About Piano Men

Craig A meyer

Craig A. Meyer has built a career spanning Broadway, film, television and music. On Broadway, he created the role of Clinton Badger in MGM’s Meet Me in St. Louis and toured nationally in Cats, Starlight Express and Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. His performance in Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well and Living in Paris earned him Atlanta’s Suzi Bass Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Musical.

His television and film work includes Will & Grace, General Hospital, Leatherheads, Joyful Noise and Identity Thief, along with work with Alan Menken on Disney’s Aladdin and Tim Rice and Elton John on The Lion King. In music, Craig has toured internationally and recorded with Barry Manilow and Frankie Valli.

Today, Craig brings that lifetime of theatrical experience, musicianship and showmanship to Piano Men, celebrating the extraordinary music of Elton John alongside Ross Bridgeman and the Rocket Band.

ross bridgeman

Ross Bridgeman began studying classical piano at age five and went on to earn his Bachelor of Music in Piano and Songwriting from Belmont University in Nashville. While there, he continued his passion for live theatre, performing with Nashville Opera and Studio Tenn Theatre Company in productions including My Fair Lady, Into the Woods and Les Misérables.

After working as a songwriter and producer in Los Angeles, Ross made his home in Whitefish, Montana, where his career has continued to span performance, music direction, recording and production. He works with Alpine Theatre Project as an actor, musician and music director, leads The MAC Band, and founded Beargrass Studios, a commercial recording and production studio.

A pianist, vocalist, songwriter and producer, Ross brings both musicianship and theatricality to Piano Men, celebrating the music of Billy Joel alongside Craig A. Meyer and the Rocket Band.