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escribed by the Chicago Tribune as “Exceptional” and “Razor Sharp” Dana Solimando’s work as a choreographer, director, performer, and teacher has run the gamut from Broadway to TV and film.
Her Broadway credits include Cats as “Rumpleteazer”, Swing! as the Country Swing girl and Peter Pan as “Tiger Lily”. She has also performed in numerous other national tours, regional, and international theatre productions including Jesus Christ Superstar, A Chorus Line, Grease, Sugar Babies, Gypsy, Oklahoma! and Radio City Music Hall’s Christmas Spectacular NYC. Dana has also performed with artists such as Jennifer Lopez, Daphne Rubin Vega and Sheryl Crow and has been seen on The Today show, VH-1, MTV, General Hospital and Days of Our Lives. She can also be seen as “Tiger Lily” on the A&E film adaptation of Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby and in 1999 was recognized as Dance Spirit Magazine’s Rising Star as well as Playbill’s Star Of The Month. As director/choreographer, Dana’s awards include three LA Stage Alliance Ovation awards for Swing! (2004 & 2006 Best Choreography/ 2002 Best Ensemble), NAACP Theatre Award nomination for Andrew Lloyd Weber’s revival of Jesus Christ Superstar starring the late Carl Anderson (Best Choreography) and a two time Stage Scene LA award winner (Best Choreographer 2010-11 and Choreographer of the Year 2009-10). She has also directed and choreographed numerous productions of Cats around the country. Other choreography credits include the premier of South Street at the Pasadena Playhouse, All Shook Up, Little Shop of Horrors, South Street, Buddy, Oliver, Too Old For The Chorus, Hairspray, Miss Saigon, Spring Awakening, Parade, and Wizard of Oz. Also a director/choreographer for Crystal Cruises she mounted two new shows: Route 66 and I Write The Songs. Before her professional career, Dana was a dance instructor for Phil Black/Dance Central Station prior to their move to the renowned Broadway Dance Center, as well as for American Musical and Dramatic Academy NYC

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Dana Solimando STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1999
Performer [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Touring Revival - Return Engagement [Broadway], 1999
Liza

Tiger Lily

[Broadway]
Touring Revival - Broadway Engagement, 1998
Liza/Tiger Lily

Liza

Tiger Lily

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1982
Rumpleteazer [Replacement]


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Video: Go Inside Rehearsals of JERSEY BOYS at La Mirada Theatre


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VIDEO: La Mirada Theatre Presents MAMMA MIA!


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Photos: First Look at MAMMA MIA! at La Mirada Theatre For the Performing Arts


Mamma Mia is now playing at La Mirada Theatre For the Performing Arts. Performances will run through Sunday, November 21, at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada. Check out all new photos here!

BWW Review: Vibrant, Fun-Filled MAMMA MIA! Dances Its Way to La Mirada


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Photos: Curtain Call Of MAMMA MIA! At La Mirada Theatre


MAMMA MIA! will preview on Friday, October 29, 2021 at 8 pm & Saturday, October 30 at 2 pm (with a press opening on Saturday, October 30 at 8 pm) and run through Sunday, November 21, 2021 at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, 14900 La Mirada Blvd in La Mirada.  

MAMMA MIA! Comes to La Mirada This Month


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Jonathan Bennett Will Host The 8th Annual Jerry Herman Awards


Today, the Nederlander Organization and Hollywood Pantages Theatre announced that Jonathan Bennett will serve as the Master of Ceremonies for THE 8TH ANNUAL JERRY HERMAN AWARDS, a celebration of the achievement and excellence in high school musical theatre in Los Angeles. This celebrated annual awards show will take place at The Ricardo Montalban Theatre on Sunday, May 5, 2019 at 7pm.

La Mirada Theatre Announces Upcoming Season - GRUMPY OLD MEN and More!


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Nominations Announced For The 8th Annual Jerry Herman Awards


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World Premiere Of New Musical REBEL GENIUS Comes to UCLA


Rebel Genius, a new musical from Peabody Award-winning songwriter and film composer Matthew Puckett, and based on the life of the young and highly ambitious Albert Einstein, will have its world premiere at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television's (UCLA TFT) Little Theater today, March 8, 2019. Rebel Geniuscrashes physics and love into one another as Albert falls madly in love with Mileva Maric and then risks everything he has to find a perfect Unified Theory of the Universe. Book, music and lyrics by Matthew Puckett; directed by Ovation Award winner Brian Kite; choreographed by Ovation Award winner Dana Solimando; musical direction by Dan Belzer and Jeremy Mann.

Dana Solimando FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Dana Solimando been in?

Dana Solimando has appeared on Broadway in 4 shows.

How many West End shows has Dana Solimando been in?

Dana Solimando has not appeared in the West End.

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