Rob Ashford
Broadway credits as Director/Choreographer: Evita (Tony nomination), How to Succeed (Tony nominations Direction/Choreography), Promises, Promises (Tony nomination Choreography); as Choreographer: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award Best Choreography), Wedding Singer (Tony nom. ), Cry Baby (Tony nom.
Date of Birth: November 19, 1959 (66)
Birth Place: Orlando, FL, USA
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BIO
Broadway credits as Director/Choreographer: Evita (Tony nomination), How to Succeed (Tony nominations Direction/Choreography), Promises, Promises (Tony nomination Choreography); as Choreographer: Thoroughly Modern Millie (Tony Award Best Choreography), Wedding Singer (Tony nom.), Cry Baby (Tony nom.), Curtains (Tony nom.). London - as Director: Anna Christie (Donmar), A Streetcar Named Desire (Donmar - Olivier nomination, Best Revival), Shrek The Musical; as Director/Choreographer: Parade (Donmar - Olivier nominations, Direction/Choreography); as Choreographer: Evita (Olivier nom.), Guys and Dolls (Olivier nom.), Thoroughly Modern Millie (Olivier nom.), Forum at The National Theatre. Other: 81st Annual Academy Awards (Emmy Award Choreography).
Rob is a member of The Executive Board of SDC and a Trustee of The Joyce Theatre.
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STAGE CREDITS
Productions
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Connection
Awards and Nominations
Rob Ashford, The Winter's Tale
Rob Ashfrod, Evita
Rob Ashford, Evita
Rob Ashford, Evita
winner
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rob Ashford, How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rob Ashford, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rob Ashford, A Streetcar Named Desire
Rob Ashford, Promises, Promises
Rob Ashford, Promises, Promises
winner
Rob Ashford, The Musical
Rob Ashford, Parade
Rob Ashford, Parade
winner
Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby The Musical
Rob Ashford, Cry-Baby
Rob Ashford, Evita
Rob Ashford, Curtains
Rob Ashford, Curtains
Rob Ashford, Guys And Dolls
Rob Ashford, The Wedding Singer
Rob Ashford, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Rob Ashford, Thoroughly Modern Millie
winner
Rob Ashford, Thoroughly Modern Millie
Videos
Photos & Video: First Look at MEMOIRS OF AMOROUS GENTLEMEN
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2026-10-15 11:28:55
Video: Sophia Anne Caruso Performs Duncan Sheik’s 'Immured' From MEMOIRS OF AMOROUS GENTLEMEN
by A.A. Cristi - 2026-09-22 23:45:34
Pete Townshend's QUADROPHENIA, A ROCK BALLET Will Make New York Debut at City Center
by Stephi Wild - 2025-09-02 10:10:55
Video: Nienke Latten & Vajèn van den Bosch Sing 'I Can't Lose You' from Disney's FROZEN
by Joshua Wright - 2025-02-07 10:47:55
Video: Cast of Disney's FROZEN Tour Celebrates Final Performance
by Joshua Wright - 2024-09-04 15:38:00
Video: Sierra Boggess in a Scene from MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL at Goodman Theatre
by Joshua Wright - 2024-08-01 13:43:31
Video: J. Harrison Ghee Performs 'Let There Be Light' from MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
by Joshua Wright - 2024-07-25 15:10:22
Video: Highlights from MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
by Nicole Rosky - 2024-07-08 16:29:52
Video: Choreographer Tanya Birl-Torres Makes MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL Dance
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-06-14 23:56:12
Video: Tony-Winner Rob Ashford Talks MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-06-14 23:46:37
Video: Taylor Mac and Jason Robert Brown Talk MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
by A.A. Cristi - 2024-06-13 20:55:38
Video: Choreographer Tanya Birl-Torres On MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL at the Goodman
by Joshua Wright - 2024-06-12 13:49:34
Video: Watch 'Let It Go' from the Dutch Production of Disney's FROZEN
by Joshua Wright - 2024-06-07 10:08:00
Video: Rob Ashford Discusses MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD AND EVIL
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2024-05-29 14:36:40
News
by Stephi Wild - Oct 19, 2026
Nathalie Harrison will replace Charlotte d'Amboise in Jay Presson Allen's TRU, starring Tony Award winner Jesse Tyler Ferguson. The production runs at London's Menier Chocolate Factory.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 15, 2026
Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, the new Off-Broadway musical based on Moyoco Anno's manga, opens at The Night Egg at the Culture Club. Read what critics are saying about the production, directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 15, 2026
You can get a first look at production photos and a music video from Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, the new off-Broadway musical with music & lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winner Duncan Sheik and book by Leah Nanako.
by Michael Gioia - Oct 17, 2026
Director Rob Ashford and music supervisor Or Matias exclusively tell BroadwayWorld how they are keeping Duncan Sheik’s legacy alive in 'Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen.'
