Exclusive: Scott Faris to Direct William Shatner on Broadway

BroadwayWorld.com has learned that director Scott Faris has joined the production team of the Broadway-bound Wililam Shatner's SHATNER'S WORLD: WE JUST LIVE IN IT as director. The show will play from February 14 - March 4 at the Music Box Theater on Broadway, before embarking on a national tour.

Scott Faris originally from California, attended USIU in San Diego and started his career performing in commercials, industrials & musicals, among them A Chorus Line. He stole most of his directing skills while working as a production stage manager and supervisor for some of the best directors on Broadway on productions like City of Angels, Les Miserables, Cabaret, Cats, Grease, Busker Alley, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Children of a Lesser God, and Whistle Down The Wind.

He has directed over a dozen productions of the hit musical Chicago on five continents. In Las Vegas, he directed “EFX!” at the MGM Grand Hotel (originally starring Michael Crawford), and Bette Midler – The Showgirl Must Go On at Caesars Palace; and was part of the production team that created Siegfried & Roy at the Mirage Hotel. He conceived and directed George Lucas Live Adventure, a multi-media arena spectacular that played Japan’s largest arenas. He also directed the popular arena tour of Walking with Dinosaurs.

A personal highlight was helping Bette Midler return to the stage in her tour, “Experience the Divine”. Scott lives in New York City with his daughter, Emily, who attends the High School of the Performing Arts, the school made famous by the movie “Fame.”

Shatner's Broadway engagement will kick off a national tour of his show, for which promotional notes proclaim "Mr. Shatner, best known for his varying roles as Cpt. James T. Kirk, T.J. Hooker and Attorney Denny Crane, will be coming to a city near you this Fall. With a career spanning more than 7 decades, Mr. Shatner’s career in entertainment and philanthropy work is unparalleled by any other Canadian born entertainer. Mr. Shatner will be taking attendees on a wild ride through his life and career and singing songs as only he can."

American Express cardholders will be able to buy tickets beginning today January 11. Tickets go on sale to the general public on January 21 through www.telecharge.com and are priced from $125 to $37.50. The Music Box Theatre box office opens on January 30.

VIP tickets are available which include a meet and greet with William Shatner, premium seating, limited edition souvenir poster, and an autograph and photo opportunity.