Gillian Gregory is an English
dance
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r and
choreographer
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for
stage and screen. She won the
Tony Award for Best Choreography for the
Broadway musical
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* Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance
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''
Me and My Girl
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'' at the
41st Tony Awards. She has worked extensively as a choreographer for film and television. She was the choreographer for the films ''
Mahler
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'' (1974), ''
Tommy'' (1975), ''
Bugsy Malone'' (1976),
[Billman, p. 344] ''
Queen Kong'' (1976),
''
Valentino'' (1977),
''
Quadrophenia'' (1979),
''
There Goes the Bride'' (1980),
''
Reds'' (1981),
''
Shock Treatment'' (1981),
''
Pink Floyd – The Wall
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'' (1982),
''
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi'' (1983), ''
Privates on Parade'' (1983), ''
Top Secret!'' (1984),
and ''
Déjà Vu
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'' (1985).
She was also the assistant choreographer for ''
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
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'' (1975).
[Michaels & Evans, p. 366] She has choreographed episodes for television series ''
The Mike Reid Show'', ''
The Lively Arts'', ''
Wogan'', ''
The Innes Book of Records'', ''
Thompson'', and ''
Campion''.
See also
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The Dance Centre
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
English choreographers
English women choreographers
English female dancers
Modern dancers
Musical theatre choreographers
Tony Award winners
People from Shrewsbury
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