John Selya

John Selya is a professional dancer and choreographer. He appears in the new Broadway musical Come Fly Away, by Twyla Tharp, opening in March 2010. He most recently appeared in the Broadway revival of Guys and Dolls (2009) as Scranton Slim, in Damn Yankees as Eddie/Mambo Dancer (2008), and in The Times They Are A-Changin' as Lucibeal (2006). He played the character "Eddie" in the show Movin' Out for which he received the 2003 Tony and Drama Desk nominations for Best Male Dancer and Lead Actor in a Musical and won the 2003 TDF/Astaire Award for Best Male Dancer in a Musical and the Theater World Award. In the spring of 2008, Mr. Selya premiered two works, "Tweaker" and "La Voix Humaine" at the Joyce SoHo, where he was awarded a choreographic residency.Selya was born in New York City and trained at the School of American Ballet. He joined the American Ballet Theatre in 1988 and in 2000 joined Twyla Tharp Dance.

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