JoAnn M. Hunter's guest appearances

JoAnn M. Hunter

In Step with Dance Lab New York

Clayton Howe’s Entertainmentx

The Theatre Podcast with Alan Seales

Backstage Babble

Lorin Latarro

Liz Callaway

Al Blackstone

Eddie Perfect

Frank DiLella

Nik Walker

Ann Harada

Ken Davenport

Angie Schworer

Michael McElroy

Caitlin Kinnunen

Kathryn Allison

Desi Oakley

Kalyn West

Bret Shuford

OwlTail

JOANN M. HUNTER (IG:@joann_m_hunter)(LI:@joann-m-hunter)has 20 Broadway shows to her credit as a Choreographer, Assoc Choreographer and Performer. Choreography includes: Broadway – SCHOOL OF ROCK (Bdway and West End), DISASTER, ON A CLEAR DAY…, BROADWAY BOUND. Off Broadway – ROCK AND ROLL REFUGEE, DEDALUS LOUNGE, THE TWELVE (workshop). National Tour/Regional:  A SIGN OF THE TIMES (Goodspeed) by Bruce Vilanch,  HARMONY (Ahmanson Theatre) by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, World premier of Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes’ THE NUTTY PROFESSOR directed by Jerry Lewis. Nat’l tour of CHTTY CHITTY BANG BANG. PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, GREASE, OLIVER and CURTAINS all at (PMP). She has directed Debra Monk in her one woman show with special guest Ron Rifkin, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, and David Hyde Pierce. In development,  Lourds Lane superhero rock musical CHIX 6 and PERFECT SPIRAL, conceived by JoAnn is a ballet with words about the will to do what you were born to do regardless of a possible outcome, the loss of your own identity. Assoc Broadway Choreographer – SPRING AWAKENING, CURTAINS, THE WEDING SINGER, ALL SHOOK UP. As a performer,  THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, THOU SHALT NOT, KISS ME KATE, CHICAGO, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED…, STEEL PIER, HOW TO SUCCEED…, DAMN YANKEES, GUYS AND DOLLS, MISS SAIGON, SHOGUN THE MUSICAL, JEROME ROBBINS BROADWAY.

JOANN M. HUNTER (IG:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/joann_m_hunter/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@joann_m_hunter</a>)(LI:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joann-m-hunter-5259041b0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@joann-m-hunter</a>)has 20 Broadway shows to her credit as a Choreographer, Assoc Choreographer and Performer. Choreography includes: Broadway – SCHOOL OF ROCK (Bdway and West End), DISASTER, ON A CLEAR DAY…, BROADWAY BOUND. Off Broadway – ROCK AND ROLL REFUGEE, DEDALUS LOUNGE, THE TWELVE (workshop). National Tour/Regional:  A SIGN OF THE TIMES (Goodspeed) by Bruce Vilanch,  HARMONY (Ahmanson Theatre) by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, World premier of Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes’ THE NUTTY PROFESSOR directed by Jerry Lewis. Nat’l tour of CHTTY CHITTY BANG BANG. PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES, GREASE, OLIVER and CURTAINS all at (PMP). She has directed Debra Monk in her one woman show with special guest Ron Rifkin, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, and David Hyde Pierce. In development,  Lourds Lane superhero rock musical CHIX 6 and PERFECT SPIRAL, conceived by JoAnn is a ballet with words about the will to do what you were born to do regardless of a possible outcome, the loss of your own identity. Assoc Broadway Choreographer – SPRING AWAKENING, CURTAINS, THE WEDING SINGER, ALL SHOOK UP. As a performer,  THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE, THOU SHALT NOT, KISS ME KATE, CHICAGO, A FUNNY THING HAPPENED…, STEEL PIER, HOW TO SUCCEED…, DAMN YANKEES, GUYS AND DOLLS, MISS SAIGON, SHOGUN THE MUSICAL, JEROME ROBBINS BROADWAY.

