Casey Nicholaw is an American choreographer, born in 1962 in San Diego. Award record: 16 choreography nominations and 3 wins.
Biography
Casey Nicholaw (born October 6, 1962) is an American theatre director, choreographer, and performer. He has been nominated for several Tony Awards for his work directing and choreographing The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), The Book of Mormon (2011), Aladdin (2014), Something Rotten! (2015), Mean Girls (2018), The Prom (2019), and Some Like It Hot (2023) and for choreographing Monty Python's Spamalot (2005), winning for his co-direction of The Book of Mormon with Trey Parker and his choreography of Some Like It Hot. He also was nominated for the Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Direction and Choreography for The Drowsy Chaperone (2006) and Something Rotten! (2015) and for Outstanding Choreography for Spamalot (2005).
Choreography awards
- 2005 Drama Desk Award — Monty Python's Spamalot
- 2005 Tony Award — Monty Python's Spamalot
- 2006 Drama Desk Award — The Drowsy Chaperone
- 2006 Tony Award — The Drowsy Chaperone
- 2008 Olivier Award — The Drowsy Chaperone
- 2011 Drama Desk Award — The Book of Mormon
- 2011 Tony Award — The Book of Mormon
- 2014 Olivier Award — The Book of Mormon
- 2014 Drama Desk Award — Aladdin
- 2014 Tony Award — Aladdin
- 2015 Drama Desk Award — Something Rotten!
- 2015 Tony Award — Something Rotten!
- 2018 Drama Desk Award — Mean Girls
- 2018 Tony Award — Mean Girls
- 2023 Drama Desk Award — Some Like It Hot
- 2023 Tony Award — Some Like It Hot
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