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[US Tour, 2016]
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[US Tour, 2009]
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[West End, 1998]
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[Broadway, 1996]
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Awards and Nominations

Helen Hayes Awards - 2002 - Outstanding Choreography, Resident Production

Marlies YearbyThe Oedipus Plays

Tony Awards - 1996 - Best Choreography

Marlies Yearby , Rent

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Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born Reveal New Creative Projects for 2024-25

Okwui Okpokwasili and Peter Born revealed new projects and the Artists Supporting Artists initiatives under Sweat Variant, promoting collaboration and innovation in the arts community. Learn more!
Interview: Ever Busy Director/Choreographer Camille A. Brown On Creating INK & More

Debbie Allen presents Camille A. Brown & Dancers: ink January 12th and 13th at The Wallis. ink “explores self-empowerment, Black love, brotherhood, and resilience that examines aspects of Black life that are too often appropriated, rewritten, or silenced.” I had the chance to chat with director/choreographer Camille A. Brown before her flying from New York to her Wallis rehearsals.
Perelman Performing Arts Center to Present IS IT THURSDAY YET? & More Dance Programming

The Perelman Performing Arts Center will present Is It Thursday Yet?, The March, and Motion/Matter: Street Dance Festival at the new performing arts center at the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. 
Campy Cult Hit THE VILLAGE! Returns For 3rd Run At Dixon Place This June

After a sold out run last fall and an encore production this winter, Dixon Place will present a second encore run of THE VILLAGE! A DISCO DAYDREAM beginning Thursday, June 1st. This meta musical comedy filled with high jinks, low kinks, and go-go boys is written by Nora Burns (David's Friend, Unitard) and directed by Adam Pivirotto, with choreography by Robin Carrigan and a cast of ten diverse actors and dancers.
Boogie Down Dance Series at BAAD! Kicks Off This Month

The Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!) has announced its lineup for the 22nd annual BOOGIE DOWN DANCE SERIES 2023 from April 21 to May 30 at BAAD!, 2474 Westchester Avenue in the Westchester Square section of the Bronx. With a diverse lineup of events, the BOOGIE DOWN DANCE SERIES promises to showcase the vibrant artistic community of the Bronx.
THE VILLAGE! A DISCO DAYDREAM Reopens Tonight at Dixon Place

The Village! A Disco Daydream returns to Dixon Place after a sold-out premiere run last fall. The encore engagement will be performed for four weekends opening tonight – Thursday, February 2 at 7:30 PM – and running through Friday, February 24.
THE VILLAGE! A DISCO DAYDREAM to Return to Dixon Place For Monthlong Run in February

The Village! A Disco Daydream will return to Dixon Place next month after sold-out premiere run last fall. The encore engagement will be performed for four weekends staring on Thursday, February 2 at 7:30 PM and running through Friday, February 24.
THE VILLAGE, A DISCO MUSICAL! by Nora Burns Extended at Dixon Place

The Village, A Disco Musical! is extending its hit engagement at Dixon Place after its first week of sell-out performances. Originally scheduled to run through Saturday, October 15, the production will add performances on Friday, October 21 and Saturday, October 22 at 7:30 PM.
THE VILLAGE, A DISCO MUSICAL! Opens Tonight at Dixon Place

Dixon Place will present The Village, A Disco Musical! for a limited run engagement opening tonight – Thursday, October 6 – and running through Saturday, October 15. A meta musical comedy filled with high jinx, low kinks, and go-go boys, the show features a cast of ten diverse actors and dancers. 
Dixon Place to Present THE VILLAGE, A DISCO MUSICAL! by Nora Burns in October

Dixon Place will present The Village, A Disco Musical! for a limited run engagement from October 6 - 15, 2022. Set in New York City in 1979, The Village is loosely based on Our Town (if Thornton Wilder had lived on Christopher Street).
RENT Announces Digital Lottery At The Dolby Theatre

Broadway in Hollywood today announced a digital lottery for RENT at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, for all 8 performances between April 12 – 17, 2022.
RENT Is Coming To Colorado Springs!

The American Theatre Guild presents the Colorado Springs engagement of RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour at the Pikes Peak Center. This production is part of the BROADWAY IS BACK AT THE PIKES PEAK CENTER SERIES and will take the stage April 5, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
RENT's Tommy Kaiser Takes Over Our Instagram Today!

Tommy Kaiser, college winner of Next on Stage season two and current swing/Mark and Roger understudy, is taking over our Instagram story today, March 6! Don't miss his behind the scenes look at the tour's two show day in Philadelphia.
The Farewell Tour Of RENT Comes To Lubbock!

The American Theatre Guild will present the Lubbock engagement of the highly anticipated RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour.
BWW Review: RENT National Tour at Durham Performing Arts Center

Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini's 1896 opera, La bohème, Rent follows a group of impoverished young artists struggling to survive and create a life in New York City's East Village in the thriving days of Bohemian Alphabet City, under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
$32 Digital Lottery Announced for RENT in Dallas

Dallas Summer Musicals and Broadway Across America announced that a digital lottery will be held for the RENT 25TH Anniversary Farewell Tour, returning to Dallas’ Music Hall at Fair Park from February 18-20, 2022 as part of the Germania Insurance Broadway Series presented by DSM.
DPAC Announces Digital Rush Lottery For RENT

DPAC has announced that beginning tomorrow, Thursday, January 27th at 9:00 AM, a digital rush lottery will take place for RENT.  RENT is on stage January 28 – 30 for 5 great shows, as part of WRAL's Greatest Hits of Broadway. 
RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour Coming To Kimmel Cultural Campus

The Kimmel Cultural Campus will present the return of the RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour, back by popular demand, in the Kimmel Cultural Campus' Merriam Theater on March 4 - 6, 2022.
RENT 25TH ANNIVERSARY FAREWELL TOUR Comes to the Providence Performing Arts Center This Month

Ring in the New Year with the RENT 25TH ANNIVERSARY FAREWELL TOUR when it comes to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) for five performances only, January 14 – 16, 2022. The Providence engagement of RENT is part of the Encore Series.
Tickets On Sale for RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour at the State Theatre Center

RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour tickets are on sale now; the Broadway musical will play January 12th and January 13th. Tickets are available at the State Theatre Center for the Arts box office (453 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042).

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What awards has Marlies Yearby been nominated for?

Marlies Yearby has been nominated for Outstanding Choreography in a Resident Production at the Helen Hayes Awards for The Oedipus Plays. She has also received a nomination for Best Choreography at the Tony Awards for Rent.

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