ACTORS & MUSICIAN
HUNTER BELL, JEFF BOWEN, & SIA
Hunter Bell and Jeff Bowen (left and right, respectively) created the musical [title of show]—Bowen handled the music and lyrics and Bell wrote the book)—about four friends trying to create a musical that would make them Broadway stars. In real life, it earned three Obie awards as well as Drama League and GLAAD Media Award nominations during its off-Broadway run beginning in 2006. Then last July, Bell and Bowen, along with costars Susan Blackwell and Heidi Blickenstaff, realized their dream—and the show realized its destiny—when [title of show] opened to critical acclaim on Broadway.We first caught wind of Sia Furler (center) with "Breathe Me"—her breakthrough song featured in the Six Feet Under series finale—but heard a whole lot more from the smoky-voiced singer in 2008. The Australian export, who came out as bisexual this year, signed with Starbucks's record label Hear Music to release her soul-pop album Some People Have Real Problems, which reached number 26 on the Billboard album charts.
