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BIO

Roundabout: Machinal. Recent: I Promised Myself To Live Faster (Pig Iron/Humana); Hair: Retrospection (KC Rep); Pretty Filthy (The Civilians); Kansas City Choir Boy (Prototype); Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812 (Kazino); Mr. Burns; Fly By Night; Stage Kiss (Playwrights Horizons); Marie Antoinette (Soho Rep); The Understudy (McCarter); The Lightning Thief (Theatreworks). Upcoming: Amelie (Berkeley Rep).

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Productions

 
[Broadway, 2024]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2022]
Director
 
[Off-Broadway, 2019]
Choreographer
 
[Los Angeles, 2018]
Choreographer
 
[Boston, 2017]
Choreographer
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Musical Staging
 
[Broadway, 2017]
Choreographer
 
[Los Angeles, 2016]
Musical Staging & Choreography
 
[Broadway, 2016]
Choreographer
 
[Broadway, 2016]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2016]
Director
 
[Los Angeles, 2015]
Musical Staging, Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2014]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2013]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2011]
Assistant Director

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2024 - Outstanding Direction of a Play

Sam Pinkleton, Oh, Mary!

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Choreography

Sam Pinkleton, Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812

Videos

News


Chris Renfro and Phillip James Brannon to Join OH, MARY! on Broadway Photo
Chris Renfro and Phillip James Brannon to Join OH, MARY! on Broadway

Phillip James Brannon and Chris Renfro will join the company of the Broadway comedy Oh, Mary! in January. See who else is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Krakowski, Martha Plimpton, Paulo Szot, and More Join Sond Photo
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jane Krakowski, Martha Plimpton, Paulo Szot, and More Join Sondheim's HERE WE ARE

The National Theatre has announced further casting for their forthcoming UK premiere of Here We Are, the final musical by Stephen Sondheim with a book by Tony Award-nominee David Ives.
OH, MARY! Will Offer $5 Tickets in Honor of Mary Todd Lincoln's Birthday Photo
OH, MARY! Will Offer $5 Tickets in Honor of Mary Todd Lincoln's Birthday

On Friday, December 13, 2024 (on what would have been Mary Todd Lincoln’s 206th  Birthday), 206 balcony seats to Cole Escola’s smash hit comedy Oh, Mary! will be available for just $5. Learn more here!
Betty Gilpin Will Succeed Cole Escola in OH, MARY! on Broadway Photo
Betty Gilpin Will Succeed Cole Escola in OH, MARY! on Broadway

Oh, Mary! has found its next Mary! Emmy Award-nominated actor Betty Gilpin, best known for “Glow,” and Netflix’s upcoming “American Primeval”, will take over the role of Mary Todd Lincoln.
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld November 26, 2024 Photo
Wake Up With BroadwayWorld November 26, 2024

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is November 26, 2024 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
OH, MARY! Recoups its Investment on Broadway Photo
OH, MARY! Recoups its Investment on Broadway

Oh, Mary!, the Sam Pinkleton-directed comedy written by and starring Cole Escola, has recouped its entire production costs on Broadway, becoming the first show of the 2024-2025 Broadway season to announce its recoupment.
Video: Cheyenne Jackson, Kevin Cahoon And More Star In LA CAGE AUX FOLLES At Pasadena Photo
Video: Cheyenne Jackson, Kevin Cahoon And More Star In LA CAGE AUX FOLLES At Pasadena Playhouse

Pasadena Playhouse brings the world of La Cage aux Folles to life in a new production from Sam Pinkleton! Get a look at video highlights from the show featuring stars Cheyenne Jackson, Kein Cahoon, Ryan J. Haddad, and more!
Stage Directors And Choreographers Society Announces Executive Board Election Results Photo
Stage Directors And Choreographers Society Announces Executive Board Election Results And President's Award

SDC announced the results of its 2024 Executive Board election, highlighting new leadership roles and the organization's future direction. Discover the elected members and their upcoming initiatives.
Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Pasadena Playhouse Photo
Review: LA CAGE AUX FOLLES at Pasadena Playhouse

Pinkleton has thrown every prop gimmick and novel idea in the book at the show, and in the process has disrupted the stuff that simply works about the piece.
Photos: Meet the Cast of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES At Pasadena Playhouse Photo
Photos: Meet the Cast of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES At Pasadena Playhouse

