Nick DeGruccio      

 

SSDC             

DIRECTION

(partial list)

 

THE LARAMIE PROJECT    LA PREMIERE                                        The Laguna Playhouse

by Moises Kaufman                                                                           The Colony Theatre Company

RECEIVED 3 2002 LA OVATION AWARDS - Best Direction, Best Play, Best Ensemble

RECEIVED 2002 GARLAND AWARD - Ensemble

 

1776   by Sherman Edwards/Peter Stone                                                      Performance Riverside

RECEIVED 5 2004 LA OVATION AWARDS - Direction, Best Musical, Lead Actor,

Featured Actor & Actress

 

THRILL ME    LA PREMIERE                                                                      Havok Theatre Co

Book, Music, Lyrics by Stephen Dolginoff

 

SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM                                                             The Pasadena Playhouse 

by Ned Sherin/Steven Sondheim                                                                       The Rubicon Theatre

Starring Davis Gaines, Terri Ralston & Tami Tappan Damiano                   Orange County Performing Arts

with Orson Bean, Richard Kline, Betty Garrett, Donna McKechnie, Henry Pollick, Richard Kind, Carole Cook, Millicent Martin & Julie Dixon Jackson

3 2004 LA OVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS - Production, Ensemble, Choreography

 

SIDE SHOW      LA PREMIERE                                                The Colony Theatre Company

by Bill Russell/Henry Krieger                               

VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 10 PLAYS OF 2002 - LOS ANGELES TIMES

8 2002 LA OVATION NOMINATIONS including Best Direction, Best Musical

RECEIVED 2 2002 LA OVATION AWARDS - Leading Actress in a Musical, Costumes

RECEIVED 7 GARLAND AWARDS  including Direction and Production

  

THE MARRIAGE MUSICALS                                                                The Pasadena Playhouse

THE LAST 5 YEARS   by Jason Robert Brown   (in rep with)                                                          

I DO! I DO!   by Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt

 

BEEHIVE    LA PREMIERE                                                                      Valley Musical Theatre

Created by Larry Gallagher   

Nominated for 5 LADCC Awards including Direction,

2 2007 LA Ovation Nominations

 

JEKYLL & HYDE   by Frank Wildhorn  & Leslie Bricusse                             Cabrillo Music Theatre

 

A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE    LA PREMIERE                                    Alex Theatre, MTG

by McNally/Flaherty/Ahrens  

Nominated for 3 LADCC Awards including Direction, GLAAD Award for Production

 

ZANNA, DON’T!      LA PREMIERE                                                        West Coast Ensemble

Book, Music & Lyrics by Tim Acito/Alexander Dinelaris

2007 LADCC Award for Direction

3 2007 LA OVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS - Production, Direction, Choreography

 

THE ANDREWS BROTHERS   by Roger Bean                                        Musical Theatre West

 

BAD APPLES    WORLD PREMIERE                                           Rubicon Theatre Company

By Mark Stein

 

THE FULL MONTY                                                                              San Diego Music Theatre

By David Yasbeck & Terrence McNally   

 

BASIC TRAINING   by Kahlil Ashanti                                                                                2nd Stage

2006 NAACP nomination for Direction of a Play

 

Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY     LA PREMIERE                          Alex Theatre, MTG

2005 BEST OF LA THEATRE, Metro LA

 

I LEFT MY HEART…the music of Tony Bennett

conceived by David Grapes/Todd Olson  WEST COAST PREMIERE                The Welk Resort

 

THE SPITFIRE GRILL    West Coast Premiere                                      The Laguna Playhouse

by Valque/Alley                     

RECEIVED 2002 OC WEEKLY AWARD - Best Musical

 

GUYS AND DOLLS   by Frank Loesser/Jo Swerling/Abe Burrows             Musical Theatre West

4 2005 LA OVATION NOMINATIONS including Best Direction

 

MY WAY   conceived by David Grapes/Todd Olson                         McCoy-Rigby Entertainment

                                                                                      La Mirada Center for the Performing Arts

                                                                                                                        The Welk Resort

 

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES   by Jerry Herman/ Harvey Fierstein                   Musical Theatre West

2 2004 LA OVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS - Lead Actors in a Musical

 

THE FANTASTICKS   by Tom Jones/Harvey Schmidt                              Performance Riverside

 

The Colony Theatre Company:

 

AN IDEAL HUSBAND by Oscar Wilde                                                                      

RECEIVED BACKSTAGE GARLAND AWARD

 

PUTTING IT TOGETHER by Stephen Sondheim     West Coast Premiere                         

1997 LA OVATION AWARD NOMINEE – BEST DIRECTOR, BEST MUSICAL

RECEIVED 7 BACKSTAGE GARLAND AWARDS INCLUDING DIRECTION

 

CITY OF ANGELS by Coleman/Gelbart/Zippel                                                           

RECEIVED 1996 LA OVATION AWARD - BEST MUSICAL SMALLER THEATRE

7 BackStage Garland Awards including Direction

 

SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER by Tennessee Williams                                               

BackStage Award

 

AN EVENING HONORING RAY BRADBURY                                                        

Collage of Scenes, Songs and Speakers to Celebrate his 80th Birthday

 

MTG, Pasadena Playhouse & Alex Theatre:

 

HOW NOW DOW JONES by Bernstein/Leigh/Shulman                               

Musical Theatre Guild, Broadway in Concert

 

TWO BY TWO by Rodgers/Charnin/Stone                                                       

Musical Theatre Guild, Broadway in Concert

 

THE HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATRE IN 44 MINUTES AND 28 SECONDS

Conceived by Kevin McMann with the LA Music Center        Touring LA Schools

 

Nine O’Clock Players:

 

HAPPILY EVER AFTER…AFTER ALL by Guy/DeGregorio                    

Voiceovers by Angela Landsbury

 

ENCHANTED SLEEPING BEAUTY by Morris/Francoeur                                      

 

JACK & THE GIANT by Kelly/Francoeur                                                                  

 

OZ by Kelly/Francoeur                                                                                                   

 

SECRET GARDEN by Kelly/Francoeur    

 

 

Alumnus of the Lincoln Center Theatre Director’s Lab West

Contact Agent: Victoria Morris 818-755-7571