Sammi Cannold
Submissions Now Open for Theatre Aspen's Seventh Annual SOLO FLIGHTS (Jan 26, 2026)
Center Theatre Group Creates New Works Development Pipeline (Dec 8, 2025)
Sammi Cannold Makes Television Directing Debut With GREY'S ANATOMY Episode (Nov 3, 2025)
BIO
Sammi Cannold is a director who is one of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Entertainment, class of 2019. Recent theater credits include Evita (New York City Center), Endlings (New York Theatre Workshop, A.R.T.), Ragtime on Ellis Island, Violet on a moving bus (A.R.T.), and Allegory (La Jolla Playhouse WOW). Upcoming projects include Carmen (Lincoln Center w. MasterVoices), a documentary film, and a feature film. Associate director credits include the Broadway production of Natasha, Pierre... (dir. Rachel Chavkin). Sammi has also served as an Artistic Fellow at the A.R.T., a member of Cirque du Soleil's Creative Cognoscenti, and a Sundance Institute Fellow and developed work with Playwrights Realm, The Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, New York Stage and Film, Cirque du Soleil, and Nickelodeon. She holds a B.A. from Stanford University and an M.A. from Harvard University.
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Video: Go Inside Rehearsals For EVITA at American Repertory Theater
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Celebrating Black History Month: RAGTIME Arrives on Ellis Island
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VIDEO: Watch ALTAR BOYZ Casts Reunite to Sing a Heavenly 'I Believe'
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TV: Watch Solea Pfeiffer, Jason Gotay & More in NY City Center's EVITA
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by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 26, 2026
Theatre Aspen is now accepting submissions through Friday, April 10 for the organization’s seventh annual one-person show festival, Solo Flights. Solo Flights is an annual weeklong developmental festival of one-person shows.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 8, 2025
Center Theatre Group has in place a new developmental pipeline for plays and musicals, created by Snehal Desai, CTG’s Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Artistic Director.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 3, 2025
Sammi Cannold is moving from stage to screen! Cannold, who is known for directing musical theater, has made her television direction debut with an episode of Grey's Anatomy, titled 'Goodbye Horses.'
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 28, 2025
La Jolla Playhouse has announced its 2026/2027 season featuring three world-premiere musicals—The Family Album, GRIM, and Particle Fever—plus West Coast premieres of Purpose and The Monsters, and the world premiere of A Black-billed Cuckoo, ahead of the 2026 WOW Festival in partnership with UC San Diego.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2025
A New York workshop presentation took place for the new musical The Turning, with book, music, and lyrics by Zack Zadek, choreography by Chanel DaSilva, music direction by Geoffrey Ko. See who starred in the presentation and learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2025
The new musical A Beautiful Mind will be the seventh musical to participate in the Discovering Broadway incubator program. Learn more about the musical and the program here.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2025
Peter Dunn has joined the Whitley Theatrical office in NYC as a Casting Director and Associate Producer. He will join Whitley in the casting of the Tony Award winning production of HADESTOWN both on Broadway and tour, and more.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 8, 2025
Center Theatre Group will present invited readings of a new musical The Turning, with book, music, and lyrics by Zack Zadek, choreography by Chanel DaSilva, music direction by Geoffrey Ko. Learn more!
by Stephi Wild - Aug 28, 2025
Directors Gathering (DG), the Philadelphia-based nonprofit dedicated to empowering theatre directors through community, resource sharing, and peer advocacy, has announced its upcoming 2025 (DG) Convening.
by Cara Joy David - Jul 3, 2025
I’ve been writing about the lack of female representation in creative teams for at least 15 years. When I wrote a series on female playwrights a couple of years back, there was a sense that things were getting better. Indeed, when Julia Jordan handed off leadership of the Lillys in December 2023, she proudly reported that gender parity had been reached on off-Broadway stages dedicated to new plays. There was even talk of sunsetting the organization, which has been a driving force in the fight for gender parity.
by Armando Urdiales - May 19, 2025
Broadway may have first met her with a long blonde wig in the hit revival of Into the Woods, but Houston audiences are falling in love with her all over again—this time with hoop earrings, bold dreams, and sky-high heels.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 5, 2025
The Eugene O’Neill Theater Center has unveiled its 2025 summer conference lineup as well as a formal expansion of its developmental programming into the fall and winter seasons. Learn more!
by Bruce Glikas - Mar 31, 2025
The party raged all night long last week when The Sydney Theatre Company production of The Picture of Dorian Gray opened on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was in attendance at the opening night after party and we have exclusive photos of Sarah Snook and friends as they celebrated!
by Michael Quintos - Mar 21, 2025
Perhaps the biggest takeaway from experiencing RENT - IN CONCERT—a symphony orchestra-backed concert version of Jonathan Larson's iconic musical which recently played to a full-capacity crowd for a one-night-only performance on March 15, 2025 at OC's Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa—is that this Tony and Pulitzer-Prize-winning 1996 show truly deserves to always have a full symphony orchestra playing its memorable score. Aided by a talented ensemble led by Coby Getzug, Abigail Barlow, and Frankie Rodriguez, this beautifully-presented music showcase proved to be an entertaining evening.
by Melissa Heckscher - Mar 9, 2025
BroadwayWorld talks with veteran director Sammi Cannold, who will direct RENT IN CONCERT at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts March 15.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 12, 2025
Measure your life in love with the iconic music of RENT in Concert. Segerstrom Center for the Arts will present this new symphonic experience of the Tony Award-winning Best Musical in March. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 2, 2025
With the Jamie Lloyd production of Evita in the works, we're revisiting some of the most iconic Evas to grace the stage and screen, from Elaine Paige to Patti LuPone, most recently Auli'i Cravalho, and of course, Madonna.
by Joshua Wright - Jan 27, 2025
Theatre Aspen is now accepting submissions through Friday, April 11 for the organization's sixth annual one-person show festival, Solo Flights, to be held from September 2-9, 2025, at Theatre Aspen's Hurst Theatre.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 14, 2025
RENT in Concert, directed by Broadway’s Sammi Cannold and conducted by Sarah Hicks, is a full symphonic concert evening performed with live vocalists and Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 27, 2024
Marathon, a new musical featuring a book & lyrics by Kara Cutruzzula, music by Kristoffer Bjarke, and direction by Tyrone L. Robinson will receive two private industry readings.
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