Pasadena Playhouse brings the world of its upcoming production  La Cage aux Folles to life in the backstage areas of its historic theater, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2025. Get a look backstage in new photos of stars Cheyenne Jackson, Kein Cahoon, Ryan J. Haddad, and more in costume below!
Interview: Good Guy Cheyenne Jackson Gets to Kiss in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES Photo
Interview: Good Guy Cheyenne Jackson Gets to Kiss in LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

Next up at the Pasadena Playhouse, the Tony Award-winning musical La Cage Aux Folles opening November 17, 2024 (with previews beginning November 12th). Sam Pinkleton directs the cast headlined by Cheyenne Jackson and Kevin Cahoon as Georges and Albin with Ryan J. Haddad, Shannon Purser, George Salazar, Michael McDonald, Nicole Parker, El Beh, and Shea Diamond.
Video: Conrad Ricamora Shares Pre-Show Ritual with OH, MARY Co-Star Cole Escola Photo
Video: Conrad Ricamora Shares Pre-Show Ritual with OH, MARY Co-Star Cole Escola

Like everybody in the audience, Conrad Ricamora is having a blast with Oh, Mary! The performer, who plays President Abraham Lincoln in Cole Escola's hit comedy, visited The Tonight Show on Wednesday and shared some of the backstage—and onstage—antics between him and his co-stars.
Daniel Aukin and nicHi douglas Receive Joe A. Callaway Awards from SDCF Photo
Daniel Aukin and nicHi douglas Receive Joe A. Callaway Awards from SDCF

Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation's 2023-2024 Joe A. Callaway Awards will be awarded to Daniel Aukin for excellence in directing for Stereophonic and nicHi douglas for excellence in choreography for (pray). Learn more about the award!
Dramatists Play Service Secures Theatrical Licensing Rights For OH, MARY! Photo
Dramatists Play Service Secures Theatrical Licensing Rights For OH, MARY!

Dramatists Play Service, the play imprint of Broadway Licensing Global, has announced the addition of Oh, Mary!, the critically-acclaimed new play by writer-performer, Cole Escola, to its catalog. 
Conrad Ricamora Out of OH, MARY! Due To Bike Accident Photo
Conrad Ricamora Out of OH, MARY! Due To Bike Accident

According to a post on his Instagram account, Conrad Ricamora, who plays Mary's Husband in Broadway's OH, MARY! is recovering from a broken rib after a biking accident, and will be out of the show until further notice.
Photos: Hannah Gadsby's WOOF! Opens Off-Broadway Photo
Photos: Hannah Gadsby's WOOF! Opens Off-Broadway

Hannah Gadsby's WOOF! recently celebrated its opening night at the Abrons Arts Center. The new comedy is written and performed by Gadsby and directed by Jenney Shamash . Production Design for the Off-Broadway production is by Oona Curley, based on Original Design by Shamash. Check out photos from opening night here!
Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet for Opening Night of YELLOW FACE Photo
Photos: Stars Walk the Red Carpet for Opening Night of YELLOW FACE

The stars aligned at the Todd Haimes Theatre to celebrate opening night of Roundabout Theatre Company's new production of Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang. BroadwayWorld was there to capture all of the stars and VIP guests.
Goerge Salazar, Ryan J. Haddad and More Join LA CAGE AUX FOLLES At Pasadena Playhouse Photo
Goerge Salazar, Ryan J. Haddad and More Join LA CAGE AUX FOLLES At Pasadena Playhouse

Pasadena Playhouse announced the full cast for its upcoming production of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES.
Sondheim's HERE WE ARE Will Make UK Premiere Next Year Photo
Sondheim's HERE WE ARE Will Make UK Premiere Next Year

Stephen Sondheim's final musical, Here We Are will make its UK premiere at the National Theatre next year. The musical features a score by Sondheim, a book by David Ives, and direction by Joe Mantello.
OH, MARY! Extends Through January 2025 Photo
OH, MARY! Extends Through January 2025

Following five record-breaking weeks at the Lyceum Theatre, the producers of Oh, Mary! announced that Cole Escola's hit comedy has extended through January 19, 2025.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Sam Pinkleton been nominated for?

Outstanding Direction of a Play (Drama League Awards) for Oh, Mary! and Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812.

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