Stafford Arima

Selected directing credits include: Altar Boyz (off-Broadway; Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical - 2004/05 Outer Critics Circle Award; Outstanding Musical), Ragtime (West End; Best Director 2004 Olivier Award nomination), The Secret Garden (2005 World AIDS Day Concert, NYC), Children's Letters To God (off-Broadway), Candide (San Francisco Symphony), A Tribute To Stephen Sondheim (Boston Pops), Abyssinia (Goodspeed Musicals), Seussical (2nd North American national tour), Chef's Theater (off-Broadway), Guys And Dolls (Paper Mill Playhouse), Aida (North Shore Music Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (Sacramento Music Circus), Smokey Joe's Cafe (North Shore Music Theatre) and Total Eclipse (Toronto).

Mr. Arima graduated from York University (Toronto) where he received a BA honors degree in Theatre Studies and was the recipient of the Dean's Prize for Excellence in Creative Work.