Lorin Latarro

Lorin Latarro is a Broadway director/choreographer whose work can be seen on Broadway, The Metropolitan Opera, and in dance companies internationally. She began her career as a dancer who performed in fourteen Broadway shows and toured with world renowned dance companies before shifting to choreography and directing.

Life and career

Latarro graduated from the Juilliard School where she trained under Benjamin Harkarvy, Pina Bausch, Hector Zaraspe and Jirí Kylián. After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Juilliard, Latarro danced for the Martha Graham Dance Company and later with MOMIX and Twyla Tharp. Latarro made her Broadway debut as a replacement in the ensemble of the Kiss Me, Kate Revival and has gone on to perform in 14 Broadway shows including Movin' Out, A Chorus Line, and Swing!.[1]

Latarro is currently developing Begin Again with music written by Train and recently directed Candace Bushnell’s one woman show, New York Times Critic's Pick, Is There Still Sex in the City, at the Daryl Roth Theatre. Additional directing credits include JOY at The Laura Pels Theatre Off-Broadway, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy-The Immersive Experience in London, Queen of the Night (Drama Desk Award), The David Foster and Kat McPhee Show, Swelling and Irritation, Trails, Rodgers After Hammerstein at 92Y, and Three Part Harmony at Theatre Aspen, plus James Whiteside's one man show.

Latarro choreographed multiple Broadway shows including Chess, Waitress, Tommy, Once Upon a Mattress, Heart Of Rock and Roll, Mrs. Doubtifre, Dangerous Liaisons, Waiting For Godot and others. On the West End, she has choreographed The Producers, Mrs. Doubtfire and Waitress. At The Metropolitan Opera her work includes La Traviata. Ms. Latarro recently choreographed a tour of a newly revised Peter Pan. Ms.Latarr choreographed Twelfth Night and The Odyssey for Public Works at The Delacorte Theater in NYC, which boasts a cast of over two hundred people. For Encores, Latarro has choreographed Oliver, Fanny and God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater.

Latarro holds a BFA from The Juilliard School where she has worked as an adjunct professor, as well as a secondary degree from NYU Tisch Film and Television Directing Fundamentals. She is a multiple Drama Desk, Lortel, Outer Critics, and Chita Rivera nominee. Latarro is the founder of Artists Against Gun Violence, and has traveled to India and Africa multiple times to work on family health and planning with The Gates Foundation. Latarro is the Artistic Associate at The Bucks County Playhouse.

Personal life

Latarro married Dr. Brian Harris Kopell, a New York City neurosurgeon, in June, 2015, with whom she has a daughter, Arden. [2]

Stage Credits

Year(s) Production Theatre Role Director Choreographer Performer Ref.
1999 Kiss Me, Kate Martin Beck Theatre Swing No No Yes [3]
2000 Swing! St. James Theatre Swing No No Yes [4]
2002 Movin' Out Richard Rodgers Theatre Swing/Brenda Understudy No No Yes [5]
2002 Man of La Mancha Martin Beck Theatre Fermina/Gypsy Dancer No No Yes [6]
2003 Wonderful Town Al Hirschfeld Theatre Greenwich Villager No No Yes [7]
2006 A Chorus Line Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre Vicki/Understudy for Cassie, Diana, Judy, and Sheila No No Yes [8]
2006 The Apple Tree Studio 54 Nadjira/King Arik's Court/Ensemble/Dance Captain No No Yes [9]
2007 Curtains Al Hirschfeld Theatre Bambi Bernet No No Yes [10]
2009 Guys and Dolls Nederlander Theatre Ensemble/Hot Box Girl/Mimi/Miss Adelaide Understudy No No Yes [11]
2010 Fanny New York City Center Choreographer No Yes No [12]
2010 American Idiot St. James Theatre Swing/Associate Choreographer/Dance Captain No Yes Yes [13]
2011 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying Al Hirschfeld Theatre Swing No No Yes [14]
2011 Company New York City Center Ensemble No No Yes [15]
2011 Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson Neil Simon Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [16]
2011 Tomorrow Morning York Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [17]
2012 City Club Minetta Lane Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [18]
2013 Hands on a Hardbody Brooks Atkinson Theatre Associate Choreographer No Yes No [19]
2013 Waiting for Godot James Earl Jones Theatre Choreographic Movement No Yes No [20]
2013 No Man's Land James Earl Jones Theatre Choreographic Movement No Yes No [21]
2013 Rigoletto Metropolitan Opera Associate Choreographer No Yes No [22]
2014 Queen of the Night Paramount Hotel Choreographer No Yes No [23]
2014 21 Chump Street Brooklyn Academy of Music Choreographer No Yes No [24]
2014 Kiss Me, Kate Barrington Stage Company Co-Director/Co-Choreographer Yes Yes No [25]
2014 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Ethel Barrymore Theatre Associate Choreographer No Yes No [26]
2015 The Odyssey Delacorte Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [27]
2015 Company Bucks County Playhouse Choreographer No Yes No [28]
2015 Beaches The Musical Drury Lane Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [29]
2016 Waitress Brooks Atkinson Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [30]
2016 God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater New York City Center Choreographer No Yes No [31]
2016 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Brooks Atkinson Theatre Movement Director No Yes No [32]
2017 Assassins New York City Center Choreographer No Yes No [33]
2018 Chess Kennedy Center-Eisenhower Auditorium Movement Director No Yes No [34]
2018 A Taste of Things to Come Nederlander Theatre Director/Choreographer No Yes Yes [35]
2018 Twelfth Night Delacorte Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [36]
2018 La Traviata Metropolitan Opera Choreographer No Yes No [37]
2019 Superhero Second Stage Theatre Musical Staging No Yes No [38]
2019 Almost Famous Old Globe Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [39]
2019 Merrily We Roll Along Laura Pel Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [40]
2019 Guys and Dolls The Muny Co-Choreographer No Yes No [41]
2019 # DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment Westside Theatre Director Yes No No [42]
2021 Waitress Ethel Barrymore Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [43]
2021 The Visitor The Public Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [44]
2021 Is There Still Sex in the City? Daryl Roth Theatre Director Yes No No [45]
2021 Mrs. Doubtfire Ethel Barrymore Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [46]
2022 Into the Woods St. James Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [47]
2023 Oliver! New York City Center Choreographer No Yes No [48]
2024 The Who's Tommy Nederlander Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [49]
2024 The Heart of Rock and Roll James Earl Jones Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [50]
2024 Once Upon a Mattress Hudson Theatre Choreographer No Yes No [51]
2025 Joy Laura Pel Theatre Director Yes No No [52]

