About the author

Dennis Curley is a native of Syracuse, NY, and a graduate of Northwestern University (Evanston, IL).

He has composed music for Vampires! Horror!Love After Hours, three shows in the Church Basement Ladies series (2—A Second Helping, 6—Rise Up, O Men and 7—You Smell Barn), U BetchaPsych 101, and Pride and Plot of Pointlessness. Dennis is the arranger of Schoolhouse Rock Live! and Schoolhouse Rock Live Too! (both published by MTI). He has served as musical director for local and national productions of all of the Church Basement Ladies shows (Troupe America), Beautiful Thing(Theater Latté Da), A Sea-doo Named Desire (Brave New Workshop) and Legendary Ladies of Country (Table Salt Productions).

He recently performed in Theater Latté Da’s Steerage Song, Troupe America’s Ring of Fire and Christmas My Way, and he serves as improv pianist and music director for The Theater of Public Policy and The Unscripted Minnesota Holiday.

Dennis tours the Upper Midwest with Country Roads: Dennis Curley Sings the Music of John Denver, is a co-founder and executive producer of Table Salt Productions (TableSaltProductions.com), and he and his party band The Explainers can be found on the web at DennisCurley.com. His latest musical project can be found at HoneywineBand.com.