Broadway choreography

Who choreographed Sweet Smell of Success?

Christopher Wheeldon was credited for the choreography recognized by the Drama Desk Award.

1 nominationFirst honored 2002

Choreography awards for Sweet Smell of Success

YearAwardChoreographerResult
2002Drama Desk AwardChristopher WheeldonNominated

Productions are listed under the year of the award; revivals can bring new choreography — and new nominations — for the same show.

About the show

Sweet Smell of Success is a musical created by Marvin Hamlisch (music), Craig Carnelia (lyrics), and John Guare (book). The show is based on the 1957 movie of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1955 novelette of the same name by Ernest Lehman. The show tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named J. J. Hunsecker (based on famed New York columnist Walter Winchell) who uses his connections to ruin his sister's relationship with a man he deems inappropriate.

It was a critical and commercial failure.

From the Wikipedia article “Sweet Smell of Success (musical)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Award data from Wikipedia lists of Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier choreography awards (CC BY-SA 4.0).