Broadway choreography

Who choreographed Pal Joey?

Robert Alton was credited for the choreography recognized by the Tony Award.

1 choreography award1 nominationFirst honored 1952

Choreography awards for Pal Joey

YearAwardChoreographerResult
1952Tony AwardRobert AltonWon

Productions are listed under the year of the award; revivals can bring new choreography — and new nominations — for the same show.

About the show

Pal Joey is a 1940 musical with a book by John O'Hara and music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The musical is based on a character and situations O'Hara created in a series of short stories published in The New Yorker, which he later published in novel form. The title character, Joey Evans, is a manipulative small-time nightclub performer whose ambitions lead him into an affair with the wealthy, middle-aged and married Vera Simpson. It includes two songs that have become standards: "I Could Write a Book" and "Bewitched (Bothered And Bewildered)".

The original 1940 Broadway production was directed by George Abbott and starred Vivienne Segal and Gene Kelly. Though it received mixed reviews, the show ran for 10 months, the third-longest run of any Rodgers and Hart musical. There have been several revivals since, including a 2008–09 Broadway run, and a 1957 film adaptation starring Frank Sinatra, Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak.

From the Wikipedia article “Pal Joey (musical)”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Award data from Wikipedia lists of Tony, Drama Desk and Olivier choreography awards (CC BY-SA 4.0).