David Yazbek is a writer, composer and lyricist. Previous musicals includeThe Full Monty, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. A graduate of Brown University, he received an Emmy Award as part of the writing team on the Late Show with David Letterman.

Itamar Moses 's plays include Outrage, Bach at Leipzig, Celebrity Row, The Four of Us, Yellowjackets and Completeness. Previous musicals includeNobody Loves You (with Gaby Alter) and Fortress of Solitude (with Michael Friedman). TV credits include TNT's Men of a Certain Age, HBO's Boardwalk Empire and WGN's Outsiders.