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AC CIULLA
choreographer
BIOGRAPHY
EMMY Award
AC
Winning
TONY nominated
choreographer
AC Ciulla has enjoyed
an eclectic career
spanning a wide
range of work in
different creative
arenas.
was nominated for the TONY Award for ‘Best Choreography’ for Broadway’s hit musical Footloose and has
choreographed/directed numerous productions both nationally and abroad.
Off-Broadway, AC was nominated for the prestigious Joe A. Callaway Award for ‘Outstanding Choreography’ for his work on
the production of Lucky Guy by Willard Beckham. He choreographed The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin starring
LaChanze for Playwrights Horizons receiving a Lucille Lortel Award nomination for ‘Outstanding Choreography, Ghetto
Superstar starring Billy Porter, produced by George C. Wolf for the Public Theater and The Last Smoker In America at the
Westside Theater.
AC choreographed the musical Chess: A Benefit Concert at the Ford Amphitheater in Los Angeles starring Matthew Morrison of
Fox’s hit show Glee. Regional theater includes Steven Sondheim’s Being Alive at the Westport Country Playhouse, Barrio
Babies starring Sara Ramirez at the Denver Theater Center, The Yiddish Coming at the Denver Civic Arts, The Plexiglass Slipper
at Asolo Rep and The Little Mermaid at North Shore Music Theater.
Vices: A Love Story, a sophisticated exploration of relationships told through music and dance, garnered AC the 2010 Carbonell
Award for Best Choreography.
Ciulla co-created and choreographed the smash hit Toni Braxton: Revealed for the Flamingo Las Vegas as well as the six-time
Grammy Award winning recording artist’s celebrated 2006 Libra tour and live 2007 NBA All-star performance. Other recording
artists include live shows for Eden’s Crush featuring Nicole Scherzinger and videos for Freedom Williams of the dance sensation
C&C Music Factory and TONY Award winning vocalist Billy Porter. As creative director/choreographer, AC created a live
touring show for the vocal band Duwende.
Ciulla staged Signed Sealed Delivered-A Musical Celebration of Stevie Wonder at the Venetian in Las Vegas starring Chaka
Khan, Peabo Bryson and Melissa Manchester. AC directed and choreographed the hit Broadway musical revue Nights on
Broadway II & III for Caesar’s in Atlantic City featuring many of Broadway’s newest stars.
Film work includes choreography for Gray Matters starring Heather Graham, Bridget Moynahan, Tom Cavanaugh, Molly
Shannon, Sissy Spacek and Alan Cumming as well as the film, Puppet starring Rebecca Gayheart.
Ciulla won the 2003 EMMY Award for “Outstanding Choreography of a Television Special” for his innovative work with
Olympic figure skating champions for the world renowned Stars On Ice.
Other television credits include Starr X’d Lovers - a three day, DGA Award winning musical event on the ABC soap opera One
Life To Live and numerous episodes of Sesame Workshop’s new version of The Electric Company (PBS) including the series’
opening credits. He choreographed the entire 2nd Season of Viva Variety as well as a video for comedian Jeffrey Ross on
Comedy Central and several musical comedy bits for Late Night with David Letterman. AC made a surprise guest appearance
and has also been a judge on Lifetime’s hit reality show Dance Moms.
He directed and choreographed the 1-800-OK-CABLE Move To Triple Play dance commercial and has choreographed countless
spots including the famous dancing Intel commercials, Dr. Pepper featuring Travis Wall, AT&T, NY Lottery, Verizon Droid and
the Busby Berkeley style musical E*TRADE spot which aired as one of the top five commercials during the Super Bowl.
AC appears as a guest choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance (UA) and will return this upcoming season to the
international hit competition show.
As a performer, AC made his Broadway debut in Starlight Express at age 19. He was an eight time winner & semi-finalist on
Star Search and toured as a featured soloist with the world renowned Jazz Dance Company Waves. He toured the US with the
dance sensation C&C Music Factory danced on the MTV Video Music Awards and had the honor of dancing along side of
Michael Jackson.
