Nick DeGruccio
Director, SDC/AEA/SAG
Nick DeGruccio
SDC 818-384-3930
www.nickdegruccio.com nickatnite@sbcglobal.net
PIPPIN North Coast Repertory Theatre
2024 SAN DIEGO CRITICS CIRCLE Nomination - Outstanding Direction of a Musical
EVITA Orlando Shakespeare Theatre
IN THE HEIGHTS Orlando Shakespeare Theatre
GUYS & DOLLS Theatre Under The Stars, Houston
MAN OF LA MANCHA Orlando Shakespeare Theatre
Starring Davis Gaines
THE LAST 5 YEARS McCoy-Rigby Entertainment, La Mirada
IN THE HEIGHTS Theatre Under The Stars, Houston
FIRST DATE McCoy-Rigby Entertainment, La Mirada
SOUTHERN CA PREMIERE
NEXT TO NORMAL McCoy-Rigby Entertainment, La Mirada
8 2014 LA OVATION AWARD Nominations including Direction and Production
2014 SAN DIEGO CRITICS CIRCLE Nomination – Outstanding Direction of a Musical San Diego Music Theatre
COMPANY Cabrillo Music Theatre
MAN OF LA MANCHA Musical Theatre West
Starring Davis Gaines and Lesli Margherita
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY The Laguna Playhouse
Based on Truman Capote’s Short Story
SOUTHERN CA PREMIERE
CINDERELLA The Ordway, St. Paul
THE LAST 5 YEARS The Pasadena Playhouse
LA PREMIERE
CAUGHT Zephyr Theatre
WORLD PREMIERE
2010 LA Weekly Award Nominations - Best Direction of A Play, Best Acting Ensemble
THE LARAMIE PROJECT The Colony Theatre, Laguna Playhouse
LA PREMIERE
3 2002 LA OVATION AWARDS - Best Direction, Best Play, Best Ensemble
2002 BACKSTAGE GARLAND AWARD – Ensemble
PUTTING IT TOGETHER South Coast Repertory
1776 Musical Theatre West, Cabrillo Music Theatre, Performance Riverside
5 2004 LA OVATION AWARDS - Direction, Production, Lead Actor, Featured Actor & Actress
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN Bootleg Theatre Havok Theatre Company
2009 LA OVATION AWARDS – Musical Production Intimate Theatre, Choreography
4 2008 LADCC Award Nominations, Award for Choreography
DOG SEES GOD Hudson Theatre
LA PREMIERE Havok Theatre Co
2 2008 LADCC Award Nominations, 3 2008 LA WEEKLY Award Nominations, GLAAD Award Nomination
RENT Musical Theatre West
REGIONAL PREMIERE
THRILL ME Hudson Theatre LA PREMIERE Havok Theatre Company
2 2008 LA OVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS
2008 LADCC Awards for Lighting Design, Nomination for Musical Direction
2008 BACKSTAGE GARLAND Award for Ensemble Performance
JEKYLL & HYDE Cabrillo Music Theatre
3 2008 LA OVATION AWARDS including Director of a Musical
SIDE SHOW The Colony Theatre Company
LA PREMIERE
VOTED ONE OF THE TOP 10 PLAYS OF 2002 - LOS ANGELES TIMES
8 2002 LA OVATION NOMINATIONS including Best Direction, Best Musical
2002 LA OVATION AWARDS - Leading Actress in a Musical, Costumes
7 BACKSTAGE GARLAND AWARDS including Direction and Production
THE STORY OF MY LIFE Lillian Theatre, The Lyceum Theatre
LA PREMIERE, SAN DIEGO PREMIERE
LA OVATION AWARD FOR LEAD ACTOR IN A MUSICAL
4 2010 LA OVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS - Production, Musical Direction, Lead Actors
A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD South Coast Repertory
SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM Pasadena Playhouse, The Rubicon Theatre
Starring Davis Gaines, Terri Ralston, Orson Bean, Richard Kline, Betty Garrett,
Donna McKechnie, Henry Pollick, Carole Cook, Millicent Martin
