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'''Christopher Chadman''' (born circa 1948 – April 30, 1995) was an American [[dancer]] and [[choreographer]] who was nominated for [[Tony Award|Tony]], [[Drama Desk]], and [[Outer Critics Circle Award]]s and was the winner of the [[Fred Astaire]] Award for his choreography for the 1992 revival of ''[[Guys and Dolls (musical)|Guys and Dolls]]''.<br />
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Born in the [[Bronx]], Chadman studied at the [[High School of Performing Arts]] and made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in 1968 in the ensemble of ''[[Darling of the Day]]'', then went on to perform in ''[[Applause (musical)|Applause]]'', ''[[The Rothschilds (musical)|The Rothschilds]]'', ''[[Pippin (musical)|Pippin]]'', ''[[A Chorus Line]]'', and ''[[Rockabye Hamlet]]''. He was elevated to star billing when he played the title role in the 1976 revival of ''[[Pal Joey (musical)|Pal Joey]]''. Much of the role of "Greg" in ''A Chorus Line'' was based on his life experiences.<ref>''What They Did for Love: The Untold Story Behind the Making of A Chorus Line''. Flynn, Denny Martin. Bantam, New York, 1989. {{ISBN|0-553-34593-1}}</ref><br />
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Chadman collaborated with [[Bob Fosse]] on ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'', ''[[Dancin']]'', and ''Big Deal''. On his own he choreographed ''[[Merlin (musical)|Merlin]]'', a [[nightclub]] act for [[Chita Rivera]], ''[[Peter Allen (musician)|Peter Allen]] and [[The Rockettes]]'' at [[Radio City Music Hall]], and a [[New York City Center]] concert version of ''[[Fiorello!]]'', conceived and staged three concerts for [[Michael Feinstein]], and created dance sequences for ''[[The Sisters Rosensweig]]''.<br />
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Chadman's film credits include ''[[The Flamingo Kid]]'', ''[[The Muppets Take Manhattan]]'', and ''[[Scenes from a Mall]]''.<br />
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Chadman died of complications from [[AIDS]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite news|author= Jennifer Dunning|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/05/03/obituaries/christopher-chadman-dancer-and-stage-choreographer-47.html?|title=Christopher Chadman, Dancer And Stage Choreographer, 47|work=[[The New York Times]]|date= May 3, 1995|page=D21}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IBDB name|14401}}<br />
*{{IMDb name|0149458}}<br />
*[https://archive.today/20130414070929/http://www.artistswithaids.org/artforms/dance/catalogue/chadman.html Artists with Aids entry]<br />
*[http://archives.nypl.org/the/18845 Christopher Chadman papers, 1970-1993], held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, [[New York Public Library for the Performing Arts]]<br />
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