Making a song and dance about musical theater

For 15 years, Tony Stimac ran New York's Musical Theater Works, developing 60 original musicals.

Most productions were the work of first-time writers, six were staged on Broadway, six off-Broadway and 24 toured the United States. The company boasted 22 rehearsal studios and had New York University send students to do workshops.

"I liked helping the young writers to figure out what they were trying to do and make their shows as successful as possible," Stimac says.