Sha and Mason About Sha PRESS RELEASE FOR SHA NEWMAN SHA NEWMAN Award-winning director/choreographer recent shows include A CHRISTMAS CAROL, THE MUSICAL, WEST SIDE STORY, I LOVE A PIANO & LOVE SWEET LOVE tour for Theater League featuring Burt Bacharach & Hal David music, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, EVITA, Elton John’s AIDA, SYLVIA and the West Coast Premiere of BETWEEN WORLDS. She had the honor of working with Mark Saltzman on his newly revised musical TIN PAN ALLEY RAG, the story of Irving Berlin and Scott Joplin to critical acclaim. Her productions of JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT and RAGTIME for Fullerton CLO were voted in the Register’s TOP TEN SHOWS in Orange County. Her WEST SIDE STORY has garnered “Best Musical” at the LA Theatre Ovation Awards (So. Bay CLO), Robby Nomination Best Director of a Musical (Fullerton CLO) and TOP TEN shows by the Los Angeles Times. She also had the pleasure directing a co-production of WEST SIDE STORY with Casa Manana and the Fort Worth/Dallas Ballet at Bass Hall in Fort Worth, Texas. Past shows include: Theater League tours of THE KING AND I starring Debby Boone, SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ starring Rita Coolidge and Gary U.S. Bonds, WEST SIDE STORY, LEADER OF THE PACK, FAME and EVITA. Los Angeles Premiere GILLIGAN’S ISLAND, THE MUSICAL produced by Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz creator of the ever-popular TV series BRADY BUNCH and GILLIGAN’S ISLAND. NEA Millennium Project World Premiere of PETTICOAT RULES with writer Mary Murfitt (COWGIRLS) and composer Pamela Drew Phillips (CRAZY FOR YOU); SYLVIA (Hermosa Playhouse), South Bay’s CAROUSEL and DAMN YANKEES (Critics Choice Los Angeles Times) and Ovation Award Nomination and L.A. Times Critics Pick for THE KING & I. California premiere of VIOLET (Laguna Playhouse) received Robby Award nominations for Best Director, Best Musical among 7 other nominations. Best Director / Choreographer Drama-Logue Awards for her Los Angeles productions of EVITA, SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS, GUYS & DOLLS and CABARET. She garnered the Back Stage West Garland Award for her choreography in CABARET (So. Bay CLO) and PAINT YOUR WAGON (Fullerton CLO) and a Robby Award for Best Director SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (Fullerton CLO). She directed and choreographed MIRETTE, a premiere of the new musical written by Elizabeth Diggs, Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones, for Robert Redford’s Sundance Summer Theatre to critical acclaim and the staged reading at Pasadena Playhouse for MTG (Musical Theatre Guild) of HERE’S LOVE. Her production WORKING (Laguna Playhouse) was voted in the TOP TEN shows by the Los Angeles Times. Other credits include ABC/Aaron Spelling, New Line Cinema, Movies of the Week, Pasadena Playhouse’s premiere of MAIL. She originated the role of Ruth on Broadway in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS starring Debby Boone. Other performing credits include the Broadway / National and Regional Companies of EVITA, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, WEST SIDE STORY, NO, NO NANETTE, PAINT YOUR WAGON and ANNIE. She is a graduate of USIU School of Performing & Visual Arts in San Diego. Sha Newman DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER, SSDC TV/FILM LUCKY STIFF (with Tony Perkins, directing) NEWLINE CINEMA A CELEBRATION OF GERSHWIN ABC/KAKE MR. & MRS. RYAN (starring Sharon Stone) ABC/AARON SPELLING DANCE PARTY CBS/WCMH CHRISTMAS PARTY NBC/WBNS FASHION’S TODAY CABLE TRIBUTE TO THAILAND WOSU/CABLE STAGE SEUSICAL – upcoming Fall 2006 at the new Victoria Gardens Cultural Center LEWIS FAMILY PLAYHOUSE SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS PITTSBURGH CIVIC LIGHT OPERA EVITA THE WELK – San Diego, CA BETWEEN WORLDS – West Coast Premiere CALIFORNIA REPERTORY THEATRE AIDA (Elton John’s) FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA SYLVIA SIERRA REP & HERMOSA PLAYHOUSE 8-TRACK, THE SOUNDS OF THE 70’S SIERRA REP TIN PAN ALLEY RAG FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA ANNIE GET YOUR GUN FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHICOLOR DREAMCOAT – Top 10 Shows 2003 OC Register FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA RAGTIME, THE MUSICAL – Top 10 Shows 2003 OC Register FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA FAME, THE MUSICAL – (Tour) THEATER LEAGUE WEST SIDE STORY – co-produced with the Fort Worth Dallas Ballet CASA MANANA FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (with Will MacKenzie) CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES BEST OF DISNEY DISNEY EVITA (*Backstage West Critics Pick) CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES THE KING & I (Tour) starring Debby Boone THEATER LEAGUE SMOKEY JOE’S CAFÉ (Tour) starring Rita Coolidge & Gary U.S. Bonds THEATER LEAGUE & BEAU RIVAGE GILLIGAN’S ISLAND, THE MUSICAL (with Sherwood & Lloyd Schwartz, Laurence & Hope Juber) FORUM THEATRE, 1000 OAKS CAROUSEL (*Los Angeles Time Critics Choice) CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES LEADER OF THE PACK (Tour) THEATER LEAGUE DAMN YANKEES (*Los Angeles Time Critics Choice) CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES EVITA (Tour) THEATER LEAGUE & THE WELK MIRETTE FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA PETTICOAT RULES (World Premiere, written by Mary Murfitt & Pam Phillips - NEA & Continental Harmony Grants) PACJH - JACKSON HOLE, WY WEST SIDE STORY (Tour) THEATER LEAGUE VIOLET (California Premiere) (*7 Robby Awards Nominations) LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE KING AND I (*Back Stage West-Drama-Logue Critic’s Pick, Theatre LA Ovation Nomination) FCLO & CLO OF SO. BAY CITIES WEST SIDE STORY (*OVATION AWARD – WINNER BEST MUSICAL*) CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES HELLO DOLLY SADDLEBACK CIVIC LIGHT OPERA GUYS & DOLLS (*Drama-Logue & Back Stage West Critic’s Choice, LA Times Top 10 List) CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES HERE’S LOVE PASADENA PLAHOUSE – MTG CABARET (*Back Stage West Garland & Drama-Logue Awards – Best Choreography) CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES PAINT YOUR WAGON (*Back Stage West Garland Award & Critic’s Pick) FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (*Critic’s Choice) CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT SIERRA REPERTORY THEATRE SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (*Robby Award – Best Choreography) CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES GUYS & DOLLS (*Drama-Logue Award & Critic’s Choice) FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA MIRETTE (Premiere, written by Elizabeth Diggs, Harvey Schmidt & Tom Jones) Robert Redford’s SUNDANCE THEATRE NUNSENSE CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES WEST SIDE STORY & SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (*Robby Awards) SANTA BARBARA CIVIC LIGHT OPERA WEST SIDE STORY (*Robby Award Nomination Best Director of a Musical) FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA WORKING (*Voted Los Angeles Times Top Ten Shows) LAGUNA PLAYHOUSE GUYS & DOLLS SACRAMENTO MUSIC CIRCUS SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS PITTSBURGH CIVIC LIGHT OPERA EVITA (*11 Drama-Logue Awards & Critic’s Choice) CLO OF SOUTH BAY CITIES SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS MUSIC THEATRE OF WICHITA MAIL (*Asst. to Grover Dale) PASADENA PLAYHOUSE BRIGADOON (*Robby Award Nomination – Best Choreography) FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (*Drama-Logue Award – Best Director) FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, EVITA, ANNIE, SOUTH PACIFIC, WIZARD OF OZ FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA SHENANDOAH, OKLAHOMA!, NAUGHTY MARIETTA, THE UNSINKABLE MOLLY BROWN FULLERTON CIVIC LIGHT OPERA SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS SUMMERFEST, BIRMINGHAM, AL