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Baayork Lee has performed in dozens of Broadway shows and created the role of Connie in A Chorus Line, also serving as Michael Bennett's assistant choreographer on A Chorus Line, of which she has directed and choreographed many national and international companies.
Her Directing and Choreography credits also include; The King and I and Bombay Dreams (national tours), Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella (NYC Opera), Barnum (Australia), Carmen Jones (Kennedy Center), Porgy and Bess and Jesus Christ Superstar (European tours), Gypsy and A New Brain. She has also choreographed Miss Saigon (Kansas City Starlight), Mack and Mabel (Shaw Festival), Animal Crackers, South Pacific (Helen Hayes nominations,) Coconuts, Camelot, Damn Yankees, all at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., South Pacific at Sandy Springs theater, GA., and most recently, A Chorus Line Spanish Production with Antonio Banderas (Malaga, Spain).

Through her nonprofit National Asian Artists Project (NAAP), Baayorks' vision includes educating, cultivating, and stimulating audiences and artists of Asian descent through the many outreach programs the company offers. The organization has produced Oklahoma!, Carousel, Hello Dolly!, Oliver! and Into the Woods and Honor (collaboration with Prospect Theater Company) with all Asian-American casts. With these classic shows, NAAP has demonstrated that famous works can speak to all audiences and ethnicity is no longer a barrier.

She has been the recipient of numerous awards for her work, including the Isabelle Stevens Tony Award, Paul Robeson Award from Actors Equity Association, the Asian Woman Warrior Award for Lifetime Achievement from Columbia College, Asian Pacific American Heritage Association Achievement In Arts Award, the Dynamic Achiever Award from OCA Westchester. Chen Dance Center Artist Award, Arena Stage American Artist Award, Actors Fund for Outstanding Contribution to the World of Dance.

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Baayork Lee STAGE CREDITS

[US Tour]
National Tour, 1976
Connie

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 1975
Connie Wong

[Off-Broadway]
Original Off-Broadway Production, 1975
Connie Wong

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1973
Baby Ballerina [Replacement]

Citizen of New York

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1968
Vivien Della Hoya [Replacement]

Miss Wong

Lum Ding Hostess

[West End]
London Production, 1968
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1967
Norton School Student

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1966
Ensemble Dancer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1964
Ensemble

Terry (Understudy)

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1963
Dancer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1962
Deborah Chakronin

Dancer

Snow Queen [Replacement]

East Indian Marching Team Leader

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1962
Dancer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1958
Dancing ensemble

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1951
Princess Yaowlak

Princess Ying Yaowalak

Baayork Lee Productions

 
[Los Angeles, 2016]
Director and Choreographer
 
[US Tour, 2010]
Choreographer
Director
 
[US Tour, 2008]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2007]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2006]
Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 2004]
Director
 
[US Tour, 2004]
Director
 
[Regional (US), 2003]
Choreographer
 
[Milburn, NJ (Regional), 2001]
Director/Choreographer
 
[Milburn, NJ (Regional), 1991]
Director/Choreographer
 
[Broadway, 1983]
Associate Choreographer
 
[Off-Broadway, 1981]
Choreographer
 
[Broadway, 1975]
Dance Captain
Assistant to the Choreographers
 
[Off-Broadway, 1974]
Choreographer
 
[Broadway, 1973]
Dance Captain
 
[Broadway, 1968] [Replacement]
Dance Captain[Replacement]

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Baayork Lee FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Baayork Lee has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.

Baayork Lee has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

Baayork Lee's first West End show was Golden Boy which opened in 1968

Baayork Lee has been nominated for the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the Tony Awards. She has also been nominated for Outstanding Choreography in Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for "South Pacific" and "Animal Crackers."

Baayork Lee has won the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the Tony Awards.

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