Denis Jones
is a two-time Tony Award nominated choreographer and director whose work has been seen on Broadway, across the country and around the world. From live theater to film and television, the variety of Denis’ work spans both media and genres.
On Broadway, Denis received Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic’s Circle and Chita Rivera nominations for both Tootsie and Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn (which was also captured by Broadway HD and has been enjoyed both in the US and globally on television and in movie theaters), and choreographed the Broadway production on Honeymoon in Vegas.
Denis’ range of recent work includes three New York City Center ENCORES! productions (including the critically-acclaimed Paint Your Wagon), Eurydice at New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Signature Theatre’s brand new production of A Chorus Line, The Public Theatre’s Shakespeare In The Park production of The Tempest and the Broadway-bound new musicals Chasing Rainbows: The Road to Oz and Piece of My Heart, The Bern Berns Story.
Denis has been proud to work with many of America’s most prominent regional theaters including Paper Mill Playhouse (Mary Poppins, Smokey Joe’s Cafe), The Kennedy Center (Guys and Dolls, Bye Bye Birdie, upcoming), Williamstown Theatre Festival (Forum, She Loves Me), Hartford Stage (The Flamingo Kid), The MUNY (42nd Street, Chicago), The Goodman (The Music Man) Goodspeed Musicals (Throughly Modern Millie, Band Geeks), The Maltz Jupiter (Oliver, La Cage), Seattle 5th Ave (Elf, Damn Yankees), and The Marriott Theatre (Hello Dolly, Holiday Inn).
On television, Denis’ work has been seen on Great Performances (PBS), The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC), Oprah’s Surprise Spectacular (CBS) and Rosie Live (NBC) as well as in the film Sex and The City 2 (New Line Cinema).
As a veteran Broadway performer, as well as director and choreographer, Denis also enjoys teaching and has participated in theater training programs at the University level and beyond.
Resume
Broadway
| Production | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Tootsie* | Choreographer | Scott Ellis |
| Holiday Inn* | Choreographer | Gordon Greenberg |
| Honeymoon in Vegas | Choreographer | Gary Griffin |
*Nominations: Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics, Chita Rivera Awards
New York Theater
| Venue | Production | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| NY City Center ENCORES! | Call Me Madam | Choreographer | Casey Hushion |
| Hey Look Me Over! | Choreographer | Marc Bruni | |
| Paint Your Wagon | Choreographer | Marc Bruni | |
| Metropolitan Opera | Eurydice | Choreographer | Mary Zimmerman |
| Shakespeare in the Park | The Tempest | Choreographer | Michael Greif |
| Signature Theatre NYC | Piece of My Heart: The Bert Berns Story* | Director/Choreographer | — |
| MCC Theater | Coraline | Choreographer | Leigh Silverman |
| Actors Fund of America | Best Little Whorehouse in Texas | Choreographer | Mark Hoebee |
| A Wonderful Life | Choreographer | Carl Andress | |
| On the 20th Century | Choreographer | Peter Flynn | |
| Charles Busch & Julie Halston … | Choreographer | Carl Andress | |
| Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS | Broadway Bares | Director (4 years) | — |
*Lucille Lortel nomination & Callaway Finalist
Film/Television
| Project | Role | Company |
|---|---|---|
| The Kennedy Center Honors | Choreographer | CBS |
| Sex and The City 2 | Choreographer | New Line Cinema |
| Rosie Live! | Choreographer | NBC |
Commercial list on request
Regional Theater
| Venue | Production | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Kennedy Center | Bye Bye Birdie | Choreographer | Marc Bruni |
| Guys and Dolls1 | Choreographer | Marc Bruni | |
| How To Succeed… | Choreographer | Marc Bruni | |
| Paper Mill Playhouse | Chasing Rainbows2 | Director/Choreographer | — |
| Holiday Inn | Choreographer | Gordon Greenberg | |
| Mary Poppins | Choreographer | Mark Hoebee | |
