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 GAP/WestSide 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 Ann-Margret. He is a three-time Emmy winner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alan Johnson (choreographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. ​

Solarbabies (1986)

In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, who are living at an orphanage, run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth. The group in question plays a hockey based game on roller skates and is quite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Johnson
CAST:  Richard Jordan  •  Jami Gertz  •  Jason Patric  •  Lukas Haas

In a future in which most water has disappeared from the Earth, we find a group of children, mostly teenagers, who are living at an orphanage, run by the despotic rulers of the new Earth. The group in question plays a hockey based game on roller skates and is quite ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Johnson
CAST:  Richard Jordan  •  Jami Gertz  •  Jason Patric  •  Lukas Haas

To Be or Not to Be (1983)

A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Johnson
CAST:  Mel Brooks  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Tim Matheson  •  Charles Durning

A bad Polish actor is just trying to make a living when Poland is invaded by the Germans in World War II. His wife has the habit of entertaining young Polish officers while he's on stage, which is also a source of depression to him. When one of her officers comes ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Johnson
CAST:  Mel Brooks  •  Anne Bancroft  •  Tim Matheson  •  Charles Durning

The Making of 'The Producers' (2002)

An hour-long making-of featurette which features interviews and anecdotes from the likes of Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Lee "Ulla" Meredith, assistant director Michael Hertzberg, composer John Morris, choreographer Alan Johnson, production designer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laurent Bouzereau
CAST:  Mel Brooks  •  Gene Wilder  •  Lee Meredith  •  Michael Hertzberg

An hour-long making-of featurette which features interviews and anecdotes from the likes of Mel Brooks, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars, Lee "Ulla" Meredith, assistant director Michael Hertzberg, composer John Morris, choreographer Alan Johnson, production designer ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laurent Bouzereau
CAST:  Mel Brooks  •  Gene Wilder  •  Lee Meredith  •  Michael Hertzberg

Shirley Maclaine: Kicking Up Her Heels (1996)

Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Feldman
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Alan Johnson  •  Jack Nicholson  •  John Forsythe

Shirley MacLaine was the product of a strict middle-class background from which she and her brother, the future actor Warren Beatty, escaped into the fantasy world of show-biz. Her ballet training and her long-legged pixie charm led to rapid success on Broadway in ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gene Feldman
CAST:  Shirley MacLaine  •  Alan Johnson  •  Jack Nicholson  •  John Forsythe

S Wonderful, 'S Marvelous, 'S Gershwin (1972)

A musical tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter C. Miller  •  Martin Charnin
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Leslie Uggams  •  Peter Nero  •  Larry Kert

A musical tribute to brothers George and Ira Gershwin  (more)

DIRECTION:  Walter C. Miller  •  Martin Charnin
CAST:  Jack Lemmon  •  Leslie Uggams  •  Peter Nero  •  Larry Kert

Musical Mel: Inventing The Inquisition (2009)

Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mel Brooks  •  Marc Shaiman  •  John Morris  •  Susan Stroman

Documentary on the making of Mel Brooks' classic comedy "History of the World, Part 1."  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Mel Brooks  •  Marc Shaiman  •  John Morris  •  Susan Stroman