CHARLES BLOOM (Composer/Lyricist/Librettist) is originally from Los Angeles. He studied Theory and composition at NYU. 

Among the long list of artists to perform/record his songs are: Patti LuPone, Mandy Patinkin, Michael Feinstein, Christine Ebersole, Cheyenne Jackson, Jason Graae, Vicki Lewis, Bronson Norris Murphy and George Dvorsky.

For the theatre, he has written the book, music and lyrics to Pablo (about the young life of Picasso), Insomnia, Heaven Knows and the score to This Will All Be Yours (Book by Laura Pedersen). 

His recordings include PABLO (Directed by Stephen Nachamie) and IN HERE: Music and Lyrics by Charles Bloom. Both were recorded by a 20-piece piece orchestra with some of Broadway's best and were Produced and Orchestrated by David Snyder). 

Most of his shows have been cast by Jamibeth Margolis who, with HEAVEN KNOWS, is directing his work for the first time and musically directed by Andrew Wheeler for whose long-time support his appreciation cannot be measured....and Merete, thanks for walking with me to school every day for this one.

Mr. Bloom is a member of ASCAP and The Dramatists Guild - charlesbloomusic.com

JAMIBETH MARGOLIS (Director/Casting Director) With nearly twenty years of professional experience in theater and opera, Jamibeth Margolis is a stage director based in New York City with credits at prestigious theaters and opera companies around the US.

Recent theatrical directing credits include: The Good Jew at the United Solo Festival in NYC, National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene’s Broadway: A Jewish American Legacy gala event, The Whole Megillah at 54 Below and Here’s To Life!!! At the Marjorie S. Deane Little Theater in NYC.  She also directed a semi-staged concert production of The Music Man for Pacific Symphony.

Other theatrical credits include Do I Hear a Waltz? and Jekyll and Hyde at the Arvada Center Theater in Denver.  Ms. Margolis worked alongside Tony Award winner Jerry Zaks on the Broadway revival of The Caine Mutiny Court Martial and on A Bad Friend by Jules Feiffer at Lincoln Center Theatre. She also helmed developmental productions and staged readings of new musical works including Save The Palace, A Girl I Know, Owl Creek, Far from the Madding Crowd, Great Googly Moo, and Warsaw.

Member: Lincoln Center Directors Lab.

Education: BA from Ithaca College in Drama/Directing and MFA (In Progress) from the University Of Idaho in Directing. Visit jamibetharts.com for more.

MERETE MUENTER (ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR) Director / Choreographer:  FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – IN YIDDISH – (Associate Director, Off-Broadway  / New World Stages – Director, Joel Grey), THE BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY, (American Theater Group), CHICAGO, TOMMY, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, (Woodstock Playhouse), THEY WALK AMONG US (MITF / Award - Best Choreography), JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR – (European Tour – Assistant Director / Female Swing – Director, Baayork Lee).

Choreography:  Off-Broadway –FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – IN YIDDISH (Assistant Choreographer – Director, Joel Grey), AMERIKE THE GOLDEN LAND (The National Yiddish Theater - Folksbiene), THE GOLDEN BRIDE (Chita Rivera Award Nomination / The National Yiddish Theater - Folksbiene), SOUTH PACIFIC and MAN OF LA MANCHA (Plaza Theatricals), THE KING OF SECOND AVENUE (New Repertory Theater). 

Short Film:  THROUGH THE AGES (Director / Choreographer / Producer), Multiple Film Festival Awards.

Originally from Buffalo, New York.  SUNY Geneseo Graduate.

