Casey Nicholaw is an American theatre director, choreographer and performer. He has been nominated for Tony Awards for directing and choreographing The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), The Book of Mormon (2011), Something Rotten! (2015), and Mean Girls (2018), for directing The Prom (2019), and for choreographing Monty Python's Spamalot (2005) and Aladdin (2014), winning for his co-direction of The Book of Mormon with Trey Parker. He also was nominated for the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Direction and Choreography for The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) and Something Rotten! (2015) and for Outstanding Choreography for Spamalot (2005).
Casey Nicholaw is an 8-time Tony Nominee and a big winner for his direction of Book of Mormon. You know that show, right? One of the biggest hits of the century? Yeah, that was Casey’s. Along with Drowsy Chaperone, Spamalot, Elf, Something Rotten!, Aladdin and more.
He’s got a nose for what works, and is also one of the nicest guys in the biz (when talking about Casey and his incredible career, I often say, “I love it when great things happen to great people”).
And he’s today’s podcast guest! Listen in to hear him talk about:
- His secret to choosing material or what kind of shows lots and lots and lots of people want to see.
- How he turned Aladdin from a show in trouble out-of-town into a big fat hit.
- Why Choreographers make great Directors.
- What losing his hair had to do with the start of his career.
- How he maintains a show (or his many shows) after they are open.
Enjoy and I hope you learn as much as I did!
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