Jeff Calhoun
Video: ELEPHANT SHOES at Two River Theater (Jun 9, 2026)
Photos & Video: Two River Theater And Deaf West Theatre's ELEPHANT SHOES (Jun 9, 2026)
TRICK! and CAFÉ CON LECHE to Launch Barn on Fire 5th Annual Season (Jun 5, 2026)
BIO
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.
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STAGE CREDITS
Productions
Movies
[ 1982 ] Aggie
[ 1986 ] choreographer
[ 1989 ] choreographer
[ 1990 ] choreographer
Awards and Nominations
Jeff Calhoun, Between the Lines
winner
Jeff Calhoun, Newsies
Jeff Calhoun, Newsies
Jeff Calhoun, Newsies the Musical
Jeff CalhounThe Civil War
Jeff CalhounBig River:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
winner
Jeff Calhoun, Big River
Jeff Calhoun, Grease
Jeff Calhoun , Grease
Videos
Video: Jeff Ross Discusses Bringing His Life Story to Broadway in TAKE A BANANA FOR THE RIDE
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-25 14:28:03
Video: Jeff Ross Reveals Inspiration Behind Title of Broadway's TAKE A BANANA FOR THE RIDE
by Josh Sharpe - 2025-07-15 15:59:44
Video: 'Why Can't We Be Both?' from Goodspeed's A COMPLICATED WOMAN
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-21 13:53:04
Video: Jeff Calhoun Opens Up About His Most Personal Project- A COMPLICATED WOMAN
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - 2024-05-14 15:14:50
Video: Creative Team of A COMPLICATED WOMAN on Bringing the Show To Goodspeed
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-09 12:30:59
Video: Watch 'I Chose Love' in Rehearsals For Goodspeed's A COMPLICATED WOMAN
by Joshua Wright - 2024-05-08 11:44:42
Video: Watch Footage of A COMPLICATED WOMAN in Rehearsal at Goodspeed
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-05-04 16:26:43
Video: First Look at the World Premiere of HIS STORY: THE MUSICAL
by Stephi Wild - 2023-05-25 10:45:57
Video: Jeff Calhoun & Eamon John Foley Are Getting Ready to Tell HIS STORY in Dallas
by Backstage Live with Richard Ridge - 2023-05-05 10:38:06
Video: Meet the Director of HIS STORY: THE MUSICAL, Jeff Calhoun
by Nicole Rosky - 2023-05-04 09:58:59
VIDEO: Get a First Look at BETWEEN THE LINES, Now Playing Off-Broadway
by Stephi Wild - 2022-08-09 13:02:02
BETWEEN THE LINES Announces Jodi Picoult Meet the Author Nights
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2022-03-21 10:00:20
VIDEO: Watch Morgan Siobhan Green Sing from New Musical, BETWEEN THE LINES!
by Nicole Rosky - 2020-03-23 13:41:10
VIDEO: Play on Players and Red Phoenix Theatre Company Perform Highlights From NEWSIES JR. at the 2020 Junior Theater Festival
by Stephi Wild - 2020-02-22 09:14:56
VIDEO: BETWEEN THE LINES Has Released its First Music Video for 'Something to Hold Onto' Featuring Jason Gotay
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2020-01-17 15:19:16
BWW Exclusive: Get A Behind The Scenes Look At BETWEEN THE LINES At Second Stage
by Linnae Medeiros - 2019-11-26 17:26:31
VIDEO: Bobby Conte Thornton and Teal Wicks in LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
by Alan Henry - 2019-10-25 13:47:42
TV: Watch Eden Espinosa Get Ready to Return to BKLYN as She Rehearses for Reunion Concert!
