Artistic Management
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Drew McOnie
Artistic Director
Drew is one of Britain’s most sought-after emerging dance makers. He won the Olivier Award for Best Theatre Choreography for In the Heights in 2016 and he was nominated for the same award in 2017 for the ground-breaking production of Jesus Christ Superstar at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
Theatre credits as director/choreographer include: King Kong (Broadway Theatre, Broadway); Strictly Ballroom (Piccadilly Theatre, West End/Toronto/West Yorkshire Playhouse); On the Town (Olivier Award nomination for Best Musical Revival 2018 – Regent’s Park); The Wild Party (The Other Palace). As director: Torch Song (The Turbine Theatre, London).
For the McOnie Company: Jekyll and Hyde (BroadwayWorld Award winner for Outstanding Achievement in Dance – The Old Vic); DRUNK! (Curve Theatre Leicester / The Bridewell Theatre London) which lead to a nomination for the ‘Emerging Artist Award’ at the National Dance Awards; Shine (Sadler’s Wells Theatre); Making Midnight (Jermyn Street Theatre / Latitude Festival); Slaughter (Audience Choice Award Winner – The Place Prize) and Be Mine! (Robin Howard Theatre).
Theatre credits as a choreographer include: Jesus Christ Superstar (Olivier Award Nomination for Best Theatre Choreography 2017 – Regents Park Open Air Theatre, Chicago and North American Tour; In the Heights (Olivier Award Winner for Best Theatre Choreography, Winner of the Off West End Theatre Award for Best Choreography – Southwark Playhouse and Kings Cross Theatre); The Lorax (Old Vic); Hairspray (BroadwayWorld Award winner for Best Choreography UK Tour); Bugsy Malone (Lyric Hammersmith); Oklahoma! (National Tour); Kinky Boots (Malmo Opera); The Sound of Music (Curve Theatre Leicester); Chicago (Curve Theatre Leicester); West Side Story (NYMT); British Style (Collaboration with Matthew Bourne at Buckingham Palace – BBC); Laurel and Hardy (The Watermill); James and the Giant Peach (National Tour); 13 (West End); Tommy (European Tour); Spring Awakening (German Premier, Frankfurt); The Full Monty (German Premier, Frankfurt); Kes (Liverpool Playhouse and UK Tour).
Additional ballets for National Youth Ballet include: Monochrome Suite (Sadler’s Wells); The Old Man Of Lochnagar (Sadler’s Wells and Hackney Empire); Little Red Riding Hood (New Wimbledon Theatre) and To You (Sadler’s Wells).
Film credits include: Me Before You (directed by Thea Sharrock) and Recordare: Days of Remembrance (pre-selected for Cannes and Berlin Film Festival).
Drew is currently creating Merlin for Northern Ballet Theatre and later this year will be choreographing Carousel at Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre.
Twitter: @DrewMcOnie Instagram: @Drew_McOnie
Ebony Molina
Associate Artistic Director
Ebony began working with the McOnie Company in 2009. She has since worked alongside Drew on many projects, workshopping and creating shows as his Associate.
As Associate Ebony has worked on The Wild Party, Bugsy Malone, Carousel, Jekyll and Hyde, The Evening Standard Theatre Awards, On The Town, The Lorax, Spring Awakening, Tommy and Be Mine.
Ebony’s performance credits include Guys and Dolls, Jekyll and Hyde, The Lorax, Singin’ in the Rain, 42nd Street, Shoes, Shall We Dance, Sweet Charity, Be Mine, L’heure espagnole , On The Town, Sinatra, Chicago, West Side Story, Beauty and the Beast, On Your Toes, Les Demoiselles du Rochefort , My One and Only, Romeo and Juliet, Chess, and Matthew Bourne’s The Carman, Edward Scissorhands, Dorian Gray and The Nutcracker.
Ebony has workshopped various shows including Company (West End), King Kong (Broadway), Groundhog Day, Jekyll and Hyde and The Lorax (The Old Vic).
Ebony has filmed Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and will be filming Disney’s The Little Mermaid later this year.
Ebony spent the early part of her career in the commercial industry dancing for various artists on Awards and TV shows.
Ebony continues to perform, create and teach.
Twitter @ebony_molina Instagram @LeggyLina
Will Burton
Casting Director
Will has worked across all areas of ccreen and stage casting; from dancer casting on Mary Poppins Returns to A Chorus Line at the London Palladium.
Will first worked with The McOnie Company at The Old Vic on Jekyll and Hyde and has worked with Drew on the Olivier Award-winning productions of In The Heights and Jesus Christ Superstar.
West End theatre includes: Matilda (Cambridge), Heathers (Haymarket), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Apollo), Ghost (Piccadilly).
London theatre includes: Evita (Barbican and Regent’s Park), Jesus Christ Superstar (Barbican and Regent’s Park), Local Hero, Jekyll & Hyde, High Society (Old Vic), I Think We Are Alone, Fatherland (Frantic Assembly), Leave To Remain, Bugsy Malone (Lyric Hammersmith), Be More Chill, The Wild Party (The Other Palace), Ghost Quartet (Boulevard), The View Upstairs (Soho), High Fidelity, Torch Song (Turbine), In the Heights (Kings Cross), Five Guys Named Moe (Marble Arch), Working, Xanadu, Carrie, Casa Valentina, Side Show (Southwark Playhouse), The Etienne Sisters (Stratford East), Paper Dolls (Tricycle) and bare (Union).
Regional theatre and tours include: Talent, Kiss Me, Kate, The Wizard of Oz, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Sheffield Crucible), PIAF, Sweet Charity (Nottingham Playhouse), Insane Animals (HOME), The Assassination of Katie Hopkins (Theatr Clwyd), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (UK Tour), Priscilla Queen of the Desert (UK Tour), RENT 20th Anniversary (UK Tour), Matilda (International Tour), Ghost (International Tour).
TV and film includes: Mary Poppins Returns, Beauty and The Beast (Disney), The Voice, So You Think You Can Dance, Over The Rainbow (BBC) and Superstar (ITV).