AC CIULLA
choreographer
BROADWAY
FOOTLOOSE
Richard Rodgers Theater
Tony Award Nomination-Outstanding Choreography
Outer Critics Circle Award Nomination-Outstanding Choreography
FANY Award Winner-Outstanding Choreography (Peoples Choice of Broadway)
FOOTLOOSE First National Tour
FOOTLOOSE Japan Tour
LONESTAR LOVE (B’way Workshop)
Dodger Productions
Akasaka ACT Theater
Dodger Productions
OFF- BROADWAY
LUCKY GUY
The Little Shubert Theater
THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN
NY Shakespeare Festival
Playwrights Horizons
Callaway Award Nomination-Outstanding Choreography
GHETTO SUPERSTAR Starring Billy Porter, George C. Wolfe, Producer
Lucille Lortel Award Nomination-Outstanding Choreography
Audelco Award Nomination-Outstanding Choreography
THE LAST SMOKER IN AMERICA
The Westside Theater
REGIONAL
CHESS Starring Matthew Morrison (Glee)
VICES: A Love Story- Carbonell Award Winner-Best Choreography
BEING ALIVE
THE PLEXIGLASS SLIPPER
THE YIDDISH ARE COMING!
FOOTLOOSE Director/Choreographer
BARRIO BABIES Starring Sara Ramirez
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Ford Amphitheater L.A.
Caldwell Theater
Westport Playhouse
Asolo Repertory
Denver Civic Theater
Carousel Dinner Theater
Denver Center Theater
North Shore Music Theater
FILM & TELEVISION
STARS ON ICE EMMY Award Winner-Outstanding Choreography
SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE (UA) Seasons 3 & 4
THE ELECTRIC COMPANY 2010 (numerous episodes & opening )
GRAY MATTERS Starring Heather Graham & Sissy Spacek
NBA ALL STAR HALF TIME SHOW Toni Braxton
PUPPET Starring Rebecca Gayheart
TAINA ‘Gonna Be A Star’ video
ONE LIFE TO LIVE Starr X’d Lovers Musical -DGA Award
VIVA VARIETY 2ND Season (all episodes)
RED SHOE DIARIES “Emily’s Dance” Zalmon King, Director
DAVID LETTERMAN SHOW Several episodes
SHOWTIME AT THE APOLLO Various artists
VH1 FASHION AWARDS Tribute to Bob Mackie
PBS-Sesame Workshop
Lion’s Gate
TNT
Caribbean Pictures
Nickelodeon
ABC
Comedy Central
ShowTime
NBC
NBC
VH1
CASINO
TONI BRAXTON “REVEALED”
NIGHTS ON BROADWAY ll & III Director/Choreographer
SIGNED, SEALED, DELIVERED a Celebration of Stevie Wonder
Flamingo, Las Vegas
Caesars, Atlantic City
Venetian, Las Vegas
CBS/A&E Specials
Starring Chaka Khan, Peabo Bryson and Melissa Manchester
COMMERCIALS/INDUSTRIALS
AT&T
1-800-OK-CABLE Director/Choreographer
E*TRADE National Super Bowl
INTEL 3 National spots
DR PEPPER
NY LOTTERY
ACCLAIM GAMES
PARAMOUNT PICTURES Industrial
ARM & HAMMER Industrial
HANES UNDERWEAR Industrial
RECORDING ARTISTS
TONI BRAXTON LIBRA TOUR 2006
EDEN’S CRUSH of THE WB’S POP STARS Live Performances
BILLY PORTER Live Performances/Video
FREEDOM WILLIAMS (of C&C Music Factory) Videos/World Tour
DUWENDE Live Performances
Charlex
BeeHive TV
Brian Buckley, Director
Bob Giraldi, Director
Bob Giraldi, Director
The Perlorian Brothers
AC CIULLA
choreographer
“FOOTLOOSE IS MAGIC! THE DANCES ARE JAW-DROPPING”!
- LIZ SMITH, NEW YORK POST (Broadway’s Footloose)
“CIULLA’S DANCES ARE AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE ACTION, PROVIDING MUCH OF THE ENERGY THAT
KEEPS THE SHOW MOVING. ”
- MICHAEL KUCHWARA, AP (Bubbly Black Girl Shed Her Chameleon Skin)
“UNDER THE METICULOUS DIRECTION OF AC CIULLA, “NOB” IS ONE OF THE BEST FULL CHORUS DANCE
FANCIES OF RECENT MEMORY”
-CHARLES EINSTEIN, STAR LEDGER (Nights On Broadway 2)
“THE DANCING IS HEARTSTOPPINGLY, EXTRAORDINