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Marc Bruni

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Marc Bruni directed the Tony, Grammy, and Olivier Award winning Beautiful: The Carole King Musical on Broadway, in the West End, US and UK Tours, and in Australia where he won the 2018 Helpmann Award and Green Room Award for Best Direction of a Musical. Bruni’s other directing credits include Hey, Look Me Over!, Paint Your Wagon, Pipe Dream and Fanny for City Center Encores!, Roman Holiday (Golden Gate), The Explorers Club (Manhattan Theater Club), The Sound of Music (Chicago Lyric Opera), The Music Manand How to Succeed in Business... (Kennedy Center Broadway Center Stage), Old Jews Telling Jokes (Westside Theatre and Royal George in Chicago- Jeff Award nom for Direction), Trevor (Writers Theatre- Jeff nomination for Direction), Other People’s Money (Long Wharf- Connecticut Critics Circle nomination), I Hate Hamlet (Bucks County Playhouse), Presto Change-o (Barrington Stage), Ordinary Days (Roundabout Underground), Irving Berlin’s White Christmas (Paper Mill Playhouse), The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Paper Mill Playhouse and Philadelphia Theatre Company), and and 8 shows for the St. Louis MUNY including Singin’ in the Rain, My Fair Lady, Thoroughly Modern Millie, The Music Man and The Sound of Music (Two Kevin Kline Nominations for direction). He won the NYMF Award for Best Direction for his production of Such Good Friends. Additionally, he has been associated with Walter Bobbie, Kathleen Marshall, Jerry Mitchell, Casey Nicholaw, and Jerry Zaks on thirteen Broadway productions and tours including The Book of Mormon, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Anything Goes, The Pajama Game, La Cage Aux Folles, Legally Blonde, Sweet Charity, Wonderful Town, Little Shop of Horrors and multiple others. He is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Dartmouth College and proud member of SDC.

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Marc Bruni Awards and Nominations

Kevin Kline Awards - 2011 - Outstanding Director of Musical

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Kevin Kline Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

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Playhouse on Park, in Collaboration with Charter Oak Cultural Center, Will Host Hartford Jewish Playwriting Contest


In collaboration with Charter Oak Cultural Center and the Jewish Plays Project, Playhouse on Park is hosting the 8th Annual Hartford Jewish Playwriting Contest.

Charter Oak Cultural Center and Playhouse on Park Join to Host Jewish Playwriting Contest 2024


In collaboration with Charter Oak Cultural Center and the Jewish Plays Project, Playhouse on Park is hosting the 8th Annual Hartford Jewish Playwriting Contest.

Richard Kind, Jennifer Laura Thompson & More Join Kennedy Center's BYE BYE BIRDIE


The full cast has been announced for the Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie at the Kennedy Center. Find out who is joining the cast of the musical here!

Video: THE GREAT GATSBY Cast Performs 'New Money' in Rehearsal


Watch the cast of The Great Gatsby perform 'New Money' in rehearsal!

Klea Blackhurst to Present THE BOX SET Series at Chelsea Table + Stage


CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present the return of Klea Blackhurst in “The Box Set,” a fantastic season-long retrospective of the celebrated theater and concert artist’s acclaimed shows. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Video: THE GREAT GATSBY Scenic Designer Paul Tate dePoo III Gives a Studio Tour


THE GREAT GATSBY Scenic Designer Paul Tate dePoo III gives a tour of his studio. Get a sneak peek at The Great Gatsby set in the video here!

Video: Get a Sneak Peek at the Tap Choreography in THE GREAT GATSBY


Watch rehearsal footage featuring tap choreography from THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway in the video here!

Video: Jeremy Jordan on What's Changed in GATSBY Since Paper Mill Run


Jeremy Jordan was asked about the changes in The Great Gatsby from its Paper Mill Playhouse run to Broadway. See as he answers!

THE GREAT GATSBY to Launch Rush and Lottery & Host Box Office Opening Celebration


The Great Gatsby will launch an in-person rush (with student pricing availability), a digital lottery for all performances, and will host a Box Office Opening celebration on Saturday, March 16 at 10:00AM. Learn how to purchase tickets !

Video: Watch Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada Sing from THE GREAT GATSBY


Rehearsals are now underway for the Broadway premiere of The Great Gatsby, which opens this spring at The Broadway Theatre. The cast will be led by Tony Award nominees Jeremy Jordan as Jay Gatsby and Eva Noblezada as Daisy Buchanan, who in this music video, give a very special sneak peek of 'For Her/My Green Light'.

Video: Lighting Designer Cory Pattak Talks THE GREAT GATSBY


Watch Lighting Designer Cory Pattak talk The Great Gatsby ahead of the show's Broadway run in the video here!

Video: Carissa Gaughran Gets the Call to Make Broadway Debut in THE GREAT GATSBY


New Jersey-born singer, dancer, and actor, Carissa Gaughran took to Instagram to share video footage from the moment she found out she would be making her Broadway debut in The Great Gatsby!

Photos: Go Inside Opening Night of John Patrick Shanley's BROOKLYN LAUNDRY


The stars came out to celebrate last night at New York City Center, where Manhattan Theatre Club celebrated opening night of Brooklyn Laundry. Check out photos from inside opening night.

Christian Borle, Krysta Rodriguez, & Ephraim Sykes Will Lead Kennedy Center's BYE BYE BIRDIE


Christian Borlw, Krysta Rodrigues, and Ephraim Sykes will lead The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts's Broadway Center Stage production of Bye Bye Birdie. With direction by Marc Bruni, check out the cast and find out how to get tickets for the production which runs in June 2024.

Full Cast Set for THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway Starring Jeremy Jordan, Eva Noblezada & More


The full cast has been set for the Broadway premiere of The Great Gatsby, opening this spring at The Broadway Theatre. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!

Video: Go Inside THE GREAT GATSBY's Party at the Plaza


In this video, watch as the cast of The Great Gatsby chats all about the new Broadway musical.

Klea Blackhurst to Present Ethel Merman Tribute EVERYTHING THE TRAFFIC WILL ALLOW at Chelsea Table + Stage


CHELSEA TABLE + STAGE will present Klea Blackhurst in “Everything the Traffic Will Allow,” her loving tribute to the songs made famous by the quintessential stage personality Ethel Merman. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Noah J. Ricketts, Samantha Pauly, Eric Anderson, and More Join the Cast of THE GREAT GATSBY on Broadway


Additional principal casting has been revealed for the Broadway premiere of the acclaimed new musical The Great Gatsby, opening on Broadway this spring. Find out who is joining the cast here!

What We Know So Far About THE GREAT GATSBY Musical


The roaring 20s are back again! As BroadwayWorld reported earlier this week, the musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby is headed to Broadway later this year. Check out what we know so far about the show, cast, production dates, and more!

Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada Will Lead THE GREAT GATSBY Musical on Broadway This Spring


BroadwayWorld has learned that the musical adaptation of The Great Gatsby is headed to Broadway this year. The production, led by Jeremy Jordan and Eva Noblezada, had its pre-Broadway engagement at the Paper Mill Playhouse in 2023.

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What awards has Marc Bruni been nominated for?

Marc Bruni has been nominated for Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Kevin Kline Awards for his work on The Sound of Music and The Music Man.

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