About me
Sammi Cannold is a theater, film, and television director who is one of Forbes Magazine's 30 Under 30 in Hollywood & Entertainment, one of Variety's 10 Broadway Stars to Watch, and one of Town & Country's Creative Aristocracy. She recently made her Broadway debut as director of How to Dance in Ohio at the Belasco Theater, for which she won a Drama Desk Award. Recent theater credits include Evita (A.R.T., STC, New York City Center -- Critic's Pick, Elliot Norton Award nominee), Rent in Concert (The Kennedy Center), Sunset Boulevard (The Kennedy Center, Helen Hayes Award nominee), Carmen (Rose Hall, Lincoln Center -- NYT Critic's Pick), Celine Song’s Endlings (New York Theatre Workshop, A.R.T.), Ragtime on Ellis Island, and Violet on a moving bus (A.R.T.). Sammi holds a B. A. from Stanford University and an M.A. from Harvard University. She is represented by CAA and Grandview.
