Joshua Bergasse

Joshua Alexandre Bergasse (born March 6, 1973) is an American choreographer and dancer. He has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography for his work on the TV show, Smash. He has choreographed a number of Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the 2014 revival of On the Town (his first Tony Award nomination for Best Choreography), the Off-Broadway revival of Rodgers and Hart’s I Married an Angel, and the Broadway production of Smash, the latter which gave him his second Tony Award nomination for Best Choreography in 2025.

Early life Joshua Bergasse was born on March 6, 1973, and grew up in Farmington Hills, Michigan. He attended his mother's dance studio and later taught there. He says he was influenced by Bob Fosse, Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Hermes Pan, and Michael Kidd.

Career At age 22, Bergasse auditioned for the national tour of West Side Story during a vacation in New York City. He was offered the role of Baby John and was a member of the tour for two years. After the tour ended, he stayed in New York to continue working as a dancer. He earned a Drama Desk, an Astaire, and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for his choreography in Cagney. His other choreographic credits include West Side Story at the Stratford Festival, Little Me at City Center Encores!, It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman at City Center Encores!, Pirates of Penzance at Barrington Stage Co., Guys and Dolls at Carnegie Hall, and The Sound of Music at Carnegie Hall.

After serving as choreographer for Smash, the NBC sitcom, Bergasse choreographed the Broadway premiere of the musical production in 2025, which garnered him his second Tony Award nomination for Best Choreography.

Personal life In November 2012, Bergasse met Sara Mearns when she was auditioning for a featured dancing role on Smash. After five years of dating, they got engaged on Valentine's Day. They were married on November 3, 2018, in Sunset Beach, North Carolina. They have worked on projects together since their marriage such as Rodgers and Hart's I Married an Angel. 1997 The Life Ensemble Broadway, Ethel Barrymore Theatre 2002 Hairspray Swing Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre 2004 Movin' Out Ensemble U.S. National Tour 2014 On the Town

Broadway, Lyric Theatre 2015 Gigi Broadway, Neil Simon Theatre

Cagney Off-Broadway, Westside Theatre Sweet Charity Off-Broadway, The Pershing Square Signature Center 2017 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Broadway, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre 2018 Smokey Joe's Cafe Off-Broadway, Stage 42 2019 I Married an Angel Off-Broadway, New York City Center Encores! 2021 A Crossing Playwright Regional, Barrington Stage Company

Smash

Broadway, Imperial Theatre Joy Off-Broadway, Laura Pels Theatre Bull Durham Regional, Paper Mill Playhouse

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