MICHAEL WAINSTEIN
DIRECTING CREDITS

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, 2017-Present
Bernstein's Mass, Leonard Bernstein with the UCF Orchestra, Dr. Phillips Center
Titanic, Maury Yeston, Dr. Phillips Center
Urinetown,Music by Mark Hollmann, lyrics by Hollmann and Greg Kotis, and book by Kotis, canceled due to COVID
Shrek, David Lindsay-Abaire, Janine Tesori, at the Dr. Phillips Center
Bright Star, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, UCF Mainstage
Sweeney Todd, Stephen Sondheim, Dr. Phillips Center for the Arts

SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, 2007 - 2017

• Peter and The Starcatcher, by Rick Elice and Wayne Barker
• The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, by William Finn and Rachel Sheinklin
• Rent, by Jonathan Larsen
• Ragtime, by Lynn Ahrens, Stephen Flaherty and Terrance McNally
• 39 Steps, by Patrick Barlow and John Buchan
• Doubt, by John Patrick Shanley
• Gee’s Bend, by Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder 
• God of Carnage, by Yasmina Reza
• Into the Woods, by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine
• Urinetown, by Greg Kotis and Mark Hollman
• Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, by Lanie Robertson
• Spring Awakening, by Stephen Sater and Duncan Sheik
• Beehive, by Larry Gallagher
• A New Brain, by William Finn and James Lapine
• Violet, by Brian Crawley and Janine Tesori
• Carousel, by Rodgers and Hammerstein
• Hair, by Jerome Ragni and Galt McDermott
• Lend Me a Tenor, by Ken Ludwig

 
ACTOR’S THEATRE OF NEWBURYPORT  (2009)

• Jacques Brel is Alive and Well, by Eric Blau and Mort Shuman

 
BLOWING ROCK STAGE COMPANY  (2009)

• Bye, Bye Birdie, book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse

 
NAPLES MUSIC THEATRE  (1998-2007, DBA Naples Dinner Theatre)

• Lucky Stiff, by Ahrens and Flaherty
• South Pacific, by Rodgers and Hammerstein
• Showboat, by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
• Dames at Sea, by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller
• Sugar, by Peter Stone with music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill
• Pal Joey, by Rodgers and Hart
• Always, Patsy Cline, by Ted Swindley
• My Fair Lady, music by Frederick Loewe, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
• Evita, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice
• Once Upon a Mattress, music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer, and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer.
• Tommy, by the Who
• A Chorus Line, with music by Marvin Hamlisch, lyrics by Edward Kleban and a book by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante
• A Year with Frog and Toad, by Robert and Willie Reale
• Victor, Victoria, book by Blake Edwards, music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
• Two by Two, music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Martin Charnin, book by Peter Stone
• Lend Me a Tenor, by Ken Ludwig
• Guys and Dolls, music by Frank Loesser, book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling
• How to Succeed in Business, by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert
• The All Night Strut, conceived by Aaron Theilen and Mark Robin
• Jesus Christ, Superstar, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice
• The Rocky Horror Show, book, music and lyrics by Richard Green
• Funny Girl, book by Isobel Lennart, music by Jule Styne, and lyrics by Bob Merrill
• La Cage Aux Folles, book by Harvey Fierstein and lyrics and music by Jerry Herman
• I Do, I Do!, book and lyrics by Tom Jones and music by Harvey Schmidt
• Cabaret, by Kander and Ebb
• The Pirates of Penzance, by Gilbert and Sullivan
• Ain’t Misbehavin’, conceived by Murray Horwitz and Richard Maltby, Jr.
• Gigi, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe
• The King and I, by Rodgers and Hammerstein
• Ol’ Blue Eyes, revue conceived by Michael Wainstein
• Mame, book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee, music and lyrics by Jerry Herman
• Charlotte’s Web, music and lyrics by Charles Strouse, and a book by Joseph Robinette
• Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding, by Artificial Intelligence
• The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, book by Texas author Larry L. King and Peter Masterson and music and lyrics by Carol Hall.
• A Doo-wop Christmas Carol, original musical with book by Michael Wainstein
• The Beat Goes On, original 70’s jukebox review by Michael Wainstein
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart
• Carousel, by Rodgers and Hammerstein
• You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner
• Nunsense, book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin
• The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon
• The Nifty Fifites, 50’s musical review conceived by Michael Wainstein
• Drakula In New England, by Michael Wainstein
• 42nd Street, book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren
• Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill, by Lanie Robertson
• Fiddler on the Roof, by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick
• West Side Story, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Arthur Laurents
• Chicago, by Kander and Ebb
• I Love you, You’re Perfect, Now Change, book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro and music by Jimmy Roberts
• Grease, by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey
• Run for Your Wife, by Ray Cooney
• Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling
• Prisoner of Second Avenue, by Neil Simon

 
FIREHOUSE CENTER FOR THE ARTS  (1993-1997)

