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DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER RESUMÉ
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[scroll down for press and photos]
AS DIRECTOR AND CHOREOGRAPHER:
ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE; A LIVE RADIO PLAY.....Foothills Theatre, Worcester, MA
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW.....Foothills Theatre, Worcester, MA
BEEHIVE.....Ogunquit Playhouse, Ogunquit, ME
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST....Arts Center of Coastal Carolina,SC
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (new musical version)....Foothills Theatre, Worcester, MA
BEEHIVE....Foothills Theatre, Worcester, MA
DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST....Foothills Theatre, Worcester, MA
IDOLS OF THE KING.....Sierra Repertory Theatre, Sonora, CA
CHICAGO.....Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, SC
ANYTHING GOES.....Skylight Opera Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
CHICAGO.....Skylight Opera Theatre, Milwaukee, WI
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'.....Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, SC
PAGEANT.....North Coast Repertory Theatre, San Diego, CA
BEEHIVE.....Sierra Repertory Theatre, Sonora, CA
SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE.....Sierra Rep, Sonora, CA
AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'.....Sierra Rep, Sonora, CA
ANYTHING GOES.....Wachusett Theatre Co., Worcester, MA
BIG, THE MUSICAL.....Wachusett Theatre Co., Worcester, MA
AS CHOREOGRAPHER:
KISS ME KATE.....Moonlight Stage Productions, San Diego, CA
NO,NO,NANETTE (starring Dody Goodman).....Theatre East, San Diego, CA
COMPANY.....Theatre East, San Diego, CA
GYPSY.....Theatre East, San Diego, CA
ANYTHING GOES.....Theatre East, San Diego, CA
AS ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR:
CABARET......Foothills Theatre, MA......BT McNichol, Supervising Director
KISS ME KATE......Moonlight Stage Productions, CA....Kathy Brombacher, Director
AS ASST. TO DIRECTOR/DANCE CAPTAIN:
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL....Broadway Prod...dir. Robert Longbottom
PAGEANT.....Off-Broadway and Japan...dir. Robert Longbottom
FUNNY GIRL in Concert.....Actors Fund Benefit...dir. Peter Flynn
CHESS in Concert.....Actors Fund Benefit...dir. Peter Flynn
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PRESS...
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media praise for "BEAUTY AND THE BEAST"...
"Director-choreographer Russell Garrett has engineered Disney's hugely popular take on the classic fairy tale with admirable polish and precision on the big set pieces "Be Our Guest" and "Human Again", and he elicits terrific performances from everyone, down to the ensemble players."
- Telegram and Gazette
media praise for "CHICAGO"...
..."'Chicago' (is) both dazzling and poignantly disturbing in director Russell Garrett's able hands. The show superbly entertains but also reflects something deeper and unsettling. (as) Garrett brilliantly illustrates...'Chicago' is immensely appealing and hugely entertainning."
- Savannah News
media praise for "KISS ME KATE"...
"Moonlight Stage opened a vivid, witty, beautifully sung and terrifically danced production...the extended dance cut "Too Darn Hot" had real pizazz...Moonlight's "Kate" ranks with the best shows I've seen staged there."
- San Diego Union-Tribune
"...the sparkling musical doesn't show her age, thanks to an updated script, Russell Garrett's athletic and Fosse-like choreography (a talented dance ensemble performs Garrett's imaginatively choreographed "Too Darn Hot") and standout performances. This sparkling production ranks...among the best shows the company has staged in years."
- North County Times
media praise for "ANYTHING GOES"...
"Anything Goes revived in perfect style! The Skylight Opera missed nothing...this show is a pipeline to 1934. The cast has assimilated the artifice so thoroughly that it seems natural. You don't hear the plot creak because everyone is so lively and limber. (the cast) excersize their gift for physical comedy. There's a lot of it and director/choreographer Russell Garrett is enormously clever about it".
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
"(...Skylight Opera's production)is meticulously fashioned in every detail from the jazzy orchestra to the dazzling period costumes to the impressive acting, choreography and choral numbers. It sparkles and crackles from the overture to the final curtain call. Russell Garrett who did such an amazing job on "Chicago" last year, repeated his performance as very noteworthy stage director in this production. Don't let this one pass you by".
- Time Out
media praise for "CHICAGO"...
"ONE OF THE 10 BEST SHOWS OF MILWAUKEE IN 2002!"
"A 'CHICAGO' WORTHY OF BROADWAY!"
- Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
"'Chicago' has never sizzled so persuasively as it does in theis production, under the skin-tight direction of Russell Garrett."
- Criticopia
"...streamlined staging by director/choreographer Russell Garrett. He has incorporated entertaining bits of glitz and vaudville flavor to the proceedings...[the] eye popping burlesque touches are to die for."
- South Milwaukee Voice, CNI Newspapers
"...sharp choreography and direction by Russell Garrett...a feast for the eyes."
- Vital Source, Theatre & Stage
media praise for "SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE"...
"Stellar production...with top-notch choreography."
- Sonora Union Democrat
"...the real star of this show [was] director/choreographer Russell Garrett..." "Garrett made each of the 40 numbers a unique vignette that enhanced the material and carefully exploited the talents of the specific performers. His cleverly inventive and lighthearted choreography stayed perfectly in scale with the space available. Throughout the two hours of music without dialogue, the pace never lagged; each new song seemed different and exciting. Garrett never missed a special touch."
- The Record
"[the] unseen star of the show [is] Russell Garrett, Director/Choreographer extraordinaire...."
- The Union Democrat
"If the turnout and responses at Friday's opening are indicative of what Sierra Rep can expect for the next three months, this should be a spectacular summer in east Sonora."
- The Modesto Bee
media praise for "BEEHIVE"...
"Well-staged 60's songfest dares viewers to keep still. Director and choreographer Russell Garrett keeps things interesting".
- The Modesto Bee
"...brilliant...Russell Garrett can be proud of his work and that of his cast and crew as they deliver us a gift with big-city power and professionalism that is also crazy fun".
- The Record
media praise for "PAGEANT"...
"...screamingly funny...you'll be lucky if you don't fall off your seat with laughter. 'Pageant' gets my vote".
- San Diego Union-Tribune
"'Pageant' is a hoot!"
- San Diego Reader
"Those longing for an evening of mindless delight will find 'Pageant' refreshing and restorative. Russell Garrett cast the show deliciously".
- North County Times
media praise for "BIG, THE MUSICAL"...
"...an enjoyably breezy and energetic rendition of this Tony-nominated musical...a worthwhile, entertaining, and somewhat different evening of musical theatre. The opening number is a model of clever stage management and flowing movement from director/choreographer Russell Garrett".
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette
media praise for "ANYTHING GOES"...
"'Anything Goes' is toe-tappin' fun! This production uncorks the vintage show with bubbling energy and a good bit of fine style. Director and choreographer Russell Garrett has quite a large crew of actors, singers, and dancers to oversee...nevertheless the set pieces sparkled with crisp dancing and singing".
- Worcester Telegram & Gazette
media praise for "AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'"
"The outstanding aspect of the production was Garrett's choreography. Both in the synchronized ensemble singing movements and in the dance routines, it proved inventive in concept and expert in performance".
- Stockton Record
"Kudos to Russell Garrett for his choreography and direction".
- Union Democrat
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KISS ME, KATE
Moonlight Productions
San Diego 2004
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