SELECTED CREDITS
RESUME

NATIONAL TOURS

  
FOOTLOOSE – The 10th Anniversary Tour
BEEHIVE – THE 60’S MUSICAL!
CADDIE WOODLAWN		 Prather Entertainment Group
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ArtsPower National Touring Theatre

OFF-BROADWAY

  
PINS AND NEEDLES (w/ Karen Mason & Jim Walton)
MARRY ME A LITTLE (w/ Sally Mayes & Brent Barrett)
ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE (MD: Phil Hall)
BLESSINGS OF THE DAY (“Fresh Ink” Series)
CARNIVAL
IN MY DREAM...		 Jewish Repertory Theatre, NYC
Queens Theatre in the Park, NYC
Triad/Laurie Beechman/Zipper Theatres, NYC
Primary Stages, NYC
St. Bart’s Playhouse, NYC
Vortex Theatre Company, NYC

OPERA

  
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
opera a cappella (Ching; World Premiere)		 Opera Memphis, TN

REGIONAL

  
ALWAYS... PATSY CLINE (5 prods.) (w/ Sally Struthers)
THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA (8 Ostrander Award noms.)
next to normal
THE FULL MONTY (3 AriZoni Award nominations)
ROMANCE / ROMANCE
GREASE (2 prods.)
SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ (2 prods.)
I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE PERFECT, NOW CHANGE (3 prods.)
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
THE KING AND I  (5 prods.)
1940 SWING! (Robby Award nomination)		 Virginia Musical Theatre, VA
Playhouse on the Square, TN
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Phoenix Theatre, AZ
Fulton Opera House, Lancaster, PA
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Foothills Theatre, Worcester, MA
Seacoast Repertory Theatre, Portsmouth, NH
Albuquerque Civic Light Opera, NM
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CAST Theatre, Hollywood, CA

STOCK

  
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (w/ Rex Smith)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (w/ Lewis J. Stadlen)
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PETER PAN (3 prods.)(w/ Robert Westenberg)
FOOTLOOSE (w/ John Herrera)
HAIRSPRAY (w/ Paul Vogt)
AIDA (w/ Adrian Zmed)
WEST SIDE STORY
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN
ANNIE (3 prods.) (w/ Beth Leavel)
OLIVER! (2 prods.)
ANNIE WARBUCKS (4 prods.)
MEET ME IN ST. LOUIS (2 Perry Award noms)
DRIVING MISS DAISY
PRELUDE TO A KISS

 Ogunquit Playhouse, ME
KC Starlight/St. Louis MUNY
WV Public Theatre
Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick, ME
The MUNY, St. Louis, MO
Sacramento Music Circus, Sacramento, CA
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Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK
Surflight Theatre, Beach Haven, NJ
Hampton Playhouse, Hampton, NH
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Bristol Valley Theater, Naples, NY
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DINNER THEATRE

  
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (3 prods.)
      (Connecticut Critics Circle Award: Outstanding Direction)
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (w/ Mike Burstyn)
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES (w/ Tom Urich)		 Downtown Cabaret Theatre, Bridgeport, CT

Westchester Broadway Theatre, Elmsford, NY
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INDUSTRIALS

  
SAMSUNG DIGITall (CES; Las Vegas Convention Center, NV); GUINNESS BEER: “POUR IT ON!” (Hilton Anatole – Dallas, TX); BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO: “STRIKE UP THE BRAND!” (Opryland Resort, Nashville, TN); ALCON: “THE POWER INSIDE” (Westin Resort, Scottsdale, AZ); SAM’S CLUB: “...ONE MEMBER AT A TIME” (Kansas City Convention Center, MO); TGI FRIDAYS (Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV); WAL~MART (Kansas City Convention Center, MO); GOODYEAR TIRES:THE NEXT GENERATION (Gaylord Resort, DC)

UNIVERSITY (as Guest Director / Multiple productions)

  
New York University; University of Pennsylvania; Hofstra University, NY; University of New Mexico; SUNY Buffalo, NY; Cerro Coso College, CA; University of Findlay, OH; California University of PA

TRAINING

  
DEGREE: BA Theatre/Dance – UCLA (Clifton Webb Award) ACTING: Michael Beckett, Edward Morehouse
MUSICAL COMEDY: Edward Greenberg CHOREOGRAPHY: Carol Scothorn
DANCE: Istvan Robovsky, Mia Slavenska, Peggy Ryan, Lynn Dally,
          Tanya Everett, Eddie Zawacki, Rich Rizzo, David Storey		  
   

AWARDS/NOMINATIONS

  

THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD
(Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Award)

THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
(Eight Ostranger Award Nominations)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – The MUNY
(Kevin Kline Award nomination – Best Director; Judy Award: Best Production of a Musical)

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF – Playhouse on the Square
(Ostrander Award nominations: Outstanding Direction / Outstanding Choreography / Outstanding Production of a Musical)

THE FULL MONTY
(ariZoni 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)

SKILLS / OTHER

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, 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.”

Michael Kaabe – atlanticville