James Mablin is delighted to be working with Slow Burn for the first time on one of his favorite shows. James has musically directed and/or played Keyboards over one hundred shows. Favorites include Joseph and the Amazing Technicolored© Dreamcoat (UK Tour), Whistle Down the Wind (UK Tour), High School Musical (World Premiere - Stagedoor Manor, NY), Caroline or Change (Cyrano’s Theatre Company, AK), Little Shop of Horrors (Thin Air Theatre Company, CO), The Toxic Avenger (Thin Air Theatre Company, CO) and Cabaret (Offsquare Theatre Company, WY). As an educator James ran the musical theatre program at a large college in London, was a professor & musical theatre specialist at The Yale School of Drama, and most recently on the Musical Theatre faculty at Auburn University as their resident Music Director. James is also the associate artistic director and head of the music department at Stagedoor Manor Performing Arts Training Center, named one of the top summer theatre programs in the world. James has written the vocal arrangements and musically directed opening and closing numbers for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade including the Emmy award winning song “Join Our Parade”. James is thrilled to be back in South Florida, and to be heading back Into the Woods.