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