Russell Garrett has spent over 30 years working as an actor, director, choreographer,
and regional theatre artistic director. He made his professional debut in a touring stage production of SEVEN BRIDES
FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, working with film legends Jane Powell and Howard Keel, re-creating their film roles. A
later production of the same show starring Debby Boone brought him to New York City where he made his Broadway debut on his
birthday. Subsequent New York work includes joining the original company of 42nd STREET, all
four(!) versions of THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, and several off-off Broadway productions including the Holocaust-set drama BENT
and the original versions of ELEGIES FOR ANGELS, PUNKS AND RAGING QUEENS. He is best remembered for creating
the role of Miss Texas in the hilarious Off-Broadway hit PAGEANT. His many American, Canadian, European,
and Japanese touring productions include Hal Prince’s production of SHOW BOAT, 42nd STREET, MY FAIR LADY,
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL, and several tours of duty with A CHORUS LINE. Regionally, he has had the good fortune
to appear with many great theatre companies including Actors Theatre Louisville, The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, Papermill
Playhouse in New Jersey, The Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera, and Theatre Under The Stars in Houston.
Russell’s many regional and stock appearances have included such varied and favorite roles as Harold Hill in
THE MUSIC MAN, Ernst Ludwig in CABARET, Roger Debris in THE PRODUCERS, Albert/Jonathan
in THE SPARROW, Lord Evelyn Oakleigh in ANYTHING GOES, Zach in A CHORUS LINE, Phileas
Fogg in AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS, the Tin Man in THE WIZARD OF OZ, and 18 roles in the one-man drama ANOTHER AMERICAN:
ASKING AND TELLING.
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| Jason's Bar Mitzvah - Falsettos @ Foothills Theatre Company |
FALSETTOS - Foothills Theatre Company
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As a director and choreographer, Russell has been staging acclaimed productions of musicals
and plays in a variety of venues including Skylight Opera in Milwaukee, The Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine, The Arts Center Of
Coastal Carolina on Hilton Head Island, SC, Sierra Repertory Theatre in California, and Foothills Theatre Company in Worcester,
ME where he served as Artistic Director for four seasons. Past favorites include multiple productions of
CHICAGO, ANYTHING GOES, AIN’T MISBEHAVIN’, and BEEHIVE! as well as THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, FALSETTOS, MOONLIGHT
AND MAGNOLIAS, GUYS AND DOLLS, PAGEANT, KISS ME, KATE, SHOUT!, AS BEES IN HONEY DROWN, ITS A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO
PLAY, and THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS – THE MUSICAL! Upcoming Summer projects include directing and choreographing
the rock opera TOMMY for the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, directing THE FULL MONTY for Theatre By The Sea in Rhode Island,
and directing the comedy RED, WHITE, AND TUNA for Sierra Rep with a welcome detour on stage performing this spring as Col.
Pickering in MY FAIR LADY for Stoneham Theatre in Massachusetts.
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TOMMY - Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
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