Jeff Calhoun

Director

Theatre credits include: Broadway: Jekyll and Hyde, Annie Get Your Gun (Marquis); Newsies: The Musical (Nederlander); Bonnie and Clyde (Gerald Schoenfield); Grey Gardens (Walter Kerr); Brooklyn: The Musical (Gerald Schoenfield); Big River (American Airlines); Bells Are Ringing (Plymouth); Grease (Eugene O’Neill); The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public (Lunt-Fontanne). West End: 9 to 5 the Musical (Savoy). National Tours: Jekyll and Hyde (US Tour); Newsies: The Musical (US Tour), Disney’s High School Musical: On Stage (US Tour); Disney’s High School Musical 2: On Stage (US and UK Tour); 9 to 5 the Musical (UK & US National Tour). Regional: Between The Lines (Kansas City Repertory); Last Days of Summer (George Street Playhouse & Kansas Repertory); The Music Man (Asolo Repertory); Bonnie & Clyde (La Jolla Playhouse & Asolo Repertory); Sleeping Beauty Wakes (Kirk Douglas); Oliver! (Deaf West); Shenandoah (Ford’s); Emma (The Old Globe).

Film and streaming credits include: BREATHE: A New Musical (Overture+); Night of Covenant House Stars 2021 and 2020 (AmazonPrime); Cyndi Lauper & Friends: Home For The Holidays (True Colors United and TikTok)

Awards include: Ovation and  L.A. Drama Critics Circle Awards for Direction and Choreography, Los Angeles Weekly Theatre Award for Best Director of a Musical, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Director, Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Choreographer and Backstage West Garland Award for Best Director all for Big River (American Airlines Theatre, Broadway);  San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award for Best Director of a Musical, San Diego Theatre Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Musical all for Bonnie & Clyde (Gerald Schoenfield Theatre, Broadway); Ovation Award for World Premiere Musical for Sleeping Beauty Wakes (Kirk Douglas Theatre) as well as the Ovation Award for Best Director of a Musical and Ovation Award for Best Musical for Oliver! (Deaf West Theatre).

Nominations include: Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, Tony Award for Best Musical, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical and Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical all for Newsies: The Musical (Nederlander Theatre); Drama League Award for Distinguished Production of a Musical and Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical both for Bonnie & Clyde (Gerald Schoenfield Theatre); Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical, Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding Director, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical all for Big River (American Airlines Theatre); Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Musical for Bonnie and Clyde (Gerald Schoenfield Theatre); Craig Noel Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical for Emma (Old Globe) and Tony Award for Best Choreography for Grease (Eugene O’Neill Theatre).

Jeff Calhoun
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