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their Tapfest in April 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/c4c3800c-63cd-490e-8000-d7633f2fa9bc/11a-That-Other.jpg Personal Photos Mark with his brother Rex, his sister-in-law Sherry, and niece Canedy at the New York Musical Theatre Festival for That Other Woman's Child, which he choreographed and co-produced in 2008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/4bffd48e-06ff-4353-ab8e-396b8618ff85/2abook-sign.jpg Personal Photos Lecturing during the Tap Roots book signing in March 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/45ef5db1-9072-4482-89dd-40cf9f282398/1a-Alex-at-book-sign.jpg Personal Photos At Tap Roots book signing in March 2003 with Alex Romero, Debbie Bartlett and Bill Bartlett. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/aa99bb8e-662f-4b65-94fd-ed498fe02873/3abook-sign-hoofers.jpg Personal Photos Group of hoofers at the Tap Roots book signing in 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From picture left to right: Gregory Gast, Richard Kuller, Bill Bartlett, Debbie Bartlett, Jim Taylor, Gloria Cocking, Ron Cocking, Mark Knowles, Alex Romero, Patti Nestor Mazur. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/0b72ba94-8658-43c7-a91e-2713e39f06bb/9a-Mark_and_Alex.jpg Personal Photos Alex Romero and Mark dancing before the Jazz Dance LA “Tribute to Alex Romero,” honoring Alex with the Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award at the Harriet and Charles Luckman Fine Arts Complex at California State University in Los Angeles in October 2001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/49f9e29f-4501-4920-a5c6-f889d2d1737d/Boarding-ship-96.jpg Personal Photos Mark with dancers Jennifer Davis, J.R. White, and producer Rob Kief, waiting to board the Statendam on the Holland America Line in 1996. Mark was senior director and choreographer of the production shows. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/64ca7544-08c1-4f81-88db-f7791e0b047b/Statendam-cast-3.jpg Personal Photos Mark with members of the cast of the Statendam in 1996, his first time directing and choreographing for the Holland America Line. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/65e21006-9d08-437f-84a1-866faa946d97/Statendam-men-96.jpg Personal Photos Mark with the men of the Statendam cast in 1996. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/c519e335-e705-4558-a967-54df8d7a62d5/adjudicating.jpg Personal Photos Mark during a break from adjudicating the British Columbia Dance Competition in Prince Rupert, BC in 1995. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/60a35a59-11ef-4eb1-b07a-290e41a3ab7d/with-Leslie-94.jpg Personal Photos Backstage with Leslie Jordan for his Off-Broadway show Hysterical Blindness at the Playhouse on Vandam in New York in 1994. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/87fe1c1f-ec2e-473e-86d0-23a609146af9/with-Arthur-84.jpg Personal Photos Mark with theatre legend Arthur Laurents during rehearsal in New York for La Cage aux Folles in 1983. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/b6793deb-e77f-45a9-b9cd-cedfb0a1ba04/15a-outside-theatre-in-SF.jpg Personal Photos Mark in San Francisco for La Cage aux Folles which played at the Fox Theatre in 1983. https://www.markalanknowles.com/directingchoreography-photos-educational daily 0.75 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/a610dc4a-0840-4446-838a-5fceeba701d3/QOuX4-yI.jpeg Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) Dancing at Lughnasa, a Graduation Play at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, directed and choreographed bu Mark in 2022. 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Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) The cast of Next to Normal, choreographed by Mark for a Graduation Play at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/8a493368-1a1b-4f78-aec5-adc4ac2d19f5/2018-2019_LA_CompanyPlay_TheLaramieProject_%28Demeter%29_FNL_266.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) The Laramie Project, directed by Mark for the 2018-2019 Company at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/1709966038369-X133BRMOSLV0T808NB47/2018-2019_LA_GradPlay_GreyGardens_Demeter_FNL_244.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) The cast of Grey Gardens, a graduation play directed and choreographed by Mark at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in May 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/3b886cf9-e324-4cee-a4ac-81f7a696e13c/2018-2019_LA_GradPlay_GreyGardens_Demeter_FNL_268-768x1152.