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Denise Faye Greenbaum (born July 16, 1963) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, and director. She is the recipient of an American Choreography Award, as well as a Screen Actor's Guild Award for the 2002 film Chicago. Faye won the Dance Track Magazine Artist Award for best choreography in a feature film for her work in Burlesque. Additionally, she received nominations including the Fred and Adele Astaire Award and The World Dance Awards for her choreography in Burlesque.
Career
In 2014, Faye co-directed and choreographed much of Cher's Dressed to Kill tour. Later she directed the concert DVD of Martha Davis & the Motels Live at the Whisky a Go Go's 50th Anniversary, released in the summer of 2015. Next she directed a music video for Martha Davis and the Motels.
Faye directed the staged reading of the musical The Magic Horn, written by Charlie Midnight, James Marr and Wendy Piggot at The Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles, which was being developed for the Broadway stage.
Faye's choreography includes working with Hugh Jackman on a multimillion-dollar live extravaganza for Steve Wynn, Jennifer Aniston's strip tease in We're the Millers, and re-staging/choreographing Catherine Zeta-Jones in All That Jazz for the 85th Annual Academy Awards.
Among her many Broadway credits are Chicago, Guys and Dolls and Jerome Robbins Broadway. Plays include works at the Public Theater, Lincoln Center Theater, Williamstown Theater Festival and Second Stage Theater.
Her choreography can be seen in such films as My Week with Marilyn, We're the Millers, Burlesque, and working alongside her mentor, Rob Marshall, in the Academy Award–winning Chicago, and Nine, among others. In television, she has choreographed and directed segments on shows such as The American Music Awards, Dancing with the Stars, and The X Factor UK. Additionally, she has choreographed many television commercials including GoDaddy for the 2012 Super Bowl and Dasani Water for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Prior to this, Faye trained at the School of American Ballet, danced with the New York City Ballet and then attended Barnard College with a double major in Urban Studies and Psychology. She has also danced in the Jon Bon Jovi music video "Queen of New Orleans", which was the first single from Jon's solo album Destination Anywhere.
In one of her most recent film performances, she appeared alongside Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, and Alec Baldwin in the 2012 film Rock of Ages. She also appeared alongside Sandra Bullock and Casey Affleck in Chris Butler and Sam Fell's animated movie Paranorman in that same year as the voice of a Blithe Hollow Townperson. This was her first appearance as a voice in an animated film. Her last film appearance was in 2013, when she made her second appearance as a voice in an animated film, Legends of Oz: Dorothy Returns, starring Lea Michelle and Bernadette Peters.
Since 2013, Faye's career has been focused solely on choreography. In 2013 she choreographed The Oscars, and in 2015 she choreographed an episode of the TV series Kriste. She has also do choreography work in several other films and series since, including Central Intelligence (2016) and episodes of Mary + Jane (2017). In 2023, she was a choreographer for the music video "Heartbeat" by Davina Michelle.
Projects
Magic Horn – Broadway musical in development: Director/Producer
Cher's Dressed to Kill tour
Martha Davis and the Motels – Video: Director
Davina Michelle: Heartbeat - Music video choreographer- 2023
Red Notice- Was a choreographer in this film starring Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds
Witches- Was a choreographer in the film based on Roald Dahl's book The Witches. - 2020
Ryan Hansen Solves Crime on Television - Choreographed two episodes in Season 4, which included episodes 4 and 8.
The Ranch- Choreographed one episode of this TV series (Season 2 Episode 7) - 2017
Mary + Jane- Choreographed Season 1 Episode 10.
Central Intelligence - Choreographer -
Steve Wynn birthday extravaganza starring Hugh Jackman – 2014
Fred and Adele Astaire Awards – Choreographed "All That Jazz" featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones – 2013
We're the Millers – Film: Choreographed Jennifer Aniston's strip tease, Rawson Marshall Thurber director – 2013
Kirstie – TV: Choreographer – Kirstie Alley and Michael Richards – 2013
The Academy Awards – TV: Restaged/Choreographed All That Jazz featuring Catherine Zeta-Jones – 2013
My Week with Marilyn – Film: Choreographed and Directed Michelle Williams musical numbers – 2011
Pirates of the Caribbean 4 – Film: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director, John DeLuca choreographer – Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz – 2011
Burlesque – Film: Choreographer, Steven Antin director – Cher, Christina Aguilera – 2010
The American Music Awards – TV: Director/Choreographer of Musical Segment – 2010
X Factor UK-series finale – TV: Director/Choreographer of Musical Segment – 2010
Dancing with the Stars – TV: Director/Choreographer of Musical Segment – 2010
Castle: Choreographer – 2011
Saving Grace – TV: Choreographer – Holly Hunter – 2009
Nine – Film: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director/co-choreographer with John DeLuca – Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Marianne Cotilliard, Penélope Cruz – 2009
The 59th Primetime Emmy Awards – TV: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall/John DeLuca choreographer – 2007
Tony Bennett: An American Classic – TV: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director/co-choreographer with John DeLuca – Tony Bennett, Barbra Streisand, Christina Aguilera – 2006
Memoirs of a Geisha – Film: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director, John DeLuca choreographer – Gong Li, Zhang Ziyi – 2005
Stuart Little Three – Video: Choreographer – 2005
The 75th Annual Academy Awards – TV: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall/John DeLuca choreographers – 2003
Chicago – Film: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director/choreographer – Renee Zellweger, Richard Gere, Catherine Zeta-Jones – 2002
Annie – Disney TV Movie: Associate Choreographer, Rob Marshall director/choreographer – Alan Cumming, Kristin Chenoweth, Victor Garber – 1999
Filmography
Stage credits
Awards and nominations
References
External links
Denise Faye at the Internet Broadway Database
Denise Faye at IMDb
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