Jerry Dixon is an American actor, director, lyricist, choreographer, and composer best known for his work on the Broadway stage.

Personal life

Dixon was born in

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Mario Cantone Mario Cantone (born December 9, 1959) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and singer with numerous appearances on Comedy Central including ''Chappelle's Show''. He also played Anthony Marentino in ''Sex and the City'' and Terri in ''Men In T ...

in 2011 after initially meeting in 1991. Dixon collaborated with Cantone as part of the creative team for Cantone's one-man shows ''An Evening With Mario Cantone'' and ''Laugh Whore''. In 2017, Dixon was named Artistic Director of the

Village Theatre Village Theatre is a major regional theatre located in the Seattle metropolitan area. It is a member of Theatre Puget Sound and the National Alliance for Musical Theatre. The theatre was founded in Issaquah, Washington, in 1979 and built a second lo ...

in Seattle.

Broadway Credits

Acting

*''

Once on This Island ''Once on This Island'' is a coming-of-age one-act stage musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. It is based on the 1985 novel ''My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl'' by Rosa Guy, a Caribbean-set retelling o ...

'', Daniel Beauxhomme, Oct. 18, 1990 - Dec. 1, 1991 *''

'', Daniel Beauxhomme, 2002, reunion concert *''

Five Guys Named Moe ''Five Guys Named Moe'' is a musical with a book by Clarke Peters and lyrics and music by Louis Jordan and others. The musical is based on an earlier musical short of the same name by Louis Jordan from 1943. It had its UK debut at the Cottesloe ...

'', Nomax, Apr. 8, 1992 - May 2, 1993 *''

If/Then ''If/Then'' is a musical with a libretto by Brian Yorkey and a theatrical score by Tom Kitt, directed by Michael Greif. It tells the story of a 38-year-old woman named Elizabeth who moves back to New York City for a fresh start. ''If/Then'' be ...

'', Stephen, Mar. 30, 2014 - Mar. 22, 2015

Other

*''An Evening With Mario Cantone'', Music/Lyrics/Musical supervisor, 2002 *''Laugh Whore'', Music/Lyrics/Musical supervisor/Music arrangements/Assistant Director, 2004 *''

Rock of Ages Rock of Ages may refer to: Films * ''Rock of Ages'' (1918 film), a British silent film by Bertram Phillips * ''Rock of Ages'' (2012 film), a film adaptation of the jukebox musical (see below) Music * ''Rock of Ages'' (musical), a 2006 rock ...

'', Music/Lyrics, 2009

Regional Theatre

*''Crowns'' *''

Two Gentlemen of Verona ''The Two Gentlemen of Verona'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593. It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, and is often seen as showing his first tent ...

'', director *''

The Full Monty ''The Full Monty'' is a 1997 British comedy film directed by Peter Cattaneo, starring Robert Carlyle, Mark Addy, William Snape, Steve Huison, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Barber and Hugo Speer. The screenplay was written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is s ...

'' as director/choreographer *''Take Me America'' as director *''

Show Boat ''Show Boat'' is a musical with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It is based on Edna Ferber's best-selling 1926 novel of the same name. The musical follows the lives of the performers, stagehands and dock worke ...

'' director, at the

*''

Bernarda Alba ''The House of Bernarda Alba'' ( es, La casa de Bernarda Alba) is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. Commentators have often grouped it with ''Blood Wedding'' and ''Yerma'' as a "rural trilogy". Garcia Lorca did not include ...

'', director *''Barnstomer'' at the Red Mountain Theatre Company *'' Ain't Misbehavin'' *''The Thing About Time'', director, NYC workshop *''Reunion in Bartersville'', director, NYC workshop *''Great Wall'', director,

*''Buddy's Tavern'' *''Dig

Lenny Bruce Leonard Alfred Schneider (October 13, 1925 – August 3, 1966), known professionally as Lenny Bruce, was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, and satirist. He was renowned for his open, free-wheeling, and critical style of comedy which ...

'' *''21'' *''

Ragtime (musical) ''Ragtime'' is a musical with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the 1975 novel of the same name by E.L. Doctorow. Set in the early 20th century, ''Ragtime'' tells the story of three ...

'', Coalhouse *''

Dreamgirls ''Dreamgirls'' is a Broadway musical, with music by Henry Krieger and lyrics and book by Tom Eyen. Based on the show business aspirations and successes of R&B acts such as The Supremes, The Shirelles, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, and others,Gro ...

