Gender
Male
Born
Aug 12, 1915
Died
Dec 23, 2007
Director Performer Producer Choreographer
Also Known As
Michael Kidd
Relations
Husband of
Mary Heater (1940 - ?) divorced
Husband of
Shelah Hackett (1969 - 2007) his death
  • CREDITS
    The Goodbye Girl (Mar 04, 1993 - Aug 15, 1993)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by Michael Kidd
    The Music Man (Jun 05, 1980 - Jun 22, 1980)
    Musical, Revival
    • Directed by Michael Kidd
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    The American Dance Machine (Jun 14, 1978 - Dec 03, 1978)
    Special, Original
    • Featuring choreography from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "Carousel," and "Brigadoon" by Agnes de Mille; Featuring choreography from "George M!" by Joe Layton; Featuring choreography from "Destry Rides Again" and "Can Can" by Michael Kidd; Featuring choreography from "The Boy Friend" by Buddy Schwab; Featuring choreography from "Cabaret" by Ron Field; Featuring choreography from "Shenandoah" by Bob Tucker; Featuring choreography from "Little Me" by Bob Fosse; Featuring choreography from "Half a Sixpence" by Onna White; Featuring choreography from "Television" by Carol Haney; Featuring choreography from "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" by Peter Gennaro; Featuring choreography from "No, No, Nanette" by Donald Saddler; Featuring choreography from "Walking Happy" by Danny Daniels; Choreographic reconstruction by Evelyn Taylor, Karin Baker, Patti Mariano, Gemze de Lappe, Swen Swenson, Eleonore Treiber, Marianne Selbert, Gene Gavin, Tom Panko, Ron Bostick, Eric Paynter, Buzz Miller, Vito Durante, Jamie Jamieson, Ken Urmston, Helen Gallagher and Dick Korthaze; Historical material arranged by Harold Cromer
    Cyrano (May 13, 1973 - Jun 23, 1973)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by Michael Kidd
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    The Rothschilds (Oct 19, 1970 - Jan 01, 1972)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by Michael Kidd
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Skyscraper (Nov 13, 1965 - Jun 11, 1966)
    Musical, Original
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Ben Franklin in Paris (Oct 27, 1964 - May 01, 1965)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by Michael Kidd
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Here's Love (Oct 03, 1963 - Jul 25, 1964)
    Musical, Original
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Subways Are for Sleeping (Dec 27, 1961 - Jun 23, 1962)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by Michael Kidd
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Wildcat (Dec 16, 1960 - Jun 03, 1961)
    Musical, Original
    Destry Rides Again (Apr 23, 1959 - Jun 18, 1960)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by Michael Kidd
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Li'l Abner (Nov 15, 1956 - Jul 12, 1958)
    Musical, Original
    Finian's Rainbow (May 18, 1955 - May 29, 1955)
    Musical, Revival
    • Choreographed by Onna White; Based on the original choreography by Michael Kidd
    Guys and Dolls (Apr 20, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955)
    Musical, Revival
    • Choreography after the original by Michael Kidd
    Can-Can (May 07, 1953 - Jun 25, 1955)
    Musical, Original
    • Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd
    Guys and Dolls (Nov 24, 1950 - Nov 28, 1953)
    Musical, Original
    • Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd
    Arms and the Girl (Feb 02, 1950 - May 27, 1950)
    Musical, Original
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Love Life (Oct 07, 1948 - May 14, 1949)
    Musical, Original
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Hold It! (May 05, 1948 - Jun 12, 1948)
    Musical, Original
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Finian's Rainbow (Jan 10, 1947 - Oct 02, 1948)
    Musical, Original
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Ballet Theatre (Sep 30, 1946 - Nov 09, 1946)
    Special, Original
    • Performer: Michael Kidd
      • Sailor - Original
    Interplay (Jun 01, 1945 - Jun 28, 1945)
    Special, Original
    • Performer: Michael Kidd
      • Original
    Billy the Kid (Apr 21, 1942 - Closing date unknown)
    Special, Revival
    • Performer: Michael Kidd
      • Billy - Original
    • Original choreography by Eugene Loring; Re-staged by Michael Kidd
    The Ballet Caravan (May 24, 1939 - May 27, 1939)
    Billy the Kid
    Special, Original
    • Performer: Michael Kidd
      • Dancer - Original
    Pocahontas
    Special, Original
    • Performer: Michael Kidd
      • Indian Man - Original
    Filling Station (May 18, 1939 - May 26, 1939)
    Musical, Original
    • Performer: Michael Kidd
      • The Gangster - Original
    Breakfast at Tiffany's (Never Officially Opened - )
    Musical, Original
    • Musical Staging by Michael Kidd
    The Music Man (Oct 18, 1979 - May 25, 1980)
    Musical, Revival
    • Directed by Michael Kidd
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Pal Joey (Apr 21, 1978 - Sep 30, 1978)
    Musical, Revival
    • Directed by Michael Kidd
    • Musical Staging by Michael Kidd and Claude Thompson
    The Rothschilds (May 09, 1972 - Nov 04, 1972)
    Musical, Original
    • Directed by Michael Kidd
    • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
    Here's Love (Aug 03, 1964 - Dec 19, 1964)
    Musical, Original
    • Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd
    Destry Rides Again (Jul 25, 1960 - Jan 28, 1961)
    Musical, Original
    • Entire Production Directed and Choreographed by Michael Kidd; Production Re-Staged and Supervised by Leonard Patrick
    Li'l Abner (Nov 19, 1958 - Jan 03, 1959)
    Musical, Original
    Guys and Dolls (Nov 30, 1953 - May 22, 1954)
    Musical, Original
    • Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd
    Guys and Dolls (Jun 04, 1951 - Nov 21, 1953)
    Musical, Original
    • Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd
  • AWARDS

