JasonZach Fischer

is making his NYMF debut in Jason & Ben. Originally trained in Shakespeare, Zach has appeared at the Asolo Repertory Theatre, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Illinois Shakespeare Festival, Virginia Stage Company and Tax Deductible Theatre Company (New York). Television credits include Law & Order and the upcoming Variety SHAC Show for the Adult Swim network. A graduate of Florida State University's MFA program, Zach performs his own music at clubs around the city with the creatively named Zach Fischer Band.

BenWill Taylor

has appeared on Broadway in A Chorus Line (Bobby), La Cage aux Folles (Phaedra), The Producers and 42nd Street. Also in NYC, Will has appeared in many workshops and benefits, including Liberace: The Musical, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (Actor's Fund) and Terrence McNally's The Lisbon Traviata. Will is originally from Charlotte, NC and is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. A singer/songwriter himself, Will is thrilled to be making his NYMF debut in Jason & Ben!

Book, Music and LyricsMatthew Loren Cohen Matthew Loren Cohen is a classically trained pianist with a BA in music from Florida State University. He is co-creator of and music director for New York City's award-winning, original improvised musical, The Next Big Broadway Musical! He also music directs The Nuclear Family, an improvised musical that enjoyed an eight-month off-Broadway run. He composed the music for and music directed Hello, Boys!, an award-nominated, original revue. He has also composed original music for productions of The Comedy of Errors, The Crucible and The Skriker. As well, Matthew is a published author, whose stories have been seen in several journals and compilations. He has performed at such New York institutions as Birdland, Joe's Pub, PS 122, HERE, Pete's Candy Store and The Bitter End.

DirectorJames Beaudry

James Beaudry is a director and choreographer with an MFA from Mills College. James has staged over 30 professional productions including West Side Story, Cats, Hair, 42nd Street, Urinetown, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, White Christmas, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Footloose, Fame, Singin' in the Rain, and You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown at theaters around the country. Original works include Rodgers and Hammerstein's Xenophobia! in San Francisco and Eleanor Rigby Died in a Church in New York. Recently, he choreographed the world premiere and off-Broadway productions of Mark Twain's Blues. Other credits include NYMF, Ace of Clubs, Opera on Tap, Tada!, The Guggenheim, MOC Musicals. James and his work have been featured in Backstage, Dance Magazine and Dance Spirit Magazine. He is a resident director at the Timber Lake Playhouse in Illinois and the co-founder and artistic director of Launch Pad Theater. www.jamesbeaudry.com

Music DirectorAdam Wachter

New York: Perez Hilton Saves the Universe (Fringe); Keenan-Bolger3 (Ars Nova); 22nd Annual BCEFA Easter Bonnet Competition (Minskoff); Alive at Ten (NYU); I'm Kind of a Big Deal (Laurie Beechman Spotlight Series). Regional: ...Spelling Bee (BSC and NSMT); The World Goes 'Round, Hameko and Lulu (BSC); Anything Goes, Footloose, Jekyll & Hyde, Smokey Joe's Cafe (TBTS). Music Supervisor of the hit YouTube musical series The Battery's Down, and proud University of Michigan graduate.