The Music Man
and the entire company shines in Denis Jones’s wittily elaborate dance sequences, especially Hill’s slyly seductive “Marian the Librarian.”
Goodman’s colorful, clever ‘Music Man’ gives Marian’s journey its due
The show, pleasantly stuffed with production numbers, boasts lots of clever choreography from Denis Jones
Theater Review: “The Flamingo Kid” — An Amiable Throwback
Denis Jones’s lively choreography is another production highlight. Jones may be the most promising rising choreographer in the business
Review: 'The Flamingo Kid A New Musical' at Hartford Stage
Denis Jones (TOOTSIE on Broadway) makes his mark with inspired choreography in his debut at Hartford Stage and there is not a weak dancer on the stage
TOOTSIE: A MAN PLAYING A MAN PLAYING A WOMAN PLAYING A
… while Denis Jones (Honeymoon in Vegas) provides the sterling choreography. A dance combination from the show-within-the-show’s director/choreographer—“bounce bounce bounce bounce, Fosse arm, Fosse arm” etc.—is so outlandishly successful that they manically repeat it several times. Word to the wise: don’t rush out early in the curtain call.
Broadway Review: ‘Tootsie’
From the gaudy Renaissance costumes (by William Ivey Long) to the over-the-top choreography (from Denis Jones), the creatives nail it.
Tootsie, with Santino Fontana, gets all dressed up for Broadway: EW review
The score, by Tony winner David Yazbek (The Band’s Visit), and choreography by Denis Jones are light and lively.
CALL ME MADAM: POLITICAL SATIRE 70 YEARS LATER, WITHOUT ETHEL MERMAN
But it’s the ministrations of choreographer Jones (of Holiday Inn and Honeymoon in Vegas) that most delight the crowd. Let us add that two hapless Local 802 members are pulled from their saxophones and forced downstage in Tyrolean hats to play ocarinas, and I can’t imagine that the lowly mouth organ has ever received such repeated roars from the house on every blessed note.
'Call Me Madam': Theater Review
Denis Jones' choreography, spoofing everything from ballroom dancing to old-world European folk dances, is consistently inventive
'Holiday Inn' at the Marriott: A year of holidays all lead up to that Irving Berlin song 'White Christmas'
Director/choreographer Denis Jones re-creates his original Broadway staging for Marriott’s in-the-round configuration with brio and wit. In particular, “Shaking the Blues Away,” in which all manner of holiday paraphernalia gets put to creative choreographic use (including strands of Christmas lights used as jump ropes) is exhilarating.
THEATRE REVIEWS: Holiday Inn
Directed and superbly choreographed by Denis James, this show is filled with great music: “Blue Skies”, “Heat Wave”, , “Marching Along With Time”, “Let’s Take An Old Fashioned Walk”, “Cheek To Cheek”, and of course “White Christmas”. This is just a sampling of the powerful score. There is a number in the second act, “Let’s Say It With Firecrackers”/ Song of Freedom” that will knock your sox off! It is a show-stopper .
Pre-Broadway Review: ‘Tootsie’ the Musical
The choreography, from Denis Jones, a series of bounces and gyrations, gets satirized by Rogers’ Carlisle early and then makes those movements charming for the best number of the evening, a “Producers”-like tribute to the jittery excitement of opening night.
In the boffo Broadway-bound 'Tootsie,' Dorothy sings
Still, “Tootsie” gets so very much right. It’s by far the best of this recent crop of Chicago tryouts: I’ve surely never seen a musical comedy so deliciously lampoon the familiar tropes of Broadway choreography (choreographer Denis Jones has both guts and self-awareness) and, by being so palpably warmhearted, it avoids causing any offense in an era much changed from 1982. No easy feat, that.
‘Tootsie’ Musical Review
A big highlight of the show was Denis Jones’s bursting choreography that was executed flawlessly by the talented ensemble and kept the show fast and fluid.
Review: ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ at the Kennedy Center
How to Succeed is a strong ensemble show, and the choreography (Denis Jones) of numbers like “Coffee Break,” “Been a Long Day,” “Paris Original,” “The Pirate Dance,” and “Brotherhood of Man” – the latter brought down the house near the show’s conclusion — is lively, fun, and precise.
Theatre Review: ‘How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying’ at The Kennedy Center
Though there are hardly down moments to speak of, the highlights come mostly from the peppy ensemble numbers. Choreographer Denis Jones has done an excellent job utilizing the space and designing numbers that pop as much as the score.
Review: ‘Crazy for You’ at Signature Theatre
Signature Theatre’s new production of Crazy for You brings with it the warm heart and high spirits of the original. Denis Jones has re-choreographed the show to fit the Signature space, and he and director Matthew Gardiner cleverly utilize every inch of that space, with the action often spilling uproariously into the aisles.
This performance of ‘A Chorus Line’ at The Muny is unforgettable
Virtuoso director-choreographer Denis Jones has lovingly remastered the groundbreaking classic into an unforgettable theatrical experience of spellbinding moments and stirring musical numbers.
The Muny's Inspired Version of 'A Chorus Line' Adds Luster to the Show's Polished History: Musical Review
Director and choreographer Denis Jones once again weaves his musical magic with a sizzling, scintillating and superior rendition of the show that has been called “The Best Musical. Ever.”
The Muny gives a fresh interpretation to ground-breaking ‘Chorus Line’
Things get dusty if you don’t brush them off now and then, and Jones has brushed and polished “A Chorus Line” with genuine insight.