Alan Johnson

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Alan Johnson Ridley Park PA is an award winning choreographer best known for his work on Mel Brooks films and for restaging Jerome Robbins original choreography in live productions of West Side Story in the United States and internationally Johnson has been linked to West Side Story since making his Broadway debut in the show in 1957 Johnson brought the West Side Story dance style into the mainstream when he choreographed several Gap commercials in 2000 This commercial earned him an American Choreography award Along with the GAPWestSide advert Alan also choreographed commercials for Dubonnet and Freixenet Champagne He has worked with such performers as Shirley MacClaine Leslie Uggams Bernadette Peters Tommy Tune Chita Rivera and AnnMargret He is a threetime Emmy winner Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Johnson choreographer licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia