Matthew Bourne
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Date of Birth:
January 13, 1960 (62)
Birth Place: London, ENGLAND
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Widely hailed as the UK's most popular and successful choreographer/director, Matthew is the creator of the world's longest-running ballet production, a five-time Olivier Award winner and the only British director to have won the Tony® Award for both choreographer and director of a musical. He is ...
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Widely hailed as the UK's most popular and successful choreographer/director, Matthew is the creator of the world's longest-running ballet production, a five-time Olivier Award winner and the only British director to have won the Tony® Award for both choreographer and director of a musical. He is artistic director of New Adventures, which has created an enormous new audience for dance with its groundbreaking dance/theatre productions Nutcracker!, Highland Fling, Swan Lake, Cinderella, The Car Manand Play Without Words. Musical theatre includes Oliver!, My Fair Lady (Olivier Award), South Pacific and Mary Poppins (Olivier Award). Matthew's latest production, Edward Scissorhands, based on Tim Burton's classic film, recently toured the U.S.Matthew Bourne Awards and Nominations
Olivier Awards - 2017 - Best Theatre Choreographer ![]() |
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Matthew BourneThe Red Shoes | ||
Olivier Awards - 2010 - Best Theatre Choreographer | ||
Matthew Bourne, Oliver! | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Choreograph | ||
Matthew Bourne, Edward Scissorhands | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Choreography | ||
Matthew Bourne, Mary Poppins | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Choreography | ||
Matthew Bourne, Mary Poppins | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Director of a Musical ![]() |
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Matthew Bourne, Mary Poppins | ||
Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Choreography | ||
Matthew Bourne, Mary Poppins | ||
Drama Desk Awards - 2006 - Outstanding Choreograph | ||
Matthew Bourne, Mary Poppins | ||
Olivier Awards - 2005 - Best Theatre Choreographer ![]() |
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Matthew Bourne, Mary Poppins | ||
Olivier Awards - 2003 - Best Director | ||
Matthew BournePlay Without Words | ||
Olivier Awards - 2003 - Best Entertainment ![]() |
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Matthew BournePlay Without Words | ||
Olivier Awards - 2003 - Best Theatre Choreographer ![]() |
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Matthew BournePlay Without Words | ||
Olivier Awards - 2002 - Best Theatre Choreographer ![]() |
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Matthew Bourne, My Fair Lady | ||
Olivier Awards - 2001 - Outstanding Achievement in Dance | ||
Matthew BourneThe Car Man | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Choreography ![]() |
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Matthew Bourne, Swan Lake | ||
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1999 - Outstanding Director of a Musical ![]() |
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Matthew Bourne, Swan Lake | ||
Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Choreography ![]() |
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Matthew Bourne, Swan Lake | ||
Tony Awards - 1999 - Best Direction of a Musical ![]() |
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Matthew Bourne News

by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2022
On Monday 20 June, Rambert School takes to the stage at the Linbury Theatre as part of the Royal Opera House's Next Generation Festival, performing an evening that embodies the adventure, imagination and technical excellence that has fuelled the School for over 100 years.

by Stephi Wild - May 20, 2022
Partners Temah Higgins, Mollie Mann and DJ Martin of BOND Theatrical, an independently-owned booking and marketing agency for live entertainment, announced several staffing changes today that build on the agency's innovative and strategic offerings for their roster of clients.

by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2022
Leeds Playhouse has announced announce that Shawab Iqbal is joining the Playhouse as its new Executive Director working closely with Chief Executive and Artistic Director James Brining. Shawab, who is currently Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer at Gate Theatre London, will begin his new role in October.

by BroadwayWorld TV - May 4, 2022
An all-star cast came together last night (Tuesday, May 3) in London's West End for a thrilling, joyous celebration of the extraordinary talents and legacy of composer & lyricist Stephen Sondheim at the theatre which was gloriously rebuilt and renamed in his honor.

by BroadwayWorld TV - May 4, 2022
An all-star cast came together last evening (Tuesday, May 3) in London’s West End for a thrilling, joyous celebration of the extraordinary talents and legacy of composer & lyricist Stephen Sondheim at the theatre which was gloriously rebuilt and renamed in his honor.

by Marianka Swain - Apr 28, 2022
Fasten your seat belts – The Car Man is back! To celebrate the Royal Albert Hall’s 150th anniversary, Matthew Bourne and his acclaimed dance company New Adventures bring their multi-award-winning production of The Car Man to the Hall for the very first time.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Apr 27, 2022
Cameron Mackintosh has invited Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in celebrating his extraordinary talents and legacy at the Sondheim Theatre which was recently gloriously rebuilt in Sondheim’s honour and thanks the cast and company and everyone involved for agreeing to a special screening which will allow over 2,500 to see the performance.

by Stephi Wild - Apr 20, 2022
The world's most famous nanny has flown into Sydney as rehearsals have officially begun for the Australian premiere of Cameron Mackintosh and Disney's new production of MARY POPPINS.

by Stephi Wild - Apr 6, 2022
New Adventures and the Royal Albert Hall have announced casting for Matthew Bourne's “THE CAR MAN” reimagined in a spectacular new staging for the Royal Albert Hall's 150th Anniversary.

by Stephi Wild - Apr 4, 2022
The Lowry Centre for Advanced Training in Dance (CAT) has announced the dates for its next two open days on May 7th at Newbiggin Hall in Cumbria and May 8th at the Lowry in Salford - ahead of the live audition day on 29th May for entry on to the acclaimed CAT dance scheme.
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by BroadwayWorld TV - May 4, 2022
An all-star cast came together last night (Tuesday, May 3) in London's West End for a thrilling, joyous celebration of the extraordinary talents and legacy of composer & lyricist Stephen Sondheim at the theatre which was gloriously rebuilt and renamed in his honor.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Apr 27, 2022
Cameron Mackintosh has invited Stephen Sondheim’s old friends to join him in celebrating his extraordinary talents and legacy at the Sondheim Theatre which was recently gloriously rebuilt in Sondheim’s honour and thanks the cast and company and everyone involved for agreeing to a special screening which will allow over 2,500 to see the performance.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Mar 5, 2021
Matthew Bourne's intriguing twists on ballet classics: Swan Lake, The Car Man, Cinderella, and Romeo and Juliet will be available on demand in rotation from Friday, March 5 to Sunday, April 4-a new title premiering every Friday.

by BroadwayWorld UK TV - Apr 16, 2020
Coming to us from his living room is the amazing Layton Williams! Pre-shutdown, he was starring in the title role of hit musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie - leading the UK tour, after playing Jamie in the West End. Watch him sing a number from the show in the video below!

by Stage Tube - Feb 8, 2020
Over two days in early December 2019, middle and high school students at Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise participated in New Adventures' In Our Shoes program in collaboration with Center Theatre Group.

by Stage Tube - Dec 4, 2019
Swan Lake runs December 3, 2019 a?" January 5, 2020 at the Ahmanson Theater.

by BroadwayWorld TV - Apr 15, 2019
Matthew Bourne's legendary and award-winning production of Swan Lake, which has returned to UK stages with a fresh look for the 21st century, will be screened in cinemas nationwide on 21 May. Watch an exclusive sneak peek below!

by BroadwayWorld TV - Apr 10, 2019
BroadwayWorld UK reporters Jamie Body and Debbie Gilpin went along to the Royal Albert Hall to cover the 2019 Olivier Awards.

by Alan Henry - Feb 20, 2019
Matthew Bourne's 'Cinderella' from New Adventures, presented by Center Theatre Group is now on stage at the Ahmanson Theatre through March 10, 2019. Get a first look at the production in the video below!
![#TBT: "Step [Back] In Time" With The Opening Night of MARY POPPINS On Broadway! Video](https://cloudimages.broadwayworld.com/columnpic10/200200F7A6DF07-AEBC-447F-B0D7CD59E0F1A0E0.jpg)
by Jeffrey Vizcaino - Dec 13, 2018
With Mary Poppins Returns coming to movie theaters in a week, I thought the perfect #TBT would be a look back at the Opening Night of Mary Poppins on Broadway. So I dove back into the BroadwayWorld archives and found the 2006 video (when we were formerly known as BroadwayBeat) with Ashley Brown, straight from starring as 'Belle' Beauty and the Beast on Broadway! And lets not forget Gavin Lee who made his Broadway debut with Mary Poppins.