Tony Award for Best Choreography

The Tony award for Choreography has been awarded since 1947.

Award winners and nominations

1940s

1947: Agnes de Mille – Brigadoon and Michael Kidd – Finian's Rainbow No nominees 1948: Jerome Robbins – High Button Shoes No nominees

1949: Gower Champion – Lend An Ear No nominees

1950s

1950: Helen Tamiris – Touch and Go No nominees 1951: Michael Kidd – Guys and Dolls No nominees 1952: Robert Alton – Pal Joey No nominees 1953: Donald Saddler – Wonderful Town No nominees 1954: Michael Kidd – Can-Can No nominees 1955: Bob Fosse – The Pajama Game No nominees

1956: Bob Fosse – Damn Yankees Robert Alton – The Vamp Boris Runanin – Phoenix '55 and Pipe Dream Anna Sokolow – Red Roses For Me 1957: Michael Kidd – Li'l Abner Hanya Holm – My Fair Lady Dania Krupska – The Most Happy Fella Jerome Robbins and Bob Fosse – Bells Are Ringing 1958: Jerome Robbins – West Side Story Bob Fosse – New Girl In Town Onna White – The Music Man 1959: Bob Fosse – Redhead Agnes de Mille – Goldilocks Carol Haney – Flower Drum Song Onna White – Whoop-Up

1960s

1960: Michael Kidd – Destry Rides Again Peter Gennaro – Fiorello! Joe Layton – Greenwillow Lee Scot – Happy Town Onna White – Take Me Along 1961: Gower Champion – Bye Bye Birdie Onna White – Irma La Douce 1962: Joe Layton – No Strings Agnes de Mille – Kwamina Michael Kidd – Subways Are For Sleeping Dania Krupska – The Happiest Girl in the World 1963: Bob Fosse – Little Me Carol Haney – Bravo Giovanni 1964: Gower Champion – Hello, Dolly! Danny Daniels – High Spirits Carol Haney – Funny Girl Herbert Ross – Anyone Can Whistle 1965: Jerome Robbins – Fiddler on the Roof Peter Gennaro – Bajour Donald McKayle – Golden Boy Onna White – Half a Sixpence

1966: Bob Fosse – Sweet Charity Jack Cole – Man of La Mancha Michael Kidd – Skyscraper Onna White – Mame 1967: Ron Field – Cabaret Michael Bennett – A Joyful Noise Danny Daniels – Walking Happy and Annie Get Your Gun Lee Theodore – The Apple Tree 1968: Gower Champion – The Happy Time Michael Bennett – Henry, Sweet Henry Kevin Carlisle – Hallelujah, Baby! Onna White – Illya Darling 1969: Joe Layton – George M! Sammy Bayes – Canterbury Tales Ronald Field – Zorba Michael Bennett – Promises, Promises

1970s

1970: Ron Field – Applause Michael Bennett – Coco Grover Dale – Billy Louis Johnson – Purlie 1971: Donald Saddler – No, No, Nanette Michael Bennett – Company Michael Kidd – The Rothschilds 1972: Michael Bennett – Follies Patricia Birch – Grease Jean Erdman – Two Gentlemen of Verona 1973: Bob Fosse – Pippin Gower Champion – Sugar Peter Gennaro – Irene Donald Saddler – Much Ado About Nothing 1974: Michael Bennett – Seesaw Patricia Birch – Over Here! Donald McKayle – Raisin 1975: George Faison – The Wiz Gower Champion – Mack and Mabel Donald McKayle – Doctor Jazz Margo Sappington – Where's Charley? Robert Tucker – Shenandoah Joel Zwick – Dance with Me

1976: Michael Bennett and Bob Avian – A Chorus Line Patricia Birch – Pacific Overtures Bob Fosse – Chicago Billy Wilson – Bubbling Brown Sugar 1977: Peter Gennaro – Annie Talley Beatty – Your Arms Too Short to Box with God Patricia Birch – Music Is Onna White – I Love My Wife 1978: Bob Fosse – Dancin' Arthur Faria – Ain't Misbehavin' Ron Lewis – The Act Elizabeth Swados – Runaways 1979: Michael Bennett and Bob Avian – Ballroom Henry LeTang and Billy Wilson – Eubie! Dan Siretta – Whoopee! Tommy Tune – The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1980s

1980: Tommy Tune and Thommie Walsh – A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine Ernest Flatt – Sugar Babies Larry Fuller – Evita Joe Layton – Barnum 1981: Gower Champion – 42nd Street Graciela Daniele – The Pirates of Penzance Henry LeTang, Donald McKayle and Michael Smuin – Sophisticated Ladies Roland Petit – Can-Can 1982: Michael Bennett and Michael Peters – Dreamgirls Peter Gennaro – Little Me Tony Tanner – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Tommy Tune – Nine 1983: Tommy Tune and Thommie Walsh – My One and Only George Faison – Porgy and Bess Gillian Lynne – Cats Donald Saddler – On Your Toes 1984: Danny Daniels – The Tap Dance Kid Wayne Cilento – Baby Graciela Daniele – The Rink Scott Salmon – La Cage aux Folles

