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    Gower Champion

    Choreographer
    Gower Champion - 9132

    Gower Champion - 9132

    • Born: Jun 21, 1919 in Geneva, Illinois
    • Death: Aug 24, 1980 in New York, New York

    Roles (42)

    42nd Street Playbill - Opening Night 42nd Street
    Opened May 02, 2001
    • Original Direction and Dances
    		42nd Street Playbill - Opening Night
    Hello, Dolly! Playbill - Black & White, Oct 1995 Hello, Dolly!
    Opened October 19, 1995
    • Original Production Directed and Choreographed by
    42nd Street Playbill - Oct 1980 42nd Street
    Opened August 25, 1980
    • Director
    • Choreographer
    A Broadway Musical Playbill - Dec 1978 A Broadway Musical
    Opened December 21, 1978
    • Production Supervisor
    The 32nd Annual Tony Awards Playbill - June 4, 1978 The 32nd Annual Tony Awards - 1978
    Opened June 04, 1978
    • as Participating Artist (Original)
    Hello, Dolly! Playbill - March 1978 Hello, Dolly!
    Opened March 05, 1978
    • Original production directed and choreographed
    Rockabye Hamlet Playbill - Feb 1976 Rockabye Hamlet
    Opened February 17, 1976
    • Director
    • Choreographer
    Hello, Dolly! Playbill - Nov 1975 Hello, Dolly!
    Opened November 06, 1975
    • Original Direction and Choreography
    Mack & Mabel Playbill - Oct 1974 Mack & Mabel
    Opened October 06, 1974
    • Director
    • Choreographer
    Irene Playbill - Opening Night, March 1973 Irene
    Opened March 13, 1973
    • Director
    Sugar Playbill - Opening Night, April 1972 Sugar
    Opened April 09, 1972
    • Director
    • Choreographer
    A Flea in Her Ear Playbill - Opening Night, Sept 1969 A Flea in Her Ear
    Opened October 03, 1969
    • Director
    The Happy Time Playbill - Jan 1968 The Happy Time
    Opened January 18, 1968
    • Directed and filmed
    • Choreographer
    The 21st Annual Tony Awards Playbill - Mar 26, 1967 The 21st Annual Tony Awards - 1967
    Opened March 26, 1967
    • as Presenter (Original)
    I Do! I Do! Playbill - Dec 1966 I Do! I Do!
    Opened December 05, 1966
    • Director
    3 Bags Full Playbill - March 1966 3 Bags Full
    Opened March 06, 1966
    • Director
    High Spirits Playbill - May 1964 High Spirits
    Opened April 07, 1964
    • Additional Direction
    Hello, Dolly! Playbill - Nov 1964 Hello, Dolly!
    Opened January 16, 1964
    • Director
    • Choreographer
    		Hello, Dolly! Playbill - Nov 1964
    My Mother, My Father and Me Playbill - March 1963 My Mother, My Father and Me
    Opened March 23, 1963
    • Staging
    Carnival! Playbill - July 1961 Carnival!
    Opened April 13, 1961
    • Director
    • Choreographer
    Bye Bye Birdie Playbill - April 1960 Bye Bye Birdie
    Opened April 14, 1960
    • Director
    • Choreographer
    		Bye Bye Birdie Playbill - April 1960
    3 for Tonight Playbill - April 1955 3 for Tonight
    Opened April 06, 1955
    • as Performer (Original)
    • Director
    • Musical Staging
    Make a Wish Playbill - April 1951 Make a Wish
    Opened April 18, 1951
    • Choreographer
    Lend an Ear Playbill - Feb 1949 Lend an Ear
    Opened December 16, 1948
    • Musical Staging
    Small Wonder Playbill - Jan 1949 Small Wonder
    Opened September 15, 1948
    • Choreographer
    Count Me In Playbill - Oct 1942 Count Me in
    Opened October 08, 1942
    • as Teddy Roosevelt Brandywine (Original)
    Pb Listing Placeholder BROADWAY V4 The Lady Comes Across
    Opened January 09, 1942
    • as Campbell (Original)
    Streets of Paris Playbill - June 1939 The Streets of Paris
    Opened June 19, 1939
    • as "Reading, Writing and a Little Bit of Rhythm" Dancer (Original)
    • as "South American Way" Dancer (Original)
    • as "We Live of Love" / "We Haven't Got A Pot to Cook In" Dancer (Original)
    • as Cadet (Original)
    • as Le Fils Americain (Original)

    Inside the Playbill

    Inside the Playbill: Gower Champion (Choreographer)

    Awards

    Drama Desk Award
    1981 Outstanding Choreography Winner
    Outer Critics Circle
    1961 Special Award Winner
    Tony Award
    1981 Best Direction of a Musical Nominee
    1981 Best Choreography Winner
    1975 Best Direction of a Musical Nominee
    1975 Best Choreography Nominee
    1973 Best Choreography Nominee
    1973 Best Direction of a Musical Nominee
    1968 Best Direction of a Musical Winner
    1968 Best Choreography Winner
    1967 Best Direction of a Musical Nominee
    1964 Best Direction of a Musical Winner
    1964 Best Choreography Winner
    1962 Best Direction of a Musical Nominee
    1961 Best Choreography Winner
    1961 Best Direction of a Musical Winner
    1949 Best Choreography Winner
    Photos
    Halston, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Liza Minnelli and Gower Champion
    Backstage at <I>Annie</I>. (L-R): Thomas Meehan (book writer), Martin Charnin (lyricist/director), Andrea McArdle (Annie), Charles Strouse (composer), Reid Shelton (Daddy Warbucks), Peter Howard (musical director) and Sandy. Alvin Theatre, circa 1977.
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