Sandy Rustin

Sandy’s original comedy, The Cottage, (“Laugh Out Loud!” – The NY Times), is running now at The Hayes Theatre for a limited-engagement on Broadway, starring Eric McCormick and Laura Bell Bundy, and her musical adaptation of MGM’s film, Mystic Pizza, will premiere in January 2024. For television, Sandy is working with Jim Henson Company on developing a new family dramedy for television that utilizes their newly patented HDPS (Henson Digital Puppeteering System) and with the Australian company, JC Media Consulting, on a Broadway musical series for children.

As an actress, Sandy regularly appeared at New York’s The Upright Citizen’s Brigade in “Gravid Water” (named “Best Improv Show” by Time Out NY) for 15 years. She has worked with Loopers Unlimited as a voiceover actress on hundreds of TV shows and films and is an award-winning audiobook narrator.

With her family, Sandy created the Jerry Kraut Memorial Fund, which supports the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Chicago. She also serves on the advisory board for Camp Kesem, a national movement dedicated to helping children through and beyond their parent’s cancer. Sandy is a graduate of Northwestern University, as well as a member of ASCAP, SAG, AEA, and the Dramatists Guild. After being named to Florida Studio Theatre’s Playwright Collective in 2020, Sandy developed a masterclass: Writing Comedy for the Stage, which she teaches to a wide range of students all over the globe.