Gillian Lynne was a British choreographer, ballet dancer and dancer, born in 1926 in Bromley, who died in 2018. This page lists 1 work credited to Lynne as choreographer, including The Fool on the Hill. Award record: 3 choreography nominations.
Biography
Dame Gillian Barbara Lynne (née Pyrke; 20 February 1926 – 1 July 2018) was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre choreography associated with two of the longest-running shows in Broadway history, Cats and The Phantom of the Opera. At age 87, she was made a DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 New Year Honours List.
The New London Theatre, where the original West End production of Cats played, was officially renamed the Gillian Lynne Theatre in 2018. This made Lynne the first non-royal woman to have a West End theatre named after her.
Works choreographed by Gillian Lynne
| Title | Type | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| The Fool on the Hill | ballet | 1976 |
Choreography awards
- 1983 Tony Award — Cats
- 1988 Drama Desk Award — The Phantom of the Opera
- 1988 Tony Award — The Phantom of the Opera
Contemporaries
Irving Davies
Welsh dancer and choreographer
Anne Woolliams
British choreographer and artistic director
Peter Wright
British ballet teacher, choreographer, director and former professional dancer
Philip Chatfield
artistic director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet
Marjorie Lynette Sigley
English artist, writer, actress, teacher, choreographer, theatre director and television producer
Kenneth MacMillan
British ballet dancer and choreographer (1929–1992)
Ernest Maxin
British television director and presenter
Bob Anderson
British actor and fencer (1922-2012)
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