A Month of Mormon Day 15: Choreographer Casey Nicholaw on Making Mormons Dance
by Broadway.com Staff • May 27, 2011
May is Mormon month at Broadway.com as we continue our daily The Book of Mormon video series. In today's entry, the show's Tony-nominated director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw discusses the impressive, old-fashioned Broadway dance moves featured in the musical. While choreographing the show, Nicholaw tapped into Mormon's usual cheery disposition to create "bubbly, optimistic" dances. He also reveals why he wasn't afraid to occasionally pull from "cheesy theme-park choreography." From dancing devils, marching missionaries and top hats and tails, take a look at what the Mormon team has to say about their fancy footwork below!
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