Stephen Cole is a prolific award winning musical theatre writer whose shows have been recorded, published, and produced from New York City to London to the Middle East. His works include: After the Fair, which was nominated for the Outer Critic's Circle Award for Best Musical, The Night of the Hunter, The Road to Quatar!, Merman’s Apprentice, and many others.

He is also the author of five published books, and is the creator, writer and executive producer of a new comedy web series based on his story CONEY ISLAND SURPRISE, starring Anita Gillette and Brian Hathaway. The pilot has been chosen as an "official selection" in the Inwood Film Festival and played at the LA Independent Shorts Festival where it won several awards. Check out more from Stephen at www.stephencolewriter.org