#170 - Sam Pinkleton, Director of Oh, Mary! and The Rocky Horror Show
About this episode
Sam Pinkleton discusses the intersection of theatre and magic, highlighting his work and upcoming projects.
Sam Pinkleton is the Tony Award-winning director of Oh, Mary! and the 9-time Tony Award-nominated revival of Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show on Broadway at Studio 54. His work as a director also includes Josh Sharp's TA-DA!, Morgan Bassichis’ Can I Be Frank? , Noah Diaz’ You Will Get Sick , The Wizard of Oz , Elizabeth Swados’ Runaways , Head Over Heels (with Jenny Koons), La Cage Aux Folles , and UNTITLED DANCESHOWPARTYTHING (with Ani Taj). Highlights of his work as a choreographer include Stephen Sondheim’s final musical Here We Are , Jeanine Tesori and David Henry Hwang’s Soft Power, and eight shows on Broadway including Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Tony Nomination), Macbeth , and Machinal . His film/TV work includes Dying for Sex and the musical The End , starring Tilda Swinton. His upcoming projects include the participatory Scottish dance musical Ceilidh and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown . On this episode, Sam discusses the deliciously Dionysian alchemy of Rocky Horror, his blending of stagecraft and witchcraft, and why theatre is collective magic in…
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