Resume
Cirque du Soleil
Artistic Director, OVO
The Lion King
Resident Director Las Vegas Company, Disney Theatrical Productions
Princess Cruises / Carnival Cruise Lines
Entertainment Director
Bernstein on Broadway
Director/Choreographer, The Boston Pops
Bad Boys of Broadway
Co-Creator/Director/Choreographer, Touring Staged Concert with Jason Wooten, Josh Tower, John Cudia, and Carmen Cusack
REGIONAL THEATRE
Les Miserables
Director/Choreographer, Casa Mañana
Broadwayworld Award for Best Direction, Best Musical
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Director/Choreographer, Nevada Conservatory Theatre
High School Musical
Director, The North Carolina Theatre
Urinetown
Director/Choreographer, The Gateway Playhouse, NJ
Director/Choreographer, Nevada Conservatory Theatre
Miss Saigon
Director/Choreographer, Casa Mañana
Rent
Director/Choreographer, Casa Mañana
A Man of No Importance
Director/Choreographer, The North Carolina Theatre
Grease
Director/Choreographer, Nevada Conservatory Theatre
42nd Street
Director, Casa Mañana
Macbeth
Director, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival Late-Nite Series
LAS VEGAS
Divorce Party The Musical
Resident Director/Choreographer, Bally’s Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
Rodgers and Hart…and Hammerstein, Too!
Director/Choreographer, Suncoast Casino Showroom, Las Vegas
BBR: A Blonde, A Brunette, and A Redhead
Director/Choreographer, Girl Group staged concert, Boulevard Theatre, Las Vegas
Vegas Vaudeville
Director/Creator, The Horn Theatre, Las Vegas NV
STOCK
A Funny Thing Happened…Forum
Director/Choreographer, Super Summer Theatre
Moon Over Buffalo
Director, Arundel Barn Playhouse
Lend Me A Tenor
Director, Arundel Barn Playhouse
Do Black Patent Leather Shoes Really Reflect Up?
Director, The Theatre Barn
The Civil War
Director, Messiah College, Gettysburg PA
STAGED READINGS/WORKSHOPS
Big Fat Cat
Director, AEA Staged Reading with Bruce Vilanch, Christiane Noll, Burke Moses, & Annaleigh Ashford
Abelard & Heloise
Director, AEA Staged Reading with Rob Evan, Tamara Hayden, Tituss Burgess, & John McMartin
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Memphis
Assistant Director*, North Shore Music Theatre & TheatreWorks Palo Alto CA
A Little Night Music
Assistant Director, The Boston Pops – staged concert with Christine Ebersole. Director- Casey Husion
Carousel
Assistant Director, The Boston Pops – staged concert with Aaron Lazar. Director – Casey Husion
Camille Claudel
Assistant Director*, Goodspeed Opera House
King Of Hearts
Assistant Director*, Goodspeed Opera House
Radio City Christmas Show
Assistant Director*, Radio City Music Hall (new show pitch)
The Witches of Eastwick
Assistant Director*, Manhattan Theatre Club
Canon Industrial, Orlando
Assistant Director*, ADM Productions NYC
*director – Gabriel Barre
TRAINING
New York University (Gallatin School) – MA in Directing
Boston Conservatory—BFA in Musical Theatre and Dance
PERFORMANCE
Over 20 years as a professional actor and dancer. Includes roles in National Tours, Off-Broadway, LORT, live industrials, as well as primetime television, feature films, commercials, industrial films, and daytime drama.
“The credit for the brisk pace and well-honed performances in this show goes, ultimately, to Bennett.”
– Punch Shaw, Dallas Star-Telegram, 42ND STREET