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Michael Greif

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Michael Greif most recently directed the Tony Award-winning musical Dear Evan Hansen at the Music Box Theatre and War Paint at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway. Additional Broadway credits include Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent, Grey Gardens, Tony Award-nominated Next to Normal, Never Gonna Dance and If/Then. Off-Broadway, he’s received Obie Awards for Machinal and Dogeaters at The Public Theater; and Rent at New York Theatre Workshop. Greif holds a B.S. from Northwestern University and an M.F.A. from the University of California, San Diego.

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Actress and musician Kiersey Clemons recently was cast in the upcoming feature installment of The Flash franchise as the iconic “Iris West.” Her other credits include the hit Sundance film Hearts Beat Loud, Dope, Transparent, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, Flatliners and Easy. Additionally, she is currently shooting the starring role of “Darling” in the upcoming live-action feature Lady and the Tramp, and will join the cast on the upcoming season of Angie Tribeca.

Alex Rudzinski

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Over the past three years, Alex Rudzinski has set a precedent for directing and producing visually stunning and original live events and musicals. Rudzinski won two Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special, for his work on FOX’s Grease: Live. Later that year, he served as director and co-executive producer of Hairspray Live!, for which he earned an Emmy Award nomination in the category of Special Class Program. In 2017, Rudzinski was the Live Television Director for A Christmas Story Live! on FOX, and for Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert, which has a record 13 Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Direction for a Dramatic Special. Since June 2005, Rudzinski has directed 400 live shows of Dancing with the Stars, piloting the show to huge acclaim at the BBC in England before bringing the format to the U.S. His other credits include World of Dance, The X Factor, Video Music Awards, and FOX’s The Masked Singer.