page_title: Gillian Lynne
hierarchical_section_title: Gillian Lynne
caption_attribution_description: English: The Olivier Awards held at the Royal Opera House - Gillian Lynne. Where: London, United Kingdom. When: 28 Apr 2013 Español: Gillian Lynne en los premios Olivier celebrados en la Royal Opera House en Londres, Reino Unido el 28 de abril de 2013
context_page_description: Dame Gillian Barbara Lynne, DBE was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre choreography associated with two of the longest-running shows in Broadway history, Cats and The Phantom of the Opera. At age 87, she was made a DBE in the 2014 New Year Honours List.
  The New London Theatre, where the original West End production of Cats played, was officially renamed the Gillian Lynne Theatre in 2018. This made Lynne the first non-royal woman to have a West End theatre named after her.
context_section_description: Dame Gillian Barbara Lynne, DBE (née Pyrke; 20 February 1926 – 1 July 2018) was an English ballerina, dancer, choreographer, actress, and theatre-television director, noted for her theatre choreography associated with two of the longest-running shows in Broadway history, Cats and  The Phantom of the Opera. At age 87, she was made a DBE (Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2014 New Year Honours List.
  The New London Theatre, where the original West End production of Cats played, was officially renamed the Gillian Lynne Theatre in 2018. This made Lynne the first non-royal woman to have a West End theatre named after her.
caption: Gillian Lynne at the Olivier Awards in 2013
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