Kathleen Marshall

Early life, career

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Marshall graduated from Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1980 and Smith College in 1985. She worked in the Pittsburgh theatre scene when she was younger, performing with such companies as Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera. She began her Broadway career as an assistant to her brother Rob, the choreographer of Kiss of the Spider Woman, in 1993. The two also collaborated on She Loves Me (1993), Damn Yankees (1994), Victor/Victoria (1995) and Seussical (2000). She was the artistic director for the Encores! series of staged musical revivals from 1996 through 2000. During that time, she choreographed The Boys from Syracuse, Li'l Abner and Call Me Madam and both directed and choreographed Babes in Arms and Wonderful Town.

Marshall was a judge on the NBC reality series Grease: You're the One That I Want!. Viewers' votes selected the stars of the August 2007 Broadway revival of Grease, which she directed and choreographed.

The Encores! production of Wonderful Town transferred to Broadway in November 2003 and ran until January 2005, with both direction and choreography by Marshall. She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and Best Choreography, and won for Best Choreography. She was the director and choreographer of the Broadway revival of Pajama Game which opened in February 2006 and which was the Broadway acting debut of Harry Connick Jr.

Marshall directed and choreographed a Broadway revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes beginning in April 2011, with Sutton Foster starring as Reno Sweeney. Marshall was nominated for the Tony Award for both directing and choreography and won for choreography. She was the director and choreographer of the musical Nice Work If You Can Get It which opened on Broadway in April 2012.

She directed the musical adaptation of the film, Ever After, for Papermill Playhouse’s 2015-16 season.

She directed the new television movie of Once Upon a Mattress which was broadcast on ABC in December 2005.

In 2021, Marshall served as the director and choreographer for the London revival of Anything Goes at the Barbican Theatre. For her work in the production, she won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer.

In 2023, Marshall directed and choreographed the world premiere of Sinatra: The Musical at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

Personal life

In February 2009, Marshall received the Smith College Medal in honor of her work.

Marshall and Scott Landis, a producer and former agent, were married in September 2009. They have two children, Ella and Nathaniel, twins, who were born in May 2010.

Stage productions

Source: Internet Broadway Database

• Swinging on a Star (1995) – choreographer
• 1776 (1997) – choreographer
• Kiss Me, Kate (1999) – choreographer
• Ring Round the Moon (1999) – choreographer
• Follies (2001) – choreographer
• Wonderful Town (2003) – director/choreographer
• Little Shop of Horrors (2003) – choreographer
• Two Gentlemen of Verona (2005) - director/choreographer, Public Theater
• The Pajama Game (2006) – director/choreographer
• Grease (2007) director/choreographer
• Calvin Berger (2010) director/choreographer, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Anything Goes (2011) director/choreographer
• Nice Work If You Can Get It (2012) director/choreographer
• In Transit, (2016) director/choreographer
• Anything Goes (2021) director/choreographer, Barbican Theatre
• Sinatra: The Musical (2023) director/choreographer, Birmingham Repertory Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

