THE CREATIVE TEAM
SEAN MATTHEW WHITEFORD
(Book, Music & Lyrics)
It was Sean's lifelong obsession with 1980s culture and rock musicals that led to the birth of his own creation, I WAS A TEENAGE SHE-DEVIL. Sean Matthew Whiteford has been a professional performer, producer, and vocal coach based in New York’s Hudson Valley for over 20 years. From 2005 to 2020, he served as Artistic Director and Co-Founder of Castaway Productions, his own rock-and-roll theatrical company. As a performer, Sean has played the role of “Lonny” in ROCK OF AGES on the Norwegian Breakaway (directed by original Broadway director Kristin Hanggi), reprising the role at the El Dorado Showroom in Reno, and later directing its regional debut in Rhinebeck, NY. Other selected credits include title roles in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR (which has received nearly 300k views on YouTube) & HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH, Frank N Furter in THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, and Woof in Remember Jones’ 50th Anniversary Concert of HAIR alongside Tony nominee Constantine Maroulis.
He continues to write original funky anthems for SMW & THE HOUSE PARTY BAND, and recently composed the scores for his first two feature films, THE VORD and DEB & SETH SAVE THE WORLD. He is also the frontman of GET ZEP!, his collaboration with award-winning trio SUPER 400. Sean has been featured onstage with Judy Kang (Lady Gaga's violinist), The Harlem Gospel Choir, Remember Jones, Marc Martel, Corey Feldman, Joey Eppard, Jessie’s Girl, Party Rock, Rock N' Roll Debauchery, and the Virtual Journey Band on YouTube, where his performances have been praised by several members of JOURNEY. Fun fact: Sean is also the mind behind @videotreasures on Instagram, a popular VHS lover account! @seanmatthewwhiteford
RACHEL KLEIN
(Director & Choreographer)
Rachel is a NYC based director specializing in new musical development. West End: Bettie Page Queen of Pinups, the Musical in concert at the Lyric Theatre (starring EastEnders' Shona McGarty). Off-Broadway direction: The Gospel According to Heather (Theatre 555; starring Katey Sagal); Red Roses, Green Gold (Minetta Lane Theatre/ft. the music of the Grateful Dead); Around the World in 80 Days (The Davenport Theatre); The Anthem (Lynn Redgrave Theatre); The Opposite of Love (Royal Performing Arts Space). Selected NYC: Tink! (NYMF); More Than All the World (Theatre for the New City); Circus of Circus (The House of Yes). Selected Regional: Spells of the Sea at the Kennedy Center as part of the 2024 season (under the leadership of Deborah Rutter); Esther: A New Dance Musical (starring Sharna Burgess of Dancing With the Stars); The Suffragist (starring Nancy Opel), Dead Certain (composer: Air Supply's Graham Russell); 54 the Musical (starring Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and Frankie Grande). Selected Workshops & Readings: Big Famous (the story of the infamous Polka Ponzi scheme at New 42); The Trouble with Dead Boyfriends, High Priest (Paul Iacono’s meditation on the Warhol Factory); Helen (Starring Bonnie Milligan), Almost Got 'Em (starring Marc Kudisch, Alison Fraser, and Brooks Ashmanskas); Medusa: A New Pop Opera. Charity: Ms. Klein directed the charity roast of Michael Musto raising funds for the Callen Lorde Community Health Center,featuring Rosie O'Donnell, Bruce Vilanch, Bianca Del Rio, Randy Rainbow, and Jinkx Monsoon. Ms. Klein is a proud member of SDC, founding member of Iconoclast Theatre Collective, guest teaching artist at Fordham University, serves on the New Musical Screening Committee for NAMT, directed Double, Double for Bite Sized Broadway (ft. Richard Kind) and is the Director/Showrunner of the audio series The World to Come (ft. Adrienne Barbeau). http://www.rachelkleindirector.com IG: @rachelklein.theofficial
