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Alan Johnson

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Biography

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Alan Johnson (Ridley Park, PA) is an award winning choreographer, best known for his work on Mel Brooks films and for restaging Jerome Robbins original choreography in live productions of West Side Story in the United States and internationally. Johnson has been linked to West Side Story since making his Broadway debut in the show in 1957. Johnson brought the West Side Story dance style into the mainstream when he choreographed several Gap commercials in 2000. This commercial earned him an American Choreography award. Along with the GAP/WestSide advert, Alan also choreographed commercials for Dubonnet and Freixenet Champagne. He has worked with such pe...

Best known work

Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
1974
History of the World: Part I
History of the World: Part I
1981
The Producers
The Producers
1968
To Be or Not to Be
To Be or Not to Be
1983
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
Night Court
Night Court
1984
Solarbabies
Solarbabies
1986
The World's Greatest Lover
The World's Greatest Lover
1977
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels
1996
The Making of 'The Producers'
The Making of 'The Producers'
2002

Filmography

  1. 2009

    Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition

    as Self

  2. 2002

  3. 1996

  4. 1996

  5. 1986

    Solarbabies

    Director

  6. 1984

    Night CourtTV

    as Agent

  7. 1983

  8. 1981

    History of the World: Part I

    Associate Producer, Choreographer

  9. 1980

  10. 1980

  11. 1977

  12. 1977

  13. 1977

  14. 1975

  15. 1974

  16. 1974

    Blazing Saddles

    Choreographer

  17. 1972

  18. 1970

    George M!

    Choreographer

  19. 1968

    The Producers

    Choreographer

  20. 1956

    Tony AwardsTV

    Choreographer

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