Donald Saddler

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Donald Saddler

Born January 24, 1920(1920-01-24)
Van Nuys, California, USA
Occupation Choreographer, dancer

Donald Saddler (born January 24, 1920) is an American choreographer, dancer, and theatre director.

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Biography

Born in Van Nuys, California, Saddler studied dance at an early age to regain his strength after a bout of scarlet fever. He spent his school vacations at the MGM studios, eventually dancing in the chorus of movie musicals such as Rosalie (1937).

Saddler was an original member of the American Ballet Theatre, appearing in Gizelle, Pillar of Fire, and Fancy Free before heading overseas to serve in World War II. When he returned, he decided to forego ballet in favor of Broadway musicals, appearing in High Button Shoes (1947) and two 1950 revues, Dance Me a Song and Bless You All, before winning his first assignment as a choreographer for Wonderful Town in 1953.

In 1958, Saddler won critical acclaim for his choreography for a Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival "dance drama" adaptation of Sherwood Anderson's Winesburg, Ohio, in which he also performed.

Sadler has directed Together on Broadway: Mary Martin and Ethel Merman, George Abbott: Celebration, and I Hear Music of Frank Loesser and Friends, a concert featuring the composer's widow, Jo Sullivan.

His choreographic work for feature films includes April in Paris, Young at Heart, By the Light of the Silvery Moon, and Radio Days. For television he staged the dance routines for Verna: U.S.O. Girl, a presentation of the PBS series Great Performances starring Sissy Spacek and William Hurt.

In 2001, at the age of 81, Saddler was featured in the Broadway revival of Follies, performing the adagio with fellow dance veteran Marge Champion.

Stage credits

Awards and nominations

Awards
  • 1953 Tony Award for Best Choreographer – Wonderful Town
  • 1971 Tony Award for Best Choreography – No, No, Nanette
  • 1971 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – No, No, Nanette
  • 1984 Dance Magazine Lifetime Achievement Award
  • 2006 Capezio Dance Lifetime Achievement Award
Nominations
  • 1975 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – Good News
  • 1973 Tony Award for Best Choreography – Much Ado About Nothing
  • 1977 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – The Robber Bridegroom
  • 1983 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography – On Your Toes
  • 1983 Tony Award for Best Choreography – On Your Toes

References

  • Time writers (21 July 1958). "Terrible Town", Time. Retrieved on 13 August 2008. 

External links


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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography

Grover Dale (1969) · Ron Field (1970) · Michael Bennett / Donald Saddler (1971) · Patricia Birch / Jean Erdman (1972) · Bob Fosse (1973) · Patricia Birch (1974) · George Faison (1975) · Bob Avian / Michael Bennett (1976) · Peter Gennaro (1977) · Bob Fosse (1978) · Bob Avian / Michael Bennett (1979) · Tommy Tune (1980) · Gower Champion (1981) · Tommy Tune / Thommie Walsh (1983) · Bob Fosse (1986) · Michael Smuin (1988) · Tommy Tune (1990) · Tommy Tune (1991) · Susan Stroman (1992) · Wayne Cilento (1993) · Jane Elliott / Kenneth MacMillan (1994) · Savion Glover (1996) · Ann Reinking (1997) · Garth Fagan (1998) · Matthew Bourne (1999) · Susan Stroman (2000) · Susan Stroman (2001) · Susan Stroman (2002) · Twyla Tharp (2003) · Kathleen Marshall (2004) · Jerry Mitchell (2005) · Kathleen Marshall (2006) · Andy Blankenbuehler (2007) · Rob Ashford (2008)
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Tony Award for Best Choreography

Agnes de Mille / Michael Kidd (1947) · Jerome Robbins (1948) · Gower Champion (1949) · Helen Tamiris (1950) · Michael Kidd (1951) · Robert Alton (1952) · Donald Saddler (1953) · Michael Kidd (1954) · Bob Fosse (1955) · Bob Fosse (1956) · Michael Kidd (1957) · Jerome Robbins (1958) · Bob Fosse (1959) · Michael Kidd (1960) · Gower Champion (1961) · Joe Layton (1962) · Bob Fosse (1963) · Gower Champion (1964) · Jerome Robbins (1965) · Bob Fosse (1966) · Ron Field (1967) · Gower Champion (1968) · Joe Layton (1969) · Ron Field (1970) · Donald Saddler (1971) · Michael Bennett (1972) · Bob Fosse (1973) · Michael Bennett (1974) · George Faison (1975)
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