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) Abigail Stewart as Little Edie in Grey Gardens at the The American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/0839ed9e-3f17-4fe3-bfd6-651e4d458fda/2018-2019_LA_GradPlay_GreyGardens_Demeter_FNL_417.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) The finale of Grey Gardens at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/2fcf9554-36f1-4044-b27e-e9f44f5b3b27/BroadwayBoundMarkwithCastjpg.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) Mark with the cast of Broadway Bound which he directed and choreographed for Graduation Plays in 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/1c1cc61d-9820-4192-8106-6099783dc8e3/Dancing_at_Lughnesa-2.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) Mark with the cast of Dancing at Lughnasa which he directed and choreographed in 2016. 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Abdication, directed by Mark for Graduation Plays at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2015. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/06796a42-199e-4b05-83a5-ba11b333baf0/Ring_Round_the_Moon_-_LA_Company_2014-536-2.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) Ring Around the Moon, a Company show choreographed by Mark in 2014 at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/f55dd681-5e88-4581-add7-9d6582690408/As-Ir-is-2.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) Cast of As It Is In Heaven, a Graduation Play Mark directed and choreographed in 2014 at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/6a435d51-585e-4271-8891-e8f54db296da/As-It-is-1.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos (Educational) Cast of As It Is In Heaven which Mark directed and choreographed in 2014. 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Three separate casts did four mini-musicals that year comprised of Scarlet Pimpernel, Chicago, Spring Awakening and Les Miserables. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/da8a56b2-9574-495d-a7f3-e62754975c0e/Mask-sec-6-2014.jpg Teaching Photos Student doing mask work in Mark's Movement and Dance for the Actor II at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in February 2014. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/2182f5c1-c965-49f2-a9c4-215732a74f11/AADA-Mark__Knowles_0022.jpg Teaching Photos Mark with students in the studio at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Spring 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/3c355176-259f-4a6e-bc16-31cb3d0d05da/Period-Dance-2013.jpg Teaching Photos Mark's Period Dance class performing the Pavane at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in the Fall of 2013. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/aedbac77-443a-4044-b54d-9b0ec1a28926/AADA-Charleston12.jpg Teaching Photos After the Charleston performance at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/f68eac9b-d73e-4aa4-b678-11337064689c/Oxy-50s-number-10.jpg Teaching Photos Students at Occidental College performing a "50's number in Mark's Jazz class in 2010 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/3b6bdf00-1835-4efb-8829-c116d5e5bb1c/Chatt-state08-09.jpg Teaching Photos Mark teaching a Master Class at Chattanooga State in their Professional Actors Training Program in the Spring of 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/76e22bf1-6598-4f1c-8c0f-f3379e980374/oxy-waltz-08.jpg Teaching Photos Students waltzing in the Movement for Actor: Social Dance class taught by Mark at Occidental College in 2008 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/8bf50f08-4572-4f63-82a5-59af8d86b060/BalletPetit-aliens.jpg Teaching Photos Mark's Advanced Tap students in rehearsal at Ballet Petit, in a number choreographed with hula-hooping aliens in 2006 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/71e045d3-fc61-46d1-a5e7-166208aa133e/Aliens2006.jpg Teaching Photos "Alien" tap number in performance at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, CA in 2006. The dancers were from Mark's Advanced Tap class at Ballet Petit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/149413d3-6954-42f0-91f1-6c83b3159156/Sacred+Dance+La+Salle.jpg Teaching Photos Some of Mark's Dance I students at La Salle High School rehearsing for a sacred dance prepared for a Mass in the mid '90's. https://www.markalanknowles.com/performance-photos daily 0.75 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/74c0bb28-eb5e-4412-9348-bf5a0c983cd0/simplerulesone.jpg Performance Photos Screen shot from the TV series 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. Mark sang with The Yuletide Carolers on a Christmas episode entitled “A Very C.J. Christmas” in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/4fe5a648-bd14-4a3d-bed1-c374f504f0a4/justshootmewebtwo.jpg Performance Photos Screen shot of The Yuletide Carolers singing on the TV show Just Shoot Me in 1997. