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Phillip Goodrich, a practicing general surgeon and American history enthusiast, has developed a fascination with the lesser-told tales of America’s founding years. His interest has led him to extensive research into the personal and political lives of American greats, thus pointing him to this slice of American Revolution history. Visit philgoodrichauthor.com.

Phillip Goodrich, a practicing general surgeon and American history enthusiast, has developed a fascination with the lesser-told tales of America’s founding years. His interest has led him to extensive research into the personal and political lives of American greats, thus pointing him to this slice of American Revolution history. Visit philgoodrichauthor.com.

Simon Jones may be best known for his portrayal of Arthur Dent in the radio, television, and stage adaptations of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. His high-profile television appearances also include Bridey in the iconic mini-series Brideshead Revisited, and his portrayal of Sir Walter Raleigh in Blackadder. His association with the Monty Python team led to appearances in a variety of projects including American Friends, Brazil, 12 Monkeys, and The Meaning of Life. Jones has appeared on stage in both the U.K. and the U.S., notably in the original New York productions of The Real Thing, Benefactors, and Private on Parade. He also appeared with Angela Lansbury in the revival of Blithe Spirit (on Broadway, in London’s West End and on North American tour), opposite Joan Collins in Private Lives (on Broadway and U.S. tour), and with Lauren Bacall and Rosemary Harris in Waiting in the Wings. He last appeared on Broadway with Mark Rylance in Farinelli and the King. He was seen most recently in the hit feature film version of Downton Abbey. His forthcoming HBO series The Gilded Age debuts in 2021. He is an Audie Award–winning narrator with almost 150 titles to his credit.

Euan Morton is Hamilton’s reigning King George III and he doesn’t find it hard to do at all, despite being originally from Scotland! Euan was nominated for a number of awards (Tony, Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Drama League) for his acclaimed 2003 portrayal of Boy George in the West End and Broadway productions of Taboo. He also starred on Broadway in Cyrano de Bergerac alongside Jennifer Garner and Kevin Klein and in James Lapine’s Sondheim on Sondheim. Euan spent a year in the heels of Hedwig in the national touring hit, Hedwig and the Angry Inch. His regional productions include Parade at the Ford’s Theatre in Washington, DC, for which he won a Helen Hayes Award, and Tony Kushner’s Brundibar for Berkeley Repertory Theatre. In addition to singing concerts across the US and Europe, Euan is thrilled to be gainfully employed as a voice actor in the world of video game and audiobook recording.  He is an Audie Award–winning narrator with over fifty titles to his credit, including the role of the Sith Inquisitor in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

Nicola Barber’s voice can be heard on television and radio commercials, popular video games such as World of Warcraft, and even in talking toys. Honored to be included twice in AudioFile’s Best Voices, her narration has earned four Audie Awards, multiple Earphones Awards, a SOVAS award, and a Library Journal starred review. Originally from England, Nicola currently resides in New York—her multicultural background enables her to bring a broad range of accents and characterizations to her voice-over work.

Joe Morton is an Emmy Award–winning film, television, and stage veteran, best known as Rowan/ Eli Pope in Shonda Rhimes’ groundbreaking series Scandal. He most recently starred as Reverend Arthur Finer on the series God Friended Me and recurs on The Politician. Morton is also known for his iconic roles in the films The Brother From Another Planet, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Justice League, and Speed, among many others. Morton made his Broadway debut in the Tony Award–winning musical Hair followed by his starring role in Raisin, for which he garnered a Tony nomination and Theatre World Award. In 2016, Morton returned to his theater roots portraying the iconic comedian Dick Gregory in the one-man show Turn Me Loose off-Broadway and was honored with the NAACP Theatre Lifetime Achievement Award. He reprised this role at The Wallis-Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in fall 2017.

Robert Petkoff is an award-winning American stage actor, singer, and voice artist known for his work on Broadway, the West End, regional theatre, and work in film and television. In the latter category, among his credits are Irrational Man, Elementary, The Good Wife, Chappelle’s Show, and Law & Order. Shows performed on Broadway include leading roles in All The Way with Bryan Cranston, Anything Goes, Ragtime, Spamalot, and Fiddler on the Roof. Mr. Petkoff is an Audie and Earphones Award–winning narrator with over 325 audiobooks to his credit, including Rage by Bob Woodward, The Room Where it Happened by John Bolton, and the forthcoming Changing History by Carl Bernstein, two books by Atul Gawande, and fiction titles by Michael Koryta, David Foster Wallace, Jonathan Safran Foer, Thomas Mallon, Jonathan Franzen, Oscar Hijuelos, and George Dawes Green.