Carl Schmehl
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Carl Schmehl is a United States theatre/stage director and producer. He is currently the creative director of Shackman Events, a management and event company in New York City
; and artistic director of the nonprofit Nantucket-based theater group "On The Isle". Schmehl lives in New York City.
, Annie" , A Chorus Line and Woman of the Year starring Lauren Bacall
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Schmehl began a twenty-year association with composer Charles Strouse
when he directed Strouse's opera Nightingale (musical) in Boston, Massachusetts. Schmehl had a six-month run with the Broadway
production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and one year as audition choreographer for the show's national tour. He was also stage manager and casting director for the Off-Broadway musical When Pigs Fly. And part of the producing team for Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular. As well as Stage Manager For the Road Production.
His most recent theatre credits include director and choreographer of productions of "Nunsense", "The Actors Nightmare", "Pirates of Penzance", "Up in the Rafters", the off-Broadway play Almost Live from the Betty Ford Clinic'. Schmehl has assisted Broadway director and choreographer Gillian Lynne
-- choreographer of Cats
, The Phantom of the Opera
and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
-- on new productions in New York
, San Diego, London
and Vienna
.
Schmehl's directing and choreography credits include 'The Bad Boy Club' (Key West Theatre Festival), 'Rockwell' (Maine Center for the Performing Arts), 'The Aluminum Garden' (Off-Broadway), 'It's All in the Book' (Boston’s Wang Center), 'Hello Dolly' (Center Stage), 'Tampa II' (Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), 'Vincentennial' (Boston’s Majestic Theatre), 'Follies' (Bangor Opera House), benefits for The American Cancer Society (Charleston’s Galliard Theatre), United Cerebral Palsy (Tulsa’s Brady Theatre) and Good Samaritan’s Bob Hope Awards to name a few. The musical 'Magic Me' based on the charity with the same name gave Carl the opportunity to work with most of Broadway’s greatest composers and lyricists, include legends such as Kander & Ebb, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Jule Styne, Cy Coleman, Sheldon Harnick and Comden & Green to name a few.
, punched out in the film Heart with Brad Davis
, and turned down for a date by Molly Ringwald
in The Pick-up Artist
. He has also performed for the Desert Storm troops at McDill Air Force Base, is listed in Who's Who in Entertainment, and was featured in an article "hot shots" in the New York Daily News
.
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
; and artistic director of the nonprofit Nantucket-based theater group "On The Isle". Schmehl lives in New York City.
Theater
Schmehl attended Emerson College. He started his show business career working with the national touring companies of Sugar Babies starring Carol ChanningCarol Channing
Carol Elaine Channing is an American singer, actress, and comedienne. She is the recipient of three Tony Awards , a Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination...
, Annie" , A Chorus Line and Woman of the Year starring Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall is an American film and stage actress and model, known for her distinctive husky voice and sultry looks.She first emerged as leading lady in the Humphrey Bogart film To Have And Have Not and continued on in the film noir genre, with appearances in The Big Sleep and Dark Passage ,...
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Schmehl began a twenty-year association with composer Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse
Charles Strouse is an American composer and lyricist.-Life and career:Strouse was born and raised in New York City, the son of Ira and Ethel Strouse...
when he directed Strouse's opera Nightingale (musical) in Boston, Massachusetts. Schmehl had a six-month run with the Broadway
Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...
production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and one year as audition choreographer for the show's national tour. He was also stage manager and casting director for the Off-Broadway musical When Pigs Fly. And part of the producing team for Radio City Music Hall's Christmas Spectacular. As well as Stage Manager For the Road Production.
His most recent theatre credits include director and choreographer of productions of "Nunsense", "The Actors Nightmare", "Pirates of Penzance", "Up in the Rafters", the off-Broadway play Almost Live from the Betty Ford Clinic'. Schmehl has assisted Broadway director and choreographer Gillian Lynne
Gillian Lynne
Gillian Barbara Lynne , CBE, born , is a British ballerina, dancer, actor, theatre director, television director and choreographer noted for her popular theatre choreography associated with the iconic musicals Cats and the current longest running show in Broadway history, The Phantom of the Opera.-...
