STEVE SOLOMON (Performer, Creator) a native of Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, is happy to bring his show My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy!, home to New York City. Prior to his engagement at the Little Shubert Theatre, Steve Solomon (and the voices of his mishuginah family and friends) have played to sold out houses in 49 cities throughout the United States and Canada, at venues including the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach, the Broward Center in Ft. Lauderdale, the Brentwood Theatre in Los Angeles, the Hilton and Resorts International Hotel and Casinos in Atlantic City, the Winter Garden in Toronto and the Place des Arts in Montreal. Steve would like to thank Kenny DiCamillo of the William Morris Agency for his belief in the show and his wonderful support from the beginning. And, a very special thanks to Jane Evers for her faith and trust in Steve and his work for all these years.

PAUL KREPPEL (Steve) is best known as lounge lizard Sonny Mann in the ’80s sitcom “It’s a Living.” Other TV appearances include “ER” and “That ’70s Show!” as Jackie’s Dad. His NY acting credits include Joseph Papp’s NY Shakespeare Festival at The Public, Lincoln Center and Delacorte theatres, as well as Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh!; Godspell; The Proposition; and Joseph…Dreamcoat. He has appeared at Williamstown Theatre Festival, The Berkshire Theatre Festival, Studio Arena and Los Angeles’ Reprise and Mark Taper Forum. Mr. Kreppel and his WetRock Entertainment partner Murphy Cross are 2007 Tony Award nominees as co-conceivers/directors/producers of Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! Thanks Mom, Dad, Will, Molly, Murphy, Abby K and Steve S!

JOHN BOWAB (Director) is currently directing the Broadway-bound tour of James Kirkwood’s Legends starring Joan Collins and Linda Evans. An associate producer on the original Gwen Verdon Sweet Charity, he produced and/or directed dozens of Charitys including Chita Rivera, Juliet Prowse and Debbie Allen. He directed three tours of Mame starring Angela Lansbury after serving as associate producer on the original Mame; The Unsinkable Molly Brown 1990/91 tour starring Debbie Reynolds; the Town Hall concert versions of She Loves Me starring Madeline Kahn and Rita Moreno; and Knickerbocker Holiday starring Richard Kiley. Mr. Bowab directed over 140 road productions including Lana Turner’s 40 Carats debut, An Evening with George Burns and Carol Channing, Patricia Morison’s Pal Joey, Lois Nettleton’s Cole and Julie Wilson’s national tour of A Little Night Music. In L.A., he directed Show Boat at the Hollywood Bowl, Gentlemen Prefer Blonds and Call Me Madam for Reprise, The Sunshine Boys with Ed Asner, Driving Miss Daisy with Nanette Fabray, Arthur Miller’s “Creation…” starring James Cromwell and Robert Guillaume and most recently the award-winning musical The Night of the Hunter, for which he received a best director award. In television, he’s directed over 450 episodics including “The Cosby Show,” “The Facts of Life,” “Bosom Buddies,” “Soap,” “Benson,” “Bonnie Hunt,” “The Wayans Brothers,” “Who’s the Boss,” “Ellen,” “Jamie Foxx” and the pilot for the Mike Nichols-produced “The Thorns.” Specials include Jay Leno, Bob Hope, The Tonight Show and HBO’s “Groucho” starring Gabe Kaplan. His charitable activities include The Thalians, Desert AIDS Project, Planned Parenthood and the tribute to Angela Lansbury by The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles. His numerous AIDS benefit evenings at his Hollywood Hills home include such notable cabaret performers as Rosemary Clooney, Barbara Cook, Lanie Kazan, Andrea Marcovicci and Julie Wilson. With Martin Wiviott, he is repeating the success of these evenings in the glamorous lobby of Hollywood’s Pantages Theatre benefiting The Actors’ Fund. Debuting in the fall of 2006 stars include Brian Stokes Mitchell, Peter Gallagher and Valerie Pettiford.

RAY KLAUSEN (Scenic Designer) has designed over 350 shows for theatre and television in England, Monte Carlo, Germany, Mexico, Australia and Canada. Broadway: On Golden Pond (currently on tour), Brooklyn the Musical, Big River, Comedy Tonight, Waiting in the Wings and Bea Arthur on Broadway. Off-Broadway: Pete ‘n’ Keely. Regional theatre: The Mark Taper Forum (five shows), St Louis Rep (three), The Kennedy Center (six) directed by Debbie Allen, Prince Music Theatre (two) and Reprise! in Los Angeles (three). Other productions: Jazz Legs in Berlin; Jubilee! at Bally’s Grand, Las Vegas; Hello Hollywood, Hello! at the MGM Grand in Reno; My Favorite Broadway at City Center and at Carnegie Hall, NYC. Big River at the Deaf West Theater in Los Angeles (Los Angeles Drama Critic’s Circle and Ovation awards) and at the Mark Taper in Los Angeles. His television credits include sets for Diana Ross, Martha Graham, Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli, Ann-Margret, Elton John, Princess Grace, Barbra Streisand, Madonna and yes, even Elvis. He created the set designs for 27 American Music Awards, six Academy Awards, ten Kennedy Center Honors, 11 American Film Institute Tributes, two Tony Awards, a Night of 100 Stars and series for the Smothers Brothers, Pearl Bailey, Sammy Davis Jr., Andy Williams and Cher. He is the recipient of three Emmy Awards and 11 nominations as well as the Hoffman Eminent Scholar Chair from Florida State University. He is a graduate of the Yale School of Drama. www.rayklausen.com

