Margo sappington biography

American choreographer and dancer (born )

Margo Sappington (born July 30, in Baytown, Texas) is an American choreographer and dancer. ^[1][2] She was nominated in for both a Tony Award as Best Choreographer and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography for her work on the play Where's Charley?.

In , her ballet Virgin Forest was the subject of an award-winning documentary by PBS. In she received a Lifetime Achievement Award for choreography from the Joffrey Ballet.

Career

Sappington joined the Joffrey Ballet in at the personal invitation of founder Robert Joffrey.^[1]

In , she co-wrote, choreographed, and performed in the original off-Broadway revue Oh!

Calcutta! ,^[3] and, in , she choreographed Weewis, her first ballet.^[1][2][4]

In , in recognition of her work in the Broadway revival of Where's Charley?, she received nominations for both a Tony Award for Best Choreograph Margo Sappington - IMDb BOMA