Paul Russell Biography

a former actor now as an independent casting director has been involved with the casting of film; The Siege, Picture Perfect (20th Century Fox), Mistrial (HBO), television; Cosby, ER, Murphy Brown, New York theater; COBB (Drama Desk Award - Outstanding Cast), WOODY GUTHRIE'S AMERICAN SONG (Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations), PERA PALAS (starring John Spencer), FABLES IN SLANG - A Ragtime Revue, THE GOOD DOCTOR (starring Andre DeShields and Jane Connell) and THE NEW LIVING ROOM, featuring Lainie Kazan, Jerry Stiller and Illeana Douglas. For Radio City Entertainment/MSG Entertainment he cast SLEEPING BEAUTY - A New Jerome Kern Musical. Regional theater includes; Asolo Theatre Conservatory, Barter Theatre, Florida Stage, American Heartland Theater, Casa Manana, Colonial Theatre, Two River Theatre and regional Shakespeare festivals. As a director his credits include: EVITA, ONCE UPON A MATTRESS, THE SUNSHINE BOYS, THE THREE PENNY OPERA and recently the New York premiere of two new comedies HUMILITY and CONFESSION.