RESUME
DIRECTION/CHOREOGRAPHY
THE FULL MONTY Phoenix Theatre, AZ
SEUSSICAL Playhouse on the Square, TN
PINS AND NEEDLES (w/ Karen Mason & Jim Walton) Jewish Repertory Theatre, NYC
ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE (MD: Phil Hall) Zipper Theatre, NYC / Downtown Cabaret Theatre, CT
BEEHIVE 3 Productions including PEG National Tour
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES 3 Productions including: Downtown Cabaret Theatre, CT
ROMANCE / ROMANCE Fulton Opera House, PA
GREASE 2 Productions including Fulton Opera House, PA
ANNIE 3 Productions including Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, OK
CAMELOT Westchester Broadway Theatre, NY
SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ Foothills Theatre, MA / Theatre-By-The-Sea, RI
ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE 5 Productions including West Virginia Public Theatre, WV
THE HONKY TONK ANGELS Carousel Dinner Theatre, OH
GODSPELL West Virginia Public Theatre, WV
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (w/ Spiro Malas) West Virginia Public Theatre, WV
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Albuquerque Civic Light Opera, NM
SISTERS OF SWING Bristol Valley Theatre, NY / Summerfest Theatre, AL
ANNIE WARBUCKS 4 Productions including Hampton Playhouse, NH
BYE BYE BIRDIE Musical Theatre Southwest, NM
THE KING AND I 5 Productions including Surflight Theatre, NJ
THE SOUND OF MUSIC Musical Theatre Southwest, NM
CINDERELLA Musical Theatre Southwest, NM
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT... 3 Productions including Theatre-By-The-Sea, RI
PETER PAN Seacoast Repertory Theatre, NH
NUNSENSE JAMBOREE Cortland Repertory Theatre, NY
NUNSENSE A-MEN! Arundel Barn Playhouse, ME
A GRAND NIGHT FOR SINGING Arundel Barn Playhouse, ME
AND THE WORLD GOES ‘ROUND Arundel Barn Playhouse, ME
THE SECRET GARDEN Montclair Musical Theatre, NJ
CHILDREN OF EDEN Montclair Musical Theatre, NJ
A FUNNY THING…FORUM Montclair Musical Theatre, NJ
MAN OF LA MANCHA Montclair Musical Theatre, NJ
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS 3 Productions including New London Barn Playhouse, NH
CARNIVAL St. Bart’s Playhouse, NYC
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN 2 Productions including St. John's, NYC
CITY OF ANGELS Surflight Theatre, NJ
OLIVER! Surflight Theatre, NJ / Hampton Playhouse, NH
THE APPLE TREE New York University, NYC
JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT University of Findlay Summer Theatre, OH
SWEENEY TODD Hofstra USA Productions, NY
CRAZY FOR YOU The Gray Wig – Hofstra University, NY / Montclair Musical Theatre, NJ
HELLO, DOLLY! Count Basie Theatre, NJ
MY FAIR LADY Count Basie Theatre, NJ
KISS ME, KATE Williams Center for the Arts, NJ
MYSTERY REPEATS ITSELF Mask & Wig Club – U Penn, PA
HIT OR MRS. Mask & Wig Club – U Penn, PA
WORKING Stagedoor Manor, NY
CELEBRATION Stagedoor Manor, NY
CHICAGO Stagedoor Manor, NY
JERRY’S GIRLS Stagedoor Manor, NY
THE MAGIC FEATHER (Frederick Loewe Fellowship) Broadway Theatre Institute, NYC
DIRECTION
PETER PAN St. Louis Muny, MO
FOOTLOOSE (w/ John Herrera) Sacramento Music Circus, CA
AIDA (w/ Adrian Zmed) Sacramento Music Circus, CA
WEST SIDE STORY Sacramento Music Circus, CA
SAMSUNG DIGITall (Industrial for ADM Productions) C.E.S., Las Vegas Convention Center, NV
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (numerous productions)
BLESSINGS OF THE DAY ("Fresh Ink" Series) Primary Stages, NYC
