# Kathleen Marshall

Kathleen Marshall (born September 28, 1962) is an American director, choreographer, and creative consultant.

## 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

| Year | Award ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 1996 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Swinging on a Star | Nominated |
| 2000 | Tony Award | Best Choreography | Kiss Me, Kate | Nominated |
| 2000 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Choreography | Kiss Me, Kate | Nominated |
| 2000 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Choreography | Kiss Me, Kate | Nominated |
| 2001 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Choreography | Follies | Nominated |
| 2002 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Theatre Choreographer | Kiss Me, Kate | Nominated |
| 2003 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Choreography | The Music Man | Nominated |
| 2004 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Musical | Wonderful Town | Nominated |
| 2004 | Tony Award | Best Choreography | Wonderful Town | Won |
| 2004 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Wonderful Town | Nominated |
| 2004 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Choreography | Wonderful Town | Won |
| 2004 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Best Director of a Musical | Wonderful Town | Nominated |
| 2004 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Choreography | Wonderful Town | Won |
| 2006 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Musical | The Pajama Game | Nominated |
| 2006 | Tony Award | Best Choreography | The Pajama Game | Won |
| 2006 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Director of a Musical | The Pajama Game | Nominated |
| 2006 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Choreography | The Pajama Game | Won |
| 2006 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Best Director of a Musical | The Pajama Game | Nominated |
| 2006 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Choreography | The Pajama Game | Won |
| 2011 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Musical | Anything Goes | Nominated |
| 2011 | Tony Award | Best Choreography | Anything Goes | Won |
| 2011 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Anything Goes | Nominated |
| 2011 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Choreography | Anything Goes | Won |
| 2011 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Best Director of a Musical | Anything Goes | Nominated |
| 2011 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Choreography | Anything Goes | Won |
| 2011 | Astaire Awards | Outstanding Choreographer in a Broadway Show | Anything Goes | Nominated |
| 2012 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Musical | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Nominated |
| 2012 | Tony Award | Best Choreography | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Nominated |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Nominated |
| 2012 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Choreography | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Best Director of a Musical | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Nominated |
| 2012 | Outer Critics Circle Award | Outstanding Choreography | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Nominated |
| 2012 | Astaire Awards | Outstanding Choreographer in a Broadway Show | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Nominated |
| 2022 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Director | Anything Goes | Nominated |
| 2022 | Laurence Olivier Awards | Best Theatre Choreographer | Anything Goes | Won |