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Joey McKneely

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ChoreographerOn stage 19871993

Joey McKneely is an American choreographer whose Broadway credits include Smokey Joe's Cafe, The Boy from Oz, and The Wild Party; he also restaged the choreography for international productions of West Side Story.

On stage 5 productions, 6 years

1987 Roza Royale Theatre · Original · directed by Harold Prince 12 perf.
1987 Starlight Express Gershwin Theatre · Original · directed by Trevor Nunn 761 perf.
1988 Carrie Virginia Theatre · Original · directed by Terry Hands 5 perf.
1989 Jerome Robbins’ Broadway Imperial Theatre · Original 633 perf.
1993 She Loves Me Criterion Center Stage Right · Revival · directed by Scott Ellis 354 perf.

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Worked with more than once8 names

Sean Grant 2 productions
Scott Wise 2 productions
Michael Scott Gregory 2 productions
Mary Ann Lamb 2 productions
Marc Villa 2 productions
Jamie Beth Chandler 2 productions
Charlotte D’Amboise 2 productions
Charlotte D Amboise 2 productions

Both names in the same cast list, more than once. It is not evidence of a partnership — a long-running company puts the same forty people together every night — but it is where one would start looking. 4 of these names are not links because we hold no record behind them; the name is set from the identifier and its punctuation may be wrong.

Also credited on3 works

Smokey Joe's Cafe
The Boy from Oz
The Wild Party

These come off the person record, which names a work and not a production. So we can say this name is attached to the work and we cannot say which staging, or in what capacity. For a composer or a writer that is the whole career we hold; there is no cast list to find them in.

In the literature8 passages

  • Cast: Jason Alexander, Charlotte d’Amboise, Susann Fletcher, Susan Kikuchi, Michael Kubala, Robert LaFosse, Jane Lanier, Joey McKneely, Luis Perez, Faith Prince, Debbie Shapiro, Scott Wiseebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
  • With one exception, the show was cast. Joey McKneely, who is meticulous and demanding, auditioned every dancer available until he was satisfied he had the best. But why not? West Side Story is considered a dance show, and at that point I still thought it was. The leading dancing role, Anita, still hadn't been cast. The original Anita, Chi…ebooks/Laurents, Arthur/Mainly on Directing - Arthur Laurents.txt
  • Top: Sally Mayes Center: Joey McKneely (kneeling), Jonthan Freeman Left: Boyd Gainestheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1993-94 Season, v. 50 (Willis).txt
  • SMOKEY JOE’S CAFE Music/Lyrics, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; Director, Jerry Zaks; Musical Staging, Joey McKneely; Orchestrations, Steve Margoshes; Conductor/Arranger, Louis St. Louis; Music Coordinator, John Miller; Sets, Heidi Landesman; Costumes, William Ivey Long; Lighting, Timothy Hunter; Sound, Tony Meola; Hair/Make-up, Randy Hous…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1994-95 Season, v. 51 (Willis).txt
  • Music/Lyrics, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; Director, Jerry Zaks; Musical Staging, Joey McKneely; Orchestrations, Steve Margoshes; Conductor/Arranger, Louis St. Louis; Music Coordinator, John Miller; Sets, Heidi Landesman; Costumes, William Ivey Long; Lighting, Timothy Hunter; Sound, Tony Meola; Hair/Make-up, Randy Houston Mercer; Produc…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1995-96 Season, v.52 (Willis).txt
  • SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Music/Lyrics, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; Director, Jerry Zaks; Musi¬ cal Staging, Joey McKneely; Orchestrations, Steve Margoshes; Conduc¬ tor/Arranger, Louis St. Louis; Music Coordinator, John Miller; Sets, Heidi Landesman; Costumes, William Ivey Long; Lighting, Timothy Hunter; Sound, Tony Meola; Hair/Make-up, Randy…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1996-97 Season, v. 53 (Willis).txt

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