Sammi Cannold
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Sammi Cannold[1] is an American theater director.[2] Cannold is the youngest female director in the American Repertory Theater's history.
Career[edit]
Cannold has a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a Master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[3][4] Cannold made her broadway debut on 10 December 2023 at the Belasco Theater with the original show How to Dance in Ohio.[5][6] Cannold was trained under Diane Paulus, and Rachel Chavkin, serving as the associate director on the Broadway production of Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812 and was working at the American Repertory Theater during this time.[7] In 2019, Cannold directed the world premier of Celine Song's Endlings, making her the youngest female director in the American Repertory Theater's history, prior to directing its off-Broadway premier at New York Theater Workshop in 2020.[8] Sammi Cannold also directed the site-specific Ragtime on Ellis Island [9], Violet on a moving bus [10], Evita at New York City Center.[11][12][13], and Carmen at Rose Hall, Lincoln Center.[14] Sammi Cannold is currently directing an original musical How To Dance in Ohio based on a documentary of the same name.[15] Sammi Cannold also directed the first Live Curtain Up Broadway since the pandemic.[16] In 2023, she will direct Sunset Boulevard at The Kennedy Center.[17][2]
Cannold's Evita at the American Repertory Theater and Shakespeare Theater company were phenomenal critic successes.[18][19][20]
In 2019, she was named a member of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 in Hollywood and Entertainment.[21]
In 2022, Sammi Cannold and Dori Berinstein announced The Show Must Go On, a documentary covering theater production during the Covid Pandemic. The documentary premiered at Broadway's Majestic Theatre on August 9th, 2021 and was released on Apple TV.[22]
Sammi Cannold also volunteers her time with the Humanitarian organization Human First Coalition as the Chief of Staff.[23]
Personal Life[edit]
Sammi Cannold is in a relationship with Afghan-American humanitarian worker Safi Rauf.[24]
External Links[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Floyd, Thomas (2023-09-11). "With 'Evita,' a young director follows in a Broadway icon's footsteps". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Paulson, Michael (2023-09-27). "Andrew Lloyd Webber, Darling of the Avant-Garde?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ Gioia, Micahel (August 4, 2016). "Violet on a Moving Bus, Which Began at a College, Will Resurface at A.R.T." Playbill.
- ↑ "Breaking Broadway with Kerry Butler: A Fresh Take, with Director Sammi Cannold on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ Paulson, Michael (July 20, 2023). "'How to Dance in Ohio,' a Musical, Plans a Fall Broadway Opening". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ↑ "The Journal News". www.lohud.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ Mink, Casey (February 24, 2020). "Meet the 25-Year-Old Director Changing New York Theater From the Inside Out". Backstage. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
- ↑ Green, Jesse (March 9, 2020). "Review: In 'Endlings,' the Pain of Swimming Between Worlds". New York Times.
- ↑ "Ragtime on Ellis Island". Fox 5 News. August 8, 2016.
- ↑ Gioia, Michael (August 4, 2016). "Violet on a Moving Bus, Which Began at a College, Will Resurface at A.R.T." Playbill.
- ↑ Rudig, Stephanie (2023-10-04). "A Feminist Focus on Evita Makes Eva Perón Rightfully Complicated - WCP". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ Soloski, Alexis (November 7, 2019). "13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Green, Jesse (November 15, 2019). "An 'Evita' Newly Tailored for Our Time". New York Times.
- ↑ "Carmen | Theater in New York". Time Out New York. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ Paulson, Michael (2023-07-20). "'How to Dance in Ohio,' a Musical, Plans a Fall Broadway Opening". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ Hornik, Caitlin (2022-10-02). "Broadway shines at live Curtain Up concert". Broadway News. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ Logan, Culwell-Block (November 1, 2022). "Derek Klena, Auli'i Cravalho, and Nathan Gunn Join Kennedy Center's Upcoming Sunset Boulevard". Playbill.
- ↑ Marks, Peter (2023-09-18). "Review | Stand back, Washington. 'Evita' has never been more thrilling". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ Marks, Peter (2023-10-03). "Perspective | At the center of the latest 'Evita' revival, young talent blossoms". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ Wallenberg, Christopher (May 11, 2023). "In the revival of 'Evita' at the ART, a tango between the two sides of Eva Perón - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
- ↑ "Sammi Cannold, 24". Forbes.
- ↑ Lang, Brent; Lang, Brent (2021-03-11). "'The Show Must Go On' Documentary Chronicles Andrew Lloyd Webber's Fight for Theater During Lockdown". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
- ↑ Kight, Stef W. (2022-08-17). "Afghans' long wait". Axios. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ↑ Basu, Zachary (2022-04-08). "American released by Taliban recounts months-long nightmare in detention". Axios. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
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