Sammi Cannold is an American film and theater director. Cannold was the recipient of the 2024

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Career

Cannold received a bachelor's degree from

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and master's degree from the

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. She made her Broadway debut in 2023, at the Belasco Theater with ''How to Dance in Ohio'', which earned her the Drama Desk Award. Cannold was trained under

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, and Rachel Chavkin, serving as the associate director on the Broadway production of '' Natasha, Pierre & the Great Comet of 1812'', as well as working at the

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. In 2019, Cannold directed the world premier of

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's ''Endlings,'' making her the youngest female director in the

's history, prior to directing its off-Broadway premier at

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in 2020. She also directed ''

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'', ''

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'' on a moving bus, ''Evita'' at

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, and ''Carmen'' at Rose Hall, Lincoln Center. Cannold's ''Evita'' was a critical success. In 2022, Cannold and Dori Berinstein announced a documentary, ''The Show Must Go On'', which premiered at

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on August 9, 2021 and was released on ''Apple TV''.

Personal life

Cannold is married to non-profit worker

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannold, Sammi American women film directors American women theatre directors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Stanford University alumni Harvard Graduate School of Education alumni