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Melissa Caolo is the managing director for Camp Broadway LLC, an audience development company featuring authentic experiences in Broadway musical theater for theater-lovers of all ages. She oversees all administrative and creative staff as well as operations for programming and events in New York City and in 12 partner cities across the United States as well as Korea. Camp Broadway was the 2016 recipient of a special Drama Desk Award.

Caolo was a staff member in the Dance Department at Sarah Lawrence College for six years where she taught stage management and production to undergraduate and graduate students in the dance department, and served as technical director.  

Previously, Caolo served as production manager for Nederlander Worldwide Entertainment, where she oversaw the company’s booking and presentation of Broadway shows throughout China including the 10-city tour of AIDA (2008), FAME: The Musical (2009), and LUMA (2009).  She led the development of the inaugural session of the Cultural Trade and Industry Exchange Program; a training session for Chinese arts managers and cultural government officials in the best practices of commercial theater in the United States.  

Caolo toured extensively in the United States and throughout the world as a stage manager and production manager for several major American dance companies including New York City Ballet, The School of American Ballet, the Trisha Brown Dance Company, the Martha Graham Dance Company, Elisa Monte Dance, Baryshnikov Productions, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, and Boston Ballet among others. Theater credits include Lincoln Center Institute, Lincoln Center Festival, and North Shore Music Theater.  

Additionally, Caolo has served as general manager for the Martha Graham Dance Company, booking manager for Pentacle, Danceworks Inc. (an arts service organization), managing producer for Shen Wei Dance Arts, and production consultant for Morphoses: The Wheeldon Company.