Bill T. Jones
Interview: John Holiday of AKHNATEN at LA Opera (Mar 2, 2026)
Interview: John Holiday of AKHNATEN at La Opera (Feb 26, 2026)
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company Continues 2025–2026 National Tour With STILL/HERE And Seminal Repertory Works (Feb 20, 2026)
BIO
Bill T. Jones is the artistic director/co-founder of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and founding artistic director of New York Live Arts. He is the recipient of the 2014 Doris Duke Award; the 2013 Presidential Medal of the Arts, the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors; Tony Awards for Best Choreography for FELA! and Spring Awakening; Obie Award and Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation Callaway Award for his choreography for Spring Awakening; the 2010 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award; the 2007 USA Eileen Harris Norton Fellowship; the 2006 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Choreography for The Seven; the 2005 Wexner Prize; the 2005 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement; the 2005 Harlem Renaissance Award; the 2003 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize; and the 1994 MacArthur “Genius” Award. In 2010, Bill T. Jones was recognized as Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government, and in 2000, the Dance Heritage Coalition named Mr. Jones “An Irreplaceable Dance Treasure."
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Awards and Nominations
Bill T. Jones, Paradise Square
Bill T. Jones, Paradise Square
Bill T. Jones, Paradise Square
Bill T. Jones, Fela!
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Bill T. Jones , Fela!
Bill T. Jones, Fela!
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Bill T. Jones, Fela!
Bill T. Jones, Fela!
Bill T. Jones, Fela!
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Bill T. Jones, Fela!
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Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening
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Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening
Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening
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Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening
Bill T. Jones, Spring Awakening
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Bill T. Jones, The Seven
Videos
Video: Paul Tazewell, Jim Parsons, & More Appearing in RECLAIM THE FLAG Film
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-01 12:04:11
Video: How to Spend a Theatre-Filled Day at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
by Joey Mervis - 2024-05-25 16:00:20
Listen: Hear Joaquina Kalukango's 'Let It Burn' From the PARADISE SQUARE Cast Recording
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2022-06-23 14:14:49
VIDEO: Joaquina Kalukango Discusses Being Grateful to Be Back on Stage in PARADISE SQUARE Post-Show Speech
by Stephi Wild - 2022-04-20 09:53:25
VIDEO: Tariq Trotter Talks BLACK NO MORE Off-Broadway on FALLON
by Michael Major - 2022-02-01 10:55:05
VIDEO: Get A First Listen To 'I'd Be A Soldier' From PARADISE SQUARE
by BWW Staff - 2021-10-15 11:47:38
VIDEO: Watch Oneika Phillips, Lillias White and More Come Together to Spread Joy with FELA!
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-05-26 16:51:16
VIDEO: Watch Opera Philadelphia's Full Production of WE SHALL NOT BE MOVED - Streaming Now!
by Stephi Wild - 2020-05-11 09:01:08
VIDEO: Get A First Look At Berkeley Rep's PARADISE SQUARE: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL
by Alan Henry - 2019-01-17 16:00:35
VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For Berkeley Rep's PARADISE SQUARE: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL
by Alan Henry - 2018-12-26 15:48:48
VIDEO: Go Inside Rehearsals For Berkeley Rep's PARADISE SQUARE: AN AMERICAN MUSICAL
by Alan Henry - 2018-12-21 15:23:11
STAGE TUBE: Watch Elie Wiesel's NIGHT Reading, Featuring Broadway's Jessica Hecht, Tovah Feldshuh, Sheldon Harnick and More
by Stage Tube - 2017-02-08 13:36:59
STAGE TUBE: John Kander, Bill T. Jones & More Recieve National Medals of Arts
by Nicole Rosky - 2014-07-29 09:52:20
VIDEO: Sneak Peek - PBS's TV Broadcast Premiere of JAZZ AND THE PHILHARMONIC, Airing Tonight
by TV News Desk - 2014-02-28 00:30:00
VIDEO: First Look at PBS's TV Broadcast Premiere of JAZZ AND THE PHILHARMONIC; Airs 2/28
by Diana Heisroth - 2014-01-29 21:13:17
STAGE TUBE: Reunited! Lea Michele, Jonathan Groff and the Original Cast of SPRING AWAKENING Revisit the Atlantic
by Stage Tube - 2013-12-06 19:32:02
STAGE TUBE: Original SPRING AWAKENING Stars to Reunite for 'Special Event' at ATC
by Nicole Rosky - 2013-12-03 15:40:58
News
by Amanda Callas - Mar 2, 2026
I talk with John Holiday about his upcoming LA Opera star performance in Akhnaten, his creative process, and his widely anticipated upcoming album Over My Head, releasing this July.
by Amanda Callas - Feb 26, 2026
Countertenor John Holiday stars as Akhnaten in LA Opera’s spectacular revival of the acclaimed Philip Glass opera, February 28 through March 22 - and I can’t wait to see it.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2026
The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company will continue its national tour, showcasing the landmark production STILL/HERE across eight cities from February to May 2026.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 16, 2026
U.S. Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand will be bringing Harold Clurman, the 'Elder Statesman of the American Theatre' alive in the South Caroilna premiere of his solo play, Let It Be Art! at the Bluebird Theatre in Orangeburg.
by Pamela Roberts - Feb 7, 2026
Thirty years on, 'Still/Here' refuses easy categorization or comfortable distance. It demands that we bear witness — not to victimhood, but to the full spectrum of human resilience in the face of mortality.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 16, 2026
Dixon Place will present the prestigious Bessies award ceremony, recognizing outstanding dance and performance artists, on January 20. This event highlights the achievements in dance and provides a platform for artists to be acknowledged.
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2026
New York Live Arts will present DANCES BY VERY YOUNG CHOREOGRAPHERS, featuring original works by 19 young dancers aged 8-18, on January 24 and 25, 2025.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 22, 2025
The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) will present Heidi Latsky Dance's WHO AM I NOW? When our worlds turn upside down, what are the stories we tell? at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 16, 2025
The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment has announced programming for JanArtsNYC, the annual collection of world-class public performances and innovative industry gatherings taking place throughout the month of January in NYC.
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2025
New York Live Arts will present its largest Live Artery festival to date from January 7–17, 2026, featuring 21 events across theater, studio, lobby, and partner venues citywide.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2025
Internationally-acclaimed Ballet Hispánico - the nation's renowned Latino dance organization - welcomes five new dancers to the professional company. Ballet Hispánico will travel to stages around the world.
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 4, 2025
New York Live Arts and Pick Up Performance Co. will present the world premiere of TIMES FOUR / David Gordon: 1975/2025, Wally Cardona and Molly Lieber’s reconceiving of Gordon and Valda Setterfield’s 1975 duet.
by Emmy Rice - Sep 6, 2025
L'Alliance New York will present Wanjiru Kamuyu's Fragmented Shadows from October 15-17, 2025 at 7:30pm at New York Live Arts, 219 W 19th Street New York, NY 10011.
by Nicole Rosky - Sep 2, 2025
BroadwayWorld has just learned the complete cast for the first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS. Find out who will join previously announced Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit, Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher. We have all of the details!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2025
Built in cycles of desire and fierce compassion, bLUr exists within a landscape of physical and emotional crisis. Five performers of exquisite humanity navigate urgent interventions, tender and brutal rescues, inside a space of howling hunger and deeply erotic tenderness.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 22, 2025
Black Public Media has launched the Black Stories Production Fund to raise $9 million over two years following a $1.8 million federal budget cut. The Harlem nonprofit supports award-winning films, series, and emerging media projects that tell the global Black experience. Donations start at $5.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 19, 2025
HERE Arts Center will host the World Premiere of The Mutables, a new genre-defying work created by transmedia playwright and multidisciplinary artist Kat Mustatea. Learn more!
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 13, 2025
Jim McLaughlin, the Emmy-winning television news producer whose work at CBS News transformed the way the arts were covered on American television, died August 7, 2025, in New York City after a brief battle with cancer.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 11, 2025
Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company's production of Collage Revisited(2025) and STORY/, which play during the company's 2025 Annual Festival. Learn more!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 31, 2025
The Apollo has revealed its Fall/Winter 2025 season of performances, exhibitions, and community programs, including commissions, presentations, and more. Learn more!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Bill T. Jones has written 1 shows including Fela! (Bookwriter).
Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Paradise Square, Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Paradise Square, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Paradise Square, Best Theatre Choreographer (Olivier Awards) for Fela!, Outstanding Choreography (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Fela!, Best Book of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Fela!, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Fela!, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Fela!, Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Fela! , Outstanding Choreographer (The Lortels) for Fela! , Best Choreography (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Spring Awakening, Music for choreography (Obie Awards) for Spring Awakening, Outstanding Choreographer (The Lortels) for Spring Awakening, Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Spring Awakening, Outstanding Choreograph (Drama Desk Awards) for Spring Awakening and Outstanding Choreographer (The Lortels) for The Seven.
Bill T. Jones has won several prestigious awards, including Outstanding Choreography from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Fela!, Best Choreography at the Tony Awards for Fela!, and Outstanding Choreographer from The Lortels for Fela!. He also received Best Choreography from the BroadwayWorld Awards for Spring Awakening, Music for Choreography from the Obie Awards for Spring Awakening, Best Choreography at the Tony Awards for Spring Awakening, and Outstanding Choreographer from The Lortels for The Seven.
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