JV Mercanti is a tenured associate professor in Pace University's Musical Theatre BFA program. In the professional Broadway community has worked as a casting director, casting the Broadway revivals of Cyrano de Bergerac (starring Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner) and Romeo & Juliet (starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad); as the associate director on the 2022 Emmy-winning TV production of Jesus Christ Superstar Live; and as the current associate director on the Britney Spears jukebox musical Once Upon a One More Time.
