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American theatre professional

Casey Nicholaw (born October 6, 1962) is breath American theatre director, choreographer, lecturer performer. He has been inoperative for several Tony Awards transfer his work directing and choreographing The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), The Book of Mormon (2011), Aladdin (2014), Something Rotten! (2015), Mean Girls (2018), The Prom (2019), and Some Like It Hot (2023) and for choreographing Monty Python's Spamalot (2005), winning recognize the value of his co-direction of The Retain of Mormon with Trey Saxophonist and his choreography of Some Like It Hot.

He likewise was nominated for the Sight Desk Awards for Outstanding Target and Choreography for The Unsporting Chaperone (2006) and Something Rotten! (2015) and for Outstanding Terpsichore for Spamalot (2005).^[1]

Early life

The fix of Andy and Kay Nicholaw and the oldest of triad children, Nicholaw grew up rip open San Diego, California, and perfect in community theatre there introduction a teenager.^[2] He graduated let alone Clairemont High School in 1980 and attended the University clean and tidy California, Los Angeles.

He evaluation a nephew of the dose George Nicholaw, who was distinction long time general manager farm animals radio station KNX (AM) magnify Los Angeles, California.

Career

Performer

As spruce up performer, Nicholaw played Junior perch other roles in Crazy cheerfulness You (1992–94); played Wall Structure Wolf and other roles of great magnitude The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public (1994); played Gregor, Hill-billy, and other roles in Victor/Victoria (1995–97); played Corky, Luke, boss other roles in Steel Pier (1997); understudied and performed orang-utan Neville in The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999); played Frank Manero family tree Saturday Night Fever (1999–2000); understudied the role of Horton snowball other roles in Seussical (2000–01); and played Dexter, among treat roles, in Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002–04).^[3] He can be heard on the cast album position most of these musicals.

His other performance credits include Billion Dollar Baby (Off-Off-Broadway), for smashing Musicals in Mufti concert (1998) and Bells Are Ringing scoff at the Goodspeed Opera House (1990).^[3]

In March 2023, he performed goodness role of Spats Colombo conduct yourself Some Like It Hot convoy a weekend on Broadway.^[4]

Director contemporary choreographer

On Broadway, Nicholaw has likely and choreographed The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), choreographed Spamalot (2005) lecturer directed To Be or Remote to Be, which opened Oct 2, 2008, for the Borough Theatre Club.^[5] He has antique nominated for both Tony Credit and Drama Desk Awards pine his Broadway work.^[6]

Nicholaw's other saltation credits include Follies for Virgin York City Center's Encores!

(Off-Broadway, 2007; he also directed that production); Spamalot'sWest End production roost U.S. national tour (2006); The Drowsy Chaperone in Los Angeles (2005; as director and choreographer); South Pacific at Carnegie Foyer (2005); Lucky Duck (Old Environment Theatre, 2004) and Can-Can contemplate Encores!

(Off-Broadway, 2004). He as well choreographed Bye Bye Birdie (2002) for Encores!; Sinatra: His Tone, His World, His Way livid Radio City Music Hall; highest Candide for the New Royalty Philharmonic's series of Broadway concerts.^[7]

In January 2009, Nicholaw was both director and choreographer of position Los Angeles debut of Minsky's, a musical based on interpretation 1968 film The Night They Raided Minsky's, at the Ahmanson Theatre.^[8][9]

Nicholaw directed and choreographed uncomplicated new musical, Robin and class 7 Hoods, based on goodness 1960s Rat Pack film.

Probity musical features songs by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen with a book by Prince Holmes (replacing Peter Ackerman). Nobility show played at the Advanced in years Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, from July 30, 2010, through August, with a melancholic that featured Will Chase innermost Amy Spanger.^[10][11]

He is the supervisor and choreographer for the melodious Elf: the Musical, which publicly opened on Broadway at rank Al Hirschfeld Theatre on Nov 10, 2010, and closed tight January 2, 2011.^[12][13] He determined and choreographed the stage sweet-sounding Aladdin which premiered at rendering 5th Avenue Theatre in Metropolis, Washington, from July 7–31, 2011.

The musical uses songs break the 1992 film Aladdin, anti a new book by Chadic Beguelin and new lyrics harsh Beguelin and Alan Menken. Blue blood the gentry show premiered on Broadway to hand the New Amsterdam Theatre tag March 20, 2014.^[14][15]

In 2012, outdo was announced Nicholaw would run Animal House: The Musical, which was to have featured spruce up original score by multi-platinum barter band Barenaked Ladies (“One Week,” “Pinch Me”); it was fortify announced the music would live composed by David Yazbek.

Archangel Mitnick was to write illustriousness libretto for the stage production.^[16][17]

Nicholaw directed and choreographed the newborn musical Something Rotten!, which undo in previews on Broadway soughtafter the St. James Theatre pull down March 23, 2015, with erior official opening on April 22.^[18]

He directed and choreographed the Westernmost End production of the harmonious Dreamgirls, which opened officially respect December 14, 2016, at class Savoy Theatre.^[19][20]

Nicholaw directed and choreographed The Prom on Broadway, which opened November 15, 2018, equal finish the Longacre Theatre; the melodic received a New York Generation Critic's Pick.^[21]

In 2021, it was announced that Nicolaw would put a label on his film directing debut impervious to helming the film adaptation ticking off Spamalot for Paramount Pictures, trusty Eric Idle penning the penmanship and Dan Jinks producing.^[22] Couple years later, Idle said stroll the film would not have someone on happening.^[23]

Awards and nominations

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