by Team BWW - Oct 13, 2026
Friday, November 6, 2026 $75 Advance | $80 Day of Show [all-in pricing, no additional fees] Doors 7pm | Show 8pm JASON ROBERT BROWN is the ultimate multi-hyphenate – an equally skilled composer, lyricist, conductor…
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 29, 2026
Kenny Kurokawa, RAYMAN, and Antonio Marion released a first look at Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, the new off-Broadway musical with music & lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winner Duncan Sheik and book by Leah Nanako Winkler, playing the brand-new venue ‘The Night Egg’ at the Culture Club located at 530 W. 27th Street. Check out photos of the cast in action here.
by - Sep 29, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is September 29, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 28, 2026
Directed by the award-winning Rob Ashford, Tru is now open at the Menier Chocolate Factory, following the production’s New York run earlier this year. It's December 1975 and Truman Capote is alone in his New York apartment, reeling from a crisis that cost him friendship of the elite social circle he adored. Drawn entirely from Capote’s own words, this funny and heartbreaking play is an unflinching portrait of an artist at his breaking point, confronting the consequences of his most scandalous work.
by Clementine Scott - Sep 27, 2026
In 1975, Breakfast at Tiffany’s author Truman Capote became a social pariah overnight, after his public betrayal of the group of New York socialites known as the “Swans”. Tru, Jay Presson Allen’s 1989 dramatisation of the incident, locks us in the New Journalism pioneer’s living room in the days following, and doesn’t let us leave.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 24, 2026
All new photos have been released of Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Charlotte d'Amboise in Tru, now playing at the Menier Chocolate Factory. Check out the photos here!
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 22, 2026
Watch Sophia Anne Caruso perform “Immured,” written by the late Tony and Grammy Award-winning composer Duncan Sheik. See the video!
by Genevieve Rafter Keddy - Sep 21, 2026
See photos of Sophia Anne Caruso and the company of Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen meeting the press ahead of the new musical’s Off-Broadway premiere.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 21, 2026
Marc delaCruz and Alexa de Barr have joined the cast of MEMOIRS OF AMOROUS GENTLEMEN, a new musical with music by Duncan Sheik and direction by Rob Ashford, premiering off-Broadway at The Night Egg.
by Michael Gioia - Sep 19, 2026
Duncan Sheik’s frequent collaborator Steven Sater spoke with BroadwayWorld about their musical 'Nero,' which is scheduled to open this fall in London, less than three weeks before the songwriter died at age 56.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 18, 2026
Duncan Sheik, Tony-winning composer of Spring Awakening, has died at 56 from organ failure. Read about his life and legacy in musical theater.
by Rachel Stone - Sep 16, 2026
Tony Award-winning composer and singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik is receiving medical care and remains in critical but stable condition. The news comes ahead of upcoming Off-Broadway productions of Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen and Spring Awakening.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 14, 2026
All new rehearsal photos have been released of Charlotte d’Amboise with Jesse Tyler Ferguson in Jay Presson Allen’s play Tru. Check out the photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 11, 2026
Additional rehearsal photos have been released for Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, the new musical with music & lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winner Duncan Sheik. Check out the photos here!
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 25, 2026
Timothy Bloom will receive The Prince Fellowship and Chase Parker will receive The Prince/TTLP Fellowship, programs supporting early-career producers in association with Columbia University School of the Arts.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2026
You can now get a first look inside rehearsals for Memoirs of Amorous Gentlemen, the new musical with music & lyrics by Tony and Grammy Award-winner Duncan Sheik and book by Leah Nanako Winkler.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Rob Ashford has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
Rob Ashford has not appeared in the West End.
Best Director (Olivier Awards) for The Winter's Tale, Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Evita, Outstanding Choreographer (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Evita, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Evita, Best Choreography (BroadwayWorld Awards) for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, Best Revival (Olivier Awards) for A Streetcar Named Desire, Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Promises, Promises, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Promises, Promises, Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for The Musical, Best Director (Olivier Awards) for Parade , Best Theatre Choreographer (Olivier Awards) for Parade , Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Cry-Baby The Musical, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Cry-Baby, Best Theatre Choreographer (Olivier Awards) for Evita , Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Curtains, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Curtains, Best Theatre Choreographer (Olivier Awards) for Guys And Dolls , Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for The Wedding Singer, Best Theatre Choreographer (Olivier Awards) for Thoroughly Modern Millie, Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Thoroughly Modern Millie and Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Thoroughly Modern Millie.
Rob Ashford has received recognition for his choreography across major theater awards. He won Best Choreography at the BroadwayWorld Awards for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He earned Outstanding Choreography at the Drama Desk Awards for The Musical. He also received Outstanding Choreography at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Cry-Baby The Musical. Additionally, he won Best Choreography at the Tony Awards for Thoroughly Modern Millie.
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