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Jerry Mitchell
Born Paw Paw, Michigan, USA
Occupation Theatre director, choreographer
For the investigative reporter, see Jerry Mitchell (investigative reporter).

Jerry Mitchell is an American theatre director and choreographer.

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Biography

Born in Paw Paw, Michigan, Mitchell's early Broadway credits were as a dancer in The Will Rogers Follies and revivals of Brigadoon and On Your Toes. He is openly gay.[1][2]

Mitchell's first production as sole choreographer was the 1999 revival of You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, which he followed with The Full Monty.

Mitchell created and for many years directed the annual Broadway Bares benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.[3] In addition to the theatre, he has choreographed for films such as Camp, In & Out and Drop Dead Gorgeous. He garnered an Emmy Award nomination for his work on The Drew Carey Show.

In 2003 Mitchell was named one of Dance Magazine's "25 to Watch". His most recent project, for which he serves as both director and choreographer, is Legally Blonde: The Musical, which opened in April 2007, and currently serves as a mentor on Bravo's reality competition Step It Up and Dance.[4]

Mitchell is currently working on a stage show for Las Vegas, Peep Show, and is involved in workshops for the upcoming stage musical version of the film Catch Me If You Can.[4][5][6]

Stage work

Awards and nominations

Awards
  • 2005 Tony Award for Best Choreography – La Cage aux Folles
  • 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – La Cage aux Folles
Nominations
  • 2001 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – The Full Monty
  • 2001 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – The Rocky Horror Show
  • 2001 Tony Award for Best Choreography – The Full Monty
  • 2003 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – Hairspray
  • 2003 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Hairspray
  • 2004 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – Never Gonna Dance
  • 2004 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Never Gonna Dance
  • 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • 2005 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  • 2007 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – Legally Blonde: The Musical
  • 2007 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical – Legally Blonde: The Musical
  • 2007 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Legally Blonde: The Musical
  • 2008 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer – Hairspray[7]

References

  1. ^ Jerry Mitchell. Interview with John Polly. An Interview with "Step It Up & Dance"’s Jerry Mitchell (transcript). AfterElton. April 2, 2008. Retrieved on 2009-01-27.
  2. ^ Jerry Mitchell. Interview with Michael Rupert. Broadway One On One: Jerry Mitchell (transcript). Pride Entertainment. June 2007. Retrieved on 2009-01-27.
  3. ^ Adam Hetrick (June 26 2008). "Mitchell to Sign Broadway Bares Backstage Pass at Barnes and Noble June 27". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/119017.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27.  
  4. ^ a b Robert Simonson (April 16, 2008). "Playbill.com's Brief Encounter With Jerry Mitchell". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/116817.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27.  
  5. ^ BWW News Desk (November 18, 2008). "Mel B and Kelly Monaco Join Jerry Mitchell's Upcoming Vegas Based 'PEEP SHOW'!". BroadwayWorld. http://broadwayworld.com/article/Mel_B_and_Kelly_Monaco_Join_Jerry_Mitchells_Upcoming_Vegas_Based_PEEP_SHOW_20081118. Retrieved 2009-01-27.  
  6. ^ Gans, Andrew and Hernandez, Ernio (December 3, 2007). "Catch Me If You Can Reading Set for 2008". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/113220.html. Retrieved 2009-01-27.  
  7. ^ London Theatre Guide (2008) (.PDF). The Laurence Olivier Awards: Full List of Winners 1976-2008. The Society of London Theatre. http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/servlet/file/LOA_fullist.pdf?ITEM_ENT_ID=101095&ITEM_VERSION=1&COLLSPEC_ENT_ID=8. Retrieved 2008-08-30.  

External links

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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

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Tony Award for Best Choreography

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