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/ee938d1a-7911-40dd-a4c0-5700939a1c76/on-set-of-Sisters.jpg Performance Photos Mark with the other singers on the set of the television series Sisters 1991. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/ad71ea31-029a-408c-b2f6-c6e81cac7eb1/LA-Symp-funny.jpg Performance Photos Mark with the other singers in a publicity photo for The Los Angeles A Cappella Symphony (also called Without a Net). Mark sang with the group and also provided choreography in 1989-1990. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/2f514801-9834-49b2-9de3-5f7b7ec768a7/Big-Band-singer.jpg Performance Photos Mark before a gig at the Avalon Ballroom on Catalina Island with the Bill Davies Big Band Orchestra 1989. Mark was the lead male vocalist. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/093ad76f-040e-46fe-8553-9411384eb9f8/Big-Band.jpg Performance Photos Mark with the Bill Davies Orchestra before singing for the president of Columbia Pictures in 1988. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/6829b76e-523c-410a-8a24-317f05871fbc/42nd-Street-87.jpg Performance Photos The cast of 42nd Street at the Grand Dinner Theatre in 1987. Mark is kneeling on the far right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/00c1f567-7919-4db5-aee8-666e8361394e/Sugar-Babies-trio-86.jpg Performance Photos Mark in Sugar Babies with Madelyn Clark and Roger Castellano at the Grand Dinner Theatre in 1986. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/392dcb16-d69f-4379-b4aa-5b55c256ede1/Sugar-Babies-fan-86.jpg Performance Photos Mark in Sugar Babies with Deanne Spicer in 1986. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/8f103f86-190d-4b85-85c9-5cccb12a834a/with-RJ.-84jpg.jpg Performance Photos Mark with Robert Wagner on the set of Hart to Hart in 1984. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/b1b0f5a6-200e-4044-a5cd-0da9850566e6/Chantal.jpg Performance Photos Mark as Chantal in La Cage aux Folles at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles in 1984. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/8d2e1c39-edeb-417f-883b-63070ae6d751/La-Cage-.jpg Performance Photos Gene Barry and the Cagelles in La Cage aux Folles at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles in 1984. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/a276cee8-98cf-4160-9046-971e962f08c4/Cagelles-Stairs_NEW.jpg Performance Photos Mark with the other Cagelles backstage at the Pantages Theatre for the production of La Cage aux Folles in 1984. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/37ff3304-4556-4034-ad14-a8d63343cc7f/Brigadoon.jpg Performance Photos Mark as Harry Beaton in Brigadoon doing the sword dance at the Harlequin Dinner Theatre in 1983. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/76555c00-49e3-47d7-b0b7-c3819153036d/with-G-Hines-82jpg.jpg Performance Photos Mark with tap legend Gregory Hines during the filming of the TV Special I Love Liberty in 1982. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/4cdcc6d0-0f56-4a39-a556-ee62ca8b889e/HighHopes-CallieMark.jpg Performance Photos Mark with his tap dance partner Callie O'Bryan backstage at the High Hopes Benefit at Knott's Berry Farm in the early 1982. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/0ef79933-fafa-4698-b71b-0f226483a34d/Pennies-from-Heaven-81.jpg Performance Photos Mark outside the set of Pennies From Heaven in 1981. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/c392d5dd-e6e1-474f-bedc-ed9b1ccfcb67/Whorehouse-porch-81.jpg Performance Photos Mark between takes on the movie Best Little Whorehouse in Texas in 1981 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/680e7fe7-4c9c-4444-b9db-be2d85ebef3e/Lily-Tomlin-line-81.jpg Performance Photos Dancing with Lily Tomlin in her TV Special Sold Out in 1981. Mark is just to the right of Lily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/828a628c-5973-4fbe-8438-870d8d1aa66d/Brandy-America-commercial-81.jpg Performance Photos Mark with the other dancers and Cheryl Ladd for a Brandy America commercial in 1981. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/b1ca2cb7-6a32-44a1-9e1b-ee82e261f92a/with-Cheryl-Ladd-81.jpg Performance Photos Mark with Cheryl Ladd during the filming of a Brandy America commercial in 1981. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/13376fd1-1ddd-4900-a80a-841cb3e725c6/B-Manilow-special-80.jpg Performance Photos Mark outside the dressing room for the TV special Barry Manilow: One Voice in 1980. