About
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
In 1999, he was part of the original cast of Grease alongside Lorella Cuccarini and Giampiero Ingrassia, playing the role of “Roger” and later “Doody,” directed by Saverio Marconi.
Over the years, he worked on numerous productions, including Some Like It Hot with Gianmarco Tognazzi, Alessandro Gassman, and Rossana Casale; Les Parents Terribles; The Sound of Music; and Pinocchio, il grande musical, where he played Lampwick and was the understudy for Pinocchio, with music by the band 'Pooh' and directed by Saverio Marconi.
In 2006, he made his directorial debut with Toc Toc a Time for Musical, starring Manuel Frattini, produced by Palazzo Irreale. He was the director and creator of the TV commercial Patatine Pata featuring Luca Toni. He also appeared as the face of “Jan Pierre” in the Sanbitter TV commercials for the 2006 and 2007 World Cups.
Additionally, he directed and adapted the stage version of Tre Metri Sopra il Cielo (Three Meters Above the Sky), based on the novel by Federico Moccia, produced by Palazzo Irreale. He performed as the “Narrator” in the opera Arcibaldo Sonivari, a production of Teatro Lirico Pavarotti in Modena, directed by Alessandra Panzavolta.
He played “Richie” in A Chorus Line (Compagnia della Rancia, directed by Saverio Marconi and choreography installed by the legendary Baayork Lee). He also portrayed Trekkie, Nicky, and the Bears in Avenue Q, directed by Stefano Genovese, and “Igor” in Young Frankenstein , directed by Saverio Marconi - Compagnia della Rancia. His performance as Igor earned him the award for Best Supporting Actor.
He has written and directed several musicals, including Replay, the Musical (Different Plays/Compagnia della Rancia), Into the Woods, The Last Five Years, Avenue Q, Footloose, All Shook Up, Crazy for You (with Manuel Frattini), The Witches of Eastwick, Spring Awakening, Something Rotten, Fiddler on the Roof (BSMT production), Bare, the Musical (I Performers production), and Tappers (with choreography by Gillian Bruce). He also directed Dialogo, featuring LUMI (from Amici di Maria De Filippi).
He won the Best Director award at Testaccio ComicoOFF for La Storia de Giulietto, de Marisa e della Mano in Chiesa, written and performed by Elisabetta Tulli.
He worked as assistant director to Saverio Marconi for the opera L’Elisir d’Amore by Gaetano Donizetti. He played “Cliff Bradshaw” in Cabaret (directed by Saverio Marconi - Compagnia della Rancia) and co-directed the 20th anniversary production of Grease with Saverio Marconi. He portrayed “Cosmo Brown” in Singin’ in the Rain (directed by Chiara Noschese - Stage Entertainment production) and “Philip Stuckey” in Pretty Woman (directed by Chiara Noschese and Carline Brouwer - Stage Entertainment production).
He directed Robin Hood, the Musical (Tunnel production), Saturday Night Fever, and Once (Compagnia della Rancia production).
He is a professor at the University of Milan IED and serves as a teacher and deputy director of the acting department at BSMT in Bologna, the principle is Shawna Farrell.
He is the Artistic Director of Teatro alle Vigne in Lodi.
TV/COMMERCIAL APPEARANCES
- Cinema Warner
- Sanbitter
- Acqua Paradiso
- Danone
- Vipiteno
- AXA - Monte dei Paschi
AWARDS
Winner of the 2014 Musical Award for Best Supporting Actor and Best Original Musical with Replay The Musical.
These are just some images from my repertoire, which I have built over twenty years of career.
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Video edit by @cangiavision - Claudio Cangialosi
