![]() ![]() Segal Award from Lincoln Center, the American Choreography Award, the Dance Magazine Award, multiple London Critics’ Circle Awards, and the Leìonide Massine Prize for new choreography. Wheeldon’s awards are a Tony Award for Best Choreography for An American in Paris, an Outer Critics Award for Best Choreography and Direction for An American in Paris, the Martin E. 2019 was also the premiere for Corybantic Games at The Royal Ballet and a re-staged version of Cinderella for the English National Ballet at Royal Albert Hall. Wheeldon staged two pieces in Tokyo: An American in Paris and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland while in 2019, Wheeldon’s The Winter’s Tale was performed by The Bolshoi Ballet. Wheeldon and he directed and choreographed the gala presentation of Lerner & Loewe’s Brigadoon starring Kelli O’Hara and Patrick Wilson at New York City Center in 2017. 2016 was The Joffrey Ballet’s world premiere of The Nutcracker reimagined by Mr. ![]() Wheeldon directed and choreographed the musical version of An American in Paris, which had productions in Paris, on Broadway, and in London. In April 2016, he was the Artistic Director for the Fashion Forward exhibition in Paris at La Musee Arts et Decoratif. Wheeldon created a special excerpt for the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. For the Metropolitan Opera, he choreographed Dance of the Hours for Ponchielli’s La Gioconda (2006) and Richard Eyre’s production of Carmen (2012) as well as ballet sequences for the feature film Center Stage (2000) and Sweet Smell of Success on Broadway (2002). Wheeldon has created many works for the company, including the full-length Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Winter’s Tale, both of which were co-productions with The National Ballet of Canada. Wheeldon now serves as Artistic Associate of The Royal Ballet. ![]() Wheeldon founded Morphoses/The Wheeldon Company and was appointed an Associate Artist for Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London. Wheeldon has created and staged productions for many of the world’s major ballet companies. He was named NYCB’s first Resident Choreographer in July 2001. In 1993, he joined New York City Ballet and was promoted to Soloist in 1998. Member of the Dramatists Guild.Ĭhristopher trained at The Royal Ballet School and joined The Royal Ballet in 1991. PEN/Laura Pels Master Dramatist Award, Doris Duke Artist Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship, a Guggenheim Grant, Lucille Lortel Fellowship, Visiting Research Fellowship at Princeton. Upcoming: MJ, the Michael Jackson musical. TV: She’s Gotta Have It (writer/producer). Insta/Twitter: Plays include Sweat (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Obie Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Evening Standard Award Tony, Drama Desk award nominations) Ruined (Pulitzer Prize for Drama, New York Drama Critics Circle, DD, Outer Critics Circle, Lortel, Obie, and Audelco awards for Best Play) Floyd’s (Guthrie) Mlima’s Tale (The Public) By the Way, Meet Vera Stark (Lilly Award, DD nom) Fabulation, or The Re-Education of Undine (Obie Award DD, Lortel award noms) Crumbs from the Table of Joy Las Meninas Mud, River, Stone Por’knockers and POOF! as well as the book for the musical adaption of The Secret Life of Bees (Atlantic). TV: “FBI: Most Wanted,” “The Deuce,” “The Good Fight,” “Younger,” “Elementary,” “Deception,” “Person of Interest,” “The Path.” Film: Conditional, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, Providence, and Audrey. Regional: Trip To Bountiful (Actor’s Ensemble) Boeing, Boeing (Gulfshore) Crazy For You (Sharon) Lend Me A Tenor (Westchester Bway) White Christmas Singin’ In The Rain Nice Work If You Can Get It (Ogunquit) Victor, Victoria (TUTS) When You Wish (Phoenix Theatre) Animal Crackers (Williamstown). National Tour: Lord Evelyn in Anything Goes, The Fonz in Happy Days -The Musical, and Jimmy in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Off-Broadway: Help (The Shed), Carmelina (York Theatre), Saturday Night (Second Stage), Summer of ’42 (Variety Arts). Twenty-year career on Broadway also includes: Nice Work If You Can Get It, How To Succeed in Business, The Drowsy Chaperone, Thoroughly Modern Millie, and the 2001 revival of Follies. Joey was last seen on Broadway as “Rudy The Voice” in A Bronx Tale – The Musical. ![]()
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