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Susan Stroman

Birth Place: Wilmington, DE, USA

Latest News on Susan Stroman:
Michael John Garcés Named Executive Board President Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (Nov 19, 2025)

Mandy Patinkin Will Perform at Westport Country Playhouse (Nov 13, 2025)

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld November 12, 2025- WORKING GIRL First Look and More (Nov 12, 2025)

BIO

A five-time Tony Award winning director and choreographer most known for Crazy For You, Contact, The Scottsboro Boys, and The Producers. Her work has been honored with Olivier, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, Lucille Lortel and a record six Astaire Awards.

She directed and choreographed The Producers, winner of a record-making 12 Tony Awards including Best Direction and Best Choreography.

She co-created, directed and choreographed the Tony Award winning musical Contact for Lincoln Center Theater, which was honored with a 2003 Emmy Award for “Live from Lincoln Center”.

She directed and choreographed the critically acclaimed musical The Scottsboro Boys on Broadway and in the West End, where it was honored with the 2014 Evening Standard Award for Best Musical. She most recently directed the Broadway play POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive. Other Broadway credits include Oklahoma!, Show Boat, Prince of Broadway, Bullets Over Broadway, Big Fish, Young Frankenstein, Thou Shalt Not, The Music Man, The Frogs, Big, Steel Pier, Picnic, and Crazy for You.

Off-Broadway credits include: The Beast in the Jungle, Dot, Flora the Red Menace, And the World Goes ’Round, Happiness and The Last Two People on Earth: An Apocalyptic Vaudeville starring Mandy Patinkin and Taylor Mac.

For ten years she choreographed Madison Square Garden’s annual spectacular A Christmas Carol. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut directing and choreographing The Merry Widow, starring Renée Fleming.

Her London West End productions include Crazy For You, Oklahoma!, Show Boat, Contact, The Producers, and Young Frankenstein.

For New York City Ballet, she created Double Feature, a full-length ballet featuring the music of Irving Berlin and Walter Donaldson, and For the Love of Duke, featuring the music of Duke Ellington.

‍Other ballet credits include But Not For Me for the Martha Graham Company and Take Five…More or Less for Pacific Northwest Ballet. Her choreography received an Emmy Award nomination for the HBO presentation Liza – Live from Radio City Music Hall, starring Liza Minnelli. She received the American Choreography Award for her work in Columbia Pictures feature film Center Stage. She directed and choreographed The Producers: The Movie Musical, nominated for 4 Golden Globes.

She directed and choreographed the Broadway bound Ahrens/Flaherty musical Little Dancer for The Kennedy Center and Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theater. In collaboration with the Williamstown Theatre Festival, she directed the play Photograph 51 for Audible.

She is an Associate Director for Lincoln Center Theater and a member of the Board of Directors for the Ronald O. Perelman Center for the Performing Arts located at the World Trade Center.

She is the recipient of the George Abbott Award for Lifetime Achievement in the American Theater and an inductee of the Theater Hall of Fame in New York City.

Learn more at SusanStroman.com.

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Susan Stroman

Date:

04/13/2025

From: Photos: SMASH Cast and Creative Team Celebrate Opening Night

Susan Stroman, Jenny Laroche and Joshua Bergasse

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04/13/2025

From: Photos: SMASH Cast and Creative Team Celebrate Opening Night

Naomi Kakuk, Susan Stroman and Leah Hoffmann

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04/13/2025

From: Photos: SMASH Cast and Creative Team Celebrate Opening Night

Susan Stroman

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04/13/2025

From: Photos: SMASH Cast and Creative Team Celebrate Opening Night

Susan Stroman

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04/11/2025

From: Photos: SMASH Cast Takes Opening Night Bows

Stephen Oremus, Joshua Bergasse, Rick Elice, Bob Martin, Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman. Photo

Stephen Oremus, Joshua Bergasse, Rick Elice, Bob Martin, Scott Wittman, Marc Shaiman. Susan Stroman and The Company of ''Smash''

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04/11/2025

From: Photos: SMASH Cast Takes Opening Night Bows

Director Susan Stroman and Billy Crystal

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04/11/2025

From: Photos: Go Inside SMASH VIP Arrivals on Opening Night!

