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John Carrafa

American choreographer

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About John Carrafa

John Carrafa was a choreographer, television actor, film actor, film director, television director and film screenwriter.

John Carrafa is a two time Tony-Nominated and Emmy-Nominated choreographer and director. His work appears in over 160 episodes of television, 28 feature films and nine Broadway productions as well as countless Off-Broadway and regional theater productions. He is currently series choreographer of HBO's The Gilded Age (now in Season 4) and Only Murders In The Building (now in season 5) and recently completed principal photography in New York on a new untitled feature film starring Stephen Merchant and Cameron Diaz.

He currently lives and works in New York City, Los Angeles California and London, England.

Broadway and theater Love! Valour! Compassion! - Off-Broadway (1994) Broadway (1995) Dirty Blonde - Off-Broadway (2000) and Broadway (2001) Urinetown - Off-Broadway (2001) and Broadway (2002) A Little Night Music - Kennedy Center Sondheim Celebration, 2002 Into The Woods - Broadway (2002) Dance of the Vampires - Broadway (2003) Good Vibrations - Broadway (2005)

Filmography Brain Donors - (1992) Love! Valour! Compassion! - (1997) The Last Days of Disco - (1998) The Thomas Crown Affair - (1999) The Polar Express - (2004) Who's The Top? - (2005) The Other Guys - (2010) Something Borrowed - (2011)

Television

Sex and The City - (1999) Big Love - (2010) Ugly Betty - (2009) Blue Bloods - (2011) The Big C - (2012) Elementary - (2012) Nashville - (2013) Nurse Jackie - (2013) Last Week Tonight - (2019)

Awards

World Dance Award for Feature Film - (2012) Director of Best Musical Daegu International Theater Festival - *"Academy" (2010) Honorable Mention Best Director NYMF - *"Academy" (2009) Joseph Jefferson Award - *"Animal Crackers" (2009) Nomination Media Choreography Honors - for *"The Polar Express" (2005) Dora Award - *"Urinetown" (2004) Drama Desk - *"Urinetown" (2001) Nomination Lucille Lortel Award - *"Urinetown" (2001) Outer Critics Circle Award - *"Urinetown" (2001) Nomination Tony Award - *"Urinetown" (2002) Nomination Tony Award - *"Into The Woods" (2002) Nomination

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Important facts

Awards
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Choreographer

Frequently asked questions

Who was John Carrafa?

American choreographer

What was John Carrafa's occupation?

John Carrafa was a choreographer, television actor, film actor, film director, television director and film screenwriter.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: John Carrafa

· Wikidata: Q16727848

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