CLAIRE FEUILLE
(Lead Producer)
Claire Feuille is a Tony-nominated producer and actor based in New York City. With Josh Dooley and Katie North, she is currently Co-Producing OPERATION MINCEMEAT (Tony Nomination, Olivier/ WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Musical) on Broadway and the short film Final Treatment. She is also lead producer on How Not to Fund a Honeymoon (Edinburgh Fringe 2025), and Relative Motion, premiering at London’s Southwark Playhouse in 2026. In 2022, she wrote, produced, and performed in Like Other Girls at Edinburgh Fringe, and she is excited to be returning to the festival in 2025! As an actor, she has trained at Dartmouth College (BA with Honors in Theater, BA with High Honors in Philosophy), LAMDA, and the Powerhouse Theater Training Company. At Dartmouth, she was the Managing Director of the Shakespeare troupe Dartmouth Rude Mechanicals. Selected acting credits include: Only the Dead (D-Day Academy, Normandy), Like Other Girls, How Not to Fund a Honeymoon (Edinburgh Fringe), Waitress (Northern Stage), As You Like It (Powerhouse), and Twelfth Night (LAMDA). www.feuilledooleyproductions.com
JOSH DOOLEY
(Lead Producer)
Josh is a Tony-nominated producer based in New York City. With Claire Feuille and Katie North, he is currently Co-Producing OPERATION MINCEMEAT (Tony Nomination, Olivier/WhatsOnStage Awards for Best Musical) on Broadway and the short film Final Treatment. He spent 7 years with Madison Square Garden in Production & Live Finance and most recently MediaLink, a division of UTA. A former actor and opera singer, he spent over 20 years performing in community theater and another 3 years in Regional and New York opera, in addition to serving as a producer on many of those projects. He worked as a PA on X-Factor, America's Got Talent, and other US Reality Shows. With Bryan Campione, he founded an entertainment events company called KlickTracx, which brought Broadway stars to karaoke bars in Downtown NYC. He is excited to take his first project to Edinburgh Fringe. www.feuilledooleyproductions.com
BRYAN CAMPIONE
(Producer)
Bryan is proud to be Playbill’s first-ever Creative Producer.
Playbill experiential producing credits include: Pride in Times Square, the Curtain Up Festivals in Times Square, 2021’s Glimmer of Light - Playbill's first ever live Pride Concert, and multiple Storytellers and Remember the Ribbon: A Tribute to World AIDS Day events (benefiting HIV/AIDS-centric organizations), eighteen events/concerts on Summer 2024’s Playbill FringeShip at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, as well as dozens of interactive events during the pandemic, including The ShowBiz Quiz, Broadway Murder Mysteries, Broadway Tails with Bill Berloni, and over thirty Playbill Virtual Experiences.
Select non-Playbill production credits include: I WAS A TEENAGE SHE-DEVIL (Producer, ’25 Edinburgh Fringe Festival), The Janice Jam (Executive Producer), The new (untitled) “Harlem Boombox” Musical (Producer, slated for AEA 29hr Reading February, 2026), Jawbreaker (upcoming production Producer) “Hiram Keebler” in The Normal Heart (2023 reading, Broadway For Arts Ed), Girlfriend from Hell (Concert/Reading Producer), Billy and the Golden Pencil (Producer, 29hr AEA Reading), 2017 Regional Premiere of Green Day’s American Idiot (2017, Director, Rhinebeck Center for the Arts - 2017 BroadwayWorld Award Best Musical), “Mayor/Ja’Keith” in Rock of Ages (2016, Rhinebeck Center for the Arts), POLKADOTS: The Cool Kids Musical (Original 29hr AEA Reading Production Coordinator), Rock N’ Roll Debauchery, Laura Michelle Kelly in Concert (Producer), Kimberly Marable in Concert (Producer), assorted New York Musical Theatre Festival (NYMF) concerts, readings, and more.
Proud creator of Broadway Buzz, LLC. (one of Broadway’s first-ever social marketing companies that was twice-awarded the honor of being deemed an “IBM Game Changer” in social media) and co-creator of Rock N’ Roll Debauchery, Bryan has also worked with StudentsLive, Nederlander Worldwide, Cisco Systems, The Walt Disney Company, and more.
Affiliated organizations include: The PATH Fund (Board Member), The Broadway Originals, The Roger Rees Awards (Leadership Committee), Broadway For Arts Education, Camp Broadway, Broadway Sings Concert Series, The Entertainment Collective (2019-2020 Events Chair), The Quad Manhattan 2e School, Broadway For All, Dance United, Broadway Impact, Broadway Serves, Long Island Musical Theatre Festival (LIMTF), The New York Pops “PopsEd” Programming, NYCDOE (certified teaching artist) and more.
In 2021, Bryan was a distinguished speaker at Boston University Arts Administration Program and continues to foster education through the eyes of entertainment. He continues to speak on panels and at events regarding his work and time in the theatrical world. He is a graduate from the University of Dayton. IG: @broadway_buzz
LEO DE ROTHSCHILD
(Producer)
Leo is a theatre and film producer based in New York City. He is thrilled to be making his fringe debut as producer for SHE-DEVIL. Selected film and TV credits in production include The Theory of Everything, QI, Kids in Love, and Clarissa. Selected theatre credits include Black Comedy, Measure for Measure, and The Dumb Waiter. He holds a degree in Narrative Adaptation from NYU Gallatin. When not producing theatre and film, you can find him running his restaurant FIELDTRIP or his bar St Dymphna’s, both in NYC. IG: @ljderothschild
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JUDA LEAH
(Costume Design)
Juda is a multifaceted designer, artist, and the founder of Juda Leah Atelier, a custom design studio that brings her distinctive vision to life through artwork, fashion, and home collections. Known for her unique blend of creativity and craftsmanship, Juda’s work spans multiple disciplines, with each piece reflecting her commitment to elegance, individuality, and innovation.
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Juda’s distinctive style has earned her recognition among notable figures, including NYC stylists/Advanced Style icons Barbara Flood and Purely Patricia Fox. She has also worked with music artists Eric Redd and Kate Pierson of the B-52’s, creating high-impact designs that seamlessly blend fashion with performance art. Known for her innovative approach and keen eye for detail, she has worked across a wide range of projects, from theater to live performance. Her ability to create designs that not only enhance the narrative but also elevate the overall visual experience has made her a sought-after creative force. Her designs have been featured in publications including the New York Post, Chronogram, Saratoga Living, Hudson Valley Wedding Vortex, and Savor Life magazines.​ Juda has been the costume designer for SHE-DEVIL since its inception in 2011, and her expertise merging fashion and performance art led her to serve as Creative Consultant and Costume Designer for Castaway Productions for a decade.​ A graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in Fashion Design. www.judaleah.com IG: @judaleah
RYAN MACKENZIE
(Musical Director & Vocal Transcription)
Ryan’s prodigious versatility as an arranger, composer and pianist has led to collaborations with some of the world’s most distinguished artists, including Alan Cumming, Pixie Lott, Rob Brydon, Griff Rhys Jones, Gabrielle Aplin, Benj Pasek, Donna McKechnie, Christina Bianco, New York Voices, Banksy, Richard Quinn and Wayne Sleep. His fluency encompasses pop, jazz, classical and folk, as well as work across TV, theatre and dance. Recent work includes projects with Netflix, London Fashion Week, the EFG London Jazz Festival, Strictly Come Dancing, and Celtic Connections.
As a composer-arranger, Ryan has written for for many of the UK’s top ensembles, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, English and Scottish Chamber Orchestras, and the Choir of King’s College, Cambridge.
Theatre credits include Les Misérables, Mary Poppins, Pretty Woman, Guys and Dolls, Into the Woods (Theatre Royal, Bath), West Side Story (International Tour), Shrek the Musical (UK Tour) and Wonderland (UK Tour). Ryan also worked on the 30th anniversary of Starlight Express with Andrew Lloyd Webber, Arlene Phillips and Richard Stilgoe. IG: @ryanmackenziemusic
RYLAND REECE
(Stage Manager/Producer)
Ryland, is a passionate and multi-talented creative with years of experience across film, television and live performance - both behind the scenes and in front of the camera. She’s done just about every job under the sun (and several in the shade), rarely takes a day off, and somehow still remembers where everyone left their water bottle. Ryland has a knack for making chaos look choreographed and for seamless problem-solving. Whether wrangling logistics or boosting morale, she makes everyone’s job easier—often without them noticing. Ryland is thrilled to bring her behind-the-scenes magic to SHE-DEVIL, helping hold the production together with skill, care, and a little bit of theater sorcery.
AVERY REHL
(Associate Director & Choreographer/Swing)
Avery is an actor, singer, dancer, and pianist who has been performing since the age of four. She has appeared in numerous productions across the country, including a guest appearance in School of Rock: The Musical on Broadway. In addition to performing, Avery has worked behind the scenes as Assistant Director and Choreographer for The Shipley School’s productions of Mean Girls and Chicago. She is thrilled to make her Fringe debut this summer as Assistant Director and Choreographer for I Was a Teenage She-Devil! Avery is currently a rising sophomore at the University of Southern California, pursuing a BFA in Musical Theatre. Her training also includes Stagedoor Manor (42nd Street, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, High Fidelity, Our Time Cabaret), Rockers on Broadway, and Broadway Dreams, where she was featured as a performer and soloist. IG: @averyrehl
ANGELO SAGNELLI
(Lighting Designer)
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Angelo is a theatrical lighting designer, based between London and New York City, designing for plays, musicals, dance, circus, puppetry, and devised theatre. Recent productions include the award-winning shows A Letter To Lyndon B Johnson Or God Whoever Reads This First (Edinburgh, 2024), What If They Are The Baby (London, 2024), and And The Rodeo Burned Down (London. 2024). Angelo has a MA in Theatre Production & Design from Guildhall School of Music & Drama and and a BFA in Lighting Design from Marymount Manhattan College. IG: @angelo.sagnelli.design
STEPHANIE MUELLER
(Fan Experience Manager)
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Stephanie is a seasoned marketing professional with 15 years of experience, passionate about growing the fan base of I WAS A TEENAGE SHE-DEVIL through innovative lead generation and customer engagement strategies. She holds both an MA and an MBA from Point Park University. A dedicated theater enthusiast, Stephanie maintains multiple theater subscriptions in Pittsburgh, PA, and has traveled to NYC and Chicago to experience a variety of shows. Her unique perspective as a fan enables her to connect with audiences and offer fresh insights to boost fan engagement and ticket sales. IG: @sammip11_11
ADDITIONAL CREATIVE TEAM
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CONTRIBUTING CHOREOGRAPHY
JOSH ZACHER
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LIGHTING DESIGNER
ANGELO SAGNELLI
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TECHNICAL PRODUCTION, AUDIO & LOGISTICS
SJARK
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TECHNICAL CONSULTANT
SEAN ARKLESS
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MUSICAL ORCHESTRATIONS
SEAN MATTHEW WHITEFORD
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MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS RECORDED & PERFORMED BY
SEAN MATTHEW WHITEFORD
MARK GARTHWAIT
DEAN DIMARZO
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UK PRESS REPRESENTATIVE
MARYANN WRIGHT, Wright Publicity
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US PRESS REPRESENTATIVE
KATIE ROSIN, Kampfire Films PR
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SOCIAL MEDIA & MARKETING CONSULTANT
SHOSHANA MEDNEY, bwaySHO
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