Hi there! I'm an LA-based writer, lyricist, and director​ who tells musical, comedic, and poignant stories about ordinary people in extraordinary situations.

**NOMINATED** My last piece, the true-crime musical podcast 
In Strange Woods, was nominated at the iHeartRadio Podcast Awards for Best Fiction Podcast of the year!

**WHAT'S NEW** I'm in post-production on a short film, adapting "In Strange Woods" for TV, and  pitching a musical feature (script available upon request)

Some previous noteworthy projects of mine include:

EXPLORE MY WORK:

ORIGINAL MUSICALS

In Strange Woods

**2022 iHeartRadio Podcast Awards Nominee for Best Fiction Podcast**

Selections from the Album... 

"Alone" 
"A Man Who Cannot Be Saved"
"Shatter"
"In the Dark With Him"
In Strange Woods is a musical drama in the style of a "true crime" podcast. It centers around Peregrine Wells, an 18-year-old girl in northern Minnesota, reeling from the disappearance of her brother.

I directed the 5-episode series and co-wrote the scripts and songs with Brett Ryback and Matt Sav.

"Unlike anything you’ve ever heard... I am not a fan of musicals, but somehow this ambitious drama transcends."
- Miranda Sawyer, The Guardian
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"a compelling story... the vocal performances are beautiful" 
- Phoebe Lett, The New York Times

"Gripping... a rich atmospheric podcast"
- Ella Watts, BBC 4 Podcast Radio Hour

​You can listen to the full series here, featuring the voices of Donna Lynne Champlin (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend), Patrick Page (Hadestown, Tony nominee), Beth Leavel (The Drowsy Chaperone, Tony winner), Michaela Watkins (SNL, Casual), and Lily Mae Harrington (All Rise).

NANTUCKET!
​The MusACKal
 “Nantucket! The MusACKal” is a feel-good, one-act musical spanning 400 years of history on the island of Nantucket. The show runs annually at Centre Stage in Nantucket, MA.
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  • “The songwriting team of Sav and Luppino-Esposito has found a unique voice, with catchy yet deceptively complex music and inventive lyrics that sparkle with wit.” ​       -The Inquirer and Mirror
​Music & Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito and Matt Sav
​​Book by Ryan Runstadler with Jeff Luppino-Esposito
"It's Cool to be a Quaker"
"Endless Summer Breeze"

​POP & COMMERCIAL SONGS
CHAMPAIGN ILL - "JET LAG"
The original song "Jet Lag" was performed in the YouTube Original series "Champaign ILL"  by Jay Pharoah (and magnificently reprised later in the episode by a full church choir). It was named by Decider as one of the Top 10 Music Moments on TV in the year it premiered.
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WRITTEN BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Stelios Phili & Leven Kali
​PRODUCED BY: Stelios Phili
DEV09 - "YOU MADE ME"
The breakout track for Dev09 has been streamed millions of times, featured in an H&M commercial with Hailey Bieber, and included in Connor Franta's "Common Culture IV" compilation album.
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WRITTEN BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Dev Murphy and Stelios Phili
PRODUCED BY: Stelios Phili
NICKELODEON - "RANDALL THE WRAPPING PAPER MONSTER"
Two original comedic tracks for Nickelodeon starring Randall, a wrapping paper monster who raps.
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LYRICS BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito
​MUSIC BY: Matt Sav
CRICKET WIRELESS - "MAKE A DEAL"
Cricket Wireless asked for an anthem to their proudly thrifty customers. The result is "Make a Deal," a high-energy, comedic jam that's accrued millions of views across platforms.

LYRICS BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito
​MUSIC BY: Matt Sav

SHORT-FORM COMEDY
"TABLE FOR TWO"
Two hosts at a fancy restaurant grapple with life, love, and the proper pronunciation of "gluten" in this award-winning webseries.

DIRECTED BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito
CREATED BY: Julia Addis and Brent Pope
NICKELODEON - "HALL STARS"
An original mockumentary for Nickelodeon about a ragtag crew of middle school hall monitors.
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WRITTEN BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito
​DIRECTED BY: Jamie T. McCelland
​CREATED BY: Jeff Luppino-Esposito & Matt Sav

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