    Tony Award®

     

    Best Direction of a Musical

    1993 | Nominee  | The Goodbye Girl
    Directed by Michael Kidd
     

    Best Choreography

    1971 | Nominee  | The Rothschilds
    Choreographed by Michael Kidd
     

    Best Direction of a Musical

    1971 | Nominee  | The Rothschilds
    Directed by Michael Kidd
     

    Best Choreography

    1966 | Nominee  | Skyscraper
    Choreographed by Michael Kidd
     

    Best Choreography

    1962 | Nominee  | Subways Are for Sleeping
    Choreographed by Michael Kidd

    Best Choreography

    1960 | Winner  | Destry Rides Again
    Choreographed by Michael Kidd
     

    Best Direction of a Musical

    1960 | Nominee  | Destry Rides Again
    Directed by Michael Kidd

    Best Choreography

    1957 | Winner  | Li'l Abner
    Choreographed by Michael Kidd

    Best Choreography

    1954 | Winner  | Can-Can
    Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd

    Best Choreography

    1951 | Winner  | Guys and Dolls
    Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd

    Best Choreography

    1947 | Winner  | Finian's Rainbow
    Choreographed by Michael Kidd
The Goodbye Girl (Mar 04, 1993 - Aug 15, 1993)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by Michael Kidd
The Music Man (Jun 05, 1980 - Jun 22, 1980)
Musical, Revival
  • Directed by Michael Kidd
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
The American Dance Machine (Jun 14, 1978 - Dec 03, 1978)
Special, Original
  • Featuring choreography from "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," "Carousel," and "Brigadoon" by Agnes de Mille; Featuring choreography from "George M!" by Joe Layton; Featuring choreography from "Destry Rides Again" and "Can Can" by Michael Kidd; Featuring choreography from "The Boy Friend" by Buddy Schwab; Featuring choreography from "Cabaret" by Ron Field; Featuring choreography from "Shenandoah" by Bob Tucker; Featuring choreography from "Little Me" by Bob Fosse; Featuring choreography from "Half a Sixpence" by Onna White; Featuring choreography from "Television" by Carol Haney; Featuring choreography from "The Unsinkable Molly Brown" by Peter Gennaro; Featuring choreography from "No, No, Nanette" by Donald Saddler; Featuring choreography from "Walking Happy" by Danny Daniels; Choreographic reconstruction by Evelyn Taylor, Karin Baker, Patti Mariano, Gemze de Lappe, Swen Swenson, Eleonore Treiber, Marianne Selbert, Gene Gavin, Tom Panko, Ron Bostick, Eric Paynter, Buzz Miller, Vito Durante, Jamie Jamieson, Ken Urmston, Helen Gallagher and Dick Korthaze; Historical material arranged by Harold Cromer
Cyrano (May 13, 1973 - Jun 23, 1973)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by Michael Kidd
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
The Rothschilds (Oct 19, 1970 - Jan 01, 1972)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by Michael Kidd
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Skyscraper (Nov 13, 1965 - Jun 11, 1966)
Musical, Original
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Ben Franklin in Paris (Oct 27, 1964 - May 01, 1965)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by Michael Kidd
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Here's Love (Oct 03, 1963 - Jul 25, 1964)
Musical, Original
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Subways Are for Sleeping (Dec 27, 1961 - Jun 23, 1962)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by Michael Kidd
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Wildcat (Dec 16, 1960 - Jun 03, 1961)
Musical, Original
Destry Rides Again (Apr 23, 1959 - Jun 18, 1960)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by Michael Kidd
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Li'l Abner (Nov 15, 1956 - Jul 12, 1958)
Musical, Original
Finian's Rainbow (May 18, 1955 - May 29, 1955)