BRIAN NASON (Lighting Design) Broadway: On Golden Pond, Fortune’s Fool, Taller Than a Dwarf, 1776, Metamorphosis with Mikhail Baryshnikov (Tony nom.), A Month in the Country (OCC nom.), Arthur Miller’s Broken Glass, 3Penny Opera with Sting, M. Butterfly, Cyrano: The Musical. Off-Broadway: The Hairy Ape; Southern Comforts; Philadelphia, Here I Come; Beowulf the Musical; After the Ball; Dream a Little Dream; Showtune; Bailegangaire; The Dog Problem; The Picture of Dorian Gray; The Cripple of Inishmaan; Neat (AUDELCO nom.); Cellini; Four Dogs and a Bone; The Cocoanuts; Grace and Glorie; Richard II (AUDELCO nom.); Durang, Durang; Amphigorey; Pretty Fire; Cantorial (OCC nom.); Advice From a Caterpillar. Opera: Dead Man Walking, Salome (NYCO) and West Side Story (La Scala, Beirut, Japan). TV/film/special events: “Great Performances,” “Live From Carnegie Hall,” “American Playhouse Presents O Pioneers!,” Sing (Tri-Star feature), The Big Apple Circus Stage Show (dir., Tony Walton) and The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber (Kennedy Center).

CARL CASELLA (Sound Design) More than 25 years of experience as a recording engineer and audio and video designer. A member of Sound Associates Inc., he is also developing advanced digital stage monitoring technologies for use in Broadway and legit theatres. His Broadway/Off-Broadway Sound Design and Consulting credits include the upcoming Sister Act (Pasadena Playhouse), Tale of Two Cities (Broadway), Frankenstein the Musical (national tour) and Leap of Faith (Broadway). Recent credits include Legends (Broadway); Southern Comforts (Off-Broadway); The ’60s Project (Goodspeed); Ring of Fire (Broadway); A Broadway Diva Christmas (Off-Broadway); A Mother, a Daughter and a Gun (Off-Broadway); Sly Fox (Broadway); Latinologues (Broadway); Once Around the Sun (Off-Broadway); Sexaholix (Broadway); Little Shop of Horrors (Broadway and national tour); A Raisin in the Sun (Broadway); They Wrote That? (Off-Broadway); The Joys of Sex (Off-Broadway); Adult Entertainment (Off-Broadway); Showstoppers 2004 (Avery Fisher Hall); The Roots Pay Per View (Webster Hall); Embedded (Live Production Recordings); Providence Performing Arts Center; and Manhattan School of Music. Love to Karen, Andy, Chelsea & Kylie.

RODGER HESS (Producer) Broadway and Off-Broadway credits include Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Wait Until Dark, 1776, Annie 20th Anniversary production, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jelly’s Last Jam, Leader of the Pack, The Five O’Clock Girl, My Old Lady, Water Coolers, Cowgirls, Fallen Angel, Potholes, Blame It on the Movies, How I Got That Story. On tour, Hess has produced The Tin Pan Alley Rag, Annie (current), Swing, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, Finian’s Rainbow, A Chorus Line, Evita, Elvis: A Musical Celebration. Hess also created and produced the worldwide arena touring shows starring the Warner Bros. and DC Comics Inc. cartoon characters. Nintendo World Championships, The Pueblo…Arena Stage, Washington D.C., ABC-TV (Emmy Award).

ABBY KOFFLER (Producer) With 25 years experience as an Arts Presenter in South Florida, this is the first time out for Abby as a Producer. Abby met Steve five years ago while he was doing stand-up comedy. After many lunches and long talks, they became good friends. Recognizing Steve’s enormous potential and his ability to do more with his talent, she prodded him to work with her to create a vehicle that would better showcase those abilities and, as Steve remembers it, she gave him only two hours to come up with a title for it. Together they created the title and the concept of My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy! After over four years, a lot of hard work, and a very successful road tour, their dream of presenting the show in New York has come alive! Abby would like to thank Rodger Hess for “teaching me everything I needed to know about Broadway producing,” John Loesser for his invaluable friendship, and a very special thank you to her husband, Ben, for dealing with it “all.” Abby and Howard Rapp, principals of I’m In Therapy, Inc., continue to manage Steve’s career.

