About Us
We seek to make art that challenges us to change not only our perspective of the world but of what theater can be at its most fundamental level. Infernal brings something really fresh to the world of musical theater by marrying the spectacle that caused us all to fall in love with theater (think Phantom, Wicked, Beauty and the Beast) and contemporary stories and characters. It's genuine, it's relatable, and it's exciting.
Past Development
"What excites me most about this show is that it is equal parts philosophical, witty, fun, and deep. It uses all these different characters and styles of music to talk about something that is so familiar and human: our fears, our relationships, and our regrets. The world is dramatized so that the characters can be even more human. This show is universal. And of course, it's a musical so there will be ‘show tunes.’
On January 30th, 2021, we released our 10-song concept album as a standing musical debut via YouTube Live, with over 2,000 views, to date. On October 15-17th, 2021, an expanded 90-min (17 Song) version of the show was presented at the Flea Theater with a cast of 18, a 5-piece live band, choreography, set, lighting, and costumes. Since then, we have developed the show into a full 2-act production."
THE WRITER'S ROOM
Misha Mullany
(Writer, Co-Composer)
Misha Mullany (She/Her) is a recent graduate from NYU Tisch's Experimental Theatre Wing and seeks to create art that connects with others and the world. Since graduating she has been joyously creating and discovering her love of writing. Misha has created everything from Digital Theatre, to Devised Work, to Musical Theatre. She is incredibly interested in playing with the relationship between traditional and experimental forms of theatre, finding where they intersect and cause tension. Although theatre may look different now than it used to, she is so grateful for this incredible opportunity to share her work, and for the phenomenal cast and crew who have joined her on this journey.
Brent Morden
(Co-Composer, Arranger, MD)
Brent Morden is thrilled to bring his talents as a composer, arranger, and music director to Infernal. Brent’s career has seen him conduct his award-winning band works in venues including Carnegie Hall, write music & lyrics for two comedy musicals produced at Columbia University, and assist acclaimed music director Rob Fisher. Nowadays Brent works as Program Manager for Every Voice Choirs, an NYC-based children’s choir nonprofit, and teaches voice & musical theatre at From Stage to Screen in Huntington, NY. Brent graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University in 2019. In his spare time, Brent enjoys lifting weights and running in the park. More at www.brentmordenmusic.com and @extramordenary.
THE MINDS BEHIND THE MAGIC
Luli Brindisi (She/Her) is a dancer and choreographer from Argentina currently based in New York. During the past years she has had the opportunity to work as a dancer and choreographer for musical theater and TV in the United States, Spain, France and Latin America. She is passionate about dance as a form of cultural expression. She is now working on a graphic novel that addresses the issues of feminism and diversity by presenting dance as a means to break our boundaries and be just who we really are.
Luli Brindisi
(Co-Choreographer)
Rodolfo Santamarina (He/Him) born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Based in New York City since 2018. Graduated from the San Martin Contemporary Dance School. He has studied in the National University of Arts and received scholarships from Summer Dance Program in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the Jacob’s Pillow Theater Dance Program in Becket, Massachusetts. Credits Include: Theater, TV, and Movies in the US and Argentina. Choreography: “Malaui, Un Ciello Lleno de Estrellas” (Arg – “Malaui,a Sky Full of Stars”), Super-Tropa Showchoir (Arg); Dance: Royal Caribbean International, Dardo Galleto Tango Dance Company (NYC), Accent Dance NYC (NYC), Abruzzo’s Jazz Dance Company (Arg), Proyecto 2 (Arg).
@rodosantamarina
Rodolfo Santamarina
(Co-Choreographer)
Jimmy Stubbs (He/Him/His) is a set and production designer based in New Haven, Connecticut. He has designed for the Yale School of Drama, Yale Cabaret, Yale School of Music, Solas Nua, Ally Theatre, ArtsCentric, and Morgan State University, among others. He holds a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Maryland, College Park, and is currently pursuing an M.F.A. in Set Design from the Yale School of Drama. A passionate lover of musical theatre and opera, Jimmy is very excited to be designing his first original musical! @jimmystubbsdesign
Jimmy Stubbs
(Set Designer,
Projection Specialist)
Nicole E. Lang (She/Her) is a designer for performance based in New York City. Her recent designs include the moment before…, bodyssey, WASTE//LAND, The Whale in the Hudson, The Purple Flower (Yale Cabaret), Fun Home, Othello (Yale University), Salome: Woman of Valor (Chutzpah Festival), DICK:After Melville (Dixon Place), and Approaching Power Collision (Bard College). She is also the co-creator and puppeteer of Let’s Go to the Moon! a virtual space-puppet musical for all ages.
