Larry Raben

Larry returns to MTW after previously directing Hairspray, The Wedding Singer, Never Gonna Dance, The Thing About Men, and I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change. He won the LA Ovation Award for Best Direction for SINGIN’ IN THE RAIN (Cabrillo Music Theatre). He recently directed the world premiere of Tony winner Joe DiPietro’s FALLING FOR EVE Off-Broadway at The York Theatre and SUNSET BOULEVARD (Gateway Playhouse). He authored and directed RODGERS & HART & HAMMERSTEIN for Reprise!. A founding… Show more member of Coyote StageWorks in Palm Springs, he directed GREATER TUNA (Desert Star Award Best Direction) and A TUNA CHRISTMAS. Other credits: THE PRODUCERS (Gateway Playhouse), SWEET CHARITY in Buenos Aires (Best director Ace nominee), BARK! (Inland Empire Award Best Direction), ALWAYS…PASTY CLINE (Welk), and THE VELVETEEN RABBIT (Promenade Theatre New York). He was the assistant director on the original NY production of FOREVER PLAID and has directed numerous regional and international stagings as well as PLAID TIDING. He directed and co-authored HOLLYWOOD’S HEYDAY (Welk) and MOTOWN AT THE TWILIGHT (Canadian Tour). Proud member of SDC and Actors Equity Association.

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