Rob Ashford
Positions
Biography
Broadway: Promises, Promises starring Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth (Tony Award nomination - Best Choreography). Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award - Best Choreography; Olivier and Drama desk nominations), Cry-Baby (Tony Award nomination, Drama Desk Award, Fred Astaire Award, Outer Critics Circle Award - Best Choreography), Curtains (Tony nomination -Best Choreography), The Wedding Singer (Tony and Drama Desk nominations - Best Choreography). London: A Streetcar Named Desire at The Donmar Warehouse starring Rachel Weisz (Olivier nomination - Best Revival), Guys and Dolls (Oliver nomination), Evita (Olivier Nomination), Parade (Olivier nominations for Direction and Choreography), A Funny Thing Happened..., Once in A Lifetime (National Theatre), Candied for the English National Opera, La Scala, Milan and Theatre du Chatelet, Paris. Film and Television: Staging the musical numbers for the Bobby Darin biopic Beyond the Sea starring Kevin Spacey. Tributes to Andrew Lloyd Webber and Barbara Streisand for the Kennedy Center Honors, and a production number for the 81st Annual Academy Awards starring Hugh Jackman and Beyonce Knowles (Emmy Award - Outstanding Choreography). Upcoming projects include directing and choreographing the Broadway revival of How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying starring Daniel Radcliffe to open this spring at the Hirschfeld Theatre. He is on the executive committee for The Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and Board of Trustees for The Joyce Theater.
Productions
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Choreographer Leap of Faith (2010) |
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Choreographer Parade (2009) |
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Director Parade (2009) |
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Choreographer Curtains (2006) |
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Choreographer Curtains (2006) |
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Choreographer Curtains (2006) |
Awards
2010 Ovation Award
Direction of A Musical
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Parade
Nominations
2010 Ovation Award Nomination
Choreography
Center Theatre Group: Mark Taper Forum
Parade