ANDREW WHEELER (Musical Director) is a musical director, orchestrator, vocal technician and coach. Broadway: Waitress, Shuffle Along. Off-Broadway: Fiddler On The Roof in Yiddish (Dir. Joel Grey, Drama Desk winner), Amerike-The Golden Land, Golden Bride (NYTF; Drama Desk Noms.), Urinetown (Araca), Naked Boys Singing, NEWSical (Theatre Row), Burlesque to Broadway (Tour) & numerous Regional. Albums: Pablo, After Happily Ever After. TV/Film: Monica's Mixing Bowl (w/ John Tartaglia), Triple Threat (feature film available on iTunes). Andrew’s orchestrations are included in the pops touring concert Live From Broadway, and are regularly licensed by orchestras around the country. Orchestrated and supervised a world premiere musical which featured five #1 Billboard Hits, with choreography by Emmy Winner, Tyce Diorio. As a vocal technician and coach, Andrew’s clients work on Broadway, TV, off Broadway and in major tours and concerts.  www.andrewwheeleronline.com

EZEKIEL ANDREW (Steven) A native of the Mississippi Delta, Ezekiel Andrew enjoys a career of both excitement and versatility. He is most grateful to have performed in some of the major regional theaters across the country. Some of his favorite roles include Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Theatre Under the Stars), The Beast, Beauty and the Beast (Syracuse Stage) Jim, Big River (Utah Shakespeare Festival). In November of 2021, he made his Broadway debut with the cast of Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway in New York City.

Ezekiel also enjoys being active as a concert artist, most often creating his own programs and opportunities as he travels from theater to theater.

With a heart for youth and arts education, Ezekiel enjoys giving back to the community by going to high schools and colleges, holding masterclasses and talkbacks to inspire the next generation of artists.

“I am very fortunate to be doing the thing that I love the most, touching the hearts and lives of people through storytelling and song. I am grateful to my family, teachers, and friends who stand with me and support me every step of the way. Thank you and God bless.” #invictus

SHARON AZRIELI (Sadie) OPERA: Metropolitan Opera, Bastille, Sarasota, Carnegie Hall, etc. JAZZ: Catalina’s, Hermann’s, Frankie’s Yardbird Suite, etc. REGIONAL: Mikado, The Merry Widow, La Belle Hélène, Le Doctor Miracle, Rosemarie, Patience, etc. RECORDINGS: Secret Places, New Jewish Music, Fiddler on the Roof, Sharon Azrieli Sings Broadway, Doctor Zhivago, etc. FILM: Irena’s Vow, SHTTL, Stage Mother, Shepherd, Stand!

MATTHEW CURIANO (Vincenzo) is thrilled to be a part of Heaven Knows! Matthew was last seen as Mario DeLuca in the world premiere of Christmas in Connecticut at the Goodspeed Opera House.  Favorite credits: Nostradamus in Something Rotten, Thenardier in Les Miserables, and Lady Enid in The Mystery of Irma Vep. Matthew is also the co-creator of The HomoSapien Experience, a queer sketch comedy platform that operates on Instagram, YouTube, and Tik Tok @thehomosapienexperience

ERIK DAUGHTERMAN (Stagehand/Lucifer/Harold) (he/him) is a recent graduate of Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA.  Favorite recent credits include The Emcee in Cabaret and Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast - both at the Woodstock Playhouse.  Collegiate Credits include Bobby Mills in A Chorus Line, Britt Craig in Parade, and Silvius in As You Like It.  Thanks to Avalon Artists Group, Friends, Family, and Jacob!  Keep up with Erik by visiting his website ErikDaughterman.com

JAMES JACKSON, JR. (God) Most recently seen in White Girl In Danger (Second Stage, The Vineyard Theater).  On Broadway in the TONY Award winning A Strange Loop (Obie Award). Cabaret/Solo - Joe’s Pub, DROM, 54 Below, Chelsea Table + Stage, The Green Room 42, The Provincetown Theater, A.R.T.’s Club Oberon, The Post Office Cabaret, Tin Pan Alley, Lyric Theatre Los Angeles. Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Whistle Down The Wind (National tour). Dreamgirls (DASH Award), Henri Gabler (Exigent), The Wild Party (SpeakEasy Stage). Thank you DGRW. www.TheJamesJacksonJr.com and @JJacksonJr

