Christopher Gattelli is a choreographer, performer and theatre director. His work as choreographer for Broadway includes Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, High Fidelity, The Ritz, Sunday in the Park with George, South Pacific, 13, Newsies, and the 2015 revival of The King and I. His Off-Broadway choreographic work includes Adrift in Macao, I Love You Because, Altar Boyz, tick, tick...BOOM, Dogfight and Bat Boy: The Musical (2001). In regional theatre he is the choreographer for The Baker's Wife (2005), Tom Jones (2004), Me and My Girl, and O. Henry's Lovers (2003). He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography for South Pacific and won the award in 2012 for Newsies. His Newsies choreography also won him the Outer Critics Circle Award. He won the Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Choreography for Altar Boyz. He won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Choreographer for Altar Boyz and Bat Boy: The Musical.
Chris, who is one of the most flexible Choreographers in the biz (pun intended) sat down with me and chatted about his choreographic career and . . .
- How he transitioned from Dancer to Choreographer so dang fast.
- Why rehearsing a show directed by Bart Sher was one of the scariest things he has ever done.
- Why you may be surprised to hear what his “style” is.
- Why Choreographers make great Directors.
- How the modern musical is changing and what that means for choreography.
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