HOWARD RAPP & ARNOLD GRAHAM (Producers) are principals of Charles Rapp Enterprises, a New York-based entertainment planning organization which was founded in 1935 by Charlie Rapp. Charlie made his mark by developing new talent and booking shows for more than 100 resort hotels which flourished during the pre- and post-World War II years in the Catskill Mountains. Charlie Rapp is credited with helping to develop the careers of Milton Berle, Jackie Mason, Jan Murray, Red Buttons, Neil Sedaka, Norm Crosby, Sid Caesar and many others. Howard Rapp joined the company full-time in 1969 after working every summer since his 13th birthday. Arnold Graham joined in 1970 after working many years with his father, Sam, in the entertainment business. After the death of Charlie Rapp in 1974, Howard and Arnold took charge and together they have brought the company into the modern era of show business, helping to develop the careers of new talent such as Robert Klein, David Brenner, Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, Paul Reiser, Arsenio Hall, Jay Leno and many more. They are also credited with bringing first-time appearances in the Catskill Mountains area for such stars as George Burns, Bob Hope and Nell Carter. Today with offices in New York and Florida, the highly respected entertainment consultant and management firm has grown far beyond its humble beginnings. Howard and Arnold are both very excited to be members of the production team of My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy.

LEAH & ED FRANKEL (Producers) have been theatre lovers for more than 40 years and have been active supporters of the Roundabout Theatre for over 30 years. Since retiring, they have become even more involved in theatrical activities. Recent projects include Fiddler on the Roof and Once Around the Sun, a new musical which premiered Off-Broadway last year and is scheduled for Broadway shortly. Additionally, they were involved in the Broadway revival of Neil Simon’s Barefoot in the Park.

CAROL & ARNOLD CAVIAR (Associate Producers) are newcomers to the Broadway and Off-Broadway scene. They have, however, produced numerous shows at venues in Kansas City, KS, where they reside. As Arnold put it about Steve, “…the minute I saw the show, I knew I had to get involved.” Indeed he did: within days he had signed a deal to bring My Mother’s Italian, My Father’s Jewish & I’m in Therapy to his venue in Kansas City. When not involved with shows, Carol and Arnold keep busy overseeing their business, The Liberty Fruit Company, and its subsidiaries, including Carol’s Cuts and Mary’s Pride. The company has grown to be one of the largest distributors of fresh fruits and vegetables in the Midwest.

JAMIE ROG (Production Stage Manager) has been working as a stage manager in and around New York for the last five years. Currently she is the resident stage manager for Beyond the Wall Productions as well as a tour manager for Lincoln Center Institute. She holds a B.F.A. from Syracuse University. Love and thanks to family and friends.

AURORA PRODUCTIONS (Production Management) Recent productions include The Vertical Hour, Spamalot London, Kiki and Herb, Rufus Wainwright at Carnegie Hall, Faith Healer, The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Three Days of Rain, Jacques Brel…, Bridge and Tunnel, Red Light Winter, Chita Rivera: The Dancer’s Life, Spamalot (NY, tour, Las Vegas), Doubt (NY and tour). Other projects include Caroline, or Change; Shockheaded Peter; Fiddler on the Roof; The Retreat from Moscow; Golda’s Balcony; The Graduate; The Full Monty; Man of La Mancha; Proof; True West; Art; Titanic; and Tommy. Gene O’Donovan, Ben Heller, Bethany Weinstein, Tuesday Curran and Melissa Mazdra are Aurora Productions.

RICHARDS/CLIMAN, INC. (RCI) (General Manager) David R. Richards and Tamar Haimes currently manage Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris, Jewtopia, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother and the Twelve Angry Men tour. They have also managed on Broadway: The Lieutenant of Inishmore, Bridge & Tunnel, The Glass Menagerie, Primo, Little Women, Say Goodnight Gracie, Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks, The Look of Love, “Master Harold”…, Jane Eyre, More to Love and Annie. Off-Broadway: The Exonerated, The Ark, The Thing About Men and Dinner With Friends. National tours: Say Goodnight Gracie, Annie and The Exonerated.

KEITH SHERMAN & ASSOCIATES (Press Representative) represents a diverse clientele in entertainment, lifestyles and corporate industries. KSA has worked on 200 Broadway, Off-Broadway and touring productions as well as the Tony Awards for 18 years. The company has publicized dozens of films for Focus Features, Universal Pictures, Lions Gate and Roadside Attractions and did the unit publicity for Sarah Jessica Parker’s Spinning Into Butter. In television, KSA has represented dozens of programs for the networks, cable outlets and PBS. Clients include Olympic Gold Medalist Brian Boitano, The Onion, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Columbia University, Bolshoi Ballet, Hertz, Sony, Architectural Digest, New York Marriott Marquis and The New York Times.

LEANNE SCHANZER PROMOTIONS, INC. (LSP) (Marketing/Promotions) is a unique marketing and promotions company, celebrating its 25th Anniversary representing the theatrical and entertainment community. LSP creates and implements multi-faceted integrated marketing campaigns, consisting of media placement, targeted promotions, grass roots outreach and special events. LSP’s customized strategic services have consistently delivered heightened brand awareness and improved ticket sales for over 200 Broadway and Off-Broadway productions and various entertainment venues. A few of the productions and venues she is currently representing: Hairspray, The Producers, The Fantasticks, Evil Dead: The Musical, Jewtopia, Stomp, A Jew Grows in Brooklyn, 25 Questions for a Jewish Mother and the New Jersey Performing Arts Center.