Holly-Anne Ruggiero
Holly-Anne Ruggiero (born November 16) is an American Theatre Director currently living in New York City and New Orleans. She has been the Artistic Director of imPULSE Theatre in New York City since 2003.
Background
Holly-Anne moved to New York City in 2000 to attend Fordham University, Lincoln Center as a Performance and Directing major where she graduated with Honors. She is originally from Stow, Massachusetts.
She was the original Assistant Director to Des McAnuff on the smash-hit Broadway MusicAL Jersey Boys, Billy Crystal's 700 Sundays and Frank Wildhorn's Dracula, The Musical.
Current projects
Current projects include Wine Lovers - The Wine Tasting Musical (Producer along the The Solomon Group, Director); CITY OF LIGHT (Book/Director, with Music by Beverly Ross, award winning composer of 'Lollipop' and 'Judy's Turn To Cry'); MUSIC AND THE MAN (Book, Director); 32 FLAVORS (Book, Director).
Recent Directing Credits
- Broadway/National Tour/West End: Jersey Boys (AD); Billy Crystal’s 700 Sundays (AD);Walking With Dinosaurs (Resident Director); Dracula (AD); Metamorphoses; Zhivago – Music by Lucy Simon (AD); Much Ado About Nothing; Cover Girls. Recent Credits: Steel Magnolias: Starring Loni Ackerman (Le Petit); All Shook Up: Starring Sally Struthers (Ogunquit Playhouse); White Noise: A Cautionary Musical (NY Workshop; Le Petit); Bang The Law (St. Ferdinand Church, New Orleans); Gentleman’s Wish; Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (Barrow Group, NY); Journey to Jersey Boys (Ars Nova, NY); Wine Lovers (Triad Theatre, NY); For the Love Of Christ, The Musical! (Cherry Lane Theatre, NY), Platforms (Theatre at St. Clements, NY); Inventing Avi Aviv (Abingdon Theatre, NY); Morgan Karr: An Awfully Big Adventure (Joe’s Pub, NYC); Poserville; City of Light (Book/Director). Recent Awards: Top 30 under 30, Variety East 2007 & 2008; ATW Morkett Fellow 2008; Best Director, MITF, New York Summer 2007, 2008.
As an educator, Ms. Ruggiero has worked with thousands of artists of all ages and skill levels, from early childhood to University to adult workshops. She currently teaches Master Classes and Audition Technique Seminars all around the country for organization such as the Broadway Classroom, Broadway Artists Alliance, The Performing Arts Institute, ArtsPower, Camp Broadway, Academy SRT and Rising Stars of Tomorrow.