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Jonathan Butterell is a choreographer and director, primarily for the stage. He has worked in the West End, on Broadway, and Off-Broadway. ==Biography== Butterell grew up in "a tough part of Sheffield, England", and was an actor and dancer. Matthew Bourne invited him to dance class and also asked for his help in movement. Sam Mendes then asked him to choreograph ''Company'' at the Donmar Warehouse (London).〔Gold, Silviane.(Dance theater - Melinda Roy, a former dancer, and Jonathan Butterell ,a trained actor, have become choreographers" ) ''Dance Magazine'', May 2003〕 He has worked on musicals and plays for the Donmar Warehouse, as choreographer or movement director, including ''Company'' (1995),〔("'Company' 1995" ) sondheimguide.com, accessed March 25, 2011〕 ''Into the Woods''(1998),〔("1998 Donmar Warehouse, London Production" ) sondheimguide.com, accessed March 26, 2011〕 and ''How I Learned to Drive'' (1998).〔("Donmar Announces How I Learned to Drive Cast" ) whatsonstage.com, 19 May 1998〕〔(Jonathan Butterell credits ) alone_together.tripod.com, accessed March 25, 2011〕 Off-Broadway he directed ''Inner Voices'' at the Zipper Factory, New York, in 2008, a three-play work that starred Victoria Clark, Jennifer Damiano, and Barbara Walsh.〔Isherwood, Charles.("Woman Troubles, in a Handy Musical Variety Pack " ) ''The New York Times'', May 23, 2008〕 He directed a new ''Inner Voices:Solo Musicals'' in April 2010 as presented by Premieres and Primary Stages at 59E59Theatres, New York.〔Isherwood, Charles.("Theater Review:'Inner Voices'" ) ''The New York Times'', April 8, 2010〕 He choreographed the Lynn Ahrens - Stephen Flaherty musical ''A Man of No Importance'' in 2002.〔Brantley, Ben.("Theater Review: Not Just a Nobody, He's a Wilde Man" ) ''The New York Times'', October 11, 2002〕 Butterell provided musical staging for the Michael John LaChiusa musical ''See What I Wanna See'' in 2005 at the Public Theater.〔Simonson, Robert.("To Tell the Truth: Michael John LaChiusa's 'See What I Wanna See' Opens Off-Broadway Oct. 30" ) playbill.com, October 30, 2005〕 On Broadway he choreographed the 2003 revival of ''Nine''.〔Brantley, Ben.("Gals, Gams and Glamour" ) ''The New York Times'', April 11, 2003〕 He also was the choreographer for ''Nine'' in London. He was the choreographer for the 2004 revival of ''Fiddler on the Roof''〔Brantley, Ben.("Theater Review: A Cozy Little McShtetl" ) ''The New York Times'', February 27, 2004〕 and ''The Light in the Piazza'' in 2005. He choreographed for the 1999 workshop production of the Stephen Sondheim - John Weidman musical ''Wise Guys'' at the New York Theatre Workshop, directed by Sam Mendes, which eventually was produced as ''Road Show''.〔("1999 Workshop of Wise Guys" ) sondheimguide.com, accessed March 25, 2011〕 For the Royal National Theatre he choreographed ''Fair Ladies at a Game of Poem Cards'' and ''Othello''; in 1996 he was the movement director of ''Six Characters in Search of an Author'' for the Abbey Theatre, Dublin.〔("'Six Characters in Search of an Author' listing, 1996" ) abbeytheatre.ie, accessed March 26, 2011〕 He devised and directed the Michael Ball concert ''Alone Together'' (2004).〔〔Shuttleworth, Ian. (Review ) compulink.co.uk (Written for the Financial Times), show opened 27 September 2004〕 He directed the premiere of the musical ''Giant'' by Michael John LaChiusa and Sybille Pearson at the Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia in 2009.〔Harris, Paul.("'Giant', Signature Max Theater" ) ''Variety'', May 13, 2009〕 For Opera North, Leeds he was the co-director and choreographer of ''Sweeney Todd'' in 2002.〔Paddock, Terri.("Opera North's Sweeney Launches New Tour in Leeds" ) whatsonstage.com, 17 April 2002〕 He was the choreographer for several films, including ''Finding Neverland'' (2004). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jonathan Butterell」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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