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John Rando |
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JOHN RANDO made his Broadway debut directing Neil Simon's The Dinner Party, starring Henry Winkler and John Ritter. Other Broadway credits include Urinetown: The Musical (2002 Tony Award, Best Director and Outer Critics Circle Award), the 2006 Tony nominated musical The Wedding Singer, the revival of Herb Gardner's A Thousand Clowns starring Tom Selleck, and Dance of the Vampires, starring Michael Crawford. Rando achieved prominence in New York as director of the David Ives' comedies: Mere Mortals (Primary Stages, John Houseman Theatre), Polish Joke (Manhattan Theatre Club) and Ancient History/English Made Simple (Primary Stages), as well as Lives of the Saints (Philadelphia Theatre Company and Berkshire Theatre Festival). For City Center's Encores! series, John recently directed the highly-acclaimed concert version of Irving Berlin and Moss Hart's Face The Music. Also for Encores! he directed Of Thee I Sing, The Pajama Game, Do Re Mi and Strike up the Band. Additional Off-Broadway credits include Pig Farm (The Roundabout Theatre), Bright Ideas (Manhattan Class Company) Peter Ackerman's Things You Shouldn't Say Past Midnight (Promenade Theatre) and Comedy of Errors (The Acting Company). John has worked extensively in the regional theatre, including productions at The Old Globe Theatre, The Geffen Playhouse, and The Alley Theatre, among many others.
Bio as of June, 2007.
Working in the Theatre (video)
Directing - June, 2006
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - September, 2000
SpringboardNYC Mentor - 2006, 2007, 2008
Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)
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