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/5bf83a5d-23f2-4a79-98cc-1195dd094b63/Raquel-Welch-special-80.jpg Performance Photos On the set of Raquel Welch TV Special From Raquel With Love in 1980. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/fac1765e-473e-4214-851f-34de5fe0f723/with-Bobbi-Gentry-80.jpg Performance Photos Mark with Bobbie Gentry in 1980. He was one of the dancers in her Las Vegas act. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/c492e6ff-d4f5-490c-b541-3451c29ac992/4a-Mitzi-Gaynor.jpg Performance Photos Mark dancing with Mitzi Gaynor in 1980. He is just to the right of her. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/83ff250f-e643-49e6-b054-3e8f8153969f/with-Mitzi80jpg.jpg Performance Photos Mark with Mitzi Gaynor. Mark danced in her act which toured the country in 1980. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/1dca9c8e-e0ef-4233-996c-85075ffb0a6f/Carol-Griffin-ONeal-Warden-Knowles.jpg Performance Photos Mark with the Yuletide Carolers in the 1980's. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/9b01aa92-2845-40a7-9823-55124d5f07a9/with-Goulet-80.jpg Performance Photos Mark with Robert Goulet backstage at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion for On A Clear Day in 1980. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/3fe0c76c-7b68-4d5a-b4ab-1ca8e587d9ff/with-John-Denver-79.jpg Performance Photos Mark with John Denver on the set of John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together in 1979. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/08e1536d-7367-4c4b-bf85-9b07a337508b/with-Miss-Piggy-79.jpg Performance Photos Mark with Miss PIggy on the set of John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together in 1979. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/e0101bf7-8418-4e6c-957b-3fd269b0f348/Lido-top-hat-78.jpg Performance Photos Mark dancing in the Lido de Paris at the Stardust in Las Vegas in 1978. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/f86a773d-fb68-42e2-a0e9-9d61d785fdf1/Lido-with-elephants-78.jpg Performance Photos Mark with the elephants in the Lido de Paris in Las Vegas in 1978. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/4f25c6de-cff2-4b94-b551-c37a235ce6e5/Cent-21-industril.jpg Performance Photos Mark performing in a Century 21 Industrial in Las Vegas in 1978. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/ef8aba2e-fd45-449b-89b1-1f9c53c47c14/Follies-76.jpg Performance Photos Mark singing in the Vaudeville Follies at '92 Theatre in Middletown, CT in 1976. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/58865639-f606-429d-b391-c532f2eace18/King-and-I-73jpg.jpg Performance Photos Mark as Lun Tha in The King and I at Pioneer Playhouse, the State Theatre of Kentucky 1973.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/94989bef-5204-4911-bcb7-a827ad7a49e7/Showboat-73.jpg Performance Photos Mark in Showboat in 1973 at Pioneer Playhouse, The State Theatre of Kentucky. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/eeeeda52-45bf-4c15-b276-9fb48d515239/New-Moon-72.jpg Performance Photos Mark as Phillipe in New Moon at Pioneer Playhouse, the State Theatre of Kentucky, in 1972. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/484dd615-fe09-43dc-bcf2-4458014b487b/Crucible-.jpg Performance Photos Mark as Thomas Putnam in The Crucible at Harrodsburg Amphitheater in Kentucky in 1971. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/c9be03c4-4dcc-4f7c-b7fa-d2a9a20ba985/Bye-bye-Birdie-72.jpg Performance Photos Mark as Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie in high school as a senior in 1972. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/31e12525-e2a7-44af-83db-7df760c4cdf1/MyFairLady1969.jpg Performance Photos Mark as Freddy in My Fair Lady when he was a freshman in high school in 1969. https://www.markalanknowles.com/directingchoreography-photos daily 0.75 2025-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/8750d7af-dbf7-4556-a805-5169d130d994/Anything-Goes-cast.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of Anything Goes. The production was directed by Mark and ran from August 26, 2016 until October 8, 2016 at the Glendale Centre Theatre in Glendale, CA. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/1743093839697-M4HGZ3APVRCGX6VE5NW1/Real-Love-wedding.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark choreographed The Real Love musical which premiered at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/b6f3e15a-914d-4b51-83d0-aa9a61c1e8d7/Real-Loveending.