Choreography

Melissa King

Melissa King studied political science at Yale University. After graduating, she worked as a dancer in various contemporary and modern dance companies and played such musical roles as Anita (»West Side Story«), Aldonza (»Der Mann von La Mancha«) and Mae (»Street Scene«). She has been working as a choreographer in German-speaking countries for many years. Her work includes, for example, the first performance of »30 60 90° – durchgehend geöffnet« at the Theater des Westens, Berlin, »West Side Story« in Mannheim, Bonn, Linz, Athens and Bad Hersfeld, the first performance of the Turkish-German opera »Ali Baba und die 40 Räuber« at the Komische Oper Berlin, the first European performance of Cy Coleman's »The Life« in Kassel, »Anatevka« at the Volksoper in Vienna, the first Austrian performance of »Die Hexen von Eastwick« at the Landestheater Linz, »The Who’s Tommy«, »On the Town«, »Evita«, »Sweeney Todd«, the Schalke musical »Nullvier – Keiner kommt an Gott vorbei«, »Crazy for You«, »Grand Hotel«, »Guys and Dolls«, the first performance of »Marilyn« and »Hair« at the Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz, »Anything Goes«, the first European performance of »Pinkelstadt« at the Schlossparktheater Berlin, the first performances of »Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war« at the Staatsoperette Dresden, »Les Misérables« at the Hålogaland Teater in Tromsø (Norway), »Miss Saigon«, »Sunset Boulevard«, »Lady in the Dark«, »Carousel«, »Kiss me, Kate«, »Cabaret« and the first German-language performance of »Next to Normal – Fast Normal«.

Alongside her work in musical theatre, Melissa King also works in the fields of acting, variety, gala and television (including the Sat. 1 series »Hand aufs Herz«). She has been responsible as a director and choreographer for »Chicago« and »West Side Story« in St. Gallen, »Show Boat« in Bad Hersfeld, »Singin’ in the Rain« at the Nuremberg State Theatre and the Landestheater Linz, »Hairspray« at the Theater Dortmund and for the programmes »Everybody’s Showgirl«, »Some Like It Heiß«, and »Love« by Gayle Tufts.