Steven Hoggett | |
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| Born | (1971-11-30)30 November 1971 (age 53) |
| Occupation | Choreographer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
Steven Hoggett (born 30 November 1971) is a Britishchoreographer andmovement director. He has won anOlivier Award as well as anObie Award, has been nominated four times for aDrama Desk Award and three times for aTony Award.
Hoggett was brought up nearHuddersfield, England. As a youth, he participated in the Huddersfield Choral Society Youth Choir and held jobs atBoots UK and a restaurant.[1] He studied atSwansea University,[1] where he studied literature.[2]
Hoggett gained early experience at a workshop with Volcano Theatre Company, based in Swansea.[3] He then founded a physical theatre company inWales called Frantic Assembly, with his friend and fellow student Scott Graham.[3] The company's first production was a 1994 revival ofJohn Osborne's classicLook Back in Anger, in which Hoggett directed, produced, and performed.[2]
The company staged numerous productions in their early years, especially at theEdinburgh Fringe Festival. Their unique blend of theatre and movement began to attract attention, and soonFrantic Assembly were producing large scale touring work and collaborating with some of the UK's biggest theatre companies.[3] Hoggett would go on to direct and choreograph several shows for the company, including "Beautiful Burnout" (with theNational Theatre of Scotland), an adaptation of Shakespeare'sOthello, "pool, no water", "Stockholm", and "Little Dogs" (withNational Theatre Wales).[3]
He first worked with childhood friendJohn Tiffany while Tiffany was Associate Director at theTraverse Theatre, Edinburgh on a production ofGregory Burke'sThe Straits in 2003.[2]
The pair then went on to collaborate on what would be their biggest success to date,Gregory Burke'sBlack Watch, which was first produced by theNational Theatre of Scotland at theEdinburgh Festival Fringe in 2006[4]
The piece was an instant success, and would garner Hoggett theLaurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer at the2009 Laurence Olivier Awards,[1] along with a slew of other awards. The show undertook several extremely successful international tours, including a stint at theSt. Ann's Warehouse in Brooklyn, which would lead to Hoggett working on many new productions in the USA.[3] These includedAmerican Idiot,Peter and the Starcatcher andOnce, the musical adaptation of the hit independent film, directed byJohn Tiffany.[5]
Once earned more Tony nominations (11) than any other production for the 2011–12 season.[6] He also received a 2012Obie Award special citation (along withOnce colleagues Tiffany and Martin Lowe).[7][8]
His other recent productions include choreography for theNational Theatre production ofThe Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time (with Scott Graham), which garnered the pair an Olivier nomination.[9] With Tiffany, an adaptation of the Swedish vampire novelLet The Right One In for the National Theatre of Scotland,[10] Tony Nominated Fight Choreography forRocky The Musical[11] andSting's newmusical,The Last Ship.[12]
Hoggett provided choreography for an animated sequence in theDreamWorks feature filmHow To Train Your Dragon 2.[13]
On 26 June 2015, it was announced that he would be working on the Harry Potter stage playThe Cursed Child with long time collaboratorJohn Tiffany.[14][15] He went on to be nominated for the2017 Laurence Olivier Award for best choreography for his work on the production.[16][17] The production transferred to Broadway in April 2018.[18]
Steven married Kyle Callicott in March 2016.[citation needed]
| Start year | Production | Role | Company / Venue | Notes and awards |
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| 2006 | Black Watch | Choreographer | National Theatre of Scotland | * Won - 2009Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer |
| 2010 | Beautiful Burnout | Director & Choreographer, with Scott Graham | Frantic Assembly / National Theatre Scotland | * Nominated - 2011Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography |
| 2010 | American Idiot | Choreographer | Broadway / US tour | * Nominated – 2010 Astaire Award for Outstanding Choreographer of a Broadway Show |
| 2011 | Peter and the Starcatcher | Movement | Broadway / US tour | * Nominated – 2011 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography
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| 2011 | Once | Movement | NYTW / Broadway / West End | * Nominated – 2012Tony Award, 2012 Astaire Award, 2012 Outer Critics Circle Award for Choreography, 2010–2011 Joe A. Callaway Award for Outstanding Choreography
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| 2012 | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time | Choreography, with Scott Graham | National Theatre / West End / Broadway | * Nominated – 2013 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreographer, with Scott Graham
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| 2013 | The Glass Menagerie | Movement | American Repertory Theatre / Broadway | |
| 2013 | The Light Princess | Choreography | National Theatre | |
| 2013 | What's It All About? Bacharach Reimagined akaClose to You | Director | NYTW /Menier Chocolate Factory / West End | |
| 2013 | Let the Right One In | Associate Director with John Tiffany | National Theatre of Scotland / West End /St. Ann's Warehouse | |
| 2014 | Rocky the Musical | Fight Choreography | Stage Entertainments Hamburg / Broadway |
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| 2014 | The Last Ship | Choreography | Broadway |
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| 2015 | Brooklynite | Choreography | Vineyard Theatre | |
| 2015 | The Twits | Associate Director/Movement | Royal Court | |
| 2016 | The Crucible | Movement | Broadway | |
| 2016 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Movement Director | West End / Broadway |
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| 2017 | Joan of Arc: Into the Fire | Choreographer | Public Theatre | |
| 2017 | Pinocchio | Associate Director | National Theatre / Disney Theatrical | |
| 2019 | The Ocean at the End of the Lane | Movement Director | Royal National Theatre | |
| 2023 | Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street | Choreographer | Broadway | * Nominated – 2023Tony Award[19] |
