Michael Kidd
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Michael Kidd (born Milton Greenwald on August 12, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York) is a Jewish-American film and stage choreographer, noted for the film Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, for which he designed a series of energetic dances depicting ordinary frontier activities, including a barn raising. He also choreographed Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse in the celebrated Girl Hunt Ballet from the 1953 musical film The Band Wagon.
Michael Kidd was both director and choreographer for the musical comedy film Merry Andrew, starring Danny Kaye.
He has won five Tony Awards for choreography and was honored with an honorary Academy Award in 1987.
[edit] Broadway credits
- Filling Station (1939) - ballet - dancer for the role of "The Gangster"
- Billy the Kid (1939) - ballet to the music of Aaron Copland - dancer
- Pocahontas (1939) - ballet to the music of Elliott Carter - dancer cast as an "Indian Man"
- Billy the Kid (1942 revival) - director and dancer
- Interplay (1945) - ballet to the music of Morton Gould and choreography of Jerome Robbins - dancer
- Fancy Free (1946) - ballet the music of Leonard Bernstein and choreography of Jerome Robbins - dancer cast as a "Sailor"
- Finian's Rainbow (1947) - musical - choreographer - Tony Award for Best Choreography
- Hold It! (1948) - musical - choreographer
- Love Life (1948) - musical - choreographer
- Arms and the Girl (1950) - musical - choreographer
- Guys and Dolls (1950) - musical - choreographer - Tony Award for Best Choreography
- Can-Can (1953) - musical - choreographer - Tony Award for Best Choreography
- Li'l Abner {1956) - musical - director, choreographer, and co-producer - Tony Award for Best Choreography
- Destry Rides Again (1959) - musical - director and choreographer - Tony Award Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical and Tony Award for Best Choreography
- Wildcat (1960) - musical - director, choreographer, and co-producer
- Subways Are For Sleeping (1961) - musical - director and choreographer - Tony Award Nomination for Best Choreography
- Here's Love (1963) - musical - choreographer
- Ben Franklin in Paris (1964) - musical - director and choreographer
- Skyscraper (1965) - musical - choreographer - Tony Award Nomination for Best Choreography
- Breakfast at Tiffany's (1966 - never officially opened) - musical - choreographer
- The Rothschilds (1970) - musical - director and choreographer - Tony Award Nominations for Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography
- Cyrano (1973) - musical - director and choreographer
- The Music Man (1980 revival) - musical - director and choreographer
- The Goodbye Girl (1993) - musical - Tony Award Nomination for Best Direction of a Musical
