Nick Winston is an English director and choreographer working in theatre, opera and film.

Life and career

Winston directed ''Bonnie & Clyde in Concert'' at the

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane The Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, commonly known as Drury Lane, is a West End theatre and listed building, Grade I listed building in Covent Garden, London, England. The building faces Catherine Street (earlier named Bridges or Brydges Street) an ...

, starring Jeremy Jordan, followed by ''Bonnie & Clyde'' at The Arts Theatre in 2022 and a subsequent production at the

Garrick Theatre The Garrick Theatre is a West End theatre, located in Charing Cross Road, in the City of Westminster, named after the stage actor David Garrick. It opened in 1889 with ''The Profligate'', a play by Arthur Wing Pinero, and another Pinero play, ...

in 2023. His second collaboration with composer

Frank Wildhorn Frank Wildhorn (born November 29, 1958) is an American composer of both musicals and popular songs. His musical ''Jekyll & Hyde (musical), Jekyll & Hyde'' ran for four years on Broadway. He also wrote the hit song "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" for ...

was ''

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'', which had a concert premiere at the

London Palladium The London Palladium () is a Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street, London, in Soho. The theatre was designed by Frank Matcham and opened in 1910. The auditorium holds 2,286 people. Hundreds of stars have played there, many wit ...

in September 2023, followed by a run at the Lyric Theatre. His previous credits as director and choreographer include ''

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'' (London Palladium, 2022); ''Chess'' (Drury Lane, 2022); ''

Shrek the Musical ''Shrek the Musical'' is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation film ''Shrek'', along with elements of its sequels: ''Shrek 2'', '' Shrek Forever After' ...

'' (Eventim Apollo; UK Tour, 2023); '' Fame'' (Peacock Theatre; Troubadour; UK tour, 2019); ''

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'' (Hope Mill Theatre, 2019); ''Rock of Ages'' (UK tour, 2018 and 2021); ''Club Tropicana'' (UK tour, 2019); ''

The Wedding Singer ''The Wedding Singer'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Frank Coraci, written by Tim Herlihy, and produced by Robert Simonds and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, and Christine Taylor, and tells th ...

'' (Troubadour, 2020; UK tour, 2017); ''

We Will Rock You "We Will Rock You" is a song by the British rock band Queen from their 1977 album '' News of the World'', written by guitarist Brian May. ''Rolling Stone'' ranked it number 330 of " The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" in 2004, and the RIAA it p ...

'' (world tour, 2022); '' Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story'' (Artscape, Cape Town, 2023); ''An American in Paris'' (National Theatre, Linz, 2018); ''

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'' (Tokyo, 2020); ''

Guys and Dolls ''Guys and Dolls'' is a musical theater, musical with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. It is based on "The Idyll of Miss Sarah Brown" (1933) and "Blood Pressure", which are two short stories by Damon Run ...

''; ''

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'' (2022); '' Half a Sixpence'' (2022); ''

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'' (Kilworth House, 2019); ''Bugsy Malone'' and Shakespeare's ''

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'' (Curve, 2017). Winston's work as choreographer includes '' Pippin'' at the Charing Cross Theatre (2021), ''Annie'' at the

Piccadilly Theatre The Piccadilly Theatre is a West End theatre located at the junction of Denman Street and Sherwood Street, near Piccadilly Circus, in the City of Westminster, London. It opened in 1928. In its early years the theatre presented a wide range of ...

(2017); the original West End production of '' Loserville'' (2012) in

West Yorkshire Playhouse Leeds Playhouse is a theatre in the city centre of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It opened in 1990 in the Quarry Hill area of the city as the West Yorkshire Playhouse, successor to the original Leeds Playhouse, and was rebranded in June 2018 ...

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, and then at the Garrick, which received an

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nomination for Best New Musical; Druids’ production of ''Waiting for Godot'', which toured America and played a season at the

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in New York; ''Kiss Me Kate'' at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and

Jonathan Dove Jonathan Dove (born 18 July 1959) is an English composer of opera, choral works, plays, films, and orchestral and chamber music. He has arranged a number of operas for English Touring Opera and the City of Birmingham Touring Opera (now Birm ...

's ''

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'' for

Opera North Opera North is an English opera company based in Leeds. The company's home theatre is the Leeds Grand Theatre, but it also presents regular seasons in several other cities, at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, the Lowry Centre, Salford Quays a ...

Grand Theatre, Leeds The Grand Theatre, also known as Leeds Grand Theatre and Leeds Grand Theatre and Opera House, is a theater (building), theatre and opera house in Briggate, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It seats approximately 1,500 people. Building It was ...

(2010) and other opera companies. Winston directed a 2022 film adaptation of his own musical, '' Tomorrow Morning'' (Amazon). He directed ''The Royal Variety Show'' in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales, hosted by

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for ITV in 2017. His other work on screen includes ''Miranda: My Such Fun Celebration'' (

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, 2019); ''Sondheim at 80'' starring Dame Judi Dench (

), ''Shakespeare Live: From the RSC'' (BBC) and ''The Diplomat'' (

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). Winston is directing the original production of '' Burlesque the Musical'', based on the 2010 film, set to open at

Manchester Opera House The Opera House in Quay Street, Manchester, England, is a 1,920-seater commercial touring Theatre (structure), theatre that plays host to touring Musical theatre, musicals, ballet, concerts and a Christmas pantomime. It is a Grade II listed buil ...

in June 2024.Gans, Andrew
"Todrick Hall and More Join Cast of World Premiere of ''Burlesque'' Musical"
''Playbill'', 7 February 2024 Winston lives in Northampton with his two children Sophie & Luke Winston.

Productions

Director and choreographer

Choreographer / movement director

Opera

Television and film

References

External links

NickWinston.com
* Twitter

* https://www.thestage.co.uk/opinion/2016/mark-shenton-10-best-uk-choreographers-right-now/ * http://thetheatricals.blogspot.com/2017/07/an-interview-with-nick-winston.html * Musical Theatre Interview

* Broadway World Interview

* IMD

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