001), for which he won Best director at the Sundance Festival and was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actor. His Recent Broadway production of Hedwig garnered him Tony Awards for his performance and for Best revival. He won an Obie Award for Hedwig Off-Broadway as well as for starring in Larry Kramer’s The Destiny of Me. He directed Tennessee Williams’ Kingdom of Earth Off-Broadway with Cynthia Nixon and Peter Sarsgaard. He directed the films Shortbus (2006), Rabbit Hole (2010) and How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) both starring Nicole Kidman who was nominated for Best Actress Oscar for the former. Recent TV roles include Hulu’s Shrill, HBO’s Girls and Vinyl, CBs’s The Good Fight, and Amazon’s Mozart in the Jungle. He stars in, wrote (with Bryan Weller) and directed the musical podcast series Anthem: Homunculus featuring Cynthia Erivo, Glenn Close, Patti Lupone, Denis O’Hare, Laurie Anderson and Marion Cotillard, which is playing on the Luminary podcast platform.
STEPHEN TRASK
first achieved wide acclaim a the co-creator/composer/lyricist of the award-winning stage musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, which was also developed into a feature film released by Fine Line Features and for which he won an Obie Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical, a 1998 New York Magazine Award, drama desk nominations for Outstanding Music, Lyrics and New Musical, a Grammy nomination for Best Cast Album, two GLAMA Awards, and Entertainment Weekly’s Best soundtrack Award for 2001. The Broadway production of the show won four Tony Awards in 2014, and the soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy. since 2003, Trask has been scoring films at both the independent and studio levels for directors as diverse as Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent, Miramax Films), Paul Weitz (In Good Company, American Dreamz, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, Little Fockers, Universal Pictures), Todd Graff (Camp, IFC Productions/Jersey Films/Killer Films), Tamara Jenkins, (The Savages, Fox searchlight), Jon Kasdan (In the Land of Women, Warner Brothers), Robert Benton (Feast of Love, MGM/Lakeshore), John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Fine Line), sean Anders (Sex Drive, summit Entertainment), Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, dreamworks/ Paramount), Alan Poul, (The Back-up Plan, CBs Films), Tom Vaughn (So Undercover, Exclusive Media), rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman (Lovelace). In addition to Hedwig, Trask’s work for the Broadway stage includes orchestrations for the recent production of Rocky, the musical based on the classic film. His latest show This Ain’t No Disco premiered at The Atlantic Theater last year. He is also at work on a new musical in collaboration with book writer Chris d’Arienzo (Rock of Ages) to bring the Martin scorsese/New regency film The King of Comedy to the stage. Known for his time fronting ‘90s NYC punk band Cheater, Trask has also recorded and performed with artists such as Stone Temple Pilots, Bob Mould, Sleater-Kinney and Yoko Ono.
AMBER MARTIN
is a celebrated NYC Vocalist, Cabaret star and Comedic Monologist. Named one of the Top Performers of the Year by The New Yorker, Martin brings a combination of cabaret, belting vocals & no-holds-barred comedy to her live, raucous, genre-hopping musical performances. She previously made her Broadway debut in Tales of the City at The Music Box Theater. Some of her performances include appearing with Joan Rivers on Celebrity Apprentice and opening for Joan’s live NYC shows. You can hear her belting out featured vocals on The scissor sisters single “Inevitable” (co- produced with Pharrell). She was a featured vocalist with comedian Sandra Bernhard at Town Hall in New York City and has twice been a featured guest on Sandra’s Sirius XM radio show, Sandyland. Amber has performed her own solo shows in New York City & New Orleans, as well as The TBA Festival, Treefort Festival, Outsider Festival, Jazz and Blues Festival in Altomonte, Italy, and has recurring NYC residencies at Alan Cumming’s Club Cumming, Joe’s Pub and The Cutting room. Amber continues to evolve as writer, curator, choreographer and star of her own performances, The Days of My Lives & Three Women: Joplin, Midler & Nyro (solo Artist residency at Joe’s Pub, NYC), Hi! (Best solo Performance Grammy Award), Wigshop, Stoned Soul: In Love with Laura Nyro (residency at Feinstein’s/54 Below) and Janis: Undead (a continuing U.s./Int’l tour). she is also touring her original album, A.M. Gold, including 2 songs featured in John Cameron Mitchell’s recent film, How to Talk to Girls at Parties.
JUSTIN CRAIG
(Music director & Guitarist) is a Grammy nominated record producer, composer, and NYC-based musical director (Hedwig and the Angry Inch --- Broadway and first national tour). Coming up in pop / rock, he spent years writing, recording, and touring with artists and bands all over the world. After relocating to NYC in 2011 he began orchestrating and performing in musical theatre productions in addition to his studio work as producer and musician. Additionally, he has worked in film as a composer, score mixer, and performing multi-instrumentalist (How to Talk to Girls at Parties, The Nice Guys, Match, Admission, Lovelace, Little Fockers, more...).
MATT DUNCAN
has worked as a professional musician for over a decade in various capacities, most often as a bass player and a singer/songwriter/producer. He played bass as “Jacek” in the Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and continued that role during the national tour that followed. Duncan’s solo albums are enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of fans on streaming services every month, and he continues to play bass with major touring acts. Duncan got his start playing in punk, jazz, and folk bands in Lexington, Kentucky before moving to NYC in 2014 to join the Hedwig cast. Although he frequently moonlights as a saxophonist and keyboard player, his love for the interplay of rhythm and melody always brings him back to the bass, his true instrumental love.
ERIK BERGRIN
is a costume designer and fiber artist based in NYC. His work has been featured in galleries and museums such as Marlborough Contemporary, The State Historical Museum in Moscow, Envoy Enterprise Gallery, David Fierman Gallery, AC Institute, The Society of Arts and Crafts in Boston, a banner of his work flying in the Garment district NYC, HERE arts, and many more. He has designed costumes for shows such as John Cameron Mitchell’s ”Origin of Love” tour, “Goodbar,” at the Public Theater, and musicians such as Lady Gaga and Peaches. His costume designs have been featured in tv shows such as, “America’s Next Top Model,” and “Make Me A Supermodel,” and highlighted in films such as, “Violet Tendencies.” Erik’s creations have been in articles and publications such as Dazed and Confused, Zink, NY Times, NY Mag, Star, King Kong, Zoo, Dust, Bullett, ODDA, and many more.