KELLY LESTER (Caroline) THEATRE: Jan in Woman Of The Year (J2 Spotlight), Fräulein Schneider in Cabaret (Asolo Rep), Denise in The Baker’s Wife (J2 Spotlight), Princess Puffer in The Mystery Of Edwin Drood (CT Repertory Theatre), Mame (Mame), Urinetown (Pennywise), The Spitfire Grill (Hannah), TV: The Blacklist, Law & Order Season 21, Sprung, City On A Hill, Halston, Law & Order: SVU, Angie Tribeca. FILM: Your Place or Mine, Becoming Bond, Mr. Church, J. Edgar. Married to actor Loren Lester, parents of 3 actress-daughters: Julia, Lily, & Jenny. KellyLester.com  @kellylesternyc

STEPHANIE LYNNE MASON (Kate St. Clair) is thrilled to be a part of Heaven Knows.  She recently finished a critically acclaimed run as Hodl in Joel Grey’s celebrated production of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish after having covered the principal daughters in the 2016 Broadway revival directed Bartlett Sher. Other favorite credits include touring the country as Dyanne in Million Dollar Quartet, Louise in Gypsy, and Gussie in Amerike the Golden Land.  Special thanks to Jamibeth, Merete, Charles, Andrew, her incredible family and husband, Drew. @stephanielynnemason

JOSEPH PETERSON (Narrator/Ensemble) recently appeared as the Landowner in Encompass New Opera’s production Angel of the Amazon at The Sheen Center. Other appearances include: Narrator/Ensemble in Save the Palace – Theatre Row, Theban Officer in Martin Halpern’s The Death of Oedipus - The Davenport, Sobieski/Dimitri/Petrov in Michael Strogoff - The Workshop Theater, Albert in It Shoulda Been You – Gallery Players, Lavrov's Associate in When the Blood Ran Red – MITF, Booker in Blood of Angels – Encompass, Dr Carrasco in Man of La Mancha – Theatrezone, Steward in Into the Woods – St Petersburg Opera, & Mr Scary/Glady Gutzman in Junie B Jones - Theaterworks.

JOSEPHINE SANGES (Ethel Merman) is a multi-award winning cabaret and recording artist. Having created several critically acclaimed shows, including tributes to jazz singer Ann Hampton Callaway and legendary composer Harold Arlen, her most recent show THE FUNNY GIRL IN ME honors the legacy of Fanny Brice and the music both written for and inspired by her life. Under the sponsorship of the Mabel Mercer Foundation, she has been a regularly featured artist at Town Hall, Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Her albums, FINDING BEAUTY: The Music of Ann Hampton Callaway and COLOR ME BLUE are available on all major media outlets. www.josephinesanges.com

JOHN WASCAVAGE (Devon) Off-Broadway: I Spy A Spy. National Tour/Canadian Premiere: Murder For Two. Regional credits include: Pittsburgh CLO, Utah Shakespeare Festival, Gulfshore Playhouse and many more. John also wrote and starred in his own web series What A Drag, now streaming on Dekkoo and Amazon Prime Video. Twitter/Instagram: @JohnWascavage

JARED SIX (Stage Manager) (he/him) is thrilled to be stage managing the reading of Heaven Knows. Jared is a New York City-based stage manager hailing from a small town in Ohio, and is thrilled to be working in the Big Apple! He recently graduated from Pace University with his BA in Stage Management. Jared also just recently made his onstage Off-Broadway debut and is currently in Friends! The Musical Parody as Gunther as well as being the assistant stage manager. Some of his most recent stage management credits include: Bonjour Mon Amour (PSM), Good Jew (PSM), The Chechens (PSM), and the Second Stage Theater Gala (PA). He hopes you enjoy the show!

MEREDITH HODDESON (Covid Safety and Casting Assistant) Is beyond delighted to be a part of the Heaven Knows team!

Casting Assistant credits include: Harmony: A New Musical (Off-Broadway and upcoming Broadway production), Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish (2022), The Sorceress (NYTF),

Plaza Theatrical: Mamma Mia, Guys and Dolls, Forever Plaid, Grumpy Old Men, Man of La Mancha.

Covid Safety credits include: Harmony (NYTF and Off-Broadway Cast Album Recording), Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, The Garden of the Finzi-Continis, Shoyn Tsayt (NYTF concert)

Education: BA in Arts Management with a Minor in Jewish Studies from SUNY Purchase