Drew McOnie

Drew McOnie is a multi-award winning Director and Choreographer working across theatre and film.

He is Artistic Director and Joint Chief Executive of the Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre (from January 2024), and runs his own theatre production company – The McOnie Company.

His previous credits for Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre include, as director/choreographer: On the Town (Olivier Award Nomination for Best Musical Revival), and as choreographer: Carousel and Jesus Christ Superstar (Olivier Award Nomination for Best Theatre Choreography – also Barbican Theatre, UK and US tours).

His credits as director/choreographer include: On the Town (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – Olivier Award Nomination for Best Musical Revival), The Wild Party (The Other Palace), King Kong (The Broadway Theatre, Broadway), Strictly Ballroom (Piccadilly Theatre, West End/Toronto/West Yorkshire Playhouse), Torch Song (The Turbine Theatre London) and CAKE (Lyric Theatre, West End and UK Tour).

Other credits as a choreographer include: Carousel (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre), Jesus Christ Superstar (Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre – Olivier Award Nomination for Best Theatre Choreography – also Barbican Theatre, UK and US tours), In the Heights (Olivier Award Winner for Best Theatre Choreography, Winner of the Off West End Theatre Award for Best Choreography – Southwark Playhouse and Kings Cross Theatre), The Lorax (The Old Vic), Hairspray (BroadwayWorld Award Winner for Best Choreographer – UK Tour), Bugsy Malone (Lyric Hammersmith and UK Tour), Oklahoma! (UK Tour), Chicago (Curve Theatre, Leicester) and Tommy (European Tour).

His credits for The McOnie Company include: Nutcracker (The Tuff Nutt Jazz Club at Southbank Centre), Jekyll and Hyde (BroadwayWorld Award Winner for Outstanding Achievement in Dance – The Old Vic), DRUNK! (Curve Theatre Leicester/ The Bridewell Theatre London), Making Midnight (Jermyn Street Theatre/ Latitude Festival), Slaughter (Audience Choice Award Winner – The Place Prize) and Be Mine! (Robin Howard Theatre), and the forthcoming world premiere stage adaptation of The Artist opening at Theatre Royal Plymouth in May 2024.

Ballets include: Merlin (Northern Ballet National Tour), XYZ- (Classical Creative Project), Monochrome Suite (Sadlers Wells), The Old Man Of Lochnagar (Sadlers Wells and Hackney Empire), Little Red Riding Hood (Wimbledon Theatre) and To You (Sadlers Wells).

Film credits include: Greatest Days – The TAKE THAT movie musical, and Me Before You (Directed by Thea Sharrock).

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