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of the Real Love starring Joanne Ampil and Adam Pascal. Mark choreographed the production in 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/bc48432f-ec83-443d-beb3-cb1261a51895/Guillotine-Scarlet.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos A number from the Scarlet Pimpernel. Mark choreographed the show at the Glendale Centre Theatre in 2009. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/58a5243c-b6c6-4deb-870c-559df60a4d54/10a-Singin.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark with the cast of Singin' in the Rain at the Glendale Center Theatre in 2008. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/07eff516-d66a-4385-8bec-1211773de680/Lucky-Stiff-on-stairs.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of Lucky Stiff backstage at the Glendale Center Theatre. Mark directed and choreographed the show in 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/5eec7af4-5290-439b-9cf0-2d3c4e743507/Dolly-090.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Alison England as Dolly Levi some of her dancers in Hello Dolly. Mark directed and choreographed the show at the Glendale Center Theatre in 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/c1efa42f-df3e-4310-ae04-5345421a303f/Beauty-and-the-Beast-cast-GCT.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Beauty and the Beast cast at the Glendale Centre Theatre. Mark choreographed the show in 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/60962d59-9e33-419d-9a37-6e06997511d9/KIng+and+I+Glendale.JPG Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of The King and I which Mark choreographed in 2006 at the Glendale Centre Theatre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/ba3ecfbc-3124-4c34-8972-974e096df26b/Plaid-06.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of Forever Plaid. Mark directed and choreographed the show at the Liberty Theater in Astoria, Oregon in 2006. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/22036106-c2ca-4922-b772-7ca0efae0192/Sound+of+Music+Glendale2006.JPG Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of The Sound of Music which Mark choreographed at the Glendale Centre Theatre in 2006. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/b6603dcf-9d85-4474-a867-919c69a70d70/TOWC-Chatt-04.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos A number from That Other Woman's Child presented at Chattanooga State Repertory in 2004. Mark was the choreographer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/595b4086-744d-41d7-85ad-d9c613981da4/cast-of-the-Boyfriend-GCT.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Cast of the Boyfriend at Glendale Centre Theatre. Mark choreographed the show in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/206097c8-80ae-4c70-a5e0-fed684a18034/Sur+La+Plage+with+balls.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The Sur La Plage number from The Boyfriend at the Glendale Centre Theatre. Mark choreographed the show in 2004. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/80a93e0d-f1ea-4443-9ae7-02ed6ec98130/Camelot+at+Glendale.JPG Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of Camelot which Mark directed and choreographed at Glendale Centre Theatre in 2003. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/621ccf64-e739-4a43-b1fd-78c82c5b8314/12a-with-Rockettes.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark with the Radio City Rockettes . He choreographed them for a Honda Industrial @ 1998. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/2e99bcb2-1193-4e3c-be12-336eb00412c5/cast-of-Honda-97.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark with Dick Clark and some of the cast members of the Honda Industrial Mark choreographed at radio City Music Hall @ 1998. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/da86d4e0-a5e7-41e4-b2e9-febf6d871a19/Hercules-97.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark with director Roger Castellano and choreographer Linda Love for the Hercules Electrical parade in New York in 1997. Mark was also one of the choreographers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/022a5d43-dbd6-47ef-8d6d-a85017b24b18/crazy96.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Randy Hills and the female dancers in Crazy for You. Mark choreographed the production in 1996. The show opened at the Golden Apple in Sarasota ,FL and then toured to The Gateway Playhouse in Long Island, NY. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/c9b04905-9863-491a-8212-bc7f54cfc308/EdenCast95_NEW.