JoAnn M. Hunter Part 1 ”Suck It”

JoAnn M. Hunter is a performer and choreographer with 20 Broadway credits and five US National tours on her resume, including Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (her Broadway debut), Miss Saigon, Guys and Dolls, Damn Yankees, Chicago, Spring Awakening, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, School of Rock, Kiss Me Kate, Curtains, She Loves Me, and most recently Disaster!. She is now across the pond choreographing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s brand new Cinderella, set to open soon on the West End.Born in Japan, and raised in a small town in Rhode Island, JoAnn grew up as a first generation Japanese American in a “very white place”. She found somewhere she felt like she belonged around age 10 when she began taking dance classes, and later, after spending a high school summer dancing in NYC, she dropped out to move to New York and pursue a career. JoAnn talks with us about working on Andrew Llloyd Webber’s Cinderella, a new iteration of the classic musical set to open in London’s West End at the end of July, and also opens up about her working relationship with Webber himself. She shares her hopes for the theater community as a whole to collectively come together and figure out how to make live performance work in the midst of a pandemic, circumstances no one alive has ever encountered before. JoAnn also chronicles her journey from performer to choreographer, a journey she admits was not easy nor a conscious decision, but later realized she actually loved it more than she anticipated. In this episode, we talk about:  How Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella differs from other revivals  Frustration over societies devotion to sports over the arts  The impact of theatre immediately following September 11th  Leaving school for New York City as a high schooler  The lack of protocols for reopening theatre in the U.S.  ﻿Connect with JoAnn: IG: @joann_m_hunter  Twitter: @joannmhunter  On the web Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast  Twitter &amp; Instagram: @theatre_podcast  Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales  Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via jukeboxtheghost.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

JoAnn M. Hunter is a performer and choreographer with 20 Broadway credits and five US National tours on her resume, including Jerome Robbins’ Broadway (her Broadway debut), Miss Saigon, Guys and Dolls, Damn Yankees, Chicago, Spring Awakening, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, School of Rock, Kiss Me Kate, Curtains, She Loves Me, and most recently Disaster!. She is now across the pond choreographing Andrew Lloyd Webber’s brand new Cinderella, set to open soon on the West End. Born in Japan, and raised in a small town in Rhode Island, JoAnn grew up as a first generation Japanese American in a “very white place”. She found somewhere she felt like she belonged around age 10 when she began taking dance classes, and later, after spending a high school summer dancing in NYC, she dropped out to move to New York and pursue a career.  JoAnn talks with us about working on Andrew Llloyd Webber’s Cinderella, a new iteration of the classic musical set to open in London’s West End at the end of July, and also opens up about her working relationship with Webber himself. She shares her hopes for the theater community as a whole to collectively come together and figure out how to make live performance work in the midst of a pandemic, circumstances no one alive has ever encountered before. JoAnn also chronicles her journey from performer to choreographer, a journey she admits was not easy nor a conscious decision, but later realized she actually loved it more than she anticipated. In this episode, we talk about: <ul> <li>How Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cinderella differs from other revivals </li> <li>Frustration over societies devotion to sports over the arts </li> <li>The impact of theatre immediately following September 11th </li> <li>Leaving school for New York City as a high schooler </li> <li>The lack of protocols for reopening theatre in the U.S. </li> </ul> ﻿Connect with JoAnn:<ul> <li>IG: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/joann_m_hunter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@joann_m_hunter</a> </li> <li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/joannmhunter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@joannmhunter</a> </li> <li><a href="http://www.joannmhunter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">On the web</a></li> </ul> Connect with The Theatre Podcast:<ul> <li>Support us on Patreon: <a href="http://patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast</a> </li> <li>Twitter &amp; Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/theatre_podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@theatre_podcast</a> </li> <li><a href="http://facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast</a></li> <li><a href="http://thetheatrepodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TheTheatrePodcast.com</a></li> <li>Alan's personal Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/alanseales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@alanseales</a> </li> <li>Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think.</li> </ul> Thank you to our friends Jukebox The Ghost for our intro and outro music. You can find them on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @jukeboxtheghost or via the web via <a href="http://jukeboxtheghost.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jukeboxtheghost.com</a>. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ep152 - JoAnn M. Hunter: Top Choreographer working on ALW's Cinderella

JoAnn M. Hunter began her career as a successful Broadway dancer with over 12 Broadway shows to her credit. She has had the privilege of working with some of the most creative directors and choreographers in the industry. I spoke with JoAnn about her early memories of dancing for legends like Jerome Robbins, the process of building a show from start to finish, and the importance of a maintaining an open, collaborative rehearsal environment.

In Step with JOANN M. HUNTER