CADDIE WOODLAWN ArtsPower National Touring Theatre
DRIVING MISS DAISY Bristol Valley Theater, NY
PRELUDE TO A KISS Bristol Valley Theater, NY
IN MY DREAM... Vortex Theatre Company, NYC
THE MOUSETRAP University of Findlay Summer Theatre, OH
CHOREOGRAPHY
I LOVE MY WIFE Helen Hayes / Emelin Theatres, NY
MARRY ME A LITTLE (w/ Sally Mayes & Brent Barrett) Queens Theatre in the Park, NY
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (w/ Mike Burstyn) Westchester Broadway Theatre, NY
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (w/ Tom Urich) Westchester Broadway Theatre, NY
DUSTED MELODIES Eighty-Eights Cabaret, NYC
NUNSENSE II Cortland Repertory Theatre, NY
ANNIE Hampton Playhouse, NH
BRING BACK BURLESQUE! Hampton Playhouse, NH
THE MUSIC MAN Hampton Playhouse, NH
PIPPIN Hampton Playhouse, NH
LAFFS, BUMPS & GRINDS Hampton Playhouse, NH
1940 SWING! CAST Theatre, L.A., CA
110 IN THE SHADE Theatre of Light, L.A., CA
GODSPELL Colony Theatre, L.A., CA
ASSISTANT DIRECTION/CHOREOGRAPHY
ON A CLEAR DAY YOU CAN SEE FOREVER w/ Kristin Chenoweth ENCORES! @ City Center, NYC (Mark Brokaw)
STRIKE UP THE BAND w/ Lynn Redgrave and Philip Bosco ENCORES! @ City Center, NYC (John Rando)
UNITY ‘94 Yankee Stadium (Jerry Mitchell)
ENCORE (Jewish Repertory Theatre) and PETS! (Helen Butleroff)
RED, HOT & BURLESQUE! Hampton Playhouse (Bart Cook)
JERRY HERMAN TONIGHT! (w/ Michael Feinstein & Lee Roy Reams) (Frank Carucci) La Guardia Concert Hall
AWARDS/NOMINATIONS
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
(Ostrander Award nominations: Outstanding Direction / Outstanding Choreography
/
Outstanding Production of a Musical)
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED… FORUM
(Perry
Award nomination: Outstanding Direction)
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES
(Connecticut
Critics Circle Award: Outstanding Direction; Connecticut
Critics Circle Award nominations: Outstanding Choreography
/ Outstanding Musical Production)
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS
(2 Perry Award nominations: Outstanding Direction; Outstanding
Choreography / 3 Productions)
HELLO, DOLLY!
(Phoenix Award: Outstanding Choreographer)
MY FAIR LADY
(2 ACT Award nominations: Outstanding Direction; Outstanding Choreography)
1940 SWING!
(Robby Award nomination: Outstanding Choreography)
SEUSSICAL
(Ostrander Award nominations: Outstanding Direction /
Outstanding Production of a Musical)
TRAINING / SKILLS / OTHER
DEGREE: BA Theatre/Dance – UCLA (Clifton Webb Award, Scholarship Student)
MUSICAL COMEDY: Edward Greenberg
CHOREOGRAPHY: Carol Scothorn; ACTING: Michael Beckett, Edward Morehouse
DANCE: (Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap) – Istvan Robovsky, Mia Slavenska, Peggy Ryan, Lynn Daly, Tanya Everett,
Eddie Zawacki, Rich Rizzo, David Storey Extensive experience with FIDDLER
ON THE ROOF (productions nationally / internationally) recreating Jerome Robbins choreography.
Speak French; Teaching experience (acting and audition seminars and workshops / dance
classes);
Work well with students and children; Valid passport and driver’s license. Though I no longer perform, I have nearly 15+ years of additional professional
performing experience, including Broadway and National and International tours. Reviews, References, Video clips and Performance Resume available on request.
“Gary John La Rosa has staged this work with tender loving care and has turned choreography into sheer poetry.”
My Fair Lady – Michael Kaabe – atlanticville