John Rando

John Rando represented on Broadway with: On The Town, Tony nomination for best revival and best director of a musical; the Tony nominated best musical A Christmas Story. He won the 2002 Tony Award and Outer Critic’s Circle Award for best director of Urinetown, The Musical. Other Broadway credits include: the Tony nominated best musical The Wedding Singer, A Thousand Clowns, Dance Of The Vampires and Neil Simon’s The Dinner Party. With City Center Encores! he has directed several acclaimed productions: The New Yorkers, High Button Shoes, It’s A Bird It’s A Plane It’s Superman, Annie Get Your Gun, Gentleman Prefer Blondes, On The Town, Damn Yankees, Face The Music, Of Thee I Sing, The Pajama Game, Do Re Mi, and Strike Up The Band. His Off Broadway credits include Jerry Springer The Opera at The New Group, winning the 2014 SDC Foundation Callaway Award for direction of David Ives’ The Heir Apparent at Classic Stage Company, the 2013 revival of David Ives’s All In The Timing which garnered him an Obie Award, Mere Mortals at Primary Stages, The Toxic Avenger at New World Stages, Pig Farm at the Roundabout Theatre Company, Bright Ideas at Manhattan Class Company, Polish Joke at Manhattan Theatre Club, The Comedy Of Errors at the Acting Company, and The Venetian Twins at The Pearl Theatre. Internationally John’s work can be seen in China with two original musicals: Jay Chou’s The Secret, and Spirit Of Life – The Jonathan Lee Musical. In the UK John’s highly acclaimed production of Back To The Future The Musical will make it’s way to the West End in 2021. His numerous credits in the regional theatre include: Because Of Winn Dixie at Goodspeed Opera House and Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Round And Round The Garden at American Conservatory Theater, The Man Who Came To Dinner at The Alley Theater, The Underpants at The Geffen Playhouse, The Taming Of The Shrew at The Old Globe Theater, A Flea In Her Ear at Williamstown, The Guardsman at Berkshire Theater Group, On The Town and his award winning The Pirates Of Penzance revival at Barrington Stage Company, among many others. In 1992 Rando was a Drama League Directing Fellow. His professional accomplishments were recognized by the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television with the 2010 Alumni Achievement Award and The University of Texas with the 2004 Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award.