| Honeymoon in Vegas | Choreographer | Gary Griffin | |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie | Choreographer | Mark Hoebee | |
| The Full Monty | Choreographer | Mark Hoebee | |
| Damn Yankees | Choreographer | Mark Hoebee | |
| Smokey Joe’s Cafe | Choreographer | Mark Hoebee | |
| High School Musical | Choreographer | Mark Hoebee | |
| Meet Me in St Louis | Choreographer | Mark Hoebee | |
| Williamstown Theatre Fest | A Funny Thing Happened… | Choreographer | Jessica Stone |
| Johnny Baseball | Choreographer | Gordon Greenberg | |
| She Loves Me | Choreographer | Nicholas Martin | |
| Signature Theatre | A Chorus Line | Choreographer | Matt Gardiner |
| Crazy For You3 | Choreographer | Matt Gardiner | |
| The Muny, St. Louis | Sister Act | Director/Choreographer | — |
| Bring It On | Director | Jenn Webber (chor) | |
| Chicago4 | Director/Choreographer | — | |
| The Wiz | Director | Camille A. Brown (chor) | |
| A Chorus Line | Director/Choreographer | — | |
| 42nd Street5 | Director/Choreographer | — | |
| Grease | Director/Choreographer | — | |
| Holiday Inn | Choreographer | Gordon Greenberg | |
| Spamalot | Director/Choreographer | — | |
| Pirates! | Choreographer | Gordon Greenberg | |
| Goodspeed Musicals | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Director/Choreographer | — |
| Holiday Inn | Choreographer | Gordon Greenberg | |
| Band Geeks | Choreographer | Gordon Greenberg | |
| LA Opera | Eurydice | Choreographer | Mary Zimmerman |
| Chicago Lyric Opera | The Sound of Music | Choreographer | Marc Bruni |
| Goodman Theatre | The Music Man | Choreographer | Mary Zimmerman |
| Maltz Jupiter Theatre | Oliver | Director/Choreographer | — |
| Chicago | Director/Choreographer | — | |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie6 | Choreographer | Mark Hoebee | |
| La Cage Aux Folles | Choreographer | Mark Martino | |
| The Boyfriend7 | Choreographer | Mark Martino | |
| Huntington Theatre | Pirates! | Choreographer | Gordon Greenberg |
| She Loves Me | Choreographer | Nicholas Martin | |
| Hartford Stage | The Flamingo Kid8 | Choreographer | Darko Tresnjak |
| The Marriott Theatre | Hello, Dolly! | Director/Choreographer | — |
| Holiday Inn | Director/Choreographer | — | |
| Honeymoon in Vegas | Choreographer | Gary Griffin | |
| Yale Repertory Theatre | POP! | Choreographer | Mark Brokaw |
| Dallas Theater Center | Moonshine: That Hee Haw Musical | Choreographer | Gary Griffin |
| 5th Ave Theatre | Mary Poppins | Director/Choreographer | — |
| Elf | Choreographer | Eric Ankrim | |
| Damn Yankees | Choreographer | Mark Hoebee | |
| York / Park Theater, London | Rothschild and Sons | Choreographer | Jeff Moss |
| Old Globe Theatre | Some Lovers | Choreographer | Will Frears |
| Asolo Rep | Crazy For You | Director/Choreographer | — |
| Luck Be A Lady | Choreographer | Gordon Greenberg | |
| North Carolina Theatre | Legally Blonde | Director/Choreographer | — |
| Nerds | Choreographer | Marc Bruni | |
| Cape Playhouse | Hairspray | Choreographer | Mark Martino |
| Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Choreographer | Mark Martino | |
| Thoroughly Modern Millie | Choreographer | Mark Martino | |
| North Shore Music Theatre | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Choreographer | Mark Martino |
| Ford’s Theatre | Liberty Smith | Choreographer | Matt August |
| Bucks County Playhouse | She Loves Me | Director/Choreographer | — |
- Best Touring Musical, Helen Hayes Award ↩︎
- Best Musical, 2019 Broadway World Award ↩︎
- Helen Hayes Award Winner ↩︎
- Best Direction, Choreography, Musical ↩︎
- St. Louis Critics Circle Award ↩︎
- Carbonell Award – Best Choreography ↩︎
- Carbonell Award – Best Choreography ↩︎
- CT Critics Circle Award – Best Choreo ↩︎
Tours
| Production | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday Night Fever | Choreographer | Jeff Moss |
| My Fair Lady (US, China, Singapore) | Choreographer | Jeff Moss |
| Damn Yankees | Choreographer | Jeff Moss |