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Lawrence Leritz

Board Member

Lawrence Leritz began his international dance career working with Jerome Robbins, Alvin Ailey, George Balanchine, Robert Joffrey, Ruth Page, John Neumeier, Tommy Tune and Sir Frederick Ashton, in such companies as Hamburg Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Chicago Ballet, Israel's Bat Dor Dance Company, Paris Opera and as guest artist throughout the world including The Los Angeles Music Center Opera. Broadway: Jerome Robbins revival of Fiddler On The Roof, Fonteyn & Nureyev On Broadway and in The Muny's productions of Can-Can and the world stage premiere of Rodgers & Hammerstein's State Fair, starring Ozzie & Harriet Nelson. Off-Broadway he produced & choreographed the hit show Boobs! The Musical. Choreography highlights includes Alone for The Hamburg Ballet, Los Angeles Music Center Opera, Motown's film musical The Last Dragon and TV's mime duo Shields & Yarnell. Leritz produced The 50th Anniversary Gala of The American Guild of Musical Artists, featuring over 300 stars of ballet and opera at Lincoln Center's New York State Theater with hosts Beverly Sills and Peter Martins. Lawrence also served for 18 years on the Board Of Governors for AGMA.

Films include Love In Kilnerry (2020), Julie Taymor's Across The Universe, The Adjustment Bureau and Easy Money. TV: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, opened the 2017 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade, Emmy winning Night Of Too Many Stars on Comedy Central, Saturday Night Live, All My Children and the best selling exercise DVD, Total Stretch with Lawrence Leritz. In 1996, Mr. Leritz was honored for his work by Time Magazine, as their Local Hero for producing the annual television event Day Of Compassion.

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