-- choreographer of Cats
Cats (musical)
Cats is a musical composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot...
, The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical)
The Phantom of the Opera is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber, based on the French novel Le Fantôme de l'Opéra by Gaston Leroux.The music was composed by Lloyd Webber, and most lyrics were written by Charles Hart, with additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe. Alan Jay Lerner was an early collaborator,...
and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical)
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, also known as Chitty the Musical, is a stage musical based on the 1968 film produced by Cubby Broccoli. The music and lyrics were written by Richard and Robert Sherman with book by Jeremy Sams.-Productions:...
-- on new productions in New York
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, San Diego, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
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Schmehl's directing and choreography credits include 'The Bad Boy Club' (Key West Theatre Festival), 'Rockwell' (Maine Center for the Performing Arts), 'The Aluminum Garden' (Off-Broadway), 'It's All in the Book' (Boston’s Wang Center), 'Hello Dolly' (Center Stage), 'Tampa II' (Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center), 'Vincentennial' (Boston’s Majestic Theatre), 'Follies' (Bangor Opera House), benefits for The American Cancer Society (Charleston’s Galliard Theatre), United Cerebral Palsy (Tulsa’s Brady Theatre) and Good Samaritan’s Bob Hope Awards to name a few. The musical 'Magic Me' based on the charity with the same name gave Carl the opportunity to work with most of Broadway’s greatest composers and lyricists, include legends such as Kander & Ebb, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Jule Styne, Cy Coleman, Sheldon Harnick and Comden & Green to name a few.
Events
Carl working in the event industry has created some of New York’s biggest events and Industrial’s including: The Spiderman DVD release Party, The Panasonic International Awards, Prudential At the Plaza with Neil Sedaka, Outward Bound, Hershey, Frank Sinatra’s 75th Birthday Tour, opening nights of Broadways GYPSY, the movies ONCE AROUND with Holly Hunter and HAVANA with Robert Redford. TiVo, Universal Studios, Yahoo! Dr. Pepper, New York Life, CNN, NBC, Hilton, Fox, MTV, Leading hotels of the World/Relais & Chateaux, Recently, Google, AMEX, Carl was appointed Creative Director of Shackman Events, a division of Shackman Associates, a destination management and event company in NY.Film and other credits
Schmehl has had several cameo roles in Hollywood films. He was hit by a taxicab in the film GhostbustersGhostbusters
Ghostbusters is a 1984 American science fiction comedy film directed by Ivan Reitman and written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. The film stars Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Sigourney Weaver, Harold Ramis, and Rick Moranis and follows three eccentric parapsychologists in New York City, who start a...
, punched out in the film Heart with Brad Davis
Brad Davis (actor)
Robert Creel "Brad" Davis was an American actor, known for starring in the 1978 film Midnight Express.-Early life:...
, and turned down for a date by Molly Ringwald
Molly Ringwald
Molly Kathleen Ringwald is an American actress, singer and dancer. Having appeared in the John Hughes movies Sixteen Candles , The Breakfast Club , and Pretty in Pink , Ringwald has been frequently named the greatest teen star of all time...
in The Pick-up Artist
The Pick-up Artist (film)
The Pick-up Artist is a 1987 American film written and directed by James Toback. This romantic comedy starred Molly Ringwald and Robert Downey Jr. It was rated PG-13 by the MPAA.-Plot:...
. He has also performed for the Desert Storm troops at McDill Air Force Base, is listed in Who's Who in Entertainment, and was featured in an article "hot shots" in the New York Daily News
New York Daily News
The Daily News of New York City is the fourth most widely circulated daily newspaper in the United States with a daily circulation of 605,677, as of November 1, 2011....
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