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JAMES A. ROCCO
Director | Writer | Consultant | Producer
PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR | PERFORMING ARTS CONSULTANT
An accomplished arts professional, with significant experience in engaging
diverse colleagues in an inclusive vision for the performing arts.
Award-winning credits include: Broadway, off-Broadway, National Tours, Japan, London, Paris, Regional (Ordway Center, 5th Avenue Theatre, Paper Mill, & more.)
THEATRE AND VIDEO REEL
CORPORATE REEL
2021 BROADWAY WORLD
BEST PLAY OF THE DECADE - TWIN CITIES
by Moises Kaufman
33 Variations
"Rocco does a masterful job."
Bev Wolf, Twin Cities Daily Planet
"Director James Rocco has provided all the right moves, a not to be missed production."
Talkin' Broadway
JESUS
CHRIST SUPERSTAR
"Stirring and memorable”
- The LA Times
“Triumphant.”
- The San Diego Union
DAMN YANKEES
by George Abbott, Richard Adler & Jerry Ross
Directed & Reconceived by James A Rocco
Breaks Racial Barriers
John Townsend, Lavendar
(Rocco) Knocks it out of the park.
Star Tribune
"Pretty close to perfect in every way."
Chris Hewitt, Twin Cities Com
IN THE HEIGHTS
by Lin Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegria Hudes
Directed by James A Rocco
BEST OF THE YEAR
Twin Cities Arts Reader
BEST PRODUCTION
MN Theatre Awards
THE PIRATES
OF PENZANCE
by Gilbert & Sullivan
Directed by James A Rocco
"It may be time for Pirates to
set sail for major ports of call."
Arthur Dorman, Talkin' Broadway
"Rocco goes for the gusto in every moment."
Misha Berson, The Seattle Times
JOSEPH...
by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Directed and Choreographed by
The 2 Jaymies
James A Rocco and Jayme McDaniel
"This production could be the bar
by which all others are judged.
Stunning!"
Broadway World
GREY GARDENS
(MidWest Premiere)
by Doug Wright, Michael Korie & Scott Frank
Directed by The 2 Jaymies
James A Rocco and Jayme McDaniel
Best of the Year
"Creates a vibrant vision while infusing
a crisp quirky sense of surrealism."
John Townsend, Lavender Magazine
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
by Comden & Greene
Directed by James A Rocco
"Entrancingly staged...
In a league of its own."
The New York Times
YANKEE DOODLE
(World Premiere)
by David Armstrong, Albert Evans & George M. Cohen
Directed & Choreographed by James A Rocco
"A knockout!
Variety
"A panorama of musical images...it is dazzlingly clear the visual language of American Musical Theatre is as powerful as its sounds.
The NY Times
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