Edward Carignan

Producing Artistic Director | edward@shortnorthstage.org

Edward is the current Producing Artistic Director of Short North Stage. For SNS, he has directed, choreographed and/or designed: The Prom, Into The Woods, White Christmas, West Side Story, Pippin, Saturday Night Fever, HAIR, The Rocky Horror Show, Nunsense A-Men, La Cage Aux Follies, Hedwig, Tommy, Murder Ballad, A Chorus Line, and many others.  Regional Director/Choreographer credits include: Hedwig and the Angry Inch (American Repertory Theater, Boston, MA- Broadway World Best Musical 2012), Is There Life After High School? (NYC Revival), Boomermania: The Musical About the Baby Boomers (Original Los Angeles Production), A Christmas Story and Forum (Little Theatre on the Square, IL) Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Newsies, Young Frankenstein, Spamalot, The Wiz, Mary Poppins (Shenandoah Music Theatre) The Rocky Horror Show, A Chorus Line, Dracula, RENT, All Shook Up, Charlie Brown, Chicago, Victor/Victoria, Honk!, Into the Woods, Starting Here, Starting Now, others.  As a performer: Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein (National Tour), Phantom of the Opera (European Tour), Carol Channing in Concert (NYC and Tour), Oceania Cruise Lines(Europe 2005), Gateway Playhouse (NY), Prather Theatres (PA), Broward Stage Door (FL), Palace Theater (NH), Circa 21 (IL), others.