Harvey Brownstone conducts an in-depth Interview with Jeff Calhoun, Acclaimed Broadway Director, Choreographer & Producer
About Harvey's guests:
Today’s guest, Jeff Calhoun, is a highly acclaimed director, choreographer and producer who’s brought us some of the most beloved and iconic Broadway shows.
As a dancer he appeared in the first national tour of “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas”, and he made his Broadway debut in “Seven Brides for Seven Brothers”, and then replaced Tommy Tune for a limited engagement, co-starring with Twiggy in “My One and Only”.
He’s directed and/or choreographed many Broadway shows including “The Will Rogers Follies”, for which his collaboration with Tommy Tune won the Tony Award for Best Choreography. He also brought us the first Broadway revival of “Grease”, for which he earned a Drama Desk Award nomination AND a Tony Award nomination for Best Choreography, “Annie Get Your Gun”, “Big River”, for which he received the Tony Award for Excellence in Theatre, and TWO Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards for Best Director and Best Choreography, “Grey Gardens”, “Bonnie and Clyde”, for which he won TWO San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Awards for Best Director of a Musical AND Outstanding New Musical, “Jekyll and Hyde”, and “Newsies”, for which he earned a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical.
Our guest has brought groundbreaking productions to the world famous Deaf West Theatre in Los Angeles, including “Oliver”, “Big River” and “Pippin”. And he also directed the world premiere of the first original American Sign Language musical, “Sleeping Beauty Wakes”, for which he won the 2007 Ovation Award for Best World Premiere Musical.
He also directed both the world premiere and international stage productions of “Disney’s High School Musical” and “Disney’s High School Musical 2”. And he directed the national tours of 2 immensely popular shows: “Irving Berlin’s White Christmas”, and “Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical”.
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