3 2004 LA OVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS including Production, Ensemble
THE ANDREWS BROTHERS Musical Theatre West, Cabrillo Music Theatre, Coyote StageWorks
WEST COAST PREMIERE
2014 DESERT THEATRE LEAGUE AWARD FOR DIRECTION
5 2008 LA OVATION NOMINATIONS including Direction, Production
2008 LA OVATION AWARD FOR ENSEMBLE PERFORMANCE
2010 LA OVATION NOMINATION FOR DIRECTION
BAD APPLES Rubicon Theatre Company
WORLD PREMIERE
ZANNA, DON’T! West Coast Ensemble LA PREMIERE
2007 LADCC Award for Direction
3 2007 LA OVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS - Production, Direction, Choreography
ALTAR BOYZ The Welk Resort
BEEHIVE El Portal Theatre
LA PREMIERE
Nominated for 5 LADCC Awards including Direction
2 2007 LA Ovation Nominations
A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE Alex Theatre
LA PREMIERE
Nominated for 3 LADCC Awards including Direction, GLAAD Award for Production
I DO! I DO! The Pasadena Playhouse
THE FULL MONTY San Diego Music Theatre
BASIC TRAINING 2nd Stage WORLD PREMIERE
2006 NAACP nomination for Direction of a Play
Andrew Lippa's THE WILD PARTY Alex Theatre
LA PREMIERE
2005 BEST OF LA THEATRE, Metro LA
I LEFT MY HEART, the music of Tony Bennett The Welk Resort
WEST COAST PREMIERE
THE SPITFIRE GRILL The Laguna Playhouse
WEST COAST PREMIERE
2002 OC WEEKLY AWARD BEST MUSICAL
GUYS AND DOLLS Musical Theatre West, Cabrillo Music Theatre
4 2005 LA OVATION NOMINATIONS including Best Direction
MY WAY McCoy-Rigby Entertainment, La Mirada
LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Musical Theatre West
2 2004 LA OVATION AWARD NOMINATIONS - Lead Actors in a Musical
THE FANTASTICKS Performance Riverside
AN IDEAL HUSBAND The Colony Theatre Company
BACKSTAGE GARLAND AWARD
PUTTING IT TOGETHER The Colony Theatre Company
WEST COAST PREMIERE
1997 LA OVATION AWARD NOMINEE – BEST DIRECTOR, BEST MUSICAL
RECEIVED 7 BACKSTAGE GARLAND AWARDS INCLUDING DIRECTION
CITY OF ANGELS The Colony Theatre Company
RECEIVED 1996 LA OVATION AWARD FOR BEST MUSICAL SMALLER THEATRE
7 BACKSTAGE GARLAND AWARDS INCLUDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL
SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER The Colony Theatre Company
AN EVENING HONORING RAY BRADBURY’S 80TH BIRTHDAY The Colony Theatre Company
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, HAVOK THEATRE COMPANY
2008 LOS ANGELES DRAMA CRITICS CIRCLE JOEL HIRSCHHORN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL THEATRE
2009 BACKSTAGE GARLAND AWARD FOR DIRECTION FOR AN OUTSTANDING SEASON
Alumnus of the Lincoln Center Theatre Director’s Lab West
ACADEMIC
AMDA LA, FACULTY SINCE 2007
UCLA, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
PRODUCTIONS DIRECTED:
RENT, INTO THE WOODS, THE LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT, DREAMGIRLS, ROCKY HORROR, A CHRISTMAS CAROL, HAIRSPRAY, FORBIDDEN BROADWAY, CABARET, BOEING, BOEING, URINETOWN, VARIOUS SHOWCASES, DEVELOPED PRODUCTIONS FOR GRADUATING CLASSES
CLASSES TAUGHT:
AUDITIONING FOR THE MUSICAL THEATRE, MUSICAL THEATRE TECHNIQUE, ACTING, INDUSTRY & NETWORKING, SCENE STUDY
ADJUDICATOR FOR AMDA LA & NY
LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE
GUEST DIRECTOR, UCLA
CARRIE
GUEST DIRECTOR, PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
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