2016 Musical Theatre Dance Guest Choreographer
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Jason Wise is the Director and Choreographer of National Lampoon’s Full House the Musical, starring Perez Hilton, which opened in Toronto, Canada and is currently running off-Broadway in New York City. His recent choreography credits include American Showstoppers: Irving Berlin, Bayside! The Musical!, Lifetime’s Dance Moms (Season 5), See What I Wanna See, Showgirls: The Musical, The Wolf at Theater Raleigh, and 50th Anniversary Concert of Fiddler on the Roof. Wise is the former resident choreographer at Ellen’s Stardust Diner, home of New York’s world-famous singing wait staff. Wise has been a faculty member at Broadway Dance Center New York, National Ballet School of Toronto, The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, Pineapple Performing Arts School in London, and as a guest teacher for Joffrey Ballet School in New York. As a performer, Wise has been in the U.S. national tour of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, and over 800 performances of Cats. His television and film credits include The Normal Heart on HBO, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Amazing Spider Man 2, Smash on NBC, and Pan Am on ABC. His mentor is ten-time Tony Award recipient Tommy Tune.