Noah Himmelstein is a New York based theatre director.

Recent directing work include the critically acclaimed production of Chelsea Marcantel's Everything is Wonderful (currently running in downtown Baltimore), the premiere of Daniel Zaitchik's musical The Costume, Karen Hartman's play The Book of Joseph, Michael John LaChiusa and Ellen Fitzhugh's new musical Los Otros, the premieres of Andrew Lippa's I Am Anne Hutchinson and I Am Harvey Milk, Jonathan Tolins' play The Forgotten Woman and projects with the New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center American Songbook.

Noah directed the premiere of I Am Harvey Milk at the Nourse Theatre in San Francisco (with Laura Benanti) and went on to stage the work in LA, Denver and an engagement at Lincoln Center with Kristin Chenoweth (New York Magazine and LA Magazine Critics Pick, Playbill "Unforgettable Experience of the Year.") He collaborated with Lippa and Chenoweth on a companion work, I Am Anne Hutchinson, which premiered alongside Harvey Milk at Strathmore (Washington Post, "Best of the Year.") In 2018 he wrote/directed a New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts production celebrating the Harlem Renaissance that ran for seven performances at Geffen Hall.

Additional directing work includes the musicals Bleeding Love at the Fredericia Teater in Denmark and Loving Leo at Weston Playhouse, the world premiere of Conrad Cummings and Michael Korie's opera, Positions 1956 with Urban Arias, Children of Eden with a cast of 48, mentored by Stephen Schwartz (Strathmore), and Sara Cooper's play Things I Left On Long Island at the NY Fringe (Time Out NY, Critics Pick). He has directed workshops of new pieces at Goodspeed Musicals, New Dramatists, Westport Playhouse, the ASCAP Workshop, Theater for the New City, and American Opera Projects.

In 2016, he joined Everyman Theatre as Associate Artistic Director; a Baltimore based organization now in its 28th season dedicated to producing classic and contemporary work that is affordable and accessible to a wide range of audiences.

As assistant director, he has worked with directors James Lapine and Bartlett Sher on productions on Broadway and off.

Noah is a graduate of Emerson College.