Jeff Calhoun

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Broadway: Newsies, Bonnie & Clyde, Grey Gardens, Deaf West's Big River (2004 Tony Honor, Excellence in Theatre), Brooklyn, Bells Are Ringing (2001 Revival), Annie Get Your Gun (1999 Tony Award, Best Revival), Grease (1994 Tony nomination, Best Choreography), Tommy Tune Tonite!, The Will Rogers ...
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Jeff Calhoun Biography
Broadway: Newsies, Bonnie & Clyde, Grey Gardens, Deaf West's Big River (2004 Tony Honor, Excellence in Theatre), Brooklyn, Bells Are Ringing (2001 Revival), Annie Get Your Gun (1999 Tony Award, Best Revival), Grease (1994 Tony nomination, Best Choreography), Tommy Tune Tonite!, The Will Rogers Follies.West End/International: Disney's High School Musical 1 & 2: On Stage!.
Regional/National tour: Jekyll & Hyde, Upcoming National Tour; Disney's Newsies, Paper Mill Playhouse; Jane Austen's Emma: A Musical Romantic Comedy (2011 Craig Noel Award, Outstanding Resident Musical), The Old Globe; Bonnie & Clyde (2009 San Diego Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Musical and Outstanding Director of a Musical), Asolo Rep Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse; Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical, 1st National Tour; Deaf West's Pippin, Mark Taper Forum; Disney's High School Musical: On Tour!, Disney Theatrical; The Civil War and Shenandoah, Ford's Theatre. Ford's Theatre Associate Artist.
Jeff Calhoun Awards and Nominations
BroadwayWorld Awards - 2012 - Best Direction of a Musical ![]() |
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Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2012 - Outstanding Director of a Musical | ||
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Tony Awards - 2012 - Best Direction of a Musical | ||
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Helen Hayes Awards - 2010 - Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | ||
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Helen Hayes Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Director, Resident Musical | ||
Jeff CalhounBig River:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 2004 - Outstanding Director - Musical ![]() |
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Drama Desk Awards - 1994 - Outstanding Choreography | ||
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Tony Awards - 1994 - Best Choreography | ||
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Jeff Calhoun News

by Michael Quintos - May 18, 2022
After a two-year delay due to COVID, this long-awaited So. Cal. production of NEWSIES---currently on stage at the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts through May 29, 2022---marks the much-anticipated live and in-person return of 3-D Theatricals. The wait, as the saying goes, was worth it.

by A.A. Cristi - May 4, 2022
Complete casting has been announced for the new Off Broadway musical Between the Lines.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 13, 2022
American Dance Machine for the 21st Century has released its next video, “The Best Things Happen When You’re Dancing” from the Broadway musical Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin.

by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 5, 2022
This week, Bruce Lazarus will present a by-invitation-only workshop of His Story, The Musical, an original musical with book music and lyrics by Anna Miriam Brown and directed by three-time Tony Award nominee Jeff Calhoun (Newsies, Bonnie & Clyde).

by BWW Quizzes - Mar 29, 2022
It's been 10 years since a group of newsies first Seized the Day at the Nederlander Theatre so BroadwayWorld wants to help our readers find out Which Newsies Character Are You?!

by A.A. Cristi - Mar 28, 2022
Carrying the banner through it all! Some of Broadway's original Newsies gathered this week to celebrate the show's 10th anniversary!

by BroadwayWorld TV - Mar 21, 2022
Producer Daryl Roth has announced a special series of “Meet The Author Nights” at BETWEEN THE LINES, which will feature talkbacks with NY Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, who wrote the novel the musical is based on alongside her daughter Samantha Van Leer.

by Alan Henry - Mar 17, 2022
BroadwayWorld has learned a new national tour of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 The Musical will launch later this year. The production currently has confirmed dates through 2023. Full dates and casting will be announced at a later date.

by Jade Kops - Feb 26, 2022
Dolly Parton (Music and Lyrics) and Patricia Resnick’s (Book) musical adaptation of Resnick and Colin Higgins 1980’s ‘labour film’ 9 TO 5 bursts onto the Sydney stage with a fabulous and fun celebration of female empowerment.
Jeff Calhoun Videos

by BroadwayWorld TV - Mar 21, 2022
Producer Daryl Roth has announced a special series of “Meet The Author Nights” at BETWEEN THE LINES, which will feature talkbacks with NY Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult, who wrote the novel the musical is based on alongside her daughter Samantha Van Leer.

by Stage Tube - Mar 23, 2020
The new Off-Broadway musical Between the Lines has just released the music video for a?oeDo It For You,a?? written by Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson and performed by Morgan Siobhan Green. Watch the full video below!

by Stage Tube - Feb 22, 2020
Play on Players (Gainesville, GA) and Red Phoenix Theatre Company (Buford, GA) performed highlights from Disney's Newsies JR. at the 2020 Junior Theater Festival in Atlanta.

by Stage Tube - Jan 17, 2020
The new Off-Broadway musical BETWEEN THE LINES has released its first music video for a?oeSomething to Hold Onto,a?? performed by Jason Gotay.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Nov 26, 2019
We're getting an exclusive look behind the scenes at at the new musical Between the Lines, which is set to begin performances at Off-Broadway's Tony Kiser Theater at Second Stage this April! Check out the video to see the show's songwriting team, Elyssa Samsel & Kate Anderson, giving us a look at what the show is all about and what audiences can expect!

by Stage Tube - Oct 25, 2019
Performances kicked off last night for the new musical LAST DAYS OF SUMMER, presented by George Street Playhouse and directed by Jeff Calhoun (NEWSIES, GREASE, BIG RIVER). Opening Night is October 25th. LAST DAYS OF SUMMER features book & lyrics by Steve Kluger (based on his best-selling novel) and music by Grammy Award winner Jason Howland (LITTLE WOMEN). Get a first look at cast members Teal Wicks and Bobby Conte Thornton and more in action!

by Backstage With Richard Ridge - Oct 21, 2019
BroadwayWorld's Richard Ridge checks in with Espinosa, musical director James Sampliner and director Matt Logan as they take a break from rehearsals. Plus, watch as Eden joins James at the piano to perform 'I Never Knew His Name.'

by Stage Tube - Oct 16, 2019
Performances kicked off last night for the new musical LAST DAYS OF SUMMER, presented by George Street Playhouse and directed by Jeff Calhoun (NEWSIES, GREASE, BIG RIVER). Opening Night is October 25th. LAST DAYS OF SUMMER features book & lyrics by Steve Kluger (based on his best-selling novel) and music by Grammy Award winner Jason Howland (LITTLE WOMEN).

by Alan Henry - Oct 9, 2019
BroadwayWorld has a first look at rehearsals for George Street Playhouse's new musical LAST DAYS OF SUMMER, directed by Jeff Calhoun (NEWSIES, GREASE). LAST DAYS OF SUMMER features book & lyrics by Steve Kruger (based on his best-selling novel), and music by Grammy Award winner Jason Howland (LITTLE WOMEN).

by Stage Tube - Oct 4, 2019
A new video debuted on YouTube this week featuring LAST DAYS OF SUMMER cast members Danny Binstock and Julian Lerner paying homage to a classic 1980s film.