Nicholas Ranauro (he/him) is a New York City based director, choreographer, dancer, and dance educator. He is a 2014 graduate of The Juilliard School. Performance credits include Black No More; a new musical (chor. Bill T Jones), The Phantom of the Opera (25th Anniversary Tour), Brigadoon (Encores! dir./chor. Christopher Wheeldon), Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (dir./chor. Andy Blankenbuehler), iLuminate, Keigwin & Co., and Seeing You (dir./chor. Ryan Heffington). His choreography has been fostered by Dance Lab New York, DanceBreak, The Steps on broadway conservatory AND the 92nd St Y. nicholas is a GUEST FACULTY member AT STEPS ON broadway and the joffrey ballet school jazz and contemporary program, as well as a certified instructor in Pilates and Gyrotonic(R),

“…AND THE CHOREOGRAPHY BY NICHOLAS RANAURO IS SHEER PERFECTION.” - AROUND THE TOWN CHICAGO ON CHILDREN OF EDEN in concert 2022

College Mall; Styles II (2023)

CHOREOGRAPHIC CREDITS

THEATRE

Children of Eden in Concert – Broadway in Chicago                                                

Don’t Let The Pigeon Drive The Bus - Constellation Stage & Screen

DancebreakNYC - Emerging Choreogaphers Showcase                                       

Dance Lab NY/The Broadway Dance Lab                                                             

BC Beat - Broadway Community Showcase                                                                                                          

CONCERT DANCE

Light Breeze - Steps on Broadway Conservatory Commission                               

Whoa Man – 92 St Y Future Dance Festival

Emmylou - MET Dance Houston Commission                                                 

The Anatomy of Falling – Juilliard Senior Dance Production                                 

FILM

Memoria Sexual - Solar Magazine (Dir. Britt Kubat)                                           

The Lady & the Tiger – Feature Film (Animation Sequence)                                

RESIDENCIES

Urbanity Dance NExT Residency                                                                      

Nimbus DanceWorks Inagural Choreographer in Residence                                

PERFORMANCE CREDITS

CONCERTS

PHISH New Years Eve @ MSG                 Dancer                                             Lisa Shriver/Reed Luplau

OFF BROADWAY

Black No More                                         Ensemble                                             Scott Elliott/Chor. Bill T Jones

Brigadoon (Encores!) Ensemble Director/Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon

Seeing You (Immersive)                            Jim                                                        Randy Weiner/Chor. Ryan Heffington

NATIONAL TOURS

The Phantom of the Opera                      Slave Master                                        Cameron Mackintosh/Chor. Scott Ambler

Elf! The Musical                                       Ensemble                                             Sam Scalamoni/Chor. Connor Gallagher

INTERNATIONAL TOURS

Joseph and the…Dreamcoat                   Ensemble, Joseph u/s, Judah u/s   Dir/Chor. Andy Blankenbuheler

iLuminate: Artist of Light                          Principal Dancer                                  Dir/Chor. Miral Kotb  

TELEVISON/FILM

Maya & Marty                                        NBC                                 Chor. James Alsop  

DANCE COMPANIES

Keigwin & Company                                  2017-2018 Season Artistic Director Larry Keigwin

The Broadway Dance Lab Cycle 4         2016                                                      Artistic Director Josh Prince

Cia Tania Perez-Salas                               2014 North American Tour Artistic Director Tania Perez-Salas

TEACHING credits

Indiana University Visiting Professor of Theatre Dance - Spring Semester 2023

Steps on Broadway – Ballet & Theatre Jazz Guest Faculty

P3 Talent Competition & Convention – Adjudicator, Master Ballet and Contemporary instructor

Dance Device Lab – Ballet, Jazz, Jazz Funk, Theatre Jazz, and Contemporary Jazz instructor

EDUCATION & TRAINING

THE JUILLIARD SCHOOL - Bachelor of Fine Arts 2014

BOSTON BALLET TRAINEE PROGRAM - 2009-2010

WALNUT HILL SCHOOL - Ballet Department Class of 2009

‘DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS’ AT CONSTELLATION STAGE & SCREEN 2023 

Class Combos

works

SEEING YOU (2017)

‘EULOGY’ 2018

iLuminate; ARTIST OF LIGHT (2016)

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