Bedknobs and Broomsticks

He began his career as a leading man on the musical stage and then became one of the most well-respected writers and directors in the business.

With his husband, composer-lyricist Neil Bartram, they've written Broadway's The Story of My Life, earning four Drama Desk Award nominations, a stage adaptation of Disney's Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and the international viral hit The Theory of Relativity, which has been staged around the globe.

As a director, Brian spent seven years on the Broadway creative staff of Disney Theatricals as resident director of The Lion King and associate director of The Little Mermaid.

In Brian's own words, everything I've achieved has come from walking through a door to see what's on the other side.

Just let's slip that in.

This is the Star of Astaroth.

And if anybody knows Bedknobs and Broomsticks, you'll know that this is a magical talisman in the Disney film Bedknobs and Broomsticks with Angela Lansbury.

And I saw it as a kid, and I thought this thing was so magical.