Director Susan Stroman

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04/11/2025

From: Photos: Go Inside SMASH VIP Arrivals on Opening Night!

SMASH Eve Act 2 3.10.25 Director: Susan Stroman Choreographer: Joshua Bergasse Credit Photo: ©Paul Kolnik paul@paulkolnik.com NYC 917-673-3003

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04/03/2025

From: Photos: SMASH On Broadway Starring Robyn Hurder, Krysta Rodriguez, Caroline Bowman and More

SMASH Eve Act 1 3.10.25 Director: Susan Stroman Choreographer: Joshua Bergasse Credit Photo: ©Paul Kolnik paul@paulkolnik.com NYC 917-673-3003

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04/03/2025

From: Photos: SMASH On Broadway Starring Robyn Hurder, Krysta Rodriguez, Caroline Bowman and More

Susan Stroman, Joshua Bergasse

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02/18/2025

From: Photos: Robyn Hurder and the SMASH Cast Meet the Press

Susan Stroman

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01/24/2025

From: Photos: Robyn Hurder, Krysta Rodriguez & More in SMASH Rehearsals

Susan Stroman, Krysta Rodriguez

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01/24/2025

From: Photos: Robyn Hurder, Krysta Rodriguez & More in SMASH Rehearsals

Susan Stroman

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10/24/2024

From: Photos: LEFT OF TENTH Cast Takes Opening Night Bows

Sutton Foster, Susan Stroman and Rob Ashford

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10/20/2024

From: Photos: CAA's Joe Machota Receives Portrait at Sardi's

CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota and Susan Stroman

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10/20/2024

From: Photos: CAA's Joe Machota Receives Portrait at Sardi's

Jim Parsons, CAA Head of Theatre Joe Machota, Sutton Foster and Susan Stroman

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10/20/2024

From: Photos: CAA's Joe Machota Receives Portrait at Sardi's

Susan Stroman

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05/07/2024

From: Photos: Nathan Lane Receives the Stephen Sondheim Award from Signature Theatre

Maggie Boland, Nathan Lane, Susan Stroman and Matthew Gardiner

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05/07/2024

From: Photos: Nathan Lane Receives the Stephen Sondheim Award from Signature Theatre

Nathan Lane, Maggie Boland, Susan Stroman, and Matthew Gardiner

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05/07/2024

From: Photos: Nathan Lane Receives the Stephen Sondheim Award from Signature Theatre

Nathan Lane, Susan Stroman

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05/07/2024

From: Photos: Nathan Lane Receives the Stephen Sondheim Award from Signature Theatre

Susan Stroman

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12/14/2023

From: Photos/Video: Tony-Winner Susan Stroman Receives 2023 Louis Auchincloss Prize

Susan Stroman, Stephanie Wilchfort

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12/14/2023

From: Photos/Video: Tony-Winner Susan Stroman Receives 2023 Louis Auchincloss Prize

Susan Stroman

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05/08/2023

From: Photos: Meet the 2023 Tony Nominees!

Susan Stroman

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05/08/2023

From: Photos: Meet the 2023 Tony Nominees!

STAGE CREDITS

Whoopee!

[Broadway]

Broadway Revival, 1979

Leslie Daw

Harriet Underwood (Understudy)

(Unknown)

Productions

Smash

[Broadway, 2025]

Director

Left on Tenth

[Broadway, 2024]

Director

Crazy For You

[West End, 2023]

Direction & Choreography

New York, New York

[Broadway, 2023]

Choreographer

Director

Marie, Dancing Still

[Regional (US), 2019]

Director & Choreographer

The Beast in the Jungle

[Off-Broadway, 2018]

Director/Choreographer

Young Frankenstein

[West End, 2017] [Replacement]

Director and choreography[Replacement]

Prince of Broadway

[Broadway, 2017]

Co-Director, Choreographer

Crazy for You

[Off-Broadway, 2017]

Director, Choreographer

Dot

[Off-Broadway, 2016]

Director

Prince of Broadway

[International Tour, 2015]

Choreography

The Scottsboro Boys

[West End, 2014]

Direction and Choreography

Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical

[Broadway, 2014]

Choreographer

Director

The Scottsboro Boys

[West End, 2013]

Director

Choreographer

Big Fish

[Broadway, 2013]

