makes new works of music, theatre, and musical theatre. PSF: Penelope (Composer/Lyricist/Co-book Writer), Merry Wives, Much Ado, Twelfth Night, AYLI, Taming of the Shrew, Henry V, Two Gents (Composer/Music Director). Off-Bway: The Appointment (Composer/Lyricist/Music Director), Night Side Songs (Music Director). Regional: A.R.T, Milwaukee Rep, Arden Theatre Co, Walnut St Theatre, Pig Iron Theatre Co, 1812 Productions, People’s Light, and more. Bechtel is a 7-time Barrymore Award Winner, a 2015 Independence Fellow, and the recipient of the 2026 Richard Rodgers Award in Musical Theatre for his musical Penelope, which will release its original cast recording this summer on Joy Machine Records. See and hear more at alexbechtel.com