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Our Team
Meet our team of artists and collaborators, working together to create accessible meaningful new theatre and share it with the world
Laurie Glodowski, Founder/CEO
Laurie is a producer, award winning director/choreographer, Founder/CEO of 42nd Parallel Productions, LLC, Co-Founder/CEO of 35th Parallel Productions LLC, Executive Producer of the St. Louis Fringe Festival, Partner at Alexis Funds, and Guest Faculty at NYU Tisch School of the Arts. Productions on Broadway include the Tony Award winning productions of: The Ferryman, The Band’s Visit, Hello, Dolly!, and Hadestown. Also on Broadway: Tina, Come From Away, Height of the Storm, The Lifespan of a Fact, Lempicka, The Front Page, The Glass Menagerie, Tuck Everlasting, and Les Liaisons Dangereuses. International titles include: Jersey Boys (AUS), The Book of Mormon (AUS).
Off Broadway: The Bengson’s Hundred Days (Lucille Lortel nom. Outstanding Musical/Drama League Award nom. Outstanding production of a Musical) Select Regional Director/Choreography credits include: Velvet Over Steel, The Producers, Singin' in the Rain (Winner, Best Choreography/Nom. Best Director), The Full Monty (Winner, Best Choreography), The Wizard of Oz (Nom. Best Choreography), Urinetown, and Little Shop of Horrors. Projects in development include Little Dancer, Clicquot: A Revolutionary Musical, Tambora: The Lost Kingdom, My Pet Dragon, and Alexis Funds I, II, and III.
Anita Waxman, Producer
Anita Waxman has won multiple Tony Awards and produced Pulitzer Prize winning plays. Current/Upcoming: Height of the Storm, Tina, Lempicka, Terra Firma, Marie, and The Library. Selected Past Productions: Hello Dolly! (Tony Award), Escape to Margaritaville, The Band’s Visit (Tony Award), Cabaret (Tony Award), The Real Thing (Tony Award), One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (Tony Award), Topdog/Underdog (Pulitzer Prize), The Young Man from Atlanta (Pulitzer Prize), Dr. Zhivago, Enron, Mrs. Klein, The Front Page, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, A Little Night Music, Electra, Jesus Christ Superstar, A Moon For The Misbegotten, and Present Laughter.
Anita is also the Co-founder and Director of Ceras Health and has been involved with healthcare technology and the development of new modalities that have changed the course of medicine over the past thirty-five years.
Anita is the founder of Alexis Productions: https://www.alexisprod.com/
Frank Galgano & Matt Castle
Multi-faceted theater artists who work primarily as musical arrangers, orchestrators, and music supervisors. Favorite projects include: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Seas the Adventure (Disney Cruise Line), Scotland, PA (Roundabout), Found (Atlantic Theater Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, IAMA), Into the Woods (Roundabout/Fiasco), String (Village Theatre), Chick Flick the Musical (off-Broadway), Once Upon a Mattress starring Jackie Hoffmann and Lypsinka (Transport Group), A Dog Story (off-Broadway), The Elf on the Shelf and American Girl Live! (Mills Entertainment), Up and Away (Pittsburgh CLO), Kris Kringle (Town Hall, Proctors), The Donner Party, and A Little Princess (Sacramento); and many new works for TheaterWorksUSA, Kennedy Center, and George Street Playhouse.
The duo has also written arrangements for all kinds of wonderful performers including Kristin Chenoweth, Cynthia Erivo, Santino Fontana, Carole King, Aloe Blacc, Heidi Blickenstaff, Beth Leavel, Deborah Vogt, Debra Monk, Randy Newman, and Randy Rainbow – to drop a few names! Frank & Matt are currently writing book, music, and lyrics for a new musical based on the upcoming indie film From Brooklyn to Boca by Sharon Pfeiffer and Deni B. Sher. They are also working with bookwriter/lyricist Barry Harman to complete an unfinished show begun with the late Keith Herrmann. Next up, they’re composing the score for their first documentary film! www.brainstormtheatrics.com
42nd Parallel Productions is proud to work with:
Brainstorm Live Entertainment
Brainstorm Live Entertainment was founded in 2024 by Frank Galgano and Steven Johnston, Esq. to produce theatrical productions, license theatrical works, and more. We create a space where artists and investors connect to create impactful, diverse, and meaningful art. www.brainstormliveentertainment.com
Jack Thomas
A producer who has mounted plays on Broadway, Off Broadway, and in London’s West End. New York: Tuck Everlasting; Piece of My Heart; Mothers & Sons (Tony nom. Best Play 2014); Ann; Freud’s Last Session, (Best Play 2011); Triassic Parq (Best Musical – Ovation Awards 2013); Colin Quinn Long Story Short; Desire Under the Elms; The 49 Project (Best Playwright, 2009), Almost, Maine; Our Lady of 121st Street. Chicago & LA: Freud’s Last Session. West End: Fiddler on the Roof (Olivier nom. Best Musical Revival); Summer and Smoke.
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