Karen Bruce
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Karen Bruce is an actor
, dance
r, director and choreographer.
Karen is currently working on STRICTLY COME DANCING 2011, having choreographed on the second series of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE for the BBC. Karen won an Olivier Award for her Choreography of Pacific Overtures
at the Donmar Warehouse
. She is notable for her award-nominated choreography for the Take That
musical, Never Forget
, directing and choreographing the UK productions of Footloose The Musical and Fame on tour and in the West End.
PLACE OF BIRTH = Billericay.
Theatre credits include:
As Director / Choreographer: MIDNIGHT TANGO (Director/Choreographer, UK tour 2010/2011); STRICTLY COME DANCING – THE PROFESSIONALS (UK tour); FOOTLOOSE (West End/ UK tour/ South Africa); SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (Associate director/ choreographer, West End/ UK tour/ Australia/ Singapore/ Korea/ South Africa/ Spain); FAME (Shaftesbury Theatre/ UK tour); THE WEDDING SINGER (UK tour) and OLIVER (Bermuda).
As Choreographer: PACIFIC OVERTURES (Donmar Warehouse, Olivier Award Best Choreographer); NEVER FORGET (Savoy Theatre/ UK tour); THE PRODUCERS (Stage Entertainment, Spain); BRIGHTON ROCK (Almeida); FAR PAVILIONS (West End); ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (No 1 UK tour); DR DOLITTLE (UK tour); A CHORUS LINE and SWEET CHARITY (both Sheffield Crucible with SWEET CHARITY winning the TMA Best Musical award); CHESS (Budapest); Opening Ceremony at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
r, director and choreographer.
Karen is currently working on STRICTLY COME DANCING 2011, having choreographed on the second series of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE for the BBC. Karen won an Olivier Award for her Choreography of Pacific Overtures
Pacific Overtures
Pacific Overtures is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, a libretto by John Weidman, and additional material by Hugh Wheeler. The musical is set in 1853 Japan and follows the difficult Westernization of Japan, through the lives of two friends caught in the change...
at the Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse is a small not-for-profit theatre in the Covent Garden area of London, with a capacity of 251.-About:Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, the theatre has presented some of London’s most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical...
. She is notable for her award-nominated choreography for the Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
musical, Never Forget
Never Forget (musical)
Never Forget is a jukebox musical with a book written by Guy Jones and Ed Curtis, with screenwriter Danny Brocklehurst acting as story advisor, based on the 1990s songs of boyband Take That, written by Gary Barlow...
, directing and choreographing the UK productions of Footloose The Musical and Fame on tour and in the West End.
PLACE OF BIRTH = Billericay.
Theatre credits include:
As Director / Choreographer: MIDNIGHT TANGO (Director/Choreographer, UK tour 2010/2011); STRICTLY COME DANCING – THE PROFESSIONALS (UK tour); FOOTLOOSE (West End/ UK tour/ South Africa); SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (Associate director/ choreographer, West End/ UK tour/ Australia/ Singapore/ Korea/ South Africa/ Spain); FAME (Shaftesbury Theatre/ UK tour); THE WEDDING SINGER (UK tour) and OLIVER (Bermuda).
As Choreographer: PACIFIC OVERTURES (Donmar Warehouse, Olivier Award Best Choreographer); NEVER FORGET (Savoy Theatre/ UK tour); THE PRODUCERS (Stage Entertainment, Spain); BRIGHTON ROCK (Almeida); FAR PAVILIONS (West End); ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (No 1 UK tour); DR DOLITTLE (UK tour); A CHORUS LINE and SWEET CHARITY (both Sheffield Crucible with SWEET CHARITY winning the TMA Best Musical award); CHESS (Budapest); Opening Ceremony at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.