Directed the world premiere of Back to the Future: The Musical in 2020 at Manchester Opera House. His production transferred to the Adelphi Theatre on London's West End in 2021, winning the 2022 Olivier Award for Best Musical. He has since directed BTTF on Broadway, the first US National Tour (now in its second year), the Japanese-language production in 2025, the Australian production, and the German-language production in Hamburg — with a UK Tour opening in fall 2026.
In 2001, Rando won the Tony Award® and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Direction for Urinetown, The Musical. His other Broadway credits include Mr. Saturday Night (Tony nomination, Best Musical), On the Town (Tony nomination, Direction), A Christmas Story, The Wedding Singer, Penn & Teller, A Thousand Clowns, Getting The Band Back Together, The Dance of The Vampires, and Neil Simon's The Dinner Party.
For New York City Center Encores! he directed The New Yorkers, High Button Shoes, It's a Bird It's a Plane It's Superman, Annie Get Your Gun, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Damn Yankees, Face the Music, Of Thee I Sing, The Pajama Game, Do Re Mi, and Strike Up the Band. His concert production of Carousel for the New York Philharmonic was filmed for Lincoln Center Live.
Off-Broadway, his long collaboration with playwright David Ives includes The Heir Apparent (SDCF Callaway Award), All in the Timing (Obie Award), Lives of The Saints, Polish Joke, and others. His work in China spans three original musicals: Jay Chou's The Secret, The Spirit of Life — The Jonathan Lee Musical, and Huang Bo's The Island.