Career
Director and choreographer
On Broadway, Nicholaw has directed and choreographed The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), choreographed Spamalot (2005) and directed To Be or Not to Be , which opened October 2, 2008, for the Manhattan Theatre Club. [5] He has been nominated for both Tony Awards and Drama Desk Awards for his Broadway work. [6]
Nicholaw's other choreography credits include Follies for New York City Center's Encores! (Off-Broadway, 2007; he also directed this production); Spamalot's West End production and U.S. national tour (2006); The Drowsy Chaperone in Los Angeles (2005; as director and choreographer); South Pacific at Carnegie Hall (2005); Lucky Duck (Old Globe Theatre, 2004) and Can-Can for Encores! (Off-Broadway, 2004). He also choreographed Bye Bye Birdie (2002) for Encores!; Sinatra: His Voice, His World, His Way at Radio City Music Hall; and Candide for the New York Philharmonic's series of Broadway concerts. [7]
In January 2009, Nicholaw was both director and choreographer of the Los Angeles debut of Minsky's , a musical based on the 1968 film The Night They Raided Minsky's , at the Ahmanson Theatre. [8] [9]
Nicholaw directed and choreographed a new musical, Robin and the 7 Hoods , based on the 1960s Rat Pack film. The musical features songs by Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen with a book by Rupert Holmes (replacing Peter Ackerman). The show played at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California, from July 30, 2010, through August, with a cast that featured Will Chase and Amy Spanger. [10] [11]
He is the director and choreographer for the musical Elf: the Musical , which officially opened on Broadway at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on November 10, 2010, and closed on January 2, 2011. [12] [13] He directed and choreographed the stage musical Aladdin which premiered at the 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle, Washington, from July 7–31, 2011. The musical uses songs from the 1992 film Aladdin , with a new book by Chad Beguelin and new lyrics by Beguelin and Alan Menken. The show premiered on Broadway at the New Amsterdam Theatre on March 20, 2014. [14] [15]
Nicholaw directed and choreographed the new musical Something Rotten! , which opened in previews on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on March 23, 2015, with an official opening on April 22. [16]
Nicholaw will direct Animal House: The Musical, which was to have featured an original score by multi-platinum selling band Barenaked Ladies (“One Week,” “Pinch Me”), but is now being composed by David Yazbek. Michael Mitnick will write the libretto for the stage production. [17] [18]
He directed and choreographed the West End production of the musical Dreamgirls , which opened officially on December 14, 2016, at the Savoy Theatre. [19] [20]
Nicholaw directed and choreographed The Prom on Broadway, which opened November 15, 2018, at the Longacre Theatre; the musical received a New York Times Critic's Pick. [21]
In 2021, it was announced that he will make his film directing debut by helming the film adaptation of Spamalot for Paramount Pictures, with Eric Idle penning the script and Dan Jinks producing. [22] Two years later, Idle said that the film would not be happening. [23]
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