• 12th Night, by William Shakespeare
• Hamlet, by William Shakespeare
• Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare
• GlenGarry Glen Ross, by David Mamet
• Angels in America, by Tony Kushner
• Ain’t Misbehavin’, conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire
• Falsettos, by William Finn and James Lapine
• Broadway Bound, by Neil Simon
• Dames at Sea, by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller
• Nunsense, book, music and Lyrics by Dan Goggin
• Lost in Yonkers, by Neil Simon
• She Loves Me, book by Joe Masteroff, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock
• Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, by Edward Albee
• Evita, music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice
• Oliver, by Lionel Bart
• You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown, music and lyrics by Clark Gesner
• Terezin, Children of the Holocaust, by Anna Smulowitz

 
NORTH SHORE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SOCIETY  (1994)

• HMS Pinafore, by Gilbert and Sullivan

 
UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE  (1995)

• Cosi Fan Tutte, by Mozart

 
TOPEKA CIVIC THEATRE  (1991-1993)

• A Christmas Carol, adapted by Michael Wainstein
• A Little Night Music, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Hugh Wheeler
• Crossing Delancey, by Susan Sandler
• Annie, book by Thomas Meehan, lyrics by Martin Charnin, music by Charles Strousse
•  Nunsense II, book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin
• The Cocktail Hour, by A.R. Gurney
• For Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Suicide, by Ntozake Shange
• Tintypes, conceived by Mary Kyte with Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle
• Pirates of Penzance, by Gilbert and Sullivan
• Daddy’s Dyin’, Who’s Got the Will? by Del Shores
• Fools, by Neil Simon
• Crimes of the Heart, by Beth Henley
• Ain’t Misbehavin’, conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr. and David Shire

LINCOLN PLAYHOUSE   (1989-1991)

• The Fantasticks, music by Harvey Schmidt and lyrics by Tom Jones
• The Immigrant, by Mark Harelik
• Some Enchanted Evening, conceived by Jeffrey Moss
• Working, book by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso, music by Schwartz, Craig Carnelia, Micki Grant, Mary Rodgers, and James Taylor, and lyrics by Schwartz, Carnelia, Grant, Taylor, and Susan Birkenhead
• Gypsy, music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents
• Nunsense, book, music and lyrics by Dan Goggin
• Sizzling Showstoppers, conceived by Michael Wainstein
• Merrily We Roll Along, book by George Furth and lyrics and music by Stephen Sondheim
• A Shayna Maidel, by Barbara Lebow
• A Lie of the Mind, by Sam Shepard

 
THE SHOWBOAT MAJESTIC  (1989)

• Summertime Rhapsody, Gershwin revue conceived by Michael Wainstein
• Tintypes, conceived by Mary Kyte with Mel Marvin and Gary Pearle

 
BUXTON FESTIVAL  (1989)

• Orfeo, by Claudio Monteverdi

 
ACADEMY THEATRE, ATLANTA  (1989)

• A Christmas Carol, adapted by Michael Wainstein

 
HORSE CAVE THEATRE (1988)

• I’m Not Rappaport, by Herb Gardner

 
JENNY WILEY SUMMER THEATRE (1988)

• The Mystery of Edwin Drood, by Rupert Holmes

 
CINCINNATI CONSERVATORY  (1987-1989)

• The Dutchman, by Amiri Baraka
• The House of Bernarda Alba, by Frederic Garcia Llorca
• A Midsummer’s Night Dream, original musical conceived by Michael Wainstein
• Stephen and Slim, Winner, Cincinnati New Play Festival
• Road, by Jim Cartwright

 
CINCINNATI OPERA  (1985-1987)

• Carmen, by Bizet
• The Barber of Seville, by Rossini
• The Tales of Hoffman, by Jules Offenbach
• Slow Dusk, by Carlisle Floyd
• Susannah, by Carlisle Floyd
• Broadway goes to the Movies, original musical conceived by Michael Wainstein
• La Boheme, by Puccini
• Madama Butterfly, by Puccini
• La Forza Del Destino, by Guiseppe Verdi
• The Girl of the Golden West, by Puccini

 
SEATTLE REPERTORY THEATRE  (1985)
        Assistant Director to Doug Hughes

• The Forest, by Ostrovsky
• Endgame, by Beckett

 
CHAUTAUQUA OPERA  (1985)

• Leo, by Michael Chang
• Carmen, by Bizet, Assistant Director to Cynthia Auerbach
• Guys and Dolls, music by Frank Loesser, book by Abe Burrows and Jo Swerling, Assistant director to Cynthia Auerbach
• Street Scene, by Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes, and Elmer Rice, Assistant director to Cynthia Auerbach

 
CHAUTAUQUA CONSERVATORY THEATRE  (1985)

• The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, Assistant to Michael Kahn

 
LITTLE THEATRE AT HUNTER COLLEGE  (1984-1985)

• The Death of Bessie Smith, by Edward Albee
• Ike, Ike, Nye, Nye, by Lanford Wilson
• Company, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, Book by George Furth

 
THE THOMAS PLAYHOUSE  (1980)

• Pippin, music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Roger O. Hirson
• Lovers and Other Strangers, by Renee Taylor and Joseph Bologna