Career Highlights:
Directed and Choreographed Off Broadway, regionally, in Europe and in Central America
Assistant Director to Jacques d'Amboise (Kennedy Center Honor recipient)
Performed: at Lincoln Center with the Metropolitan Opera and the New York City Ballet;
on Broadway; at Radio City Music Hall and New York City Center (with Alvin Ailey)
Faculty Member of SUNY Purchase and CUNY, Queens College
High School of Performing Arts, Drama Graduate
Appeared in FAME (both the film and television show)

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Artistic Director, FESTIVAL of THE ARTS, Great Neck Arts Center, NY
Associate Artistic Director, AMERICAN PLAYWRIGHT’S THEATRE, NYC

Selected Professional Director/Choreographer Credits

Musical Theatre
Merkin Concert Hall, NYC	THE LITTLE PRINCE	St. Exupery
Fielday, NYC	ALEX THE SEAL	Andrea Andresakis
Kraine Theater, NYC	A BELLY DANCER'S STORY	Sandra Catena
The Ellington Room, NYC	CHRISTOPHER	Earl Wilson Jr. & Janet Villella
National Tour	THE BARBER of SEVILLE	de Beaumarchais
National Tour	A MAIDEN'S CONSENT	adapted from de Moratin
International Tour	ANY DREAM WILL DO	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Barrington Stage Company, MA	FAME	David de Silva
Playhouse on the Green, CT	THE BARBER of SEVILLE	de Beaumarchais
Rockland Arts Center, NY	VAMPIRES IN DA' HOUSE	Rodney Thornton
Arundel Barn Playhouse, ME	THE MARVELOUS WONDERETTES	Roger Bean
Maurice Levin Theatre, NJ	JOSEPH and HIS AMAZING...	Andrew Lloyd Webber
Dramatist's Guild, NYC	PEARL and the PUMPKIN (staged reading)	W.W. Denslow/D. Freedman
Troupers Light Opera, CT	THE SORCERER	Gilbert and Sullivan
Troupers Light Opera, CT	IOLANTHE	Gilbert and Sullivan
Troupers Light Opera, CT	PRINCESS IDA	Gilbert and Sullivan
Broadhurst Theatre, Broadway	DANCIN' MAN, PETER GENNARO	assistant to Jacques d'Amboise
Theatre By-The-Sea, RI	SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE	associate to Gary John La Rosa
La Guardia Theatre, NYC	ROMEO and JULIET	assistant to Jacques d'Amboise
Westchester B'way Theater, NY	CAMELOT	assistant to Gary John La Rosa
Opera
Chautauqua Opera, NY	THE CRUCIBLE	assistant to Jay Lessenger
Oorie de Nooyer Theater, NJ	AIDA (Lucine Amara, prod.)	Verdi
Opera Verrismo, NJ	NORMA (Lucine Amara, prod.)	Bellini
Bardavon Opera House, NY	DIE FLEDERMAUS	Strauss
First Church, CT	NOYE’S FLUDDE	Benjamin Britten

Plays
Playwrights Horizons, NYC	THE STAR SPANGLED GIRL	Neil Simon
John Housman Too, NYC	DAMAGED GOODS	Frances Galton
Rose’s Turn, NYC	FUN IN THE WHITE HOUSE	produced by SWT
Producer's Club, NYC	DOWN THE ROAD	Lee Blessing
Pulse (Theater Row), NYC	STRAGGLERS	Frances Galton
Sande Shurin Theatre, NYC	MIMI and ME	Kitty Dubin
American Playwrights Theater, NYC	LUCY’S WALTZ	Frances Galton
American Theater of Actors, NYC	TENNIS ANYONE?	Wendy Aron

