Monday, January 06, 2025
'Wicked' Choreographer Christopher Scott
deadline.com: As a longtime fan of the Broadway show, coming on as the choreographer for Wicked was an incredible opportunity for Christopher Scott. Not only was he able to translate one of his favorite shows to cinema, but the chance to infuse something new and original into a storied musical is a rare gift for any choreographer.
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I will read about any article that's Wicked-related so I was super excited to read this article about the choreography for Wicked. I saw the movie recently in theaters but I have not seen the Musical on Broadway so the music storyline and choreography were all very new to me and I was blown away by the amount of talent within this cast and crew. I think that the choreographer's take was very interesting he said how he wanted to make a lot of the choreography original but just pay homage to the musical because dance for Cinema is different from dance on the stage and I think he's completely right and I really enjoyed reading about how costumes and dancing intersect because design disciplines intersecting with movement is such an important factor when you are producing a show so I really like reading about the crossover between the different disciplines for Wicked. I feel like reading this helps supply the collaboration skills we've been learning to what the real world does for movies and musicals and anything entertainment-related.
This article was such an interesting read because I knew there were choreographers on set but it never occurred to me that choreographing for movies would be different for live shows which I guess makes a lot of sense but still it gave me a new perspective which was nice. I saw an interview between the director of Wicked and Christopher Scott and they had collaborated before for In the Heights I think and that made me think about the relationships in the industry and if Christopher Scott is Jon’s go to person for choreography and if so who other directors have as their go to person and also how people even form those work relationships. Another thing that this made me think about was if I looked at a playbill or a credits list, how many of those people would appear on the same show and if it’s kind of like one person gets brought onto the show and then they bring the people that they’ve worked together with before on the show and that’s how the creative teams get formed and not really formed through job listings and resume basis.
Wicked is one of my favorite musicals, and I have fond memories of listening to the soundtrack in the car as a child. I became excited for the film adaptation the minute it was announced, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it on the big screen (twice!). There were many things about it that blew me away, including the costumes, the sets, and the incredible acting. However, what I found the most technically challenging and impressive was the choreography, especially during Dancing through Life and What is this Feeling. I have no dance or movement background, so this article was very enlightening. I liked how the choreographer and the costume designer have to collaborate to ensure that the costumes don't hinder the movement of the actors, and the movement won't destroy the costumes. It is an aspect of designing that had crossed my mind before, but I definitely needed to be reminded.
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