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John Heawood

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Choreographer 1920–1995

John Heawood (1920–1995) was a British choreographer who staged the dances for The Boy Friend (1954) and Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure.

Also credited on2 works

The Boy Friend
Joyce Grenfell Requests the Pleasure . . .

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In the literature3 passages

  • Direction : Vida Hope; Producers : Cy Feuer and Ernest G. Martin; Choreography : John Heawood; Scenery and Costumes : Reginald Woolley (New York Supervising Designers: Robert Mackintosh for Costumes; Feder for Scenery and Lighting); Musical Direction : Anton Coppola (conducting the orchestra of Paul McGrane and His Bearcats)ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : Laurier Lister; Producers : Producers Theatre (A Laurier Lister Production) and Lyn Austin and Thomas Noyes; Choreography : Wendy Toye, John Heawood, Alfred Rodriguez, Beryl Kaye, Paddy Stone, Peter Hamilton, and Irving Davies; Scenery : Scenic supervision by Paul Morrison; décor (and costumes) by Joan and David de Bethel, Vic…ebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : John Fearnley; Producer : Ron Rawson; Choreography : John Heawood; Scenery and Lighting : Peter Dohanos; Costumes : Paul Morrison; Musical Direction : George Bauerebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt

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