Selected Professional Choreographer Credits

Musicals
Lamb’s Theater, NYC	NELLIE	Bernice Lee & Jaz Dorsey
Wings Theater, NYC	FAHERENHEIT 451	Ray Bradbury
Black Spectrum Theatre, NYC	BABES IN ARMS	Gerald Van Heerdon, dir.
Allenberry Playhouse, PA	SECRET GARDEN	Michael Haney, dir.
Allenberry Playhouse, PA	BIG RIVER	Michael Haney, dir.
Allenberry Playhouse, PA	THE FANTASTICKS	Jack Frost, dir.
Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT	BRING ME JOY	Phillip Otto, artistic dir.
Merle Ave. Auditorium, NY	BRIGADOON	Jude Schanzer, dir.
The Roche Players, NJ	OLIVER!	Jennifer Sherron Stock, dir.
St. Gregory’s Theatre Group, NY	THE WIZARD of OZ	Peter Shaughnessy, dir.
Television
PBS	ARTBEAT	variety show
Concerts
Shubert Theatre, New Haven, CT	THE NUTCRACKER	Phillip Otto, artistic director
Bridge For Dance, NYC	THE FUNERAL DANCE	Uptown Performance Series
New Haven Ballet, CT	MUSIC IS A WOMAN	Duke Ellington
New Haven Ballet, CT	SORROW	David Bowie
Main Street Dance Alliance, NYC	SWANLAKE (excerpts)	Tchaikovsky
Main Street Dance Alliance, NY	CIRCLE OF LIFE	Elton John and Tim Rice
Frenchwoods Festival, NY	PRELUDES	Chopin
Frenchwoods Festival, NY	8th SYMPHONY, Allegro Vivace	Beethoven
Frenchwoods Festival, NY	TRAMPLED UNDER FOOT	Led Zeppelin
Frenchwoods Festival, NY	BLACK DOG	Led Zeppelin
Frenchwoods Festival, NY	CARMEN SUITE	Bizet
Frenchwoods Festival, NY	SLEEPING BEAUTY (excerpts)	Tchaikovsky

Educational and Collegial Director / Choreographer

SUNY at Purchase, NY	A LOVER’S TALE	Carol Kastendeik, dir.
SUNY at Purchase, NY	AS TIME DANCES BY	Various composers
SUNY at Purchase, NY	ONE STEP	Carol Kastendeik, dir.
SUNY at Purchase, NY	THE FABULOUS FABLE FACTORY	Carol Kastendeik, dir.
CUNY, Queens College, NY	THE FANTASTICKS	Harry Feiner, chair
Royal Palm Theater, FL	KIDS	Jan Mc Art, producer
Green’s Farm Academy, CT	WORKING	Stephen Stout, dir.
Great Neck Arts Center, NY	FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS	Regina Gil, executive dir.
Ressurection Ascension School, NYC	FABLES	Ms. Andresakis, program dir.
French Woods Festival, NY	42 STREET	Derek Mc Mann, dir.
	SWEET CHARITY	Jeff Maynard, dir.
	GYPSY	Beth Schaefer, dir.
	MUSIC MAN	Bruce Bider, dir.
	OKLAHOMA!	Ron Schaefer, dir.
	A FUNNY THING ... FORUM	Ron Schaefer, dir.

Selected Teaching Credits

State University of New York at Purchase	Carol Kastendiek, Director
City University of New York, Queens College	Harry Feiner, Chair
Ressurection Ascension School, NYC	Program Director
National Dance Institute, NYC	Jacques d’Amboise, Founder
Black Spectrum Theatre, NYC	Carl Clay, Executive Director
PS87, NYC	Kyle Ahrold, Director
Main Street Theatre, NY	Nancy Howe, Director
Gateway Playhouse, NY	Robin Allen, Director
Disciplines Taught
Acting Technique; Scene Study; Improvisation; Theatre Games; Dance- Jazz, Tap, Musical Theatre, Ballet, Modern, Social (Swing, Salsa, etc.)

Performance

Lincoln Center, NYC

Alvin Ailey III, City Center, NYC and tours

Broadway: TRIBUTE TO ANGELA LANSBURY at the Majestic Theatre, NYC

Radio City Music Hall, NYC

The Goodspeed Opera House

Many Musicals and Revues including: PHANTOM OF THE OPERA; OKLAHOMA! (original Agnes De Mille choreography); THE KING AND I (original Jerome Robbins choreography)

Film & Professional Affiliations

Member of: SSDC; AEA; SAG; AFTRA; AGMA

Education

High School of Performing Arts

School of American Ballet

Alvin Ailey American Dance Center

National Dance Institute Teacher Training

Education in Dance Teacher Training

Broadway Dance Center

American Ballroom Institute

Steps; others

References

Michael Perreca Producing Director, Barrington Stage Company: 413.499.5446; mperreca@barringtonstageco.org
Gary John La Rosa Director/Choreographer: 718- 457-1208; garyjohnla@juno.com
Jacques d'Amboise Former principal dancer with the New York City Ballet: director and choreographer, founder of the National Dance Institute 212-226-0083; jdamboise@nationaldnce.org
Michael Haney Associate Artistic Director, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park; 513-345-2242; administration@cincyplay.com
Frank Ingrasciotta Program Director, SUNY Purchase: 914-328-1154; fidirector@optonline.net