Richard Rodgers' contribution to the musical theatre of his day was extraordinary, and his influence on the musical theatre of today and tomorrow is legendary. His career spanned more than six decades, his hits ranging from the silver screens of Hollywood to the bright lights of Broadway, London and beyond. He was the recipient of countless awards, including Pulitzers, Tonys, Oscars, Grammys and Emmys. He wrote more than 900 published songs and 40 Broadway musicals. Richard Rodgers collaborated exclusively with Oscar Hammerstein II on such musicals as Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King And I, Pipe Dream and The Sound of Music.

Oscar Hammerstein II was born on July 12, 1895 in New York City. His father, William, was a theatre manager and for many years director of Hammerstein's Victoria, the most popular vaudeville theatre of its day. His uncle, Arthur Hammerstein, was a successful Broadway producer and his grandfather, Oscar Hammerstein, a famous opera impresario.Hammerstein started writing lyrics for the Columbia University Varsity shows while studying law. His earliest works included musical comedies written with a Columbia undergraduate seven years his junior named Richard Rodgers. The Rodgers & Hammerstein partnership began with Oklahoma! (1943). Like Hammerstein's Show Boat and Rodgers & Hart's Pal Joey, the first Rodgers & Hammerstein musical was a groundbreaking milestone, blending musical comedy and operetta into a whole new genre - the musical play. Oklahoma! was also the start of the most successful partnership in Broadway history and was followed by Carousel, Allegro, South Pacific, The King And I, Me And Juliet, Pipe Dream, Flower Drum Song and The Sound of Music. Rodgers & Hammerstein wrote one musical specifically for the big screen - State Fair - and one for television - Cinderella. Collectively, their musicals have garnered dozens of awards including: Pulitzer Prizes; Tonys, Oscars, Emmys, and Grammys; and Drama Desk, Drama Critics’ Circle, Outer Critics’ Circle, Laurence Olivier, and Evening Standard Awards.

As a sole playwright/librettist, he has earned five Tony nominations and one Olivier nomination. Beane’s plays are The Little Dog Laughed, As Bees in Honey Drown, The Nance, Shows For Days, Music From A Sparkling Planet, The Country Club, Advice From A Caterpillar and The Cartells. His musicals are Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Lysistrata Jones, Sister Act and Xanadu. He has written the libretto for the Metropolitan Opera's Die Fledermaus, which is currently in their repertory, and the summer show at Radio City Music Hall.

Danny Troob is an American arranger, orchestrator, musician, and composer, who worked on many Disney productions ranging from film and theatre. Troob was born in 1949 and made his debut at Carnegie Hall at age 12 with an orchestral work orchestrated by himself and conducted by Leopold Stokowski. He began his career on and off Broadway as an orchestrator and arranger for shows, like Side by Side by Sondheim, Pacific Overtures, Footloose, Shrek The Musical, and Rodgers + Hammerstien's Cinderella were he won a Drama Desk Award. He also worked on revivals of Little Shop of Horrors, The Pajama Game, Gypsy, and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Along with fellow associates Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and David Friedman, Troob worked on the Disney Renaissance films Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Pocahontas, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Outside of Disney, he contributed to Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Shining Through, Last Action Hero, Cousin Bette, and The Producers.