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Todd Bolender

ChoreographerBorn 1914, died 2006On stage 1937 to 19585 productions on this page

Todd Bolender (February 27, 1914 – October 12, 2006) was a renowned ballet dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director. He was an instrumental figure in the creation and dissemination of classical dance and ballet as an American art form. A child of the American Midwest during the Great Depression, he studied under George Balanchine and led the Kansas City Ballet in Kansas City, Missouri, from 1980 to 1995.

On stage

5 productions, 21 years

1937

FrederikaBroadway Imperial Theatre. Original. Directed by Hassard Short

94 performances

1939

The Ballet CaravanBroadway Martin Beck Theatre. Original. Directed by Lincoln Kirstein

2 performances

1942

RosalindaBroadway 44th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by Felix Brentano

611 performances

1944

Helen Goes to TroyBroadway Alvin Theatre. Original. Directed by Herbert Graf

97 performances

1958

Jerome Robbins' Ballet: U.S.A.Broadway Alvin Theatre. Original

44 performances

Worked with more than once

2 names

Phyllis Hill 2 productions
Ernest Truex 2 productions

Also credited on

1 work

The Conquering Hero

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