References

1. (2005). "The Art of the American Musical: Conversations with the Creators". Rutgers University Press.
2. Conner, Lynne (2007). ''Pittsburgh In Stages: Two Hundred Years of Theater''. University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. 204. {{ISBN. 978-0-8229-4330-3.
3. Rawson, Christopher. (August 22, 2007). "Two Marshalls win Governor's Awards for the Arts". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
4. Christopher Rawson. (January 31, 2006). "City native Kathleen Marshall continually lands directing jobs". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
5. Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/53402-Kathleen-Marshall-Steps-Down-From-Encores-Viertel-is-New-Artistic-Director "Kathleen Marshall Steps Down From Encores!, Viertel is New Artistic Director"], ''playbill.com'', June 9, 2000 {{webarchive. link. (October 21, 2012)
6. "GREASE to Close on Broadway January 4, 2009".
7. [[Simonson, Robert]]. [https://www.playbill.com/article/wonderful-wonderful-murphy-goes-on-the-town-as-bernstein-revival-opens-on-broadway-nov-23-com-116486 "Wonderful, Wonderful: Murphy Goes on the Town as Bernstein Revival Opens on Broadway, Nov. 23"], ''playbill.com'', November 23, 2003
8. Hernandez, Ernio.[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/86126-Two-for-Tony-and-Tony-for-Two-Kathleen-Marshall-Brian-MacDevitt-and-Tony-Kushner-Earn-Double-Nominations "Two for Tony and Tony for Two: Kathleen Marshall, Brian MacDevitt and Tony Kushner Earn Double Nominations"], ''playbill.com'', May 16, 2004 {{webarchive. link. (October 21, 2012)
9. Simonson, Robert and Jones, Kenneth, [https://www.playbill.com/article/hey-there-the-pajama-game-is-played-once-more-on-broadway-com-131003 "Hey There: 'The Pajama Game' Is Played Once More on Broadway"], ''playbill.com'', February 23, 2006
10. Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/149578-Bon-Voyage-Anything-Goes-With-Sutton-Foster-and-Joel-Grey-Opens-on-Broadway "Bon Voyage! 'Anything Goes', With Sutton Foster and Joel Grey, Opens on Broadway"], ''playbill.com'', April 7, 2011 {{webarchive. link. (June 13, 2011)
11. Jones, Kenneth, [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/151725-War-Horse-Book-of-Mormon-Anything-Goes-Normal-Heart-Win-2011-Tony-Awards "''War Horse'', ''Book of Mormon'', ''Anything Goes'', ''Normal Heart'' Win 2011 Tony Awards"] {{webarchive. link. (June 14, 2011, ''Playbill.com'', June 12, 2011)
12. [http://broadwayworld.com/article/Kathleen-Marshall-to-Helm-Broadway-Bound-EVER-AFTER-Musical-20120515 "Kathleen Marshall to Helm Broadway-Bound EVER AFTER Musical"], ''broadwayworld.com'', May 15, 2012
    - [http://playbill.com/news/article/165992-Kathleen-Marshall-Will-Direct-Broadway-Debut-of-Ever-After-Based-On-1998-Cinderella-Film "Kathleen Marshall Will Direct Broadway Debut of Ever After, Based On 1998 Cinderella Film"], ''playbill.com'' {{webarchive. link. (2012-05-18)
13. [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/96831-Once-Upon-a-Mattress-Directed-by-Kathleen-Marshall-Airs-on-ABC-TV-Dec-18 "'Once Upon a Mattress,' Directed by Kathleen Marshall, Airs on ABC-TV Dec. 18"], ''playbill.com'', December 18, 2005 {{webarchive. link. (October 21, 2012)
14. Gans, Andrew. (2021-08-04). "Sutton Foster Is Reno Sweeney in London's Anything Goes, Opening August 4 at the Barbican".
15. Sullivan, Lindsay. (2021-08-04). "Anything Goes, Starring Sutton Foster, Extends Run in London".
16. Hall, Margaret [https://www.playbill.com/article/eddie-redmayne-and-cabaret-win-big-at-the-2022-olivier-awards-see-the-complete-list-of-winners "Eddie Redmayne and Cabaret Win Big at the 2022 Olivier Awards; See the Complete List of Winners"], ''playbill.com'', April 10, 2022
17. Copage, Eric V, [https://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/fashion/weddings/04vows.html "Vows. Kathleen Marshall and Scott Landis"], ''The New York Times'', October 1, 2009
18. [http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=1296 "Kathleen Marshall Listing"] accessed June 14, 2011
19. Simonson, Robert, [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/94694-Two-Gentlemen-of-Verona-Opens-Before-the-Ladies-and-Gentlemen-of-New-York-City-Aug-25 "'Two Gentlemen of Verona' Opens Before the Ladies and Gentlemen of New York City Aug. 25"], ''playbill.com'', August 25, 2005 {{webarchive. link. (December 19, 2011)
20. Gans, Andrew,[http://www.playbill.com/news/article/132385-Kathleen-Marshall-to-Direct-George-Streets-Calvin-Berger "Kathleen Marshall to Direct George Street's 'Calvin Berger'"], ''playbill.com'', August 31, 2009 {{webarchive. link. (October 21, 2012)
21. Jones, Kenneth, [http://www.playbill.com/news/article/165219-Nice-Work-the-New-Gershwin-Musical-Starring-Matthew-Broderick-and-Kelli-OHara-Opens-on-Broadway Nice Work, the "New" Gershwin Musical Starring Matthew Broderick and Kelli O'Hara, Opens on Broadway"], ''playbill.com'', April 24, 2012 {{webarchive. link. (April 26, 2012)
22. Gans, Andrew, [http://www.playbill.com/article/in-transit-new-a-cappella-musical-begins-broadway-previews# " 'In Transit', New A Cappella Musical, Begins Broadway Previews"], ''playbill.com'', November 10, 2016