DIRECTOR

Eric Martin

Having been in the entertainment world most of his life, Eric would say, “it is my life blood”. Martin began his career as a singer and musician but soon added acting to his arsenal. With a degree in theater he has performed in over 20 musicals or plays. Appearing in several movies and national commercials, Martin is a highly sought after spokesperson and voice over talent with many national credits. Along with stints as a news reporter and anchor, in 1996 he starred in Command and Conquer the number one video game in the world at that time. Martin has also recorded two albums and for over 20 years has starred as Elwood Blues in the number one Blues Brothers show in the world. A truly gifted performer, writer and director, in MJ Live Martin has fashioned showbiz magic with his creative and artistic direction in this new critically acclaimed, runaway hit show.

CHOREOGRAPHER

Missy Cochran

Born and raised in Las Vegas, Missy knew early on she wanted to be in the entertainment industry. Right out of high school, Missy got her first dance job at the legendary Aladdin Hotel as a featured dancer in the magic spectacle AbraCadabra. Driven by her passion for dance and the entertainment business, Missy burned the candle at both ends performing full time nightly while attending UNLV during the day, where she graduated with a BS in Health Education.

After performing in several other top Las Vegas shows and touring with New Kids On The Block, Missy then turned her creative energy to the production side of the entertainment business. Starting out by assisting on corporate trade shows, fashion shows, industrials, and even lounge bands, it didn’t take long before Missy was choreographing full production numbers in Las Vegas biggest shows and discovered her true passion and fulfillment was in the behind the scenes creative arena.

As the driving force behind her own company Missy Cochran Entertainment, with a client list including Adobe and McDonalds, her talent as a choreographer, her eye for costuming and her ear for music editing have made here one of the most sought after producing partners from coast to coast and around the world.

COSTUME DESIGN

Lori Palmer

Lori started her career as a multi talented performer in many of Las Vegas top production shows including Lido de Paris and Moulin Rouge. Soon she turned her joie de vivre to costume design and construction starting her own company Thats Sewbiz now in its twentieth successful year in business.

Lori feels that her background as a performer gives her an edge and unique perspective in costume design, understanding the needs of the performers as well as what is visually effective on stage.

Her impressive resume includes costumes for two Tournament of Roses parades, long running Las Vegas shows American Superstars and Viva Las Vegas, the G.L.O.W. Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling television show, Carnival Cruise Lines, and countless special events at the Wynn, Caesars, Cosmopolitan, Aria, Vadara, and Encore hotels.

LIGHTING DESIGN

David Schulman

David hails from Miami, Florida by way of the North Carolina School of the Arts where he earned his undergraduate degree, followed by his graduate work at New York University.
Immediately his professional career took off as his talents for exceptional conception, design and follow through lead to countless theater credits including Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, Seussical, Buddy, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,The Drowsy Chaperone and Crazy for You among others. His keen eye for painting a picture with light has also made its way to the silver screen in the feature films Working, Pete & Keely, and Time After Time.
Recently he lent his talents to the spectacular Worlds Greatest Magic Show and the worldwide hit show The Rat Pack is Back. Never one to pause for a moment, David fills in the rest of his hectic schedule designing for corporate events and nightclubs around Las Vegas.
David would like to thank his parents for planting the theatre bug in him and his wife for being able to love a man who was so passionately bitten. He hopes his new born son Matthew catches it also.

PRODUCER

Dick Feeney

In a career that spans over 40 years, veteran entertainment giant Dick Feeney has produced over 32,000 performances of shows in Las Vegas, major theatrical venues across America and countries around the world. Feeney grew up in the Boston area, in Rockland, Massachusetts. After years of touring with the highly popular Boston based band the Lewis & Clark Expedition Feeney formed his own group Gemini and continued developing his talent and skills as a singer, dancer, musician and super showman making him one of the countrys top nightclub entertainers.
Producing his first critically acclaimed show in 1981 Lullaby of Swing in Honolulu, Hawaii he then successfully toured the production before settling in Las Vegas in 1985 where he opened the long running An Evening at Las Cage and Crazy Girls.
In 1991 Feeney opened Viva Las Vegas at the Sands Hotel & Casino. Viva Las Vegas run of over 18 years makes it the longest running and most successful afternoon show in Las Vegas history.
An avid traveler himself, Feeneys even taken his productions to the sky, as owner of The Flying Elvi skydiving team. The Flying Elvi, who were first featured in the movie Honeymoon in Vegas, consists of ten Elvis Presley clad jumpers who skydive into events around the world from altitudes of 5,000 – 12,000 feet, freefalling at speeds up to 160 miles an hour. The act combines a spine-tingling aerial skydiving performance of smoke trails, pyrotechnic fireworks and precision maneuvers with an over-the-top entertaining stage show and has entertained audiences across the country for over a decade.
Since his producing debut, Feeney has gone on to produce numerous other shows worldwide and in October of 2008 Feeney was awarded a star on the prestigious Las Vegas Walk of Stars for his outstanding contributions to the Las Vegas community. The star is permanently on display in the sidewalk in front of the New York, New York Hotel and Casino