Patricia Birch

Patricia Birch is an American choreographer and director for musical theatre and film.

Born in Englewood, New Jersey, Birch began her career as a dancer in Broadway musicals, including Brigadoon, Goldilocks, and West Side Story (playing "Anybodys"). She has directed and choreographed music videos for Cyndi Lauper, the Rolling Stones, and Carly Simon. She earned Emmy Awards for her direction of the television specials Natalie Cole: Unforgettable and Celebrating Gershwin and, in collaboration with Michael Tilson Thomas, she staged the concert version of On the Town performed by both the London Symphony Orchestra and the San Francisco Symphony.

Birch spent six years staging numbers for Saturday Night Live. She has performed as a soloist with Martha Graham and Agnes de Mille.

Work

Film

• The Electric Company (1971)
• Savages (1972)
• The Wild Party (1975)
• Roseland (1977)
• A Little Night Music (1977 film)
• Grease (1978 film)
• Grease 2 (1982 Film) also director
• Big (1988)
• Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988)
• Stella (1990)
• Billy Bathgate (1991)
• Sleeping with the Enemy (1991)
• This Is My Life (1992)
• Used People (1992)
• North (1994)
• The First Wives Club (1996)
• The Human Stain (2003)
• The Stepford Wives (2004)

Stage productions (selected)

All credits as choreographer unless oterwise noted

• West Side Story (1960 Broadway and 1960 film) (performer)
• The Me Nobody Knows (1970)
• You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1971 Broadway musical)
• Grease (1972 Broadway musical)
• A Little Night Music (1973 Broadway musical)
• Over Here! (1974 Broadway musical)
• Pacific Overtures (1976 Broadway musical)
• They're Playing Our Song (1979 Broadway musical)
• Zoot Suit (1981 Broadway play)
• Raggedy Ann (1986 Broadway musical also director)
• Anna Karenina (1992 Broadway musical)
• Candide (1997 Broadway musical)
• Parade (1998 Broadway musical)
• Lovemusik (2007 Broadway musical)

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 1972 Drama Desk Award – Grease
• 1974 Drama Desk Award – Candide

Nominations

• 1972 Tony Award – Grease
• 1974 Tony Award – Over Here!
• 1976 Drama Desk Award – Pacific Overtures
• 1976 Tony Award – Pacific Overtures
• 1977 Drama Desk Award – Music Is
• 1977 Tony Award – Music Is
• 1999 Drama Desk Award – Parade
• 1999 Tony Award – Parade
• 2007 Drama Desk Award – LoveMusik

External links

• Patricia Birch at the Internet Broadway Database
• Patricia Birch at the Internet Movie Database