R.C. Staab is a New York-based author, playwright, musical theater writer and lyricist. His off-Broadway musicals and plays have been produced in New York, San Francisco, England and the Midwest. Space Hamlet sold out its run in August 2025 in Norwich, England and heads to London in 2026. He is a three-time nominee for England's Best New Song competition. 

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He is the author of New York City Scavenger: The Ultimate Search for New York City's Hidden Treasures and 100 Things to Do at the Jersey Shore Before You Die which are both widely available online and in stores. In 2021, he walked the entire Jersey Shore coastline from Sandy Hook to Cape May to promote 100 Things Jersey Shore, writing 60 plus stories about each beach or town on his trek. He frequently contributes to New Jersey Monthly magazine and online publications such as SheBuysTravel.com, GoWorldTravel.com and East-West News Service. 

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Among his musicals and plays are:

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Collaborating with composer/lyricist Daniel Sturman, their musical comedy, Space Hamlet, was enthusiastically greeted by audiences and critiques for the Open Theatre productions in Norwich, England in 2025.

Their song, "Let My Love Be", is a finalist for the Best New Song Contest in England.

 

With Seth Bisen-Hersh, he wrote a musical verision of F. Scott Fitzgerald's, THE DIAMOND AS BIG AS THE RITZ  which was nominated for Best New Musical (off-off Broadway) in 2024. The cast album is available on iTunes, Amazon and other music sites. The show features a song, "Enough Already", which was a finalist for the Best New Song Contest in England.  

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HOW THE WESTONS WON, "Indian in the Cupboard" meets "Next to Normal", with music by Aaron Latina, ran off-Broadway in December 2018 at Jefferson Market Library directed by Joe Barros.  It was part of New York Theatre Barn's new works series in 2018 and was featured in St. Louis' First Run Theatre Reading Series January 2019, as well as staged at New Works Series of the NYFA Music Theatre program in February 2018. The show features a song (co-written with Dave Ogrin) that was a finalist for Broadway Producer Ken Davenport's Songwriting Contest and the Best New Song Contest in England. 

 

ONE WAY TICKET: A Musical Murder Mystery, written with Daniel Sturman was part of Fisher Taylor-Gaunt's Under Construction project in London in 2015 and the New Works Series of Emerging Artists.​

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DUMB LUCK, with composer Michael Sansonia, was a winner of the TRU Voices Musical Series which included a sold-out staged reading in January 2017, a winner of the Music Theatre of Madison's Festival of New Musicals with a staged reading in October 2017 and a finalist for the Phoenix Theatre new play festival.  The show was part of the New Work Series of Emerging Artists in March 2016.   

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He co-wrote SIGNAL MALFUNCTION, a contemporary farce, which was featured at the 2013 at the Midtown International Theatre Festival in New York.  He has also written an adaptation of THE TEMPEST with the music of The Doors.

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ZOMBIE WEDDING, written with Daniel Sturman, was a hit at FringeNYC in 2011 and performed in England the following year.

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He lives in Manhattan with his wife, Valari, and his dog, Skye.  To benefit animal rescue agencies who helped rescue their dog, Jack, he wrote the children's book, I'm My Own Dog.  I'm Jack co-authored with Mario Lopez.

 

He is a member of the Dramatist Guild, Tru Producers and England's Musical Theatre Network.  Email him at rcstaab@me.com.