Welcome! I’m Jeff.

I write songs & scripts.

And I just might trick you into liking musicals.

I was born and raised in New Jersey to an Italian-American family that believed the best show you could see in New York was on the field at Yankee Stadium. I felt the same way until witnessing a high school production of Sweeney Todd that changed everything.

Jump ahead *cough* years and I’m now a writer-lyricist best known for my work co-creating the chart-topping musical podcast In Strange Woods (iHeartRadio Award nominee) and the ghost rom-com musical Love Is Dead (Village Theatre, Jun - Aug 2027).

I believe in the power of live entertainment. I’ve felt it and I bet you have too.

So if you want to support the creation of new work made to ignite today’s audiences, then dig into my projects below and reach out. Listen to the songs, read about each project’s journey, and find out how you can get involved; as a producer, as an audience members, as a collaborator. Art is a team sport. Like baseball. Go, Yankees! Go, Sondheim!

Photo by B Sharp

SELECTED PROJECTS

FEATURED SONGS

(with lyrics by me)

“Fully Formed” from LOVE IS DEAD, performed by Lana McKissack
(Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Music by Brett Ryback)

“Alone” from IN STRANGE WOODS, performed by Lily Mae Harrington
(Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Music by Matt Sav)

“Two Little Letters” written and performed by Jeff Luppino-Esposito and Brett Ryback

“One of the Guys” from ACES, performed by Matt Sav & Lily Mae Harrington.
(Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Music by Matt Sav)

“Escucha Las Trompetas” from THIS USED TO BE A DISCO, performed by Gaby Moreno
(Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Music by Brett Ryback)

“Keep on Keepin’ Time” from THIS USED TO BE A DISCO, demo performed by Brett Ryback
(Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Music by Brett Ryback)

“Live Your Life” from LOVE IS DEAD, performed by Kasey Mahaffy
(Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Music by Brett Ryback)

“A Man Who Cannot Be Saved” from IN STRANGE WOODS, performed by Patrick Page
(Lyrics by Jeff Luppino-Esposito, Music by Brett Ryback)