Musical, Revival
  • Choreographed by Onna White; Based on the original choreography by Michael Kidd
Guys and Dolls (Apr 20, 1955 - Jun 12, 1955)
Musical, Revival
  • Choreography after the original by Michael Kidd
Can-Can (May 07, 1953 - Jun 25, 1955)
Musical, Original
  • Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd
Guys and Dolls (Nov 24, 1950 - Nov 28, 1953)
Musical, Original
  • Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd
Arms and the Girl (Feb 02, 1950 - May 27, 1950)
Musical, Original
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Love Life (Oct 07, 1948 - May 14, 1949)
Musical, Original
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Hold It! (May 05, 1948 - Jun 12, 1948)
Musical, Original
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Finian's Rainbow (Jan 10, 1947 - Oct 02, 1948)
Musical, Original
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Ballet Theatre (Sep 30, 1946 - Nov 09, 1946)
Special, Original
  • Performer: Michael Kidd
    • Sailor - Original
Interplay (Jun 01, 1945 - Jun 28, 1945)
Special, Original
  • Performer: Michael Kidd
    • Original
Billy the Kid (Apr 21, 1942 - Closing date unknown)
Special, Revival
  • Performer: Michael Kidd
    • Billy - Original
  • Original choreography by Eugene Loring; Re-staged by Michael Kidd
The Ballet Caravan (May 24, 1939 - May 27, 1939)
Billy the Kid
Special, Original
  • Performer: Michael Kidd
    • Dancer - Original
Pocahontas
Special, Original
  • Performer: Michael Kidd
    • Indian Man - Original
Filling Station (May 18, 1939 - May 26, 1939)
Musical, Original
  • Performer: Michael Kidd
    • The Gangster - Original
Breakfast at Tiffany's (Never Officially Opened - )
Musical, Original
  • Musical Staging by Michael Kidd
The Music Man (Oct 18, 1979 - May 25, 1980)
Musical, Revival
  • Directed by Michael Kidd
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Pal Joey (Apr 21, 1978 - Sep 30, 1978)
Musical, Revival
  • Directed by Michael Kidd
  • Musical Staging by Michael Kidd and Claude Thompson
The Rothschilds (May 09, 1972 - Nov 04, 1972)
Musical, Original
  • Directed by Michael Kidd
  • Choreographed by Michael Kidd
Here's Love (Aug 03, 1964 - Dec 19, 1964)
Musical, Original
  • Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd
Destry Rides Again (Jul 25, 1960 - Jan 28, 1961)
Musical, Original
  • Entire Production Directed and Choreographed by Michael Kidd; Production Re-Staged and Supervised by Leonard Patrick
Li'l Abner (Nov 19, 1958 - Jan 03, 1959)
Musical, Original
Guys and Dolls (Nov 30, 1953 - May 22, 1954)
Musical, Original
  • Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd
Guys and Dolls (Jun 04, 1951 - Nov 21, 1953)
Musical, Original
  • Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd

Tony Award®

 

Best Direction of a Musical

1993 | Nominee  | The Goodbye Girl
Directed by Michael Kidd
 

Best Choreography

1971 | Nominee  | The Rothschilds
Choreographed by Michael Kidd
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1971 | Nominee  | The Rothschilds
Directed by Michael Kidd
 

Best Choreography

1966 | Nominee  | Skyscraper
Choreographed by Michael Kidd
 

Best Choreography

1962 | Nominee  | Subways Are for Sleeping
Choreographed by Michael Kidd

Best Choreography

1960 | Winner  | Destry Rides Again
Choreographed by Michael Kidd
 

Best Direction of a Musical

1960 | Nominee  | Destry Rides Again
Directed by Michael Kidd

Best Choreography

1957 | Winner  | Li'l Abner
Choreographed by Michael Kidd

Best Choreography

1954 | Winner  | Can-Can
Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd

Best Choreography

1951 | Winner  | Guys and Dolls
Dances and Musical Numbers Staged by Michael Kidd

Best Choreography

1947 | Winner  | Finian's Rainbow
Choreographed by Michael Kidd

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