CREATIVE TEAM

GEORGE REINBLATT (Book, Lyrics, Co-Composer)

George Reinblatt writes musicals and roast jokes (and yes… he is the only person who does both). George has written for multiple Comedy Central Roasts including the Roasts of Justin Bieber, Bruce Willis, James Franco, and Rob Lowe. Other select television writing credits include: Roast Battle (Comedy Central), Roast Battle Canada (CTV), The Burn (Comedy Central), Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals (Comedy Central), NBC New Year’s Eve (NBC), Mr. D (CBC), Just For Laughs (CBC), The MuchMusic Video Awards (MUCH), and more. George has written comedy for the likes of Steve Martin, Seth Rogen, Snoop Dogg, Martha Stewart, Kevin Hart, John Cleese, Kelly Ripa, Blake Griffin, Jewel, Steve-O, Joan Rivers, plus many more. And if that’s not enough, George also wrote the book, lyrics, and co-composed a cult musical where the audience gets drenched in blood (it’s Evil Dead The Musical, in case that wasn’t obvious).

OFFICIAL GEORGE REINBLATT WEBSITE: www.georgesdotcom.com

CHRISTOPHER BOND (Original Director, Co-Composer Additional Lyrics)

Christopher Bond is a writer & director from Toronto, Canada. Chris is still honored to have been a creative partner in this musical bloodbath since its inception in 2002. Besides his music, lyrical and development contributions, Chris has directed every large-scale production of Evil Dead, the Musical in North America for the last 20 years, including the show’s US debut Off-Broadway, its return to Canada at the Diesel Playhouse and every national tour. Chris continued to work on irreverent cult horror shows including directing and creating new material for Trey Parker’s Cannibal the Musical (2015 & 2017) and co-writing and directing the official stage adaptation of Night of the Living Dead, where Chris collaborated with horror legend George A. Romero (2013). Other directing credits include, Disenchanted (National Tour), Little Black Dress, (National Tour), We Will Rock You, Forever Plaid, Ghost the Musical, assisting on the North American premiere of Bend it Like Beckham, The Musical. Chris is also a creative lead on theDisney Animation Immersive Experience and co-hosts the We Like Theme Parks Podcast on the Chip & Co. Podcast network.

FRANK CIPOLLA (Co-Composer, Music Supervisor)

Frank Cipolla grew up in a small Canadian town, where the overall lack of things to do left him plenty of time to learn how to play many musical instruments. Though he is very proud that his music has been featured off Broadway, at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Cannes Short Film Festival, he is most honoured to have performed at the music mecca CBGB’s in NYC. He currently lives in Toronto, Canada.

MELISSA MORRIS (Co-Composer)

Melissa Morris is a composer, director, actor, singer, musician, musical director, playwright, and educator. She is a graduate of Music and Drama at Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada and attended Australian National University. Melissa’s career has taken her across North America and the Caribbean, where she has had the pleasure of working at Toronto City Opera, Nightwood Theatre, Chemainus Theatre, Drayton Festival, Theatre Orangeville, Port Hope Festival, Thousand Islands Playhouse, Stirling Theatre, Upper Canada Playhouse, Orillia Opera House, Gravenhurst Opera House, Theatre Collingwood, Theatre Kingston, Royal Conservatory of Music and on a cruise ship. She was Resident Musical Director/Composer at St Lawrence Shakespeare Festival for 10 seasons and has directed and musical directed at different companies in Canada. Her one-woman musical, Sweetheart, had a successful premiere in Kingston and online. She is a proud faculty member at Queen’s University, and runs her own private vocal studio in Toronto, Canada, where she teaches and coaches singers and actors of all ages.