Director

Choreographer

The Scottsboro Boys

[Broadway, 2010]

Director

Choreographer

Paradise Found

[West End, 2010]

Director

The Scottsboro Boys

[Off-Broadway, 2010]

Director

Choreographer

Young Frankenstein

[US Tour, 2009]

Director

Choreographer

Happiness

[Off-Broadway, 2009]

Choreographer

Director

Happiness

[Off-Broadway, 2009]

Director

Choreographer

Young Frankenstein

[Broadway, 2007]

Director

Choreographer

Young Frankenstein

[New York, 2006]

Director

The Producers

[West End, 2004]

Director/Choreographer

The Frogs

[Broadway, 2004]

Director

Choreographer

The Producers

[Canada, 2003]

Director/Choreographer

The Producers

[US Tour, 2003]

Director/Choreographer

A Little Night Music

[Off-Broadway, 2003]

Choreographer

The Producers

[US Tour, 2002]

Director/Choreographer

Oklahoma!

[Broadway, 2002]

Choreographer

Thou Shalt Not

[Broadway, 2001]

Director/Choreographer

Director

Choreographer

The Producers

[Broadway, 2001]

Director/Choreographer

Director

Choreographer

The Music Man

[Broadway, 2000]

Choreographer

Director

Contact

[Broadway, 2000]

Director/Choreographer

Choreographer

Director

Contact

[Off-Broadway, 1999]

Director/Choreographer

Contact

[Off-Broadway, 1999]

Director

Choreographer

A Christmas Carol

[Off-Broadway, 1998]

Choreographer

Oklahoma!

[West End, 1998]

Choreographer

Show Boat

[West End, 1998]

Choreographer

Show Boat

[Australia, 1998]

Choreographer

Steel Pier

[Broadway, 1997]

Choreographer

Big

[Broadway, 1996]

Choreographer

Show Boat

[Broadway, 1994]

Choreographer

Crazy for You

[West End, 1993]

Choreographer

Crazy for You

[Broadway, 1992]

Choreographer

A Little Night Music

[Off-Broadway, 1991]

Choreographer

And the World Goes 'Round

[Off-Broadway, 1991]

Choreographer

The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd

[Milburn, NJ (Regional), 1990]

Choreographer

A Little Night Music

[Off-Broadway, 1990]

Choreographer

Rhythm Ranch

[Milburn, NJ (Regional), 1989]

Choreographer

Slasher

[Off-Broadway, 1988]

Choreographer

Flora, the Red Menace

[Off-Broadway, 1987]

Choreographer

Living Color

[Off-Off-Broadway, 1986]

Director

Divorce Me, Darling!

[Regional (US), 1984]

Choreographer

Musical Chairs

[Broadway, 1980]

Assistant Choreographer

Assistant Director

Dance Captain

Writing

And the World Goes 'Round

Conceiver
Conceiver

Contact

Conceiver
Bookwriter

Steel Pier

Conceiver

Movies

You've Got Mail
[ 1998 ] choreographer

Center Stage
[ 2000 ] choreographer

The Producers
[ 2005 ] choreographer

Awards and Nominations

Drama League Awards - 2025 - OUTSTANDING DIRECTION OF A MUSICAL

Susan Stroman, Smash

Drama Desk Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Choreography

Susan Stroman, New York, New York

Drama League Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Direction of a Musical

Susan Stroman, New York, New York

winner

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Choreography

Susan Stroman, New York, New York

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2023 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Susan Stroman, New York, New York

Tony Awards - 2023 - Best Choreography

Susan Stroman, New York, New York

winner

Helen Hayes Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Choreography in a Musical, HAYES Production

Susan StromanLittle Dancer

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Choreography

Susan Stroman, Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical

Drama Desk Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

Susan Stroman, Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical

Olivier Awards - 2014 - Best Director

Susan StromanThe Scottsboro Boys

Olivier Awards - 2014 - Best Theatre Choreographer

Susan StromanThe Scottsboro Boys

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2014 - Outstanding Choreographer

Susan Stroman, Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical

Tony Awards - 2014 - Best Choreography

Susan Stroman, Bullets Over Broadway: The Musical

winner

Drama League Awards - 2011 - Founders Award for Excellence in Directing

Susan Stroman

Tony Awards - 2011 - Best Choreography