Want to burn 8,000 calories every day?
Just get Warren Carlyle to choreograph a show for you. He put Hugh Jackman through his paces in “The Music Man” and now, Carlyle says, the"X-Men's" Wolverine can eat anything he wants.
One of the biggest shows of the year, “Music Man” has a cast of 46, including 21 young actors making their Broadway debuts. “It feels like the golden age to me,” Carlyle says. Online videos, which show the Tony winner rehearsing with his young charges, demonstrate his technique. “Over the years I’ve developed a good bedside manner. I’m trying to get that person to do something I want them to do. And the kindness is genuine. I genuinely do love them.”Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Because it heated up during rehearsals, much was put on hold.
Although the British native started as a dancer in the West End, he quickly transitioned to choreography. “If anyone needed choreography for a Broadway Bares or an Easter Bonnet show, I was always the one to go to. It’s my natural place. One of my first memories as a child was listening to music and imagining people dancing. I connect music and dance.”
The result, however, is a Tony nomination for Best Choreography, and a friendship with Sutton Foster that Carlyle cherishes. “She always knows what to do with her body. She’s just magnificent; she has been a great connector for the show. She looks right into your eyes and right into your soul. She has been the secret sauce .”