June Rachelson-Ospa
Final Judge

June is a Playwright, Lyricist, Book Writer and Broadway Producer.  
June and Daniel Neiden founded Bozomoon Productions www.bozomoonshows.com  Their Welcome to Tourettaville, about Tourette Syndrome, won the Kennedy Center's Very Special Arts Playwright Discovery Award and was performed for Congress at the Kennedy Center in DC: Book -June and Daniel, Lyrics- June, Music- Daniel.  The musical was adapted from a story written by her then seven-year-old son Jonathan who was diagnosed with TS at age five. June  has many years experience mentoring special needs children through YMCA Afterschool Programs, as the Academy Director at AMAS Musical Theatre, and with the National Tourette Syndrome Association.  Using musical theatre programs as the vehicle, June has successfully mentored youth with Tourette Syndrome, Aspergers Syndrome, and OCD.

OTHER PROJECTS PRODUCED WITH DANIEL NEIDEN: 
Midtown Children's Theatre Festival (Producers Club - NYC)
True Colors of Weedle (written by June - multiple USA productions)
S.W.A.K! SEALED WITH A KISS (written by June - multiple USA productions)
Rapunzarella White (written by June - multiple USA productions)
No More Waiting (NYC Duplex)
Meester Amerika (TRU Musical Reading Series;   
               Workshop Production at St. Luke's Theater)  
Ship  of Dreams (lyrics by June from Tourettaville) featured on CD:                  Songs for Children 3 to 103
Up Against the Wall (by June-vocals by rock icon Peppy Castro)
Kindness Concert at Bryant Park, NYC

AS PRODUCER:
Godspell on Broadway
A Christmas Story the Musical on Broadway
Orphan Train (York Theatre)
Oh Rats  (Doug Katsaros, Oregon and the Vexler Theatre-San Antonio)
ACE Cabaret-Eugene Oregon
Some Things Get Better with Age (13th Street Repertory-NYC)
The Hotel Belleclaire (Outcast Theatre, Whidbey Island, WA)
Guardian Angel (La Mama-NYC)
Adding Machine: TRU (Musical Reading Series-NYC)
Pearl: Musical based on the life of the legendary Pearl Bailey
           (Kumble Theater)
Triangle (13th Street Repertory-NYC)
Rapunzarella White (13th Street Repertory-NYC)

AS LYRICIST: 
Gone to Texas (Globe Winner, San Antonio.  Josephine Theatre TX, York Theatre NYC, Inside the Alamo) 
Welcome to Tourettaville: Grammy winner Dr. John recorded song from Tourettaville, Best Ensemble Award at Neurofest, produced at 13th Street Rep-NYC by Identity Theatre Company. 
Stellaluna (MGM release)
S.W.A.K.! Sealed with a Kiss (Genesius Guild, Little Fig Stages, Mt Kisco NY)
Triangle (Players Theatre NYC, 13th Street Rep-NYC)
Some Things Get Better with Age (showcased at 13thStreet Rep in NYC) - renamed: The Hotel BelleClaire
Hotel BelleClaire: production in Eugene, Oregon
Rapunzarella White (Midtown Children's Theatre Festival - Producers Club, NYC, San Antonio, Woodlawn Theatre, Bergen County Players NJ, 13th Street Rep NYC)
Rockin' the Planet by Peppy Castro; lyrics June Rachelson-Ospa (2019 - Roxie Theater, San Antonio, TX)
Ship of Dreams andSwamp Stompin' 2009 from New Orleans album entitled Music for Children 3 to 103 
Stupid Wig the Musical
True Colors of Weedle (Players Theatre 2007; Midtown Children's Theatre Festival in 2008; Texas Nonprofit Theatres, TX)
Up Against the Wall (vocals Rock Icon Peppy Castro)
The Accidental Pervert theme song for one-man show; the show is approaching its 600th performance in NYC.
​Pinochio (Identity Theater)

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UPCOMING:
Jacob Ospa is animating T-Ville 
Bollywood and Vine based on the movie (Book:Edward Jordon)
reading in NYC
Rapunzarella White CD with:
Jeff Keller (Phantom: Broadway), Ann Crumb (Lez Miz:  Broadway), and Kevin Duda (Book of Mormon: Broadway)
Rapunzarella White children's book. Illustrated by Sanford Hoffman.


IN DEVELOPMENT:
Bully Musical in development with Daniel Neiden, Stephen McCall and Pat Addiss
Stupid Wig the Musical in development with Daniel Neiden
Imaginary Boy (co-wrote with Daniel Neiden)
Monsters with a Message Writing Workshops in development with Marilyn Lester
Little Orphan Fanny A Musical Parody (lyrics: June; music: David Friedman)
Valadon (Lyrics), Michael Whalen (Music)
Hyde and Seek: The Life of Young Master Henry Jekyll
Rockin' the Planet with Peppy Castro (Producer Steve Leber)
June is working on a new Musical with Anthony Merryweather
The True Colors of Weedle - Allison Brewster-Franzetti (Music)

OTHER:
The Never Ending Line (Song Cycle) Jamie Lozano (Composer)                     Premiered in Paris and Players Theatre / CD Coming 
     
AFFILIATIONS:
June is a member of:
League of Professional Theater Women
Dramatist Guild
ASCAP
Former TRU Board member - Theater Resources Unlimited is a NYC producing organization.
Artistic Director at Identity Theater