MOST GRACEFUL
ROBERT LONGBOTTOM
In October, the director-choreographer introduced Bye Bye Birdie to a new legion of fans with stars Gina Gershon and John Stamos, marking the first time the musical has graced a Broadway stage in nearly 50 years. Longbottom kept much of the original script intact, though he beefed up some of its finer dance numbers (and cast real-life kids instead of adults to play the story’s teenagers). He is also directing and choreographing a revival of Dreamgirls, which opened in November at Harlem’s Apollo Theater and will tour 13 other cities throughout the year.
