Chaz Wolcott

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We opened NEWSIES at !!! So incredibly proud of this amazing team. We built something really special together - and it reinvigorated my love for this show. Thanks to the whole team for their inspiring work!

Director/Choreographer-
Assoc Choreographer-
Music Director- Thomas W. Douglas
Assoc Music Director -
Scenic Designer- Bruce Brockman
Lighting Designer- .debusk
Costume Designer- Dixon Reynolds
Costume Coordinator-
Hair & Makeup Designer- .katiecrandall
Sound Designer- David Muehl
Prop Supervisor -
Photographer- Jerry Fritchman and Hannah Crickman

“But the real star of the show is Chaz Wolcott’s jaw-dropping choreography. It’s crisp, it’s tight, and seeing 16 ensemble members flawlessly execute the “Stayin’ Alive” opener is a sight to behold. Wolcott’s choreo continues to surprise as the show goes on, finding new styles and ways to employ the ensemble. With a cast of this size, it’s nice to see everyone getting at least one moment to shine on their own. Kudos to Ranieri and Wolcott for finding such a wide breadth of talent and using them all so effectively.”
(Alexander Richardson, River Cities’ Reader)

Live from Timber Lake … It’s Saturday Night!: “Saturday Night Fever,” at the Timber Lake Playhouse through June 8 It must be summer again, because on Friday night, I found myself on my annual pilgrimage north through hordes of mayflies to attend the start of the new Timber Lake Playhouse season. Critiquing shows is always a bit of a dice roll: Will it be moving or boring? Director Tommy Ranieri's Saturday Night...

It seems Chaz Wolcott has been on a whirlwind tour these past few years. While eager students had been flowing into his musical theater classes at Broadway Dance Center for years, he chose to take a big risk during the pandemic and leave New York City to explore university teaching and other endeavors.

Putting his own teaching strategy in action, he made a gutsy decision to see what he could learn outside the city’s expansive, yet insular, scene. While spending time on faculty at Penn State University and University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of Music, he also achieved an MFA in theater arts through the University of Idaho.

Head to the link the comments to learn about Wolcott’s warm-up, classroom approach, and take on filming class.

📝: Barry Kerollis
📸: Photo by Margot Schulman, courtesy Wolcott.



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(1) Chaz Wolcott performing in Newsies. Text reads: “We have a responsibility to teach our students carefully and to be considerate of both their needs and what is expected of them in the professional world.” —Chaz Wolcott