Theatre (New Orleans) in one of the first post-Broadway productions of Rent, starring opposite Bianca Del Rio, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race, who played the role of Angel. Bentivegna has directed the New Orleans premieres of Evil Dead: The Musical, Zanna, Don't!, and Musical of the Living Dead. In December 2014, he directed the original musical A Christmassacre Story starring two-time Tony award-winning actor Michael Cerveris. In August 2015, Bentivegna directed the world premiere of the stage play version of Flowers in the Attic, written by Andrew Neiderman based on the best-selling novel by V.C. Andrews, to critical acclaim. In November 2015, Bentivegna's production of Terminator: The Musical received its world premiere in New Orleans. In August, 2016, Bentivegna produced and directed the Louisiana premiere of the musical Lizzie; a rock musical based on the life of alleged axe murderess Lizzie Borden, winning the New Orleans Big Easy Award for Best Director of a Musical. In New Orleans, Bentivegna has also directed the regional premieres of The Toxic Avenger (musical) and Triassic Parq, a musical retelling of Jurassic Park told from the dinosaurs point of view. Other directorial credits include The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Lion in Winter, A New Brain, The Wiz, and Dreamgirls. In 2017 Bentivegna won the Big Easy Award for New Orleans' Theatre Person of the Year. References External links ) 1972 births Living people