1985: No award 1986: Bob Fosse – Big Deal Graciela Daniele – The Mystery of Edwin Drood Peter Martins – Song & Dance Tango Argentino Dancers – Tango Argentino 1987: Gillian Gregory – Me and My Girl Ron Field – Rags Brian Macdonald – The Mikado Arlene Phillips – Starlight Express 1988: Michael Smuin – Anything Goes Lar Lubovitch – Into the Woods Gillian Lynne – The Phantom of the Opera Ndaba Mhlongo and Mbongeni Ngema – Sarafina! 1989: Cholly Atkins, Henry LeTang, Frankie Manning and Fayard Nicholas – Black and Blue Michele Assaf – Starmites Bill Irwin and Kimi Okada – Largely New York Alan Johnson – Legs Diamond

1990s

1990: Tommy Tune – Grand Hotel Joan Brickhill – Meet Me in St. Louis Graciela Daniele and Tina Paul – Dangerous Games 1991: Tommy Tune – The Will Rogers Follies Bob Avian – Miss Saigon Graciela Daniele – Once on This Island Dan Siretta – Oh, Kay! 1992: Susan Stroman – Crazy for You Terry John Bates – Dancing at Lughnasa Christopher Chadman – Guys and Dolls Hope Clarke, Ted L. Levy and Gregory Hines – Jelly's Last Jam 1993: Wayne Cilento – The Who's Tommy Graciela Daniele – The Goodbye Girl Vincent Paterson and Rob Marshall – Kiss of the Spider Woman Randy Skinner – Ain't Broadway Grand 1994: Kenneth MacMillan – Carousel Jeff Calhoun – Grease Rob Marshall – Damn Yankees Rob Marshall – She Loves Me

1995: Susan Stroman – Show Boat Bob Avian – Sunset Boulevard Wayne Cilento – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Joey McKneely – Smokey Joe's Cafe 1996: Savion Glover – Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk Graciela Daniele – Chronicle of a Death Foretold Susan Stroman – Big: the musical Marlies Yearby – Rent 1997: Ann Reinking – Chicago Wayne Cilento – Dream Joey McKneely – The Life Susan Stroman – Steel Pier 1998: Garth Fagan – The Lion King Graciela Daniele – Ragtime Forever Tango Dancers – Forever Tango Rob Marshall – Cabaret 1999: Matthew Bourne – Swan Lake Patricia Birch – Parade Rob Marshall – Little Me A. C. Ciulla – Footloose

2000s

2000: Susan Stroman – Contact Kathleen Marshall – Kiss Me, Kate Susan Stroman – The Music Man Lynne Taylor-Corbett – Swing! 2001: Susan Stroman – The Producers Jerry Mitchell – The Full Monty Randy Skinner – 42nd Street 2002: Rob Ashford – Thoroughly Modern Millie John Carrafa – Into the Woods John Carrafa – Urinetown: The Musical Susan Stroman – Oklahoma! 2003: Twyla Tharp – Movin' Out Robert Longbottom – Flower Drum Song Jerry Mitchell – Hairspray Melinda Roy – Urban Cowboy 2004: Kathleen Marshall – Wonderful Town Wayne Cilento – Wicked Jerry Mitchell – Never Gonna Dance Anthony Van Laast and Farah Khan – Bombay Dreams

2005: Jerry Mitchell – La Cage aux Folles Wayne Cilento – Sweet Charity Jerry Mitchell – Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Casey Nicholaw – Monty Python's Spamalot 2006: Kathleen Marshall – The Pajama Game Rob Ashford – The Wedding Singer Donald Bryd – The Color Purple Casey Nicholaw – The Drowsy Chaperone 2007: Bill T. Jones – Spring Awakening Rob Ashford – Curtains Matthew Bourne and Stephen Mear – Mary Poppins Jerry Mitchell – Legally Blonde 2008: Andy Blankenbuehler – In The Heights Rob Ashford – Cry-Baby Christopher Gattelli – South Pacific Dan Knechtges – Xanadu 2009: Peter Darling – Billy Elliot the Musical Karole Armitage – Hair Andy Blankenbuehler – 9 to 5 Randy Skinner – White Christmas

2010s

2010: Bill T. Jones – Fela! Rob Ashford – Promises, Promises Lynne Page – La Cage aux Folles Twyla Tharp – Come Fly Away 2011: Kathleen Marshall – Anything Goes Rob Ashford – How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Casey Nicholaw – The Book of Mormon Susan Stroman – The Scottsboro Boys 2012: Christopher Gattelli – Newsies Rob Ashford – Evita Steven Hoggett – Once Kathleen Marshall – Nice Work If You Can Get It 2013: Jerry Mitchell – Kinky Boots Andy Blankenbuehler – Bring It On Peter Darling – Matilda the Musical Chet Walker – Pippin

2014: Warren Carlyle – After Midnight Kelly Devine and Steven Hoggett – Rocky Casey Nicholaw – Aladdin Susan Stroman – Bullets Over Broadway 2015: Christopher Wheeldon – An American in Paris Joshua Bergasse – On the Town Christopher Gattelli – The King and I Scott Graham and Steven Hoggett – The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Casey Nicholaw – Something Rotten! 2016: Andy Blankenbuehler – Hamilton Savion Glover – Shuffle Along Hofesh Shechter – Fiddler on the Roof Randy Skinner – Dames at Sea Sergio Trujillo – On Your Feet!

Multiple winners

8 wins: Bob Fosse
5 wins: Michael Bennett, Gower Champion, Michael Kidd
4 wins: Susan Stroman, Tommy Tune
3 wins: Kathleen Marshall, Jerome Robbins
2 wins: Bob Avian, Bill T. Jones, Jerry Mitchell

See also

• Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
• Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer

References

• "Tony Award for Best Choreography". The Internet Broadway Database. 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-21.

External links

• The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards official website