Stafford Arima
STAFFORD ARIMA directed Altar Boyz (Off-Broadway, Korea, Chicago, Bethesda, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Detroit, 2 national tours) which received the Best Off-Broadway Musical Outer Critics Circle Award, and was nominated for a Drama Desk Award as Outstanding Musical. He directed the West End premiere of a reconceived production of Ragtime, which was recognized with 8 Olivier Award nominations including Best Director and Best Musical. Additional credits include: The Tin Pan Alley Rag (Roundabout Theatre Company); The Princess and the Black-Eyed Pea (San Diego Rep.); Esther Demsack (SPF Festival); Candide (San Francisco Symphony); Ace (The Old Globe); The Secret Garden (World AIDS Day concert); Marry Me a Little (Cincinnati Playhouse); Bright Lights, Big City (Prince Music Theater); Abyssinia (Goodspeed Musicals); Guys and Dolls (Paper Mill Playhouse); A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim (Boston Pops); Chef's Theater (The Supper Club); Rags - In Concert (Nokia Theater); Bowfire (PBS television special/North American tour); Total Eclipse (TSP Studio Theatre, Toronto); and Children's Letters to God (Off-Broadway). Arima's Broadway credits as associate director include A Class Act and Seussical. He is a graduate of York University (Toronto) where he was the recipient of the Dean's Prize for Excellence in Creative Work. Bio as of November, 2009. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: SpringboardNYC Mentor - 2007 Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com) Website: www.staffordarima.com