Michael Smuin

Michael Smuin
Born	(1938-10-13)October 13, 1938 Missoula, Montana, USA
Died	April 23, 2007(2007-04-23) (aged 68) San Francisco, California, USA
Occupation	Choreographer, dancer
Years active	1970s-2007
Spouse(s)	Paula Tracy (1961–2000)

Michael Smuin (October 13, 1938 – April 23, 2007) was a ballet dancer, choreographer and theatre director. He was co-founder and director of his own dance company, the Smuin Ballet in San Francisco.

Biography

Born in Missoula, Montana, Smuin was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and the San Francisco Ballet, for which he served as co-artistic director from 1973 through 1985. In 1994 he founded Smuin Ballet.^[1] He also choreographed for the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Washington Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet.^[2]

Smuin's Broadway credits included Little Me (1962) as a dancer, Anything Goes (1987) as a choreographer, and Sophisticated Ladies (1981) and Shogun: The Musical (1990) as choreographer and director. He also choreographed the 1995 West End production of Mack and Mabel.

Smuin's film credits included The Fantasticks, A Walk in the Clouds, The Joy Luck Club, The Cotton Club, and Rumble Fish.

Smuin collapsed and died of a heart attack while teaching company class in San Francisco.

Awards and nominations

Awards

1984 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography – Great Performances: Dance in America
1988 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Anything Goes
1988 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – Anything Goes

Nominations

1981 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Sophisticated Ladies
1981 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – Sophisticated Ladies
1981 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography – Great Performances: Dance in America

References

↑ Ryce, Walter (6 June 2013). "Smuin Ballet balances art and entertainment". Monterey County Weekly (Seaside, California, United States). Retrieved 6 June 2013.
↑ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Michael Smuin". Great Falls Tribune. Retrieved August 27, 2011.

Steven Winn (23 April 2007). "SF dance pioneer Michael Smuin collapses, dies". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
Steven Winn (24 April 2007). "Michael Smuin: 1938-2007, Prolific dance director had showy career". The San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2008-08-13.

External links

Smuin Ballet official website
Michael Smuin at the Internet Broadway Database
Michael Smuin at the Internet Movie Database
KQED artist profile

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography (1976–2000)

Bob Avian / Michael Bennett (1976) Peter Gennaro (1977) Bob Fosse (1978) Bob Avian / Michael Bennett (1979) Tommy Tune (1980) Gower Champion (1981) Tommy Tune / Thommie Walsh (1983) Bob Fosse (1986) Michael Smuin (1988) Tommy Tune (1990) Tommy Tune (1991) Susan Stroman (1992) Wayne Cilento (1993) Jane Elliott / Kenneth MacMillan (1994) Savion Glover (1996) Ann Reinking (1997) Garth Fagan (1998) Matthew Bourne (1999) Susan Stroman (2000)

Complete list (1969–1975) (1976–2000) (2001–2025)

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography (1976–2000)

Tony Charmoli (1976) Ron Field (1977) Ron Field (1978) Kevin Carlisle (1979) Alan Johnson (1980) Walter Painter (1981) Debbie Allen (1982) Debbie Allen (1983) Michael Smuin (1984) Twyla Tharp (1985) Walter Painter (1986) Michael Peters and Dee Dee Wood (1987) Alan Johnson (1988) Walter Painter / Paula Abdul (1989) Paula Abdul, Dean Barlow, and Michael Darrin (1990) Debbie Allen (1991) Paul Taylor (1992) Michael Peters (1993) Linda Talcott (1994) Ulysses Dove (1995) Anita Mann and Charonne Mose (1996) Marguerite Derricks / Sarah Kawahara (1997) Marguerite Derricks and Peggy Holmes (1998) Judith Jamison / Marguerite Derricks (1999) Rob Marshall (2000)

Complete list (1950–1975) (1976–2000) (2001–present)

Tony Award for Best Choreography (1976–2000)

Michael Bennett and Bob Avian (1976) Peter Gennaro (1977) Bob Fosse (1978) Michael Bennett and Bob Avian (1979) Tommy Tune and Thommie Walsh (1980) Gower Champion (1981) Michael Bennett and Michael Peters (1982) Tommy Tune and Thommie Walsh (1983) Danny Daniels (1984) No award (1985) Bob Fosse (1986) Gillian Gregory (1987) Michael Smuin (1988) Cholly Atkins, Henry LeTang, Frankie Manning, and Fayard Nicholas (1989) Tommy Tune (1990) Tommy Tune (1991) Susan Stroman (1992) Wayne Cilento (1993) Kenneth MacMillan (1994) Susan Stroman (1995) Savion Glover (1996) Ann Reinking (1997) Garth Fagan (1998) Matthew Bourne (1999) Susan Stroman (2000)

Complete list (1947–1975) (1976–2000) (2001–2025)

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