Anthony Van Laast

Anthony Van Laast is a choreographer, mainly for the stage, concerts, television and film. His works have appeared in the West End and on Broadway.

Career

Van Laast was born in Sussex, UK. He received dance training at the London School of Contemporary Dance, and both performed and choreographed with the Company.

Among his prominent stage works as a choreographer are the musicals Sister Act (2011 on Broadway and 2009 West End),Bombay Dreams (2004), Mamma Mia! (2001),Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1993), Annie Get Your Gun (1986, West End), and Song & Dance (1982, West End).

He received a nomination for the Tony Award, Best Choreography, jointly with Farah Khan for Bombay Dreams. For his work on the musical Hair (Old Vic) and for The Beggar's Opera (the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Barbican), he was nominated for the Olivier Award, Best Theatre Choreographer in 1994.

His television and film work includes the concert Sarah Brightman: Symphony in Vienna (2008) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.