Choreography is a huge component of the modern musical, and some of the most revered figures in the past century of theatre history have been choreographers. Think you're an expert? Check out the quiz below and see if you can name these choreographers by the shows they choreographed.
The Scottsboro Boys
Paul Kolnik
Susan Stroman
Courtesy of Susan Stroman
Moulin Rouge!
Matthew Murphy
Sonya Tayeh
Fela!
Bill T. Jones
Sutton Foster (center) in Cole Porter's Anything Goes.
Joan Marcus
Kathleen Marshall
Marc J. Franklin
Cast
Jerome Robbins
Chicago
Bob Fosse
Company
Jeremy Daniel
Andy Blankenbuehler
The Prom
Greg Mooney
Casey Nicholaw
Marc J. Franklin
Billy Porter and cast
Jerry Mitchell
Peter Slutsker, Mary D'Arcy, and Don Correia in Singin' in the Rain
Original choreography by Gene Kelly (production directed and choreographed by Twyla Tharpe)
Hailey Kilgore
Joan Marcus
Camille A. Brown
Marc J. Franklin
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Rob Ashford
A Chorus Line
Michael Bennett
On Your Feet!
Sergio Trujillo on the dance floor at Hudson Terrace
Monica Simoes
Cast
Tommy Tune
Roberto Araujo
Amber Gray and cast of Hadestown
Matthew Murphy
David Neumann