Danny Mefford

Danny Mefford is an American theatre director and choreographer. He has choreographed Broadway productions including Tony Award–winning musicals Dear Evan Hansen, Fun Home, and Kimberly Akimbo.

In the 2024–2025 season, Mefford directed and choreographed a revival of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; critics highlighted the production’s energy and ensemble work.

In addition to his work in theatre, Mefford has choreographed for television and film. His television credits include staging theatrical sequences for Rise on NBC, creating dance sequences for Dickinson on Apple TV+, and choreographing a sequence for Fleishman Is in Trouble on FX.

He is currently choreographing the film adaptation of Merrily We Roll Along, directed by Richard Linklater, a project being filmed over a twenty-year period.