Neal Kenyon
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Neal Kenyon was an American theatre director, choreographer, and actor.
Born in Hammond
, Indiana
, Kenyon graduated from Louisiana State University
with a degree in theatre. He began his career working in television, and then made his off-Broadway
stage debut in 1958 in The Boy Friend
.
He directed and choreographed both off-Broadway and Broadway shows in the 1970s. He then began a teaching career, at Florida State University
(FSU) in Sarasota, Florida from 1976 to 1981, and then at FSU in Tallahassee.
Kenyon received the Drama Desk Award
for directing the off-Broadway musical Dames at Sea
.
Born in Hammond
Hammond, Indiana
Hammond is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area. The population was 80,830 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hammond is located at ....
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, Kenyon graduated from Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, most often referred to as Louisiana State University, or LSU, is a public coeducational university located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The University was founded in 1853 in what is now known as Pineville, Louisiana, under the name...
with a degree in theatre. He began his career working in television, and then made his off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway theater is a term for a professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue that appears in such a venue, and which adheres to related trade union and other contracts...
stage debut in 1958 in The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend
The Boy Friend is a musical by Sandy Wilson. The musical's original 1954 London production ran for 2,078 performances, making it briefly the third-longest running musical in West End or Broadway history until it was surpassed by Salad Days...
.
He directed and choreographed both off-Broadway and Broadway shows in the 1970s. He then began a teaching career, at Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
(FSU) in Sarasota, Florida from 1976 to 1981, and then at FSU in Tallahassee.
Kenyon received the Drama Desk Award
Drama Desk Award
The Drama Desk Awards, which are given annually in a number of categories, are the only major New York theater honors for which productions on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway compete against each other in the same category...
for directing the off-Broadway musical Dames at Sea
Dames at Sea
Dames at Sea is a musical with book and lyrics by George Haimsohn and Robin Miller and music by Jim Wise.The musical is a parody of large, flashy 1930s Busby Berkeley-style movie musicals in which an understudy steps into a role on Broadway and becomes a star...
.
External links
- Neal Kenyon at the Internet off-Broadway DatabaseLortel ArchivesThe Lortel Archives, or the Internet Off-Broadway Database is an online database that catalogues theatre productions shown off-Broadway.The archives are named in honor of actress and theatrical producer Lucille Lortel.-See also:...
- Internet Broadway Database listing