About

Kenneth Ferrone is an Emmy-Nominated Producer and Director with credits encompassing both scripted series and live event television, film, Broadway theater, and themed entertainment. With a passion for storytelling, he is committed to the creative development and production of dynamic and engaging new works across a variety of mediums.

 

Kenneth Produced the three-hour broadcast events, ANNIE LIVE!, RENT, and the Emmy Award winning GREASE LIVE!. For NBC, he Associate Produced the television series, RISE (Universal TV), as well as Steven Spielberg’s musical series, SMASH (Universal TV, Storyline, Amblin.) For Keshet Studios, Kenneth managed domestic and international production on the APPLE+ action thriller series, ECHO 3, created by Mark Boal and starring Luke Evans. Additional credits include the NBC pilots for DECEPTION (Universal TV), IRONSIDE (Universal TV, Davis Entertainment,), Theresa Rebeck’s feature film directorial debut, POOR BEHAVIOR, and BROADWAY 4D, an immersive 3D film attraction directed by Bryan Singer starring Christina Aguilera, Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Hudson, and Glenn Close.  Kenneth’s award-winning short film, HEY BEAUTIFUL, won top honors in CineGear’s 2020 Film Series, the Big Apple Film Festival and Austin Spotlight Film Festival.

 

For the stage, Kenneth developed and directed the world premiere musical, THE WANDERER, based on the life of Rock N Roll Hall of Fame artist, Dion DiMucci. The production opened to stellar reviews at Paper Mill Playhouse and is currently planning a Broadway transfer. He directed the world premiere musical adaptation of PRELUDE TO A KISS with book by Craig Lucas, and score by Daniel Messé and Sean Hartley, the critically acclaimed 1st National Tour of CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE 90’S MUSICAL, based on the cult film, as well as the Live streamed concert from Hollywood's Bourbon Room; the premiere of WHEN BLOOD RAN RED at NYTF. Kenneth Associate Directed the Tony-Nominated Broadway productions of FLOYD COLLINS, the Idina Menzel-led  REDWOOD, the 12-Time Tony Nominated musical, SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS, Paula Vogel's MOTHER PLAY, the acclaimed revival of LOVE LETTERS, and WONDERLAND.  He collaborated with Jerry Seinfeld and Colin Quinn as the Associate Director of COLIN QUINN: THE NEW YORK STORY, which earned rave reviews Off-Broadway, was named a 2015 “Critic’s Pick” by the New York Times, and was filmed for Netflix.  He directed the Off-Broadway premiere of LUCIE POHL: HI HITLER at the Cherry Lane Theatre as well as the critically acclaimed SISTAS, which enjoyed a 10-year run Off-Broadway and was produced for television by BET and RLJ Entertainment, earning five AUDELCO Award nominations, including Best Director. He Associate Directed the  the world premiere of WATERFALL, by Richard Maltby Jr. and David Shire, the world premiere musical, DAVE by Tom Kitt and Nell Benjamin, and Tarell McCraney's HEAD OF PASSES, starring Felicia Rashad. Other recent stage credits include productions at the 5th Ave Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Pasadena Playhouse, Primary Stages, The Alley, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Goodspeed Musicals, in addition to international productions across Europe, Asia, and South America.

 

Kenneth is a graduate of Northwestern University and a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society, Producers Guild of America, and the Television Academy.