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Director / Writer / Sound Designer / Stage Manager / Background PRINT LATEST RESUME (PDF FILE) THE MALE ANIMAL* 1940 comedy by James Thurber & Elliott Nugent; revised by Robert Armin (Shawnee Playhouse, November 2007) (Photo) LETTERS FROM THE INSIDE (New Jersey Premiere) Drama adapted by Robert Armin from the novel by John Marsden (Blairstown Theatre Festival, January, 2007 (Photo) I AM ANNE FRANK (Concert) by Enid Futterman and Michael Cohen (Blairstown Theater Festival, 2007) (Photo) WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN?* World Premiere production of a newly revised version of the long-running 1964 musical with music and lyrics by Ervin Drake, based on the classic novel by Budd Schulberg. NYC production in January, 2006. (Photo) KISS THE BOYS GOODBYE A 1938 comedy by Clare Boothe Luce, author of The Women, currently in development for a future production. Staged reading in June, 2005. ANGEL ON MY SHOULDER (Developmental Reading Series) Music by Warren Hill; Lyrics by O’Mara Leary and J.W. Beaumont; Book by James Beaumont. (The York Theatre Company, NYC, May 2002) 'S WONDERFUL: THE SONGS OF IRA GERSHWIN An original musical revue featuring a cast of seven, with musical direction by Richard Danley. (Astoria Performing Arts Center, Long Island City, NY, November 2002) BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1964 Concert with Tom Andersen, Steven Brinberg, Liz Callaway, Barbara Fasano, Alix Korey, Sharon McNight, Craig Rubano and Richard Skipper. Created and hosted by Scott Siegel (Town Hall, NYC, June 2002) 12TH NIGHT IN JUNE Cabaret concert featuring the theatre songs of Vernon Duke and other Broadway Royalty. (Don't Tell Mama, NYC, June 2002) MADLY IN LOVE: The New Vernon Duke (Developmental Reading Series) Book by Robert Armin; Music by Vernon Duke; Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, Ira Gershwin and others. (The York Theatre Company, NYC, May 2002) A GLORIOUS DAY! (Developmental Reading Series) A new musical by Lila Bernstein and Julie Mandel based on Bernard Shaw's comedy, Getting Married (The York Theatre Company, NYC, May 2002) A MAGIC PLACE IN A NEW TIME* by Robert Lesser (45th Street Theatre, NYC, January 2002) LETTERS FROM THE INSIDE Adapted by Robert Armin from the John Marsden novel (The New 42nd Street Theatre, 1999) SIDE BY SIDE BY SEYMOUR GLICK Musical Revue by Steve Allen (West End Theatre, NYC, May 1998) Photo (Check out Page 314 of the Otis Guernsey/Burns Mantle Theatre Yearbook BEST PLAYS OF 1997-1998 for Robert Armin's photograph of the cast of SIDE BY SIDE BY SEYMOUR GLICK.) STALKING THE NIGHTMARE* by Robert Armin, based on the writings of Harlan Ellison (West End Theatre, NYC, March 1998) Photo SAY, DARLING* by Richard Bissell, Abe Burrows and Marian Bissell; songs by Betty Comden, Adolph Green and Jule Styne (West End Theatre, NYC, 1996) Photo BOLTS OF LIGHTNING V: BOLTS WITH A BITE Lightning Strikes Theatre Company Benefit; Directed Camera Obscura* by Robert Patrick and The Fourposter by Jan de Hartog (the original "lost" ending) (Synchronicity Space, NYC, 1996) LOVE IS LIKE THAT* (World Premiere) by Romola Robb Allrud (Phil Bosakowski Theatre, NYC, 1995) SOUL SURVIVORS* (New York Premiere) by Nancy Crist (West End Theatre, NYC, 1994) Photo MY SISTER EILEEN* by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov (West End Theatre, NYC, 1993) Photo A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO LOSE!* (Original Revue) (West End Theatre, NYC, 1993) Genghis Khan Photo Shatterday Photo Restaurant Photo ST. LUKE'S-ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL RAPE INTERVENTION PROGRAM 15th ANNIVERSARY GALA featuring Daisy Eagan, Cleo King, Belle Callaway, Brenda Braxton and others (Roundabout Theatre, NYC) THE MALE ANIMAL* by James Thurber and Elliott Nugent (Theatre at St. Paul & St. Andrew, NYC, 1991) Photo THE COMPUTERIZATION OF BYRON KEATS* (World Premiere) by Susan Cummins Hu (Theatre at St. Paul & St. Andrew, NYC, 1991) Photo THE SUBJECT WAS ROSES* by Frank D. Gilroy (California State University-Chico, 1972) LA SERVA PADRONA (Comic Opera) by Giovanni Pergolesi (California State University-Chico, 1972) Numerous staged readings; *Also sound designer THE MALE ANIMAL A slightly revised version of James Thurber and Elliott Nugent's 1940 comedy, approved by the Thurber and Nugent estates and Samuel French Inc. for a future production. WHAT MAKES SAMMY RUN? Revised version of the 1964 musical in collaboration with Budd Schulberg and Ervin Drake. A concert version presented at Hofstra University in March 2003. LETTERS FROM THE INSIDE (new play adapted from the novel by John Marsden) Premiered in October 1999 at the New 42nd Street Theatre STALKING THE NIGHTMARE (new play adapted from the writings of Harlan Ellison; Premiered at the West End Theatre in New York City in March 1998) MADLY IN LOVE (book musical with songs by Vernon Duke, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Howard Dietz, Sammy Cahn, John Latouche and others; staged reading directed by Thomas Gruenewald at Goodspeed Opera in 1988) HARLAN ELLISON'S SHATTERDAY (one-act adaptation of short story; NYC production in 1993) GENGHIS KHAN (one-act; NYC production in 1993) MANHATTAN TOWER (stage adaptation of Gordon Jenkins' recording; optioned for Broadway in 1989) WQEW ON BROADWAY (one-hour radio programs for WQEW-AM 1560, NYC, including tributes to Betty Comden and Adolph Green; Vernon Duke, Sheldon Harnick, Ben Bagley and Betty Garrett 1996-98) Editor of TV World Magazine, New York City, 1979-1980 Numerous articles published on television and theatre THE RIMERS OF ELDRITCH by Lanford Wilson (West End Theatre, New York City) THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER by Kaufman and Hart (Hollywood Center Theatre, Los Angeles) A COMEDY OF ERRORS by William Shakespeare (Manhattan Punchline, New York City) A PAIR OF HEARTS by Monte Merrick (Manhattan Punchline, New York City) Two dozen other productions in Los Angeles and New York, including those marked * above THE GOSPEL OF CYRUS... ACCORDING TO CYRUS by Chris Talbott (Theatre For The New City, New York City) COURTSHIP (World Premiere) by Horton Foote (HB Playwrights, New York City) MAXEL (World Premiere musical) (Hollywood Center Theatre, Los Angeles) also designed sound and multi-media effects (including six slide projectors, two 16mm projectors and musical director's click-track) SASHA (One-Woman Show) by Sasha Nanus (Manhattan Punchline, New York City) New York University: Certificate in Arts Administration Commercial Theatre Institute: "Producing for the Commercial Theatre" (14-week program) California State University-Chico: B.A. Theatre/Broadcasting (cum laude) 40 theatrical productions as an actor; member AEA, SAG and AFTRA Studied with Rita Gardner, Aaron Frankel, Dawes Butler, Dave Hull, Ginger Friedman |
