The Lambs’ Archives^®

Bill Vila (Theatrical) is a musician, singer, composer, actor, stage manager, playwright, and long-distance bus driver. He is equally at home behind a piano keyboard or a 19-inch bus steering wheel and is currently at work on an omnibus show about his time driving. Bill was elected to The Lambs… Continue reading →

Rudaba Zehra Nasir (Theatrical) is a Pakistani actress, writer, singer, and transformational coach based in Manhattan. She is currently performing her solo show with live music, HALALish, at The Tank to rave reviews and standing ovations (www.halalishtheplay.com for details). Website: www.rudaba.com. Rudaba was elected to The Lambs in 2026.

Michael Roberts (Theatrical) is the composer/lyricist of four Off-Broadway musicals, including Golf: The Musical and the award-winning The Fartiste. He was staff composer for the Emmy-award-winning Remember WENN on AMC. As pianist/music director, he has collaborated with a variety of Broadway and pop culture stars. He is also the President… Continue reading →

Maxine Kern (Theatrical) is a playwright/dramaturg, a member of the 29th Street Playwrights’ Collective, and the Past President of The League of Professional Theatre Women. She is also a new great-grandmother.

Stephen Purdy is on the music faculty at Westminster Choir College and teaches and coaches at his private studio in Manhattan. He has accompanied and conducted Broadway show companies in New York, nationally, and in Europe. Stephen is also the author of Musical Theatre Song (Bloomsbury), which The American Journal… Continue reading →

Lila Day is a singer/comedienne who has written and starred in “Getting Happy” and “More of the Same,” receiving award nominations from Broadway World and MACNYC, respectively. She has a master’s in art history and a former life in museums. She was elected to The Lambs in 2025.

Diane Kiesel was elected to The Lambs in 2025 as a Theatrical Member. Diane is a retired New York Supreme Court judge. She is a former prosecutor and newspaper reporter as well as the author of four books. The latest is When Charlie Met Joan: The Tragedy of the Chaplin… Continue reading →

Sally Sockwell was elected to The Lambs in 2025 as a Theatrical Member. Sally is an actress, playwright, and author. Best known as Joanne in Vanities, she has graced stages in New York City and the U.S. Onscreen she has appeared in Money Matters and Lateline with Al Franken. Her… Continue reading →

John Osburn was elected to The Lambs in 2025 as a Theatrical Member. John teaches Theater Studies at New York University and directs a program at Cooper Union that uses theater-based approaches to professional development. He has worked as a critic, director, and dramaturg.

Enid Levine was elected to The Lambs in 2023, but she had been coming to the Club for many, many years. Her late husband was Shepherd Bruce Brown; Enid is the only person to be painted into a Shepherd’s portrait. She is an accomplished composer and performer. Enid comes from… Continue reading →