| 词条 | Baayork Lee |
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| name = Baayork Lee | image = Baayork Lee 2014 Photo by Lia Chang.jpg | caption = Baayork Lee received the 2014 Paul Robeson Citation Award, presented by Actors’ Equity Foundation, at the beginning of AEA’s membership meeting on October 10, 2014, at the Actors Equity Building in New York. | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|5}} | birth_place = New York, New York | occupation = Actress, Singer, Dancer, Choreographer, Theatre Director, Author | years active = 1951–present | notable awards = 2003 Lifetime Achievement Asian Woman Warrior Award, 2014 Paul Robeson Citation Award]}} Baayork Lee (born December 5, 1946) is an American actress, singer, dancer, choreographer, theatre director, and author. Early life and careerLee was born in New York City's Chinatown, to an Indian mother and Chinese father. She started dancing at an early age, and she made her Broadway debut at the age of five as Princess Ying Yawolak in the original production of The King and I in 1951. Yul Brynner, the original king, was like a second father to her. After she outgrew the show, she first collected unemployment at age eight. With further dance study in ballet, modern, and afro-Cuban, she appeared in George Balanchine's original production of The Nutcracker, where she met another idol, ballerina Maria Tallchief, whom she hoped to emulate.[1] While attending the High School for Performing Arts, she met fellow student Michael Bennett. Around the same time, she appeared in Flower Drum Song, in which she was taught to walk in high heels. When reaching her full height of four feet, ten inches (147 cm), her dreams of becoming a ballerina were dashed because she was deemed too short. Though she was offered a scholarship to Juilliard, Lee instead chose to further her career. Her Broadway appearances included Mr. President, Golden Boy, and Here's Love. Her next three shows were all choreographed by her old friend, Michael Bennett: A Joyful Noise, Henry, Sweet Henry, and Promises, Promises. In the last one, she performed the famous dance number "Turkey Lurkey Time" (with Donna McKechnie and Margo Sappington). Lee was dance captain for Promises, Promises, and recreated the choreography for subsequent touring productions, starting her future path as choreographer. In 1973, she travelled to Israel to film Norman Jewison's version of Jesus Christ Superstar. A Chorus Line and Michael BennettIn 1973, she appeared in Bennett's Seesaw and was featured opposite Tommy Tune. Again assisting with the choreography, if Bob Avian was Bennett's right hand, Lee had become his left. In 1975, Lee was invited by Michael Bennett to participate in the workshops from which A Chorus Line was developed. The character of Connie Wong was, in large part, based upon her life. Her bubbly and vibrant energy[2] and "dynamo" personality were reflected in her brief solo, although Lee reports her mother disliked her daughter's singing. Lee laughingly blamed the notes written for her to sing. (Her "Four foot, ten" solo, long missing from the album, was finally heard on a re-release in the late 1990s). Along with the cast, she won the 1976 Theatre World Award for Ensemble Performance for the show. Over the years she has directed or choreographed more than thirty-five international productions of the musical, including the most recent Broadway revival in 2006. Fifteen years later, along with cast member Thommie Walsh and Robert Viagas, she documented the evolution of A Chorus Line in the book On the Line: the Creation of A Chorus Line, published in 1990. The 2008 feature documentary "Every Little Step" chronicles the casting process of A Chorus Line's 2006 revival, which was choreographed by Lee, and, in the course of the film, the saga of the original production is re-told as well, through the use of old film clips and revealing interviews from the original collaborators, including Lee. Lee had become one of Bennett's closest collaborators, and she helped develop the choreography in many of his shows. Choreography and directing careerStarting in the 1970s, Lee stepped out on her own choreographing Where's Charley? in New Jersey. Since then, she has directed national and international tours of The King & I, Bombay Dreams, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella, Barnum, Porgy and Bess, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Carmen Jones. She was Associate Choreographer for Tommy Tune. She also has choreographed several productions for the Washington National Opera at the Kennedy Center. She also choreographed the ill-fated An American Fable when Kenny Ortega was fired during rehearsals. Other projects include becoming a talent scout for Tokyo Disneyland, opening a musical theater school in Seoul, South Korea, and producing. In 2018, she choreographed New York City Center's Gala production of A Chorus Line, [3] and will direct and choreograph Rodgers and Hammerstein’s South Pacific for City Springs Theatre Company (Sandy Springs, Georgia) in 2019.[4] AwardsLee was the recipient of the 2003 Lifetime Achievement Asian Woman Warrior Award from Columbia College Chicago.[5] Lee received the 2014 Paul Robeson Citation Award presented by the Actors’ Equity Foundation.[6] On April 25, 2017, The Tony Awards Administration Committee announced that Lee[7][8][9] will be honored for her longstanding commitment to future generations of artists through her work with the National Asian Artists Project (NAAP) and theatre education programs around the world. She will receive the 2017 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award, honoring a member of the theater industry for their significant contributions to charitable causes. She is a co-founder of NAAP, a company that showcases the work of Asian-American theatre artists through performance, outreach, and educational programming. See also
References1. ^Revivals: Cinderella Story: The New Yorker 2. ^Baayork Lee, Q&A Interview: Broadway.com Buzz 3. ^McPhee, Ryan. "Tony Yazbeck, Melanie Moore, Jay Armstrong Johnson, More to Star in 'A Chorus Line' at New York City Center" Playbill, October 18, 2018 4. ^[https://citysprings.com/events/south-pacific/ South Pacific] citysprings.com 5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://web3.colum.edu/press_releases/archives/005262.php |title=Columbia College Chicago : Asian and Asian American Women in Spotlight as Columbia College Celebrates Women Warriors |access-date=2007-09-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602234034/http://web3.colum.edu/press_releases/archives/005262.php |archive-date=2008-06-02 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 6. ^Gans, Andrew. "Original A Chorus Line Star Is Recipient of 2014 Paul Robeson Citation Award" Playbill, October 7, 2014 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/news/articles/2017-04-24/baayork_lee_to_receive_2017_isabelle_stevenson_tony_award.html|title=Baayork Lee to Receive 2017 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award|website=TonyAwards.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-07}} 8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/188384/original-a-chorus-line-star-baayork-lee-to-receive-2017-isabelle-stevenson-award/|title=Original A Chorus Line Star Baayork Lee to Receive 2017 Isabelle Stevenson Award|work=Broadway.com|access-date=2017-05-07|language=en}} 9. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/baayork-lee-named-recipient-of-2017-isabelle-stevenson-tony-award|title=Baayork Lee Named Recipient of 2017 Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award {{!}} Playbill|website=Playbill|language=en|access-date=2017-05-07}}
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