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Barbara Eden and cast members in Nite Club Confidential, Mark choreographed the show for the Long Beach Civic Light Opera in 1995. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/3e76b15e-f6e1-4932-ac61-cc60cc6f96b5/BigBang-trio89.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark with Reed Armstrong and Tracy Williams during rehearsals in Singapore for the World Premiere of Big Bang in 1995. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/ca01edc7-d050-42be-9c22-4441e92a5079/cast-of-Forum-93jpg.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark with the cast of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum in Anchorage, AK. Mark choreographed the show in 1993. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/5b0477c8-ccc0-4584-8f4d-4ff141785cbb/Goofy.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark with the director and the other choreographers of the The World According to Goofy Parade at Disneyland in 1992. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/f721676a-d8fa-49ae-8d2f-4d04c0dbf847/Reindeer-Disney.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Santa's Dancing Reindeer from Disneyland's Very Merry Christmas Parade. Mark was one the of choreographers of the parade in 1991. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/656ddf9e-1fb2-4690-b415-375816090b27/Soldiers+Disney_NEW.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The Toy Soldiers from Disneyland's Very Merry Christmas Parade. Mark was one the of choreographers of the parade in 1991. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/9bdb9ec4-50b8-4df5-b054-a89a3eb4e857/Me-My-Girl-cast91.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of Me and My Girl. Mark choreographed the show for Musical Theatre West in 1991. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/cab48f74-03a8-44fd-92cd-9ac5b5834ab3/P-Pizzaz-91-dipNEW.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Dancers performing for Party Pizzazz!! choreographed by Mark in 1991. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/c4dedf0f-7d73-4169-903f-7f2b70454ae2/PartyP-91_NEW.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark with the dancers from Party Pizzazz!! in 1991. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/e6438b8d-0f83-4609-b98e-91cabe603bcd/No-No-Nanette-88.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of No No Nanette starring Susan Eagan and presented by Musical Theatre West. Mark choreographed the show in 1990. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/03257705-efc4-417c-87bd-69869fa0249b/Boyfriendcast-768x534.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of The Boyfriend starring Greg Louganis., presented at Sacramento Music Circus. Mark choreographed the show in 1990. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/5abccb4a-7fb2-4ec4-bbe5-adf7723efb82/My-OneOnly-89.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of My One and Only starring Susan Eagan and Roger Castellano. Mark choregraphed the show for Musical Theatre West in 1989. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/3fa87bc8-0513-407a-a7b0-35baeadc47f9/cast-of-La-Cage-Sacramento-91.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark with the Cagelles from the Sacramento Music Circus production of La Cage aux Folles in 1988. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/79eab3bd-63bf-40ab-91da-89d28f9d4446/Grand-1988.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of L Cage aux Folles at the Grand Dinner Theatre. Mark choreographed the show in 1988. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/4f984126-96d1-49b6-885f-ac85cb9cbd0b/La-Cage-BA-86.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark outside the Teatro Metropolitan in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he choreographed La Cage aux Folles in 1986. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/3387ca03-3c97-49e5-820b-3bf1844965db/Chicago-85.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos A number from Chicago which Mark choreographed at U.C. Irvine in 1985. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/4f95ae32-462c-4268-9852-24b0a3575c29/Harlequin+Grease+cast.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos The cast of Grease presented at the Harlequin Dinner Theatre. Mark co-choreographed the show with Patti Colombo 1985. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/65eb90f7c717774ca0fbd6b7/00fe5723-12eb-4ee0-8fdc-1fdf705a021c/Ice-Pirates_NEW.jpg Directing/Choreography Photos Mark with Mary Crosby and director Stuart Raffill on the set of The Ice Pirates. 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