Rob Ashford

Director

ROB ASHFORD was recently appointed an Associate Director at London’s Donmar Warehouse in London. His various Donmar and West End credits include: the Olivier Award-winning A Streetcar Named Desire starring Rachel Weisz (Olivier nomination, Best Revival); Parade (Olivier nominations for Direction and Choreography); Evita(Olivier nomination); Guys and Dolls (Olivier nomination) and Thoroughly Modern Millie(Olivier nomination). National Theatre credits include A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Once in a Lifetime. He is director and choreographer of the current Broadway revival of Promises, Promises (Tony nomination, Best Choreography) starring Sean Hayes and Kristin Chenoweth. Other Broadway credits include: Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony Award, Best Choreography); The Wedding Singer (Tony nomination); Curtains (Tony nomination); Cry-Baby (Tony nomination); Other credits include Parade (Mark Taper Forum); Candide (English National Opera, La Scala, Milan, Chatelet, Paris); Tenderloin; Bloomer Girl; A Connecticut Yankee… and Pardon My English (Encores!). He provided choreography for the film Beyond the Sea directed by and starring Kevin Spacey. Mr. Ashford won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for his work on the “81st Annual Academy Awards”.