Sammi Cannold Explained

Sammi Cannold is an American film and theater director.[1] [2] Cannold was the recipient of the 2024 Drama Desk Award.[3]

Career

Cannold received a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.[4] She made her Broadway debut in 2023, at the Belasco Theater with How to Dance in Ohio,[5] [6] which earned her the Drama Desk Award. 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, as well as working at the American Repertory Theater.[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 Theatre Workshop in 2020.[8] She also directed Ragtime, Violet on a moving bus,[9] Evita at New York City Center,[10] [11] and Carmen at Rose Hall, Lincoln Center.[12] Cannold's Evita was a critical success.[13] [14]

In 2022, Cannold and Dori Berinstein announced a documentary, The Show Must Go On, which premiered at Majestic Theatre on August 9, 2021 and was released on Apple TV.[15]

Personal life

Cannold is married to non-profit worker Safi Rauf.[16]

Notes and References

  1. News: Floyd . Thomas . 2023-09-11 . With 'Evita,' a young director follows in a Broadway icon's footsteps . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-10-16 . 0190-8286.
  2. News: Paulson . Michael . 2023-09-27 . Andrew Lloyd Webber, Darling of the Avant-Garde? . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-10-16 . 0362-4331.
  3. Web site: 2024 Winners . 2024-07-14 . 2024 Drama Desk Awards . en-US.
  4. News: Gioia . Michael . August 4, 2016 . Violet on a Moving Bus, Which Began at a College, Will Resurface at A.R.T. . Playbill .
  5. News: Paulson . Michael . July 20, 2023 . 'How to Dance in Ohio,' a Musical, Plans a Fall Broadway Opening . The New York Times . February 27, 2024.
  6. Web site: The Journal News . 2024-02-27 . www.lohud.com.
  7. Web site: Mink . Casey . February 24, 2020 . Meet the 25-Year-Old Director Changing New York Theater From the Inside Out . November 1, 2022 . Backstage.
  8. Web site: Green . Jesse . March 9, 2020 . Review: In 'Endlings,' the Pain of Swimming Between Worlds . New York Times.
  9. Web site: Gioia . Michael . August 4, 2016 . Violet on a Moving Bus, Which Began at a College, Will Resurface at A.R.T. . Playbill.
  10. Web site: Rudig . Stephanie . 2023-10-04 . A Feminist Focus on Evita Makes Eva Perón Rightfully Complicated - WCP . 2023-10-16 . Washington City Paper . en-US.
  11. News: Soloski . Alexis . November 7, 2019 . 13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend . The New York Times . NYTimes.com.
  12. Web site: Carmen Theater in New York . 2022-11-18 . Time Out New York . 19 October 2022 . en-US.
  13. News: Marks . Peter . 2023-09-18 . Review Stand back, Washington. 'Evita' has never been more thrilling. . en-US . Washington Post . 2023-10-16 . 0190-8286.
  14. Web site: 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 . 2023-10-16 . Boston Globe. en-US.
  15. Web site: Lang . Brent . Lang . Brent . 2021-03-11 . 'The Show Must Go On' Documentary Chronicles Andrew Lloyd Webber's Fight for Theater During Lockdown . 2022-11-18 . Variety . en-US.
  16. Web site: Reyna-Rodriguez . Victoria . How a couple overcame distance, captivity in Afghanistan to host a unique Iowa wedding . 2024-08-24 . The Des Moines Register . en-US.

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