Chase Brock

Chase Brock is an American choreographer working in theater and concert dance.

Early life Brock is originally from East Flat Rock, North Carolina. In the late 1990s Brock attended the Broadway Theater Project, a musical theater summer intensive created by veteran actor, dancer, and choreographer Ann Reinking.

Career Theater Brock made his Broadway debut dancing in the 2000 revival of The Music Man, directed and choreographed by Susan Stroman.

As a nascent choreographer Brock assisted Reinking on the Broadway revue The Look of Love in 2003, structured around a compilation of songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. The same year he assisted choreographer Kathleen Marshall on the Broadway revival of Wonderful Town.

In 2011 Brock joined the Broadway production of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark during its extended preview period to provide additional choreography. The 2013 revival of Picnic was Brock's first Broadway credit as principal choreographer.

Brock served as choreographer for the stage adaptation of Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2014, as well as its subsequent remount at the Paper Mill Playhouse the following year and German-language productions in Stuttgart and Vienna.

Brock choreographed the 2015 tryout of the musical Waitress at American Repertory Theater, directed by Diane Paulus. Brock was replaced by Lorin Latarro when the production transferred to Broadway.

Be More Chill premiered in 2015 at Two River Theater with Brock as choreographer. In 2018 the production was remounted Off-Broadway and subsequently transferred to Broadway. Brock stayed with the show for its London debut at The Other Palace in 2020. He was scheduled to continue with the piece for a revamped production in Chicago, but the show was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 West End revival of Be More Chill featured Brock's choreography, as did the 2022 Japanese tour.

In 2019 Brock choreographed another Disney stage adaptation—this time of the animated movie Hercules—as part of The Public Theater's Public Works series. The 2023 Paper Mill Playhouse production featured choreography by Brock and Tanisha Scott.

Chase Brock Experience In 2006 Brock founded the Chase Brock Experience, a contemporary dance company showcasing his choreographic efforts.

Other projects Brock choreographed the 2010 game Dance on Broadway for Nintendo Wii.

Personal life Brock is married to conductor Rob Berman. The couple owns a railway station converted into an artist's residence.

Choreographic works Concert dance 2007: Slow Float 2008: "Dusk," "The Four Seasons," "Mission: Implausible," "Warner Variations" 2009: "After Dark," "Curious Episode," "Double Solo," "Seeing Stars," "What A Wonderful World"; "American Sadness" 2010: "Mirror, Mirror," "Testify," "Whoa, Nellie!," "Zombie" 2012: The Nutcracker 2022: Big Shot 2026: "Come Home"

Theater Year Title Venue(s) Notes Ref.2005Yank Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival New York Musical Theatre Festival 2006 Shenandoah Ford's Theater, Washington, D.C. co-choreographed with Jeff Calhoun 2008 A Little Night Music Center Stage, Baltimore This Beautiful City Studio Theatre, Washington, D.C. 2011 Lost in the Stars New York City Center Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark Foxwoods Theater, Broadway additional choreography The Blue Flower Second Stage Theater, Off-Broadway 2012 Pippin Kansas City Repertory Theatre 2013 VeniceThe Public Theater, Off-Broadway The Cradle Will Rock New York City Center The Tempest Delacorte Theater Tamar of the River Prospect Theater Company, Off-Broadway Much Ado About Nothing The Public Theater, Off-Broadway 2014 The Mysteries The Flea Theater, Off-Broadway 2014 Irma La Douce New York City Center The Winter's Tale Delacorte Theater The Hunchback of Notre Dame La Jolla Playhouse Gigantic Theatre Row, Off-Broadway 2016 The Wildness: Sky-Pony's Rock Fairy Tale Ars Nova, Off-Broadway Do I Hear a Waltz? New York City Center The Taming of the Shrew Shakespeare Theatre Company, Washington, D.C. My Fair Lady Bay Street Theater, New York 2017 A Midsummer Night's Dream Delacorte Theater Darling Grenadine Goodspeed Musicals, Connecticut 2018 Der Glöckner von Notre Dame Apollo Theater, Stuttgart Be More Chill Pershing Square Signature Center, Off-Broadway 2019 Hercules Delacorte Theater

Filmography

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref. 2013 Lucille Lortel Award Outstanding Choreographer The Blue Flower 2014 Joe A. Callaway Award Choreography Tamar of the River