John Carrafa has choreographed over 25 feature films
including
SOMETHING BORROWED, THE OTHER GUYS, THE THOMAS
CROWN AFFAIR, BRIDE WARS and THE POLAR EXPRESS
(2004
Media Choreography Honors) For television: ROYAL PAINS,
BLUE
BLOODS, THE BIG C, BIG LOVE and UGLY BETTY. He is the
two-
time Tony Nominated Broadway choreographer of URINETOWN
and INTO THE WOODS with Vanessa Williams and has also
received an Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award and Dora Award,
as
well as nominations for Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle
Awards for his work in the theater. He conceived and directed
the original Broadway musical GOOD VIBRATIONS. At the Nokia
Center in Los Angeles, he was director/choreographer for the
groundbreaking dark circus CIRQUE BERZERK. He served as
Creative Director for the NBA on NBC - creating and producing
live televised arena shows with stars such as LL Cool J, Harry
Connick Jr. and Mary J. Blige. Commercial choreography
includes
JUSTIN BIEBER'S SOMEDAY PERFUME, BARNES AND NOBLE
WITH
JANE LYNCH, AT&T, SPRINT, MCI, GOT MILK, TRUTH ANTI-
SMOKING CAMPAIGN, PROPEL WATER, and LAYS POTATO
CHIPS
WITH EVA LONGORIA. He is currently choreographer on the
new
television series NASHVILLE, starring Connie Britton and
Hayden
Panetierre, premiering this October on ABC.
