Kathleen Marshall

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Kathleen Marshall
Born (1962-09-28) September 28, 1962 (age 61)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
Alma mater Smith College (1985)
Occupation(s)Choreographer, creative consultant, theatre director
Years active1993–present
Spouse
Scott Landis
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(m. 2009)​
Children2
Relatives Rob Marshall (brother)

Kathleen Marshall (born September 28, 1962) [1] is an American director, choreographer, and creative consultant.

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Early life, career

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Marshall graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1980 and Smith College in 1985. She worked in the Pittsburgh theatre scene when she was younger, performing with such companies as Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. [2] She began her Broadway career as an assistant to her brother Rob, [3] the choreographer of Kiss of the Spider Woman , in 1993. The two also collaborated on She Loves Me (1993), Damn Yankees (1994), Victor/Victoria (1995) and Seussical (2000). [4] She was the artistic director for the Encores! series of staged musical revivals from 1996 through 2000. During that time, she choreographed The Boys from Syracuse , Li'l Abner and Call Me Madam and both directed and choreographed Babes in Arms and Wonderful Town . [5]

Marshall was a judge on the NBC reality series Grease: You're the One That I Want! . Viewers' votes selected the stars of the August 2007 Broadway revival of Grease , which she directed and choreographed. [6]

The Encores! production of Wonderful Town transferred to Broadway in November 2003 [7] and ran until January 2005, with both direction and choreography by Marshall. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography, [8] and won for Best Choreography. She was the director and choreographer of the Broadway revival of Pajama Game which opened in February 2006 and which was the Broadway acting debut of Harry Connick Jr. [9]

Marshall directed and choreographed a Broadway revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes beginning in April 2011, with Sutton Foster starring as Reno Sweeney. [10] Marshall was nominated for the Tony Award for both directing and choreography and won for choreography. [11] She was the director and choreographer of the musical Nice Work If You Can Get It which opened on Broadway in April 2012.

She directed the musical adaptation of the film, Ever After , on Broadway in the 2015-16 musical theatre season. [12]

She directed the new television movie of Once Upon a Mattress which was broadcast on ABC in December 2005. [13]

In 2021, Marshall served as the director and choreographer for the London revival of Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre. [14] [15] For her work in the production, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer. [16]

Personal life

In February 2009, Marshall received the Smith College Medal in honor of her work.

Marshall and Scott Landis, a producer and former agent, were married in September 2009. [17] They have two children, Ella and Nathaniel, twins, who were born in May 2010.

Stage productions

Source: Internet Broadway Database [4] [18]

Awards and nominations

YearAward ceremonyCategoryNomineeResult
1996 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Choreography Swinging on a StarNominated
2000 Tony Award Best Choreography Kiss Me, Kate Nominated
Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Choreography Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding ChoreographyNominated
2001 Follies Nominated
2002 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Theatre Choreographer Kiss Me, Kate Nominated
2003 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Choreography The Music Man Nominated
2004 Tony Award Best Direction of a Musical Wonderful Town Nominated
Best Choreography Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical Nominated
Outstanding Choreography Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Director of a MusicalNominated
Outstanding ChoreographyWon
2006 Tony Award Best Direction of a Musical The Pajama Game Nominated
Best Choreography Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical Nominated
Outstanding Choreography Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Director of a MusicalNominated
Outstanding ChoreographyWon
2011 Tony Award Best Direction of a Musical Anything Goes Nominated
Best Choreography Won
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical Nominated
Outstanding Choreography Won
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Director of a MusicalNominated
Outstanding ChoreographyWon
Astaire AwardsOutstanding Choreographer in a Broadway ShowNominated
2012 Tony Award Best Direction of a Musical Nice Work If You Can Get It Nominated
Best Choreography Nominated
Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical Nominated
Outstanding Choreography Nominated
Outer Critics Circle Award Best Director of a MusicalNominated
Outstanding ChoreographyNominated
Astaire AwardsOutstanding Choreographer in a Broadway ShowNominated
2022 Laurence Olivier Awards Best Director Anything Goes Nominated
Best Theatre Choreographer Won

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References

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  2. ↑ Conner, Lynne (2007). Pittsburgh In Stages: Two Hundred Years of Theater. University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. 204. ISBN   978-0-8229-4330-3.
  3. ↑ Rawson, Christopher (August 22, 2007). "Two Marshalls win Governor's Awards for the Arts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  4. 1 2 Christopher Rawson (January 31, 2006). "City native Kathleen Marshall continually lands directing jobs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
  5. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Kathleen Marshall Steps Down From Encores!, Viertel is New Artistic Director", playbill.com, June 9, 2000 Archived October 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "GREASE to Close on Broadway January 4, 2009". Broadwayworld.com. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  7. ↑ Simonson, Robert. "Wonderful, Wonderful: Murphy Goes on the Town as Bernstein Revival Opens on Broadway, Nov. 23", playbill.com, November 23, 2003
  8. ↑ Hernandez, Ernio."Two for Tony and Tony for Two: Kathleen Marshall, Brian MacDevitt and Tony Kushner Earn Double Nominations", playbill.com, May 16, 2004 Archived October 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ Simonson, Robert and Jones, Kenneth, "Hey There: 'The Pajama Game' Is Played Once More on Broadway", playbill.com, February 23, 2006
  10. ↑ Jones, Kenneth. "Bon Voyage! 'Anything Goes', With Sutton Foster and Joel Grey, Opens on Broadway", playbill.com, April 7, 2011 Archived June 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ↑ Jones, Kenneth, "War Horse, Book of Mormon, Anything Goes, Normal Heart Win 2011 Tony Awards" Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine , Playbill.com, June 12, 2011
  12. ↑ "Kathleen Marshall to Helm Broadway-Bound EVER AFTER Musical", broadwayworld.com, May 15, 2012
    - "Kathleen Marshall Will Direct Broadway Debut of Ever After, Based On 1998 Cinderella Film", playbill.com Archived 2012-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
  13. ↑ "'Once Upon a Mattress,' Directed by Kathleen Marshall, Airs on ABC-TV Dec. 18", playbill.com, December 18, 2005 Archived October 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ↑ Gans, Andrew (2021-08-04). "Sutton Foster Is Reno Sweeney in London's Anything Goes, Opening August 4 at the Barbican". Playbill. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  15. ↑ Sullivan, Lindsay (2021-08-04). "Anything Goes, Starring Sutton Foster, Extends Run in London". Broadway. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
  16. ↑ Hall, Maragaret "Eddie Redmayne and Cabaret Win Big at the 2022 Olivier Awards; See the Complete List of Winners", playbill.com, April 10, 2022
  17. ↑ Copage, Eric V, "Vows. Kathleen Marshall and Scott Landis", The New York Times, October 1, 2009
  18. ↑ "Kathleen Marshall Listing" accessed June 14, 2011
  19. ↑ Simonson, Robert, "'Two Gentlemen of Verona' Opens Before the Ladies and Gentlemen of New York City Aug. 25", playbill.com, August 25, 2005 Archived December 19, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  20. ↑ Gans, Andrew,"Kathleen Marshall to Direct George Street's 'Calvin Berger'", playbill.com, August 31, 2009 Archived October 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  21. ↑ Jones, Kenneth, Nice Work, the "New" Gershwin Musical Starring Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara, Opens on Broadway", playbill.com, April 24, 2012 Archived April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  22. ↑ Gans, Andrew, " 'In Transit', New A Cappella Musical, Begins Broadway Previews", playbill.com, November 10, 2016
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