MARK A. ROBINSON (Author) is the author of the two-volume reference series The World of Musicals; Sitcommentary: Television Comedies that Changed America; The Encyclopedia of Television Theme Songs; The Disney Song Encyclopedia; and Musical Misfires: Three Decades of Broadway Musical Heartbreak (the last two with Thomas S. Hischak). He is a graduate of the State University of New York in Cortland with a degree in speech/theatre. He has taught high school theatre and writing and regularly directs youth and professional theatre productions. A long-time resident of upstate New York, he has been honored by the New York State Legislature for his work bringing arts education to underprivileged youth in economically depressed areas. A featured writer for several theatre websites, including BroadwayDirect.com, ShowTickets.com, and playbill.com, as well as writing pieces for The Library of Congress, Lincoln Center, Sorbet Magazine, and Broadway Records, he has spent the last twenty years researching and writing about theatre, film, and television. Robinson is also a travel and tourism writer for a variety of e-commerce platforms. Blog: markrobinsonwrites.com.SANDRA (BROWN) SIMPSON (Illustrator) was born and raised in Central New York. She received her art degree in Commercial Illustration and became a Freeland Artist. Not only has she spent the last two decades teaching others to paint and craft, Sandra has also been commissioned to design and create murals, logos, personalized glasses/gifts and private tattoo designs. In her free time Sandra enjoys face painting at children's parties and events locally. Sandra's husband, Ian, and daughter, Alexis, are very supportive of her artistic career. Sandra and her family enjoy doing crafts, listening to music and dancing in their living room, especially while they were in quarantine. Sandra and her daughter enjoy hunting and creating Kindness Rocks.
