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Michael Smuin 
Born October 13, 1938
Missoula, Montana, USADied April 23, 2007 (aged 68)
San Francisco, California, USAOccupation Choreographer, dancer Years active 1970s-2007 Spouse Paula Tracy (1961-2000) Michael Smuin (October 13, 1938 – April 23, 2007) was a ballet dancer, choreographer and theatre director. He was co-founder and director of his own dance company, the Smuin Ballet in San Francisco.
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Biography
Born in Missoula, Montana, Smuin was a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre and the San Francisco Ballet, for which he served as co-artistic director from 1973 through 1985. He also choreographed for the Dance Theatre of Harlem, Washington Ballet, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Milwaukee Ballet, among others.[1]
Smuin's Broadway credits included Little Me (1962) as a dancer, Anything Goes (1987) as a choreographer, and Sophisticated Ladies (1981) and Shogun: The Musical (1990) as choreographer and director. He also choreographed the 1995 West End production of Mack and Mabel.
Smuin's film credits included The Fantasticks, A Walk in the Clouds, The Joy Luck Club, The Cotton Club, and Rumble Fish.
Smuin collapsed and died of a heart attack while teaching company class in San Francisco.
Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 1984 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography – Great Performances: Dance in America
- 1988 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Anything Goes
- 1988 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – Anything Goes
- Nominations
- 1981 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Sophisticated Ladies
- 1981 Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical – Sophisticated Ladies
- 1981 Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Choreography – Great Performances: Dance in America
References
- ^ Tribune Staff. "125 Montana Newsmakers: Michael Smuin". Great Falls Tribune. http://www.greatfallstribune.com/multimedia/125newsmakers4/smuin.html. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
- Steven Winn (23 April 2007). "SF dance pioneer Michael Smuin collapses, dies". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/04/23/BAGAJPE2T84.DTL. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- Steven Winn (24 April 2007). "Michael Smuin: 1938-2007, Prolific dance director had showy career". The San Francisco Chronicle. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/04/24/MNGJGPE9Q11.DTL. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
External links
- Smuin Ballet official website
- Michael Smuin at the Internet Broadway Database
- Michael Smuin at the Internet Movie Database
- KQED artist profile
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography (1976–2000) Bob Avian / Michael Bennett (1976) · Peter Gennaro (1977) · Bob Fosse (1978) · Bob Avian / Michael Bennett (1979) · Tommy Tune (1980) · Gower Champion (1981) · Tommy Tune / Thommie Walsh (1983) · Bob Fosse (1986) · Michael Smuin (1988) · Tommy Tune (1990) · Tommy Tune (1991) · Susan Stroman (1992) · Wayne Cilento (1993) · Jane Elliott / Kenneth MacMillan (1994) · Savion Glover (1996) · Ann Reinking (1997) · Garth Fagan (1998) · Matthew Bourne (1999) · Susan Stroman (2000)
Complete list · (1969–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025) Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography Tony Charmoli (1976) · Ron Field (1977) · Ron Field (1978) · Kevin Carlisle (1979) · Alan Johnson (1980) · Walter Painter (1981) · Debbie Allen (1982) · Debbie Allen (1983) · Michael Smuin (1984) · Twyla Tharp (1985) · Walter Painter (1986) · Michael Peters / Dee Dee Wood (1987) · Alan Johnson (1988) · Walter Painter / Paula Abdul (1989) · Paula Abdul / Dean Barlow / Michael Darrin (1990) · Debbie Allen (1991) · Paul Taylor (1992) · Michael Peters (1993) · Linda Talcott (1994) · Ulysses Dove (1995) · Anita Mann / Charonne Mose (1996) · Marguerite Derricks / Sarah Kawahara (1997) · Marguerite Derricks / Peggy Holmes (1998) · Judith Jamison / Marguerite Derricks (1999) · Rob Marshall (2000)
Complete list: (1955–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–present)
Tony Award for Best Choreography (1976–2000) Michael Bennett / Bob Avian (1976) · Peter Gennaro (1977) · Bob Fosse (1978) · Michael Bennett / Bob Avian (1979) · Tommy Tune / Thommie Walsh (1980) · Gower Champion (1981) · Michael Bennett / Michael Peters (1982) · Tommy Tune / Thommie Walsh (1983) · Danny Daniels (1984) · Bob Fosse (1986) · Gillian Gregory (1987) · Michael Smuin (1988) · Cholly Atkins / Henry LeTang / Frankie Manning / Fayard Nicholas (1989) · Tommy Tune (1990) · Tommy Tune (1991) · Susan Stroman (1992) · Wayne Cilento (1993) · Kenneth MacMillan (1994) · Susan Stroman (1995) · Savion Glover (1996) · Ann Reinking (1997) · Garth Fagan (1998) · Matthew Bourne (1999) · Susan Stroman (2000)
Complete list · (1947–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–2025) Categories:- 1938 births
- 2007 deaths
- American theatre directors
- American dancers
- American choreographers
- Deaths from myocardial infarction
- Emmy Award winners
- People from Missoula, Montana
- Tony Award winners
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