His production of "My Fair Lady" played both the McCarter Theatre and Hartford Stage in 2004 after its debut at Chicago's Court Theatre. In 2009 he directed a lauded production of "West Side Story" at the Stratford Festival of Canada. The reviewer for "The Globe and Mail" wrote: "Griffin's production has an electric charge that keeps the hairs on your skin tingling from start to finish, thanks to two incredible leads cast as the star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria and Rick Fox's assertive musical direction."