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LUIS PEREZ was a principal dancer with The Joffrey Ballet for seven years before switching to Broadway. Since then he has performed in 11 Broadway shows, including Chicago, Man of La Mancha (1992, 2002), Phantom of the Opera, Jerome Robbins' Broadway, Passion, West Side Story, Ain't Broadway Grand, Grand Hotel, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Brigadoon and Dangerous Games. He has also performed extensively in Off-Broadway and regional productions. His TV and film work includes several daytime serials, Cosby, Murder Mystery and the film, Everyone Says I Love You. As a choreographer, his credits include the Broadway shows Man of La Mancha, starring Brian Stokes Mitchell and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio; The Civil War, directed by Jerry Zaks; and was fight director on Wild Party, Marie Christine, and Dangerous Games. Off-Broadway, he choreographed Open Hearts, written and starring Robby Benson, Thunder Knocking..., The Spitfire Grill, Carson McCullers, and Light Years. Other notable productions are Pokemon Live! (director, choreographer) at Radio City Music Hall, Venecia for George Street Playhouse starring Chita Rivera, The Threepenny Opera at ACT starring Bebe Neuwirth, and Don't Stop the Carnival (choreographer), written by Jimmy Buffet and Herman Wouk. For film, Mr. Perez choreographed Random Hearts, starring Harrison Ford, Liberty Heights starring Bebe Neuwirth and Joe Montegna, and several commercials.
Bio as of June, 2007.
American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include:
Working in the Theatre (video)
Playwright, Director and Choreographer - April, 2003 - Watch now.
Internet Broadway Database Listing (IBDB.com)
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