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ChoreographerActor 1924–2017 On stage 19411948

Danny Daniels, (October 25, 1924 – July 9, 2017), born Daniel Giagni, Jr., was an USA choreographer, tap dancer, and dance teacher. Daniels was a featured dancer in several 1940s Broadway musicals, including Billion Dollar Baby, Street Scene, and Kiss Me, Kate. Although he continued performing during the 1950s and after, including a tour with the Agnes de Mille Dance Theatre, Daniels quickly moved into choreography for stage, film, and television. He won a Tony Award and an Astaire Award in 1984 for The Tap Dance Kid and received three more Tony nominations for High Spirits, Walking Happy, and the 1967 revival of Annie Get Your Gun. Daniels' notable film choreography credits include Pennies…

On stage 6 productions, 7 years

1941 Best Foot Forward Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Original · directed by George Abbott 326 perf.
1942 Count Me In Ethel Barrymore Theatre · Original · directed by Robert Alton 61 perf.
1945 Billion Dollar Baby Alvin Theatre · Original · directed by George Abbott 220 perf.
1947 Street Scene Adelphi Theatre · Revival · directed by Charles Friedman 148 perf.
1948 Kiss Me, Kate New Century Theatre · Original · directed by John C. Wilson 1,077 perf.
1948 Make Mine Manhattan Broadhurst Theatre · Original · directed by Hassard Short, Max Liebman 429 perf.

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Worked with more than once9 names

Stuart Langley 2 productions
Sheila Bond 2 productions
Rudy Tone 2 productions
Rosemary Schaefer 2 productions
Robert Wright 2 productions
Peggy Anne Ellis 2 productions
David Burns 2 productions
Beverly Hosier 2 productions
Anne Jeffreys 2 productions

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Also credited on4 works

All American
High Spirits
I Remember Mama
The Tap Dance Kid

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In the literature8 passages

  • But that was enough time for me to impress noted choreographer Danny Daniels, who introduced himself to me after the opening and said, “Boy, I’ve never seen anybody move like you do.” He and Aaron got me on The Fabulous Fifties , a TV special celebrating the decade that was just about to end. In one sketch, I played a shy wallflower-type…ebooks/Dyke, Dick Van/My Lucky Life in and Out of Show Business_ A Memoir - Dick Van Dyke.txt
  • Cast: Rosemary Lane, Marty May, Gil Stratton Jr., Maureen Cannon, Nancy Walker, June Allyson, Kenny Bowers, Victoria Schools, Tommy Dix, Danny Danielsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Norman Cordon, Anne Jeffreys, Polyna Stoska, Brian Sullivan, Hope Emerson, Sheila Bond, Danny Daniels, Don Saxon, Juanita Hallebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • Cast: Sid Caesar, David Burns, Sheila Bond, Joshua Shelley, Kyle McDonnell, Danny Daniels, Nelle Fisher, Ray Harrison, Jack Kilty, Larry Carrebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • In mid-August, Prince hired a choreographer for Baker Street. Various contenders were Onna White, Donald Saddler and Danny Daniels. Prince had also asked Bob Fosse to do the choreography and musical numbers but Fosse was interested only if he could also be co-director. Prince said, "I didn't see how I could share the job [of directing] ef…ebooks/Ilson, Carol/Harold Prince_ A Director's Journey - Carol Ilson.txt
  • Choreographer Graciela Daniele retained her contractual billing, but replacement Danny Daniels is given more prominent treatment. Raymond Jessel was credited on the song listing page and given a bio as additional lyricist.ebooks/Suskin, Steven/B001T4YWBO EBOK - Steven Suskin.txt

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