Last night’s Tony Awards served up plenty of eye-popping movement from host Ariana DeBose and—mostly—from the musical nominees.

Electric performances, thought-provoking choreography, buzzy bodies of work—the artists on our annual list of dancers, choreographers, directors, and companies poised for a breakout share an uncanny knack for arresting attention. They’ve been turning heads while turning what’s expected—in a performance, from a career trajectory—on its head. We’re betting we’ll be seeing a lot more of them this year, and for many years to come.

It was an extraordinary year for dancing on Broadway. Last night’s Tony Awards was the beneficiary—and without anyone to create a script, dance became even more prominent than it would have been.

Tony Awards choreographer Karla Puno Garcia offers the scoop on how the opportunity came together, and what it was like to collaborate with triple-threat host Ariana DeBose.

It’s been five months since the 2020 Tony Award nominations were announced—and while there’s still no set date for the awards ceremony, voting officially began March 1. This week, Dance Magazine is catching up with each of this year’s three nominees for Best Choreography. Here, Broadway newcomer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui talks about being nominated for […]

It’s been five months since the 2020 Tony Award nominations were announced—and while there’s still no set date for the awards ceremony, voting officially began March 1. This week, Dance Magazine is catching up with each of this year’s three nominees for Best Choreography. Here, Anthony Van Laast, who was nominated for a Tony in […]

It’s been five months since the 2020 Tony Award nominations were announced—and while there’s still no set date for the awards ceremony, voting officially began March 1. This week, Dance Magazine is catching up with each of this year’s three nominees for Best Choreography. Here, Sonya Tayeh (who, with Sing Street, had been set to […]

Last year, Broadway dancer Stephanie Bissonette was diagnosed with a brain tumor—but she didn’t let it keep her offstage for long. (As told to Amanda Sherwin) 2018 was the best year of my life: I opened Mean Girls and made my Broadway debut. I got to work with Casey Nicholaw and Tina Fey, people I […]