GRADYBOWMAN
GRADYBOWMAN he/him
A sought-after Choreographer, Creative Director, and Educator, Grady is a formidable voice in the dance industry. He is known for his diverse body of work spanning Broadway, off-Broadway, regional theatre, national tours, television, circus, cruise ships, dance companies and universities throughout the US and abroad. Dance Magazine has recognized him as being "exceptionally versatile" and "on the rise."
Select choreography credits include Finale Co-choreographer of THE CHER SHOW on Broadway; BIG APPLE CIRCUS at Lincoln Center; WORLD'S GOT TALENT on Hunan TV in China; and Olney Theatre Center's production of SINGIN' IN THE RAIN for which he received a Helen Hayes Award nomination for Outstanding Choreography.
Grady worked as Associate Choreographer to Chris Gattelli (Tony Award-winner: Newsies) on several projects including off-Broadway's Dogfight, In Your Arms at The Old Globe, and a NY developmental lab of Top Hat. He has additionally worked as Associate Director on Big Apple Circus, A Night with Janis Joplin, and with the incomparable Julie Andrews on The Great American Mousical at Goodspeed Opera House.
In his previous life as a performer, Grady was in the original Broadway companies of BILLY ELLIOT, SOUTH PACIFIC (2008 revival), HONEYMOON IN VEGAS, WONDERLAND, and THE PIRATE QUEEN. He toured internationally with FOSSE and PILOBOLUS DANCE THEATRE and also appeared in the films FORREST GUMP and THE LAST FIVE YEARS.