Jeff Calhoun (choreographer)

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
This article is about the director/choreographer Jeff Calhoun. For the baseball player Jeff Calhoun, see
Jeff Calhoun (baseball player)
.
Jeff Calhoun
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation(s)Theatre director, choreographer, producer, dancer
Years active1982–present

Jeff Calhoun (born 1960) is an American

dancer
.

Career

As a student at Richland High School, now Pine-Richland High School (Gibsonia, PA; North of Pittsburgh), Calhoun was interested in both athletics and performance, playing football and studying tap dance.[citation needed] He danced in the ensemble at The Kenley Players in Ohio in the late 1970s where he met Tommy Tune. Tune later hired Calhoun to perform in the First National Tour of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Calhoun made his Broadway debut in the stage adaptation of Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982). He also starred opposite Twiggy in My One and Only (1983). Calhoun’s collaboration with Tommy Tune resulted in the 1991 Tony Award for Best Choreography for The Will Rogers Follies. His Broadway directing debut was Tommy Tune Tonight! (1992).

Calhoun began his association with

Stephen Schwartz
.

Calhoun directed both the world premiere and international productions of Disney’s High School Musical: On Stage and Disney’s High School Musical 2: On Stage. He also provided choreography for Xena: Warrior Princess (The Bitter Suite), Downtown, Happy Together and Weekend Warriors.

Calhoun's additional Broadway credits include the first Broadway revival of

Ford’s Theater (2006) and Himself and Nora, a musical based on James Joyce and Nora Barnacle, which he choreographed and co-directed (with Joseph Hardy) for the Old Globe Theatre
in 2005.

Calhoun is an Associate Artist at Ford’s Theater,

Washington, DC where he directed both the 2008 Presidential Gala presentation of Frank Wildhorn’s The Civil War, and a new production of that same work as part of the Ford’s Theater 2009 reopening season.[1]

In 2011, Calhoun directed and choreographed the Broadway musical

librettist Ivan Menchell. The show opened at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on December 1, 2011, and closed on December 30. Bonnie & Clyde had its world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse in 2009 and had another out-of-town tryout at the Asolo Repertory Theatre in Sarasota, Florida, in 2010.[2][3] Calhoun also directed and choreographed the national tour of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical, which began performances in September 2010 in Nashville, Tennessee.[4]

Calhoun directed the Disney musical

Tony Award nominations, including Best Musical and Best Director of a Musical for Calhoun.[citation needed
]

Calhoun worked on the first revival of Jekyll & Hyde. The production, starring Constantine Maroulis and Deborah Cox, will play a 25-week national tour before landing on Broadway in Spring 2013.[needs update] Calhoun also directed the UK tour of 9 to 5 in Fall 2012.[7]

Awards and nominations

  • 2012 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (Newsies, nominee)
  • 2012 Tony Award for Best Musical (Newsies, nominee)
  • 2012 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical (Newsies, nominee)
  • 2012 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical (Bonnie & Clyde, nominee)
  • 2012 Drama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Musical (Newsies, nominee)
  • 2012 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical (Newsies, nominee)
  • 2012 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical (Newsies, nominee)
  • 2012 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical (Bonnie & Clyde, nominee)
  • 2011 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Emma, nominee)
  • 2011 Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Resident Musical (Emma, winner)[8]
  • 2009 San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Director of a Musical (Bonnie & Clyde, winner)
  • 2009 San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Musical (Bonnie & Clyde, winner)
  • 2007
    Ovation Award
    for Direction (Sleeping Beauty Wakes, nominee)
  • 2007 Ovation Award for World Premiere Musical (Sleeping Beauty Wakes, winner)
  • 2006 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Director (Big River, nominee)
  • 2004
    Tony Award
    Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre (Big River, winner)
  • 2004
    Drama Desk
    Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical (Big River, nominee)
  • 2003 Ovation & L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards for Direction and Choreography (Big River, winner)
  • 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical (Big River, nominee)
  • 2001 LA Weekly Theater Award for Best Director of a Musical (Big River, winner)
  • 2001 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Director (Big River, winner)
  • 2001 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Choreographer (Big River, winner)
  • 2001 BackStage West Garland Award for Best Director (Big River, winner)
  • 2000 Ovation Award for Best Director of a Musical (Oliver!, winner)
  • 2000 Ovation Award for Best Musical (Intimate Theater) (Oliver!, winner)
  • 1994 Tony Award for Best Choreography (Grease, nominee)
  • 1994 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography (Grease, nominee)

References

  1. ^ "Ford's Theatre 'The Civil War'" Archived 2009-05-30 at the Wayback Machine fords.org
  2. ^ Jones, Kenneth."Wildhorn's Bonnie & Clyde Musical Will Play Florida Before Broadway; Asolo Announces Season" playbill.com, March 8, 2010
  3. ^ "La Jolla Playhouse Bonnie & Clyde listing" Archived 2009-07-15 at the Wayback Machine lajollaplayhouse.org
  4. ^ Jones, Kenneth. [1] playbill.com, March 19, 2010
  5. ^ Rooney, David (27 September 2011). "'Newsies the Musical' - Review". The New York Times. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Newsies the Musical". Disney Theatrical Productions. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Cast: Bonnie Langford clocks in for 9 to 5: the Musical - - News - Whatsonstage.com". 2012-07-01. Archived from the original on 2012-07-01. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  8. ^ Jones, Kenneth (20 December 2011). "Next to Normal, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jeffrey DeMunn, Bryce Ryness, Patti Murin Are Craig Noel Nominees in CA". Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jeff_Calhoun_(choreographer)&oldid=1212766044"