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Jerry Mitchell

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Template:Short description Template:About Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox person Jerry Mitchell is an American theatre director and choreographer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Early life and educationEdit

Born in Paw Paw, Michigan, Mitchell later moved to St. Louis where he pursued his acting, dancing and directing career in theatre. Although he did not graduate from the Fine Arts college at Webster University in St. Louis after attending for a year, he later received an honorary degree from Webster University in 2005.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

CareerEdit

Mitchell's early Broadway credits were as a dancer in The Will Rogers Follies and revivals of Brigadoon and On Your Toes.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite interview</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite interview</ref>

Mitchell's first professional credit as a choreographer was for the 1990 Alley Theatre world premiere of the musical Jekyll & Hyde. Mitchell's first Broadway 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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". He directed and choreographed Legally Blonde: The Musical, which opened in April 2007, and served as a mentor on Bravo's reality competition Step It Up and Dance in 2008.<ref name=buzz>Template:Cite news</ref>

Mitchell created, directed, and choreographed a stage show for Las Vegas, Peepshow, which opened at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in 2009. He was involved in workshops for the stage musical adaptation of the film Catch Me If You Can.<ref name=buzz /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

In 2013, Mitchell directed and choreographed the Broadway musical Kinky Boots. He won the Tony Award for Best Choreography and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical. He is the director of the new musical On Your Feet!, about the lives of Gloria and Emilio Estefan. The musical premiered in Chicago in June 2015 and opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on November 5, 2015.<ref>Gans, Andrew and Gioia, Michael. "'On Your Feet!', Gloria Estefan Bio Musical, Opens on Broadway Tonight" Playbill, November 5, 2015</ref>

He is the director and choreographer of the new musical Half Time, based on the film Gotta Dance, which began performances on December 13, 2015, at Chicago's Bank of America Theatre, and ran through January 17, 2016. The musical has the book by Chad Beguelin and Bob Martin, music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Nell Benjamin, with additional music by Marvin Hamlisch.<ref>Cox, Gordon. "Stefanie Powers, Georgia Engel Join Cast of Broadway-Bound 'Gotta Dance'" Variety, June 29, 2015</ref><ref>Viagas, Robert. "Broadway-Bound Gotta Dance, Starring Lillias White, André De Shields and Georgia Engel, Bows in Chicago" Playbill, December 13, 2015</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The musical opened at the Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn, New Jersey on May 31, 2018.<ref>Hetrick, Adam. "New Musical 'Half Time', Starring André De Shields, Georgia Engel, Donna McKechnie, and Lillias White, Begins Paper Mill Run" Playbill, May 31, 2018</ref>

Personal lifeEdit

He is gay.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> In October 2022, he married fellow actor Ricky A. Schroeder.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>Template:Primary source inline

Stage workEdit

Awards and nominationsEdit

Drama Desk Awards
Year Category Work Result
2001 Outstanding Choreography The Full Monty and The Rocky Horror Show Template:Nominated
2003 Outstanding Choreography Hairspray Template:Nominated
2004 Outstanding Choreography Never Gonna Dance Template:Nominated
2005 Outstanding Choreography La Cage aux Folles Template:Won
Outstanding Choreography Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Template:Nominated
2007 Outstanding Choreography Legally Blonde Template:Nominated
Outstanding Director of a Musical Template:Nominated
Laurence Olivier Awards
Year Category Work Result
2008 Best Theatre Choreographer Hairspray Template:Nominated
2011 Best Theatre Choreographer Legally Blonde Template:Nominated
2015 Best Theatre Choreographer Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Template:Nominated
2016 Best Theatre Choreographer Kinky Boots Template:Nominated
Tony Awards
Year Category Work Result
2001 Best Choreography The Full Monty Template:Nominated
2003 Best Choreography Hairspray Template:Nominated
2004 Best Choreography Never Gonna Dance Template:Nominated
2005 Best Choreography La Cage aux Folles Template:Won
Best Choreography Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Template:Nominated
2007 Best Choreography Legally Blonde Template:Nominated
2013 Best Direction of a Musical Kinky Boots Template:Nominated
Best Choreography Template:Won
2023 Isabelle Stevenson Award Template:Won

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