Bill Berry is the American Producing Director for The 5th Avenue
Theatre in Seattle, Washington. Berry served as associate producing
artistic director and casting director from 2002 through 2009. During
that time, he directed productions of West Side Story (Seattle Times
Footlight Award), Wonderful Town (Seattle Times Footlight Award), The
Wizard of Oz, and Smokey Joe's Cafe. He will make his Broadway
directing debut this summer as First Date the Musical moves into the
Longacre Theatre. Berry's directing work has been seen at theaters
across the country, most recently at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse
where he directed a critically acclaimed production of On the
Town.Directing highlights include Cabaret performed at The 5th Avenue
Theatre, St. Paul's Ordway Center (Ivey Award), San Jose's American
Musical Theatre, and Houston's Theatre Under the Stars, as well as the
smash hits First Date and RENT at The 5th.Most recently at The 5th
Avenue, Berry directed The Music Man, Little Shop of Horrors, and
Carousel. In the 2015-/16 season, he will helm How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying.From 2002 to 2009, he served as the
producing director for The 5th Avenue's education and outreach
programs. During that time he significantly expanded the scope and
impact of these initiatives, including spearheading the creation of
Fridays at The 5th and The 5th Avenue Awards Honoring Excellence in
High School Musical Theater, as well as substantially increasing the
reach of the Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Company throughout the
Northwest. These programs combined now serve 60,000 students annually.
He also initiated the Show Talk series, which seeks to deepen the
theater-going experience. Prior to his work at The 5th Avenue Theatre,
Berry was a freelance theater artist based in New York City.
Theatre in Seattle, Washington. Berry served as associate producing
artistic director and casting director from 2002 through 2009. During
that time, he directed productions of West Side Story (Seattle Times
Footlight Award), Wonderful Town (Seattle Times Footlight Award), The
Wizard of Oz, and Smokey Joe's Cafe. He will make his Broadway
directing debut this summer as First Date the Musical moves into the
Longacre Theatre. Berry's directing work has been seen at theaters
across the country, most recently at New Jersey's Paper Mill Playhouse
where he directed a critically acclaimed production of On the
Town.Directing highlights include Cabaret performed at The 5th Avenue
Theatre, St. Paul's Ordway Center (Ivey Award), San Jose's American
Musical Theatre, and Houston's Theatre Under the Stars, as well as the
smash hits First Date and RENT at The 5th.Most recently at The 5th
Avenue, Berry directed The Music Man, Little Shop of Horrors, and
Carousel. In the 2015-/16 season, he will helm How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying.From 2002 to 2009, he served as the
producing director for The 5th Avenue's education and outreach
programs. During that time he significantly expanded the scope and
impact of these initiatives, including spearheading the creation of
Fridays at The 5th and The 5th Avenue Awards Honoring Excellence in
High School Musical Theater, as well as substantially increasing the
reach of the Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Company throughout the
Northwest. These programs combined now serve 60,000 students annually.
He also initiated the Show Talk series, which seeks to deepen the
theater-going experience. Prior to his work at The 5th Avenue Theatre,
Berry was a freelance theater artist based in New York City.
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