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References

  1. ^ "Lorin Latarro | Choreographer". www.lorinlatarro.com. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  2. ^ Scheps, Leigh (7 May 2024). "Katie Rose Clarke, Alison Luff, and More on Taking on Broadway and Motherhood". Broadway Direct. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  3. ^ Playbill. "Kiss Me, Kate". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Swing!". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Movin' Out". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Man of La Mancha". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  7. ^ "Wonderful Town". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  8. ^ "A Chorus Line". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  9. ^ "The Apple Tree". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  10. ^ "Curtains". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Guys and Dolls". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  12. ^ Latarro, Lorin (21 October 2019). "Fanny". Lorin Latarro. Lorin Lataro. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  13. ^ "American Idiot". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  14. ^ "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  15. ^ Hetrick, Adam. "NY Philharmonic Company Concert, with Neil Patrick Harris, Will Get DVD Release". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  16. ^ "Scandalous: The Life and Trials of Aimee Semple McPherson". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  17. ^ "Tomorrow Morning". The York Theatre Company. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  18. ^ Gans, Andrew. "New Musical City Club, Directed by Mitchell Maxwell, Will Play Off-Broadway's Minetta Lane Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  19. ^ "Hands on a Hard Body". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  20. ^ "Waiting for Godot". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  21. ^ "No Man's Land". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  22. ^ Latarro, Lorin (21 October 2019). "Rigoletto". Lorin Latarro. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  23. ^ Rosky, Nicole. "TV Exclusive: Meet the Creators of QUEEN OF THE NIGHT- Spotlight on Lorin Latarro". Broadway World. Wisdom Digital Media. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  24. ^ Latarro, Lorin (25 October 2019). "21 Chump Street". Lorin Latarro. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  25. ^ Gioia, Michael. "Joe Calarco and Lorin Latarro Will Helm Barrington Stage Company's Kiss Me, Kate". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  26. ^ "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  27. ^ Gluck, Victor (11 September 2015). "The Odyssey". Theatre Scene. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  28. ^ Blank, Matthew. "Photo Call: First Look at Justin Guarini in Bucks County Playhouse Production of Company". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  29. ^ Gioia, Michael. "Broadway-Bound Beaches, Starring Shoshana Bean and Whitney Bashor, Opens Tonight". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  30. ^ "Waitress". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  31. ^ Clement, Olivia. "Kurt Vonnegut's God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater Begins Tonight". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  32. ^ "Les Liaisons Dangereuses". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  33. ^ "See Alex Brightman, Steven Pasquale & More Suit Up for Assassins' Opening at City Center". Broadway.com. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  34. ^ Gans, Andrew. "How Did Critics Review Kennedy Center Chess, Starring Raúl Esparza, Karen Olivo, Ramin Karimloo, Ruthie Ann Miles?". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  35. ^ Loerzel, Robert. "Lorin Latarro's A Taste of Things to Come Captures the Inception of Feminism". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  36. ^ Vine, Hannah. "First Look at Musicalized Twelfth Night at Shakespeare in the Park". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  37. ^ "Lorin Latarro will Choreograph La Traviata at the Metropolitan Opera". The Cooper Company. 16 February 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  38. ^ Franklin, Marc J. "A First Look at Kate Baldwin and Bryce Pinkham in Superhero Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  39. ^ Clement, Olivia. "Old Globe Season Includes Almost Famous Musical, Jitney, Noura, Plus New Michael John LaChiusa Musical". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  40. ^ Sod, Ted. "Merrily We Roll Along: The Choreography". Roundabout Theatre Company. Roundabout Theater Company.
  41. ^ "Watch for Familiar Muny Faces on Broadway This Spring!". The Muny. 22 April 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  42. ^ Clement, Olivia. "#DateMe: An OkCupid Experiment, Directed by Lorin Latarro, to Play Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  43. ^ "Waitress". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  44. ^ "The Visitor". The Public. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  45. ^ Franklin, Marc. "A Look at Candace Bushnell's Is There Still Sex in the City? Off-Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  46. ^ "Mrs. Doubtfire". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  47. ^ "Into the Woods". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  48. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Lilli Cooper, Raúl Esparza, Tam Mutu, More Will Star in Oliver! at New York City Center Encores!". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  49. ^ "The Who's Tommy". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  50. ^ "The Who's Tommy". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  51. ^ "Once Upon a Mattress". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  52. ^ Gans, Andrew. "Playbill". Playbill. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  53. ^ "Lorin Latarro". Broadway Dance Center. 7 February 2017.
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