

THE CREATIVE TEAM


Phillip
Keveren
A multi-talented keyboard artist and composer, Phillip Keveren displays tremendous versatility in both his original works and concert performances. He composes in a variety of genres and is widely acclaimed for his piano publications. Mr. Keveren is a prolific arranger, orchestrator and producer. His work is featured in numerous instrumental recordings, church choral, educational piano and Christian artist releases (Steve Green, Travis Cottrell, Larnelle Harris, Sandi Patty, Mandisa, Jeremy Camp, The Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir). Phillip is co-author, major composer and orchestrator of the internationally acclaimed Hal Leonard Student Piano Library, a complete method of study for young students. His unique piano arrangements are also featured in The Phillip Keveren Series (Hal Leonard Publishing). Mr. Keveren holds a Bachelor of Music in Composition from California State University, Northridge, and a Master of Music in Composition from the University of Southern California. He and his wife Lisa live in Franklin, Tennessee and are parents of two grown children, Lindsay and Sean.

Charles
Lehnbeuter
Charles is the founder and managing partner of The Neubaden Group, LLC, a business advisory firm specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and licensing. His marketing company, CK Partners, is rolling out Lucille Chocolates, a natural, zero sugar added, delicious line of chocolates with no aftertaste. In musical theatre, Mr. Lehnbeuter has been a long-time collaborator with Barbara Heimburger. In addition, he is the author of “The Watcher and Stories at Large,” a collection of prose and poetry, and has written lyrics to numerous songs including, “Made of Clay,” “Carolyn Kay,” and “The Legend of Lucille.” Mr. Lehnbeuter holds a Master’s in Business Administration from the Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Administration from the University of Missouri, Columbia. He lives in St. Louis, Missouri and is the parent of 2 grown children, Kevin and Tyler.

Barbara Heimburger
During her full-time educational career, Ms. Heimburger taught literature and composition to secondary-school students. In 1991, she was a Walt Disney Company American Teacher Award Honoree for excellence in the field of English. In 2012, Contemporary Drama Service published Ms. Heimburger’s Advent program titled “Bethlehem Barn.” Her original work, RadioActive, won first prize in the 2020 Beverly Hills Theatre Guild Annual Play Competition for Youth Theatre. Ms. Heimburger earned her undergraduate degree from Harris Teachers College and two graduate degrees from Webster University. Ms. Heimburger and Charles Lehnbeuter began writing together in 1995. In 1998, the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra performed selections from their libretto for Wuthering Heights: The Musical, which at that time was a collaboration with Richard Hayman. Another one of their projects, Stealing Mona Lisa, tells the story of the 1911 theft of the Mona Lisa. Their collaboration with composer, Phillip Keveren. on The Tale, is a musical based on Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities.
