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For the most part, dance movement itself was either the last to be mentioned by critics or ignored altogether, resulting in dance numbers in musicals going unrecorded. The only way to preserve dance movements from generation to generation was by demonstration, imitation, practice, and personal supervision.
The Tony Award for Best Choreography is awarded to acknowledge the contributions of choreographers in both musicals and plays. The award has been given since 1947, but nominees were not announced until 1956.
pt:António M Cabrita; Gloria Campobello; Nellie Campobello; pt:São Castro; Jonathan Stuart Cerullo; Kate Champion; Sean Cheesman; Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui; Lucinda Childs
Jerome Robbins: That Broadway Man, Booth-Clibborn ISBN 1-86154-173-2; Emmet Long, Robert (2001). Broadway, the Golden Years: Jerome Robbins and the Great Choreographer Directors, 1940 to the Present. Continuum International Publishing Group. ISBN 0-8264-1462-1; Altman, Richard (1971). The Making of a Musical: Fiddler on the Roof. Crown Publishers.
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Michael Bennett (April 8, 1943 – July 2, 1987) was an American musical theatre director, writer, choreographer, and dancer. He won seven Tony Awards for his choreography and direction of Broadway shows and was nominated for an additional eleven. Bennett choreographed Promises, Promises, Follies and Company.
Golden Boy (1964) was his first Broadway production, followed by I'm Solomon (1969) and Dr. Jazz (1975). McKayle was the director and choreographer of Raisin (1974) and was awarded a Tony for the best musical. He was responsible for the entire concept, staging and choreography of Sophisticated Ladies (1981), which has won numerous awards.
Fred Astaire (() 10 May 1899 – () 22 June 1987), American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer, musician and actor. He was an innovator in dance. He was an innovator in dance. He made 31 musical films, 10 featuring his dances with Ginger Rogers , and was honored with the fifth Greatest Male Star of All Time by the American ...