RESUME and REVIEWS
Reviews
PHILLIP FAZIO
Contact Phillip at: phillipfazio@gmail.com
PHILLIP FAZIO
Directing Resume
ASSISTANT CREDITS
Assistant to the Director; Diana, Dir: Christopher Ashley; Broadway, NYC
Assistant Director; Pippin, Dir: Jeff Calhoun; Center Theatre Group, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant Director; West Side Story, Dir: Matthew Gardiner; Signature Theatre, Arlington, VA
OFF-BROADWAY DIRECTING CREDITS
Gay Camp, The Players Theatre, NYC
The Book That I'm Going to Write, By Judy Garland, The Jerry Orbach Theatre, NYC
REGIONAL DIRECTING CREDITS
Ragtime, Duluth Playhouse
Annie, Duluth Playhouse
Footloose, Duluth Playhouse
The SpongeBob Musical, Duluth Playhouse
Xanadu, Duluth Playhouse
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Duluth Playhouse
Parade, Arizona Regional Theatre
Follies, Theater Works
Sunday in the Park with George, Theater Works
City of Angels, Theater Works
Company, St Bart’s Players
Pump Boys and Dinettes, The Theater Barn
Grey Gardens, Tempe Little Theatre
August: Osage County, Mesa Encore Theatre
Next to Normal, Mesa Encore Theatre
Spring Awakening, Mesa Encore Theatre
Proof, Mesa Encore Theatre
Sweeney Todd, Mesa Encore Theatre
Rent, Mesa Encore Theatre
The Last Five Years, Mesa Encore Theatre
Cabaret, Mesa Encore Theatre
Les Misérables, Musical Theatre of Anthem
Smokey Joe's Cafe, Black Theatre Troupe
Alice in Wonderland, The Phoenix Theatre Company
The Quiltmaker's Gift, The Phoenix Theatre Company
Gay Camp – Off Broadway
Three tireless performers and a detail-rich staging from director Phillip Fazio combine to turn Philip Mutz and Susan-Kate Heaney's Gay Camp into 75-minutes of decidedly uproarious comedy. -Andy Propst theatermania.com
Gay Camp, the screamingly funny FringeNYC show that is completely and utterly over the top — as it should be. Under the swift direction of Phillip Fazio…the show delights in sending up the absurdity of the ex-gay movement, also taking on such hot-button topics as companies with anti-gay agendas and closeted Hollywood celebrities. It’s hysterical. And with a title like Gay Camp, it should be. –Charles C Bales nytheatre.com
Critic's Choice - Backstage Magazine / Critic's Pick - Time Out NY
Sunday in the Park with George - Theater Works
In a new production from Theater Works in Peoria, director Phillip Fazio renders Sondheim’s work with
painstaking craftsmanship animated by a genuine passion for the material. It is a triumph of both the mind and
the heart, with affecting performances and vibrant video projections that are integral, and absolutely essential,
to the storytelling. -Kerry Lengel The Arizona Republic
Sunday in the Park with George is receiving a sumptuous production at Theater Works with an exceptional cast and clear direction that get across the important themes and messages of the play. Director Phillip Fazio displays an abundance of dedication and passion in his abilities to effectively stage this challenging work. -Gil Benbrook Talkin Broadway
Musical theater lovers and Sondheim fans shouldn’t miss director Phillip Fazio’s insightful staging.
-Chris Curcio Curtain Up Phoenix
August: Osage County - Mesa Encore Theatre
Fazio's direction is excellent. His pacing for the play is even, never rushing with the explosive scenes but naturally evolving from quiet to outright rage. He does a nice job in offsetting the more emotional outburst sections with several tender moments. - Gil Benbrook, Talkin Broadway
Letts' mastery of dialogue, along with the uniformly excellent timing and dynamic variation of the cast, directed by Phillip Fazio, keep things humming along. - Julie Peterson, Phoenix New Times
Ragtime - Theater Works
Director Phillip Fazio simplifies the original staging but still delivers a grandly scaled masterpiece…
Any serious theatergoer owes themselves a trip to the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts to see
Theater Works stellar Ragtime. - Chris Curcio Curtain Up Phoenix
Theater Works’ production is directed by New York-based Phillip Fazio. He shows a sure hand in bringing a huge cast into harmony, engineering exciting set pieces with period-inflected tunes. This is great American drama served up with confident flair. - Kerry Lengel The Arizona Republic
Follies - Theater Works
Director Phillip Fazio does an exceptional job. Fazio knows the right way to direct the many showstopping numbers so they have emotional resonance. -Gil Benbrook Talkin Broadway
New York based director Phillip Fazio, who regularly leads such Valley productions as Theater Works' "Ragtime" and Mesa Encore Theatre's "August: Osage County," has proven he knows how to deliver an emotional wallop onstage, and "Follies" is no exception. -Kerry Lengel The Arizona Republic
Parade - Arizona Regional Theatre
Fazio's direction derives emotionally rich portrayals from the cast that are full of passion and pain.
He uses the aisles in the theatre to open up the show which, at times, make us feel part of the jury or the
Memorial Day parade crowd. -Gil Benbrook Talkin Broadway