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Sammi Cannold [1] is an American Broadway and film director. [2] She is a member of the Forbes' 30 Under 30 in Hollywood and Entertainment list [3], one of Variety's 10 Broadway Stars to Watch [4], and one of Town and Country's Creative Aristocracy [5]. She is the recipient of a 2024 Drama Desk Award. [6]

Career

Cannold has a bachelor's degree from Stanford University and a Master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. [7] [8] Cannold made her broadway debut on 10 December 2023 at the Belasco Theater with the original show How to Dance in Ohio [9] [10], for which she won a 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 and was working at the American Repertory Theater during this time. [11] 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 Theater Workshop in 2020. [12] Sammi Cannold also directed the site-specific Ragtime on Ellis Island [13], Violet on a moving bus [14], Evita at New York City Center. [15] [16] [17], and Carmen at Rose Hall, Lincoln Center. [18]

Cannold's Evita at the American Repertory Theater and Shakespeare Theater Company was a critical success. [19] [20] [21]

In 2019, she was named a member of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 in Hollywood and Entertainment list. [22]

In 2022, Sammi Cannold and Dori Berinstein announced The Show Must Go On, a documentary covering theater production during the Covid Pandemic. The documentary premiered at Broadway's Majestic Theatre on August 9th, 2021 and was released on Apple TV. [23]

Personal Life

Sammi Cannold is in a relationship with Afghan-American humanitarian worker Safi Rauf. [24]

External Links

References

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  2. ^ Paulson, Michael (2023-09-27). "Andrew Lloyd Webber, Darling of the Avant-Garde?". The New York Times. ISSN  0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  3. ^ "Sammi Cannold, 24 - 2018-11-13 - 2019 30 Under 30: Hollywood". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  4. ^ Cox, Gordon (2023-09-29). "Clint Ramos, Kara Young, Rebecca Frecknall and Ingrid Michaelson Among Variety's 10 Broadway Stars to Watch for 2023". Variety. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  5. ^ "The 2023 Creative Aristocracy: Introducing the New Kings and Queens of Culture". Town & Country. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  6. ^ "2024 WINNERS". 2024 Drama Desk Awards. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
  7. ^ Gioia, Micahel (August 4, 2016). "Violet on a Moving Bus, Which Began at a College, Will Resurface at A.R.T." Playbill.
  8. ^ "‎Breaking Broadway with Kerry Butler: A Fresh Take, with Director Sammi Cannold on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  9. ^ Paulson, Michael (July 20, 2023). "'How to Dance in Ohio,' a Musical, Plans a Fall Broadway Opening". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "The Journal News". www.lohud.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  11. ^ Mink, Casey (February 24, 2020). "Meet the 25-Year-Old Director Changing New York Theater From the Inside Out". Backstage. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  12. ^ Green, Jesse (March 9, 2020). "Review: In 'Endlings,' the Pain of Swimming Between Worlds". New York Times.
  13. ^ "Ragtime on Ellis Island". Fox 5 News. August 8, 2016.
  14. ^ Gioia, Michael (August 4, 2016). "Violet on a Moving Bus, Which Began at a College, Will Resurface at A.R.T." Playbill.
  15. ^ Rudig, Stephanie (2023-10-04). "A Feminist Focus on Evita Makes Eva Perón Rightfully Complicated - WCP". Washington City Paper. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  16. ^ Soloski, Alexis (November 7, 2019). "13 Plays and Musicals to Go to in N.Y.C. This Weekend". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  17. ^ Green, Jesse (November 15, 2019). "An 'Evita' Newly Tailored for Our Time". New York Times.
  18. ^ "Carmen | Theater in New York". Time Out New York. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  19. ^ Marks, Peter (2023-09-18). "Review | Stand back, Washington. 'Evita' has never been more thrilling". Washington Post. ISSN  0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  20. ^ Marks, Peter (2023-10-03). "Perspective | At the center of the latest 'Evita' revival, young talent blossoms". Washington Post. ISSN  0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  21. ^ 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". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2023-10-16.
  22. ^ "Sammi Cannold, 24". Forbes.
  23. ^ Lang, Brent; Lang, Brent (2021-03-11). "'The Show Must Go On' Documentary Chronicles Andrew Lloyd Webber's Fight for Theater During Lockdown". Variety. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  24. ^ Basu, Zachary (2022-04-08). "American released by Taliban recounts months-long nightmare in detention". Axios. Retrieved 2022-05-19.