Concentration Head and Associate Professor of Stage Management, Michael Passaro, serves as the Production Stage Manager for Huzzah, a musical which had its world premiere at The Old Globe in San Diego, California.
Created by Nell Benjamin and Laurence O’Keefe, the co-creators of Legally Blonde, Huzzah tells the story of two sisters attempting to save their father’s renaissance fair from financial ruin. The production, which is slated for a limited engagement with previews beginning on September 13 and a run from September 25 until October 19, 2025, is directed by Lortel Award-winning Annie Tippe (off-Broadway’s Octet).
“The Globe’s 2025 season reaches its climax with the world premiere of a truly funny, fresh and captivating new musical, Huzzah!” Old Globe artistic director Barry Edelstein said in a statement. “The brilliant Nell Benjamin returns to the Globe in dazzling style, this time accompanied by her spectacular writing partner, the composer Larry O’Keefe. Along with visionary director Annie Tippe, making her Globe debut, they conjure a world that’s playful and touching, tuneful and bright. ‘Huzzah!’ indeed—this is a wonderful show that I’m thrilled to share with San Diego.”
According to Pam Kragen of The San Diego Union Tribune, “Director Annie Tippe keeps the show’s action, one-liners, visual sight gags and sword battles moving along swiftly in a fun, colorful and engaging way…Huzzah! looks like a show that’s destined for Broadway.”
Michael J. Passaro is a stage manager with over thirty-five years’ experience in professional theater—on Broadway, regionally, and worldwide. Shucked, Moulin Rouge! The Musical, The Cher Show, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Holiday Inn, Bright Star, Wolf Hall, and the revival of Pippin, directed by Columbia alum Diane Paulus '97.
