| 词条 | Alan Johnson (choreographer) |
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|name = Alan Johnson |birth_date = {{birth date|1937|02|18}} |birth_place = Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, U.S. |death_date = {{death date and age|2018|07|07|1937|02|18}} |death_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. |occupation = Director, Choreographer |years_active = 1957–2018 }}Alan Johnson (February 18, 1937 – July 7, 2018)[1] was a three-time Emmy Award-winning American choreographer, best known for his work on Mel Brooks films and for restaging Jerome Robbins' original choreography in live productions of West Side Story in the United States and internationally. Johnson was linked to West Side Story since making his Broadway debut in the show in 1957.[2] He brought the West Side Story dance style into the mainstream when he choreographed several GAP clothing commercials in 2000. This commercial earned him an American Choreography award. Along with the GAP/WestSide advertisements, Johnson also choreographed commercials for Dubonnet and Freixenet Champagne. Relationship with Mel BrooksJohnson choreographed musical numbers in several Brooks films, such as the infamous "Springtime for Hitler" number in The Producers, the "Spanish Inquisition" dance number from the film, History of the World, Part I and "Puttin' On the Ritz" in Young Frankenstein. Johnson also directed Brooks in the 1983 film To Be or Not to Be.[2] FilmographyAs choreographer
As director
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/WEST-SIDE-STORY-Choreographer-Alan-Johnson-Passes-Away-20180708|title=Choreographer Alan Johnson Passes Away|first=Stephanie|last=Wild|website=broadwayworld.com|access-date=July 9, 2018}} 2. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/alan-johnson-choreographer-for-broadway-and-mel-brooks-dies-at-81/2018/07/10/964a4ca0-844b-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html|title=Alan Johnson, choreographer for Broadway and Mel Brooks, dies at 81|publisher=The Washington Post|location=Washington, D.C.|date=July 10, 2018|accessdate=2018-07-11|author=Harrison Smith}} External links
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