About

As an American Writer, Composer, Director, and Choreographer, TONY SPINOSA is thoroughly invested in preserving and innovating the Broadway musical.

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Tony was part of the producing team for Appropriate, the 2024 Tony Award® Winner for Best  Revival of a Play, and the 2023 Tony Award® Best Musical Revival of Parade in addition to the Tony Award® Nominated productions of Gutenberg! the musical! , Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club, and Water for Elephants. Regional projects include Ride: A New Musical for the U.S. Premiere at the Old Globe in San Diego, and Farewell Mr. Haffmann at the Park Theatre in London and the Theatre Royal Bath.

His latest project, The Singing Revolution, is a Europop musical that tells the story of an Estonian who falls in love with the daughter of a Soviet Commander. Against the backdrop of the real historical events of Estonia’s revolution against the Soviet Union, the story travels back and forth across four decades to discover how they met, how they became enemies, and finally, what tore them apart. Singing Revolution is about the importance of resistance in the most difficult of political circumstances and is a mirror for our current times.

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Born in New York, Tony was mentored by theatre legend Michael Bennett and made his Broadway debut in Peter Pan with Cathy Rigby.

As a performer, Tony appeared in National and International tours of A Chorus Line, Evita, South Pacific and Leader of the Pack featuring Sha-Na-Na. He performed at the Hollywood Bowl in South Pacific with Reba McEntire & Brian Stokes Mitchell and A Tribute to Marvin Hamlisch featuring Nathan Lane.  Select regional performing credits include Walnut Street Theatre, La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, El Portal Center for the Arts, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Casa Mañana, and International City Theatre.

He became the Resident Director of the 2010 Tony Award® Winning Revival of La Cage Aux Folles and has produced mega-hit Broadway benefits of Thoroughly Modern Millie, Bombshell, [Title of Show], When Pigs Fly, They’re Playing Our Song, Chess, and more. These special events have raised much needed funds for important organizations such as Broadway Cares/ Equity Fights AIDS, The Entertainment Community Fund, and the Theatre Development Fund.

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Tony’s award-winning direction and choreography includes

Off-Broadway’s Charlie Chang and the Mysterious Salami, as well as regional productions of Newsies, West Side Story, Anything Goes and Cats. Additional credits include mounting productions of Hairspray, Fame, The Music Man, Oliver!, Kiss Me Kate, Fiddler on the Roof, and of course, La Cage Aux Folles.

Through the European Arts Organization IETM, Mr. Spinosa has created international collaborations in Zurich, Glasgow, and Vilnius. He is a proud member of SDC, AEA, SAG-AFTRA and DGA. He splits his time between New York, London, and Palm Springs, CA.