- Joe Langworth
Joe Langworth (born
July 19 ,1966 ) is an American casting director, singer anddance r.From 1990 - 2005, Langworth appeared in a number of major Broadway musicals, including the closing company of the original production of
A Chorus Line , theTony Award -winning production ofRagtime withAudra McDonald ,Marin Mazzie andBrian Stokes Mitchell , and the 2001 revival ofStephen Sondheim 'sFollies . He was also assistant dance captain of the national tour of the Tony Award-winning musicalThoroughly Modern Millie .He grew up in
Port Chester, NY and attended theState University of New York at Geneseo, where he studied communications.In 2006, Langworth retired from performing to join the New York-based casting agency, Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc. The Telsey agency has supplied casts for Broadway productions like Rent,
The Color Purple , Wicked,Legally Blonde andThe Drowsy Chaperone . In a February 26, 2006 article in theNew York Times entitled "Far From the Spotlight, the True Powers of Broadway," [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/theater/newsandfeatures/26mck4.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Far From the Spotlight, the True Powers of Broadway - New York Times ] ] Jesse McKinley named it one of the premier casting agencies in New York. At Telsey, Langworth is responsible for casting Broadway musicals, most notably the first Broadway revival of South Pacific opening at the Lincoln Center Theater in April 2008 and starringKelli O'Hara ,Paulo Szot andLoretta Ables Sayre .His partner is
James Matthew Jones , a leading global public health consultant who served as press secretary to SenatorJohn Kerry (D-MA) and as executive vice president of The Vaccine Fund, a multi-billion dollar charity founded by theBill & Melinda Gates Foundation .Broadway Appearances
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On the 20th Century " (Revival, Special, Musical, Comedy)
*"Ragtime" (Original, Musical, Drama)
*"Follies " (Revival, Musical, Drama)
*"A Chorus Line " (Original, Musical, Drama)ources
*http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=70222
*http://www.achorusline.org/Interviews/JoeLangworth.html
*http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/theater/newsandfeatures/26mck4.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
*http://www.danceruniverse.com/stories/issues/200801/joe-langworths-transition-to-casting-director/index.htmlReferences
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