Nick Winston
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:BLP sources Nick Winston is an English director and choreographer working in theatre, opera and film.
Life and career
Winston directed Bonnie & Clyde in Concert at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, starring Jeremy Jordan, followed by Bonnie & Clyde at The Arts Theatre in 2022 and a subsequent production at the Garrick Theatre in 2023.[1][2] His second collaboration with composer Frank Wildhorn was Death Note, which had a concert premiere at the London Palladium in September 2023,[3] followed by a run at the Lyric Theatre.[4]
His previous credits as director and choreographer include The Secret Garden (London Palladium, 2022); Chess (Drury Lane, 2022); Shrek the Musical (Eventim Apollo; UK Tour, 2023); Fame (Peacock Theatre; Troubadour; UK tour, 2019); Mame (Hope Mill Theatre, 2019); Rock of Ages (UK tour, 2018 and 2021); Club Tropicana (UK tour, 2019);[5] The Wedding Singer (Troubadour, 2020; UK tour, 2017); We Will Rock You (world tour, 2022);[6][7] Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story (Artscape, Cape Town, 2023); An American in Paris (National Theatre, Linz, 2018); Chess (Tokyo, 2020); Guys and Dolls;Template:When? Carousel (2022); Half a Sixpence (2022); Cats (Kilworth House, 2019); Bugsy MaloneTemplate:When? and Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream (Curve, 2017).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Winston's work as choreographer includes Pippin at the Charing Cross Theatre (2021),[8] Annie at the Piccadilly Theatre (2017);[9] the original West End production of Loserville (2012) in West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds,[10] and then at the Garrick,[11] which received an Olivier Award nomination for Best New Musical;[12] Druids’ production of Waiting for Godot, which toured America and played a season at the Lincoln Center in New York; Kiss Me Kate at the Théâtre du Châtelet in ParisTemplate:When? and Jonathan Dove's The Adventures of Pinocchio for Opera North at Grand Theatre, Leeds (2010) and other opera companies.[13]
Winston directed a 2022 film adaptation of his own musical, Tomorrow Morning (Amazon).[14] He directed The Royal Variety Show in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales, hosted by Miranda Hart for ITV in 2017. His other work on screen includes Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration (BBC, 2019); Sondheim at 80 starring Dame Judi Dench (BBC),Template:When? Shakespeare Live: From the RSC (BBC)Template:When? and The Diplomat (Netflix).Template:When?Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Winston is directing the original production of Burlesque the Musical, based on the 2010 film, set to open at Manchester Opera House in June 2024.[15]
Winston lives in Northampton with his two children Sophie & Luke Winston.
Productions
Director and choreographer
Choreographer / movement director
Opera
Television and film
References
External links
- NickWinston.com
- Twitter: [1]
- https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/2016/mark-shenton-10-best-uk-choreographers-right-now/
- http://thetheatricals.blogspot.com/2017/07/an-interview-with-nick-winston.html
- Musical Theatre Interview: [2]
- Broadway World Interview: [3]
- IMDb [4]
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- ↑ Philpott, Maryam. "Death Note the Musical in Concert – London Palladium", The Reviews Hub, 22 August 2023
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- ↑ "Club Tropicana The Musical –2019 Tour Dates", LondonTheatre1, October 11, 2018
- ↑ Bunoan, Vladimir. "Theater Review: We Will Rock You Is a Kind of Magic", ABS-CBN News, 5 November 2022
- ↑ Wild, Stephi. "We Will Rock You Announces All-South African Cast", BroadwayWorld, 31 August 2022
- ↑ Vale, Paul. "Pippin: 'Vibrant choreography'", The Stage, 6 July 2021
- ↑ Felperin, Leslie. "‘Annie: Theater Review", The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2017
- ↑ Brennan, Clare. "Loserville – Review", The Guardian, 30 June 2012
- ↑ "Loserville posts early closing notices for 5 Jan 2013", London Theatre, 10 November 2012
- ↑ "Hats off to Best New Musical", Official London Theatre, 26 April 2013
- ↑ Finch, Hilary. "The Adventures of Pinocchio at the Grand Theatre, Leeds", The Times, 18 September 2010
- ↑ Beasley, Tom. "Movie Review – Tomorrow Morning (2022)" Flickering Myth, 2 September 2022
- ↑ Gans, Andrew. "Todrick Hall and More Join Cast of World Premiere of Burlesque Musical", Playbill, 7 February 2024