Jonathan Butterell

Agent: Katie Haines

About Jonathan Butterell

Jonathan is a stage director and choreographer who has worked in London, New York and around the world. The new musical he developed with Dan Gillespie Sells and Tom MacRae, EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE, debuted at the Sheffield Crucible before transferring to the Apollo Theatre in November 2017, where it ran for three years.

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Film

- Production
- Company
- Notes
- EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAMIE
- Warp Films/ Film 4/ New Regency/ Amazon MGM
- Nominated: BAFTA, BIFA London Critic's Circle

Theatre

- Production
- Company
- Notes
- BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN
- @SohoPlace
- Director
- EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT JAIME
- Sheffield Crucible, Apollo Theatre, UK + International Tour
- Winner: Best New Musical, WhatsOnStage, Nominated: Olivier + Evening Standard Awards
- FLOYD COLLINS
- Wilton's Music Hall
- Director
- PETER PAN
- Royal Festival Hall
- Director
- HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING
- Royal Festival Hall
- Director
- SECOND CHANCE
- Signature Theatre, Arlington and New York Public Theatre in Winter 2014
- Director
- WHIDA PERU, RESSURECTION TANGLE (Josh Schmidt)
- 59E59 New York, Inner Voice for Premiere Stages
- Director, World Premiere
- TRES NINAS
- Zipper Theatre, NewYork
- Director
- GIANT
- Signature Theatre, Arlington
- World Premiere, based on Edna Ferber's seeping American novel, part of their New American Voices commission program
- THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
- Lincoln Centre Theatre
- Dir. Bartlett Sher, created musical staging, 2005 Tony Award Winning
- ASSASINS
- Studio 54, Broadway
- Dir. Joe Mantello, created musical staging, 2004 Tony Award Winning
- NINE
- O'Neil Theatre, Broadway
- Dir. David Leveaux, starring Antonio Banderas & Chita Rivera, 2003 Tony Award winning revival, also choreographed productions at the London Donmar Warehouse, Buenos Aires and Tokyo production of NINE, all directed by David Leveaux
- FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
- Minskoff Theatre, Broadway
- Dir. David Leveaux, New Musical Staging for revival
- WISE GUY
- New York Theatre Workshop
- Dir. Sam Mendes, musical staging for the original workshop of Sondheim's musical with Nathan Lane and Victor Garber
- A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE
- Mitzi Newhouse, Lincoln Centre Theatre
- Dir. Joe Mantello, Choreographer
- PUBLIC SINGS!
- New York City Centre
- Staged the 50th Anniversary celebration of the Public Theatre, with Meryl Streep, Elaine Stricht, Eartha Kitt, Natalie Portman, Ben Stiller and a cast of hundreds
- SOHO CINDERS
- Soho Theatre
- Director, By Stiles and Drewe
- COMPANY
- Donmar Warehouse
- Dir. Sam Mendes, Choreographer
- HABEAS CORPUS
- Donmar Warehouse
- Dir. Sam Mendes, Choreographer
- INTO THE WOODS
- Donmar Warehouse
- Co-directed with John Crowley
- ELECTRA
- Donmar Warehouse/ Broadway Transfer
- Dir. David Leveaux, Movement Director, starring Zoe Wanamaker
- ALONE TOGETHER
- Donmar Warehouse/ West End Transfer, Royal Haymarket Theatre
- Devised and Directed by Michael Ball
- SWEENEY TODD
- Opera North/ Sadlers Wells
- Co-directed with David McVicker
- PETER PAN
- Royal Festival Hall
- Co-directed with Julia Mckenzie
- PASSION
- Queens Theatre, West End
- Dir. Jeremy Sams, Musical Staging