cast & crew

Val Emmich

Val Emmich is a writer, singer-songwriter, and actor. He has had recurring roles on HBO's "Vinyl," "Ugly Betty," "30 Rock," "Cashmere Mafia," "Hope and Faith," "Third Watch," and "Ed." His feature film credits include "Bringing Rain," directed by Noah Bushel. He has released some 20 records, including "Slow Down Kid" for Epic Records. Val's debut novel, "The Reminders," was a Barnes & Noble Discover New Writers selection. His newest book, "Dear Evan Hansen: The Novel," is a New York Times bestseller based on the hit Broadway show.

Anna Moore

Anna Moore has appeared on NBC's "Love Bites," "General Hospital," "Criminal Minds," "Law & Order: CI," and starred in Logo TV’s short film "Not Gay" (Director Tony Wei). She was selected as the face of the MTV ad campaign for "Love Coach", and as a host of the third season of Director Jon Nash’s "Venice Basketball League." Anna made her feature film debut acting opposite Uma Thurman in "The Life Before Her Eyes" (Director Vadim Perelman’s second feature). Anna appears opposite Ellen Barkin in Director Cam Archer’s feature film "Shit Year". She also starred in the short film "Sam and Ben" (AZN TV), for which she was nominated as "Best Actress" at the 2008 International Asian American Film Festival in New York City. Other feature film credits include "America is Still the Place", "LA Rush,", "I'm Charlie Walker" and "The Shattering".
Anna graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at The Atlantic Theater Company Acting School, The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (Study Abroad program in London, UK), The Experimental Theatre Wing, as well as The International Theatre Workshop (Study Abroad program in Amsterdam, NL under the direction of Tisch Chair of Drama, Kevin Khulke). During her time at NYU, Anna starred in productions of "Poe in April" (NYU Mainstaige, New York, NY), "The Merchant of Venice" (RADA, London, UK), and "The Rimers of Eldrich" (Atlantic Theatre Company, New York, NY).

Halley Feiffer

Halley Feiffer is a playwright, TV writer and actress. Plays include "I’m Gonna Pray For You So Hard" (World Premiere Atlantic Theater Company, OCC Nom.), "Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow Moscow" (World Premiere Williamstown Theater Festival and MCC Theater, Drama Desk and Drama League Noms), "The Pain of My Belligerence" (World Premiere Playwrights Horizons), "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Gynecologic Oncology Unit at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center of New York City" (World Premiere MCC Theater) and "How To Make Friends and Then Kill Them" (World Premiere Rattlestick Playwrights Theater). Her plays have been produced around the country and in the UK, and are published by Dramatists Play Service and Overlook Press. TV writing and producing credits include "The One Percent" (Starz), "Mozart in the Jungle" (Amazon), "Purity, Kidding, SMILF" (Showtime), "American Crime Story: Impeachment" (FX) and original pilots for FX, TNT, Freeform and Hulu. Acting credits include the Broadway revivals of "The Front Page" and "The House of Blue Leaves" (Theater World Award) as well as numerous off-Broadway productions including "Tigers Be Still" (Roundabout, Drama League Nom.) and her own play "The Pain of My Belligerence" (Drama League Nom.). She also starred in the West Coast premiere of her play "A Funny Thing Happened..." at the Geffen Playhouse in LA. TV & film roles include HBO’s "Mildred Pierce," "Flight of the Conchords" and "Bored to Death" and the films "The Squid and the Whale," "Gentlemen Broncos" and "He’s Way More Famous than You," which she also co-wrote.

Haviland Morris

Haviland Morris has appeared in the films "Sixteen Candles," "Who's That Girl?," "Reckless," "Love or Money," "A Shock To The System," "Gremlins 2: The New Batch," "The Last Supper," "Dear Diary," "Home Alone 3," "Rick," "The Baxter," "Joshua," "Cherry Crush," "Calling It Quits" and "Adam." Television viewers have seen her in "Elementary," "Quarry," "City on a Hill," "Blue Bloods," "Army Wives," "One Tree Hill," "One Life To Live," "Canterbury's Law," "Homicide: Life on the Street," "Sex and the City," "Cosby" "Diagnosis Murder," "Family Ties," the PBS American Playhouse films, "Andre's Mother," "Life Under Water and Love and Other Sorrows," and three different "Law and Order" franchises. Her Broadway credits include "Ring 'Round The Moon" and "Arcadia" (Lincoln Center Theater) and "Tartuffe: Born Again" (Circle in the Square). Off-Broadway, she has performed at Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage, Naked Angels, Manhattan Theatre Club, WPA, and Theatre Off-Park. She lives in NYC with her husband and two children.

Nicole Ehinger

Nicole Ehinger plays Abigail Williams in Disney's feature film "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" (2010 release). Other film credits include "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs," "Tara," "Proud American;" and for TV, "Law and Order: SVU," "Louie," "NOS4A2"and "Kidnapped."

Maximillian Sherer

Maximillian Sherer's film and TV credits include NBC's "Saturday Night Live," "David Letterman," "Law and Order," "Law and Order: CI/SVU" and the film "No Plan."" He is currently shooting the film "Under the Influence," in which he plays 'Brian,' a major character. He appeared on Broadway in "The Coast of Utopia: Shipwreck." Max is also a regional chess champion.