Choreography awards for On Your Toes
| Year | Award | Choreographer | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Drama Desk Award | Peter Martins | Nominated |
| 1983 | Drama Desk Award | Donald Saddler | Nominated |
| 1983 | Tony Award | Donald Saddler | Nominated |
Productions are listed under the year of the award; revivals can bring new choreography — and new nominations — for the same show.
About the show
On Your Toes (1936) is a musical with a book by Richard Rodgers, George Abbott, and Lorenz Hart, music by Rodgers, and lyrics by Hart. It was adapted into a film in 1939.
While teaching music at Knickerbocker University, Phil "Junior" Dolan III tries to persuade Sergei Alexandrovich, the director of the Russian Ballet, to stage the jazz ballet Slaughter on Tenth Avenue. After becoming involved with the company's prima ballerina Vera Barnova, Junior is forced to assume the male lead in Slaughter. Trouble ensues when he becomes the target of two thugs hired by Vera's lover and dance partner to kill him.
On Your Toes marked the first time a Broadway musical made dramatic use of classical dance and incorporated jazz into its score.
Award data from Wikipedia lists of Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier choreography awards (CC BY-SA 4.0).