by Backstage With Richard Ridge - 2019-10-21 11:01:00
News
by Joshua Wright - Jun 9, 2026
Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre released a trailer for ELEPHANT SHOES, a world premiere musical where spoken English and ASL intersect in a love story. The production closes June 28.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 9, 2026
The world premiere of Elephant shoes, a new musical from Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre, has become the best-selling show in Two River's history. Get a first look at photos and video of the production.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2026
New York Theatre Barn and the Fire Island Pines Arts Project will join forces for the 5th annual season of Barn on Fire. The summer residency on Fire Island will make space for the original musicals Trick! The Musical and Café con Leche.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2026
Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre will present a series of community events alongside their new musical Elephant Shoes, including a poetry slam, Juneteenth brunch, and Pride on the Plaza celebration in Red Bank, NJ.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 28, 2026
The Aspen Music Festival and School and Theatre Aspen have revealed the cast for their seventh annual co-production: a musical fable of Broadway, Guys and Dolls in Concert, starring Julie Benko, Christopher Sieber and more.
by Stephi Wild - May 14, 2026
HIT SHOW, a new musical inspired by the 1963 kidnapping of Frank Sinatra Jr., will make its joint world premiere at The Carnegie and Southern Plains Productions, directed by Eamon Foley.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 6, 2026
Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre are currently in rehearsals for Elephant Shoes, the new musical with a contemporary score and a blend of spoken English, ASL, and stage technology. See rehearsal photos!
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2026
Two River Theater held its 32nd Annual Gala at Park Loft, raising $320,000 and featuring live performances from the cast of world premiere musical ELEPHANT SHOES, a co-production with Deaf West Theatre.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 28, 2026
Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre have revealed the full cast of Elephant Shoes, the new musical with a contemporary score and a blend of spoken English, ASL, and stage technology.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 21, 2026
Theatre Aspen revealed initial casting for Theatre Aspen’s 43rd summer season including Sylvia, Tony and Pulitzer Prize–winning musical A Chorus Line, and Grease.
by Gavin Glynn - Apr 17, 2026
Always feeling honored and blessed and believing in the arts and giving to the world, Jeffrey Polk took ten minutes to answer ten questions with Gavin Glynn about his influences on his continuing career as a much sought after dynamic live performer.
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 6, 2026
New York Theatre Barn will host A Seat at the Table: A Panel of Broadway Directors on April 21, featuring Tony nominees Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Camille A. Brown, Jeff Calhoun, and Moisés Kaufman at Open Jar Studios.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 31, 2026
At Two River Theater's 32nd Annual Gala on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at Park Loft in Oceanport on the Fort Monmouth campus, attendees will be treated to an exclusive sneak peek of the ground-breaking World Premiere musical Elephant Shoes.
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 20, 2026
The filmed version of Jeff Ross: Take A Banana For The Ride, the Broadway show written and performed by the comedian, will be coming to Netflix on March 24 and BroadwayWorld has your first look at the trailer for the special. Watch it now.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 16, 2026
The Aspen Music Festival and School and Theatre Aspen will present their seventh annual co-production: a musical fable of Broadway, Guys and Dolls in Concert, directed by Tony Award-nominated Jeff Calhoun.
by - Mar 12, 2026
Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is March 12, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2026
New York Theatre Barn will host A Seat at the Table: A Panel of Broadway Directors on April 21, 2026 at 7PM ET at Open Jar Studios in NYC. Learn more here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2026
Taylor Iman Jones will star as Roxy in the world premiere co-production of Elephant Shoes, alongside Daniel Durant and James Olivas, presented by Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre.
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 10, 2026
Two River Theater and Deaf West Theatre have revealed Taylor Iman Jones (Six The Musical, Head Over Heels) will star as Roxy in the world premiere co-production of Elephant Shoes.
by Josh Sharpe - Feb 26, 2026
The filmed version of Jeff Ross' Take A Banana For The Ride, the Broadway show written and performed by the comedian last year, will be coming to Netflix on March 24.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Jeff Calhoun has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.
Jeff Calhoun has not appeared in the West End.
Outstanding Direction of a Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Between the Lines, Best Direction of a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Newsies, Outstanding Director of a Musical (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Newsies, Best Direction of a Musical (Tony Awards) for Newsies the Musical, Outstanding Director, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Civil War, Outstanding Director, Resident Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Big River:The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Big River, Outstanding Choreography (Drama Desk Awards) for Grease and Best Choreography (Tony Awards) for Grease.
Best Direction of a Musical (BroadwayWorld Awards) for Newsies and Outstanding Director - Musical (Drama Desk Awards) for Big River.
Videos
