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GRAHAM RUSSELL – Songwriter & Author
Graham is from Nottingham, England where he began writing poetry and songs at age ten. After moving to Australia, he spent two years in the touring company of Jesus Christ Superstar playing the role of Peter. In 1975, he co-founded the group Air Supply who dominated worldwide music charts throughout the 80s with Graham’s now classic songs. Air Supply has produced twenty-two albums and currently plays over 150 shows around the world each year.

JODI RUSSELL – Author
Jodi Russell is a native of Illinois and has modeled in Chicago, Los Angeles & London. She studied acting & theatre with legendary coach, Vincent Chase in Hollywood, California. Over the past 15 years, she has been acting in television and film appearing in Models Inc., Murder She Wrote, Touched by an Angel, Everwood & Cover Me. And most recently, three supporting roles in the upcoming feature films, Bonneville with Joan Allen, Dark Matter with Meryl Streep & Aidan Quinn and Blind Guy directed by James Keach. Jodi Russell

Jodi and Graham have now been married for twenty years and together with Barry Siegel they created the production company, A Nice Pear, which developed the original concept of The Heart of the Rose to ultimately bring it to the stage.

GRAHAM PHILLIPS – Author & Historical Consultant
Graham Phillips has been one of Britain’s most popular non-fiction mysteries authors for over twenty years. In the 1980s, after working as a radio journalist and broadcaster for the BBC and editing a popular monthly magazine, Graham first turned his talents to investigating unsolved historical mysteries. He has since written twelve books that have been published around the world. His books have included investigations into fabled lost relics such as the Holy Grail and the Ark of the Covenant, and the truth behind the stories of legendary figures such as King Arthur and Robin Hood. Graham has been described as an historical detective, a modern-day adventurer and a real-life Indiana Jones. Graham Phillips

BARRY SIEGEL - Producer
Barry Siegel is the managing partner of Provident Financial Management. Provident is one of the largest entertainment business management firms in the United States. He was licensed as a certified public accountant in 1975. Mr. Siegel handles the business affairs of major recording artists, producers, actors and others in the creative arts field. He represents a producer in the show Wicked and is an investor in the new Tony award winning Jersey Boys. Mr. Siegel has been the personal manager to Graham Russell and Air Supply for 25 years.

STEFANIE ROOS – Choreographer
For the past 12 years, Stefanie Roos has been the choreographer for the top ‘movers & shakers’ of the music industry. Creating the choreography and staging for musical events such as the MTV & VH-1 award shows, The Grammy Awards and the American Music Awards. She has worked hand in hand with musical artists; Madonna, Prince, Ricky Martin, Pink, Christina Aguilera, Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears creating their unique personas for their award-winning videos and world tours.

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