'', Curtis *''Funked Up Fairy Tales'', director/choreographer

off-Broadway Credits

*''The River'', 1988, Acolytes/Man #1 (u/s)/Man #2 (u/s) *''

'', Daniel Beauxhomme, 1990 *'' Bright Lights, Big City'', Tad, 1999 *''

Taking a Chance on Love "Taking a Chance on Love" is a popular music, popular song from the 1940 Broadway musical ''Cabin in the Sky (musical), Cabin in the Sky''. It was introduced by Ethel Waters playing the role of Petunia Jackson both on Broadway and later in the 19 ...

'', Performer, 2000 *''The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin'', Lucas, 2000 (also jazz teacher and dance captain) *'' Tick, Tick... Boom!'', Michael, 2001 *''Newyorkers'', Performer, 2001 *''

Romantic Poetry Romantic poetry is the poetry of the Romantic era, an artistic, literary, musical and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century. It involved a reaction against prevailing Enlightenment ideas of the 18t ...

'', Frankie, 2008 *''Steve'', 2015

Film and Television Credits

TV

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Beverly Hills, 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to by its short title, ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran fo ...

'', Beach Club Director, 1 episode, 1996 *''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

'', Customer, 1 episode, 1997 *''

Law & Order ''Law & Order'' is an American police procedural and legal drama television series created by Dick Wolf and produced by Wolf Entertainment, launching the '' Law & Order'' franchise. ''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...

'', Detective Alvin Roberts, 1 episode, 2004 *''

Everwood ''Everwood'' (known as ''Our New Life in Everwood'' in the United Kingdom) is an American drama television series created by Greg Berlanti. Berlanti, Mickey Liddell, Rina Mimoun, Andrew A. Ackerman and Michael Green served as executive producer ...

'', Piano Player, 1 episode, 2005 *''

: Laugh Whore'', TV movie, 2005 (composer) *''The Broadway.com Show'', Jerry Dixon, 3 episodes, 2014 *''He's With Me'', Lyle Pressman, 2 episode, 2015 *'' Gotham'', Mr. Thatch, 1 episode, 2016

Film

*''The Peacemaker'', Sniper #2, 1997

Other Work

Dixon also teaches classes in workshopping shows, auditioning, and adapting stories. In concert form, Dixon has performed and worked with such performers as

Idina Menzel Idina Kim Menzel ( ; ; born May 30, 1971) is an American actress and singer. Particularly known for her work in musicals on the Broadway stage and having achieved mainstream success across stage, film and music, Menzel has garnered the honorif ...

Julia Murney Julia Kathleen Murney (born January 14, 1969) is an American actress and singer, also known for television commercial voice-overs. Until 2005, she was commonly known as the Broadway actress who had technically never appeared on Broadway. This wa ...

Norm Lewis Norm Lewis (born June 2, 1963) is an American actor and singer. He has appeared in Europe, on Broadway, in film, television, recordings and regional theatre. Productions that he has been involved in include '' Dessa Rose'', ''Miss Saigon'', '' T ...

LaChanze Rhonda LaChanze Sapp, known professionally as LaChanze (; born December 16, 1961), is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical in 2006 for her role as Celie Harris Johnson ...

Marin Mazzie Marin Joy Mazzie (October 9, 1960 – September 13, 2018) was an American actress and singer known for her work in musical theatre. Mazzie was a three-time Tony Award nominee, for her performances as Clara in '' Passion'' (1994), Mother in ''R ...

, and Raul Midon.

Awards and nominations

*2002

Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical The Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical is an annual award presented by Drama Desk in recognition of achievements in the theatre among Broadway, Off Broadway and Off-Off Broadway productions. The awards were established in ...

for ''tick...tick...BOOM!'' (nominated)

References

* http://www.playbillvault.com/Person/Detail/1097/Jerry-Dixon *http://www.jerrydixon.com/#!about/c10fk *http://www.jerrydixon.com/#!theatre/c234g *http://www.jerrydixon.com/#!video/c1knb *http://www.jerrydixon.com/#!concert/c15qv *http://www.jerrydixon.com/#!current/c1j2j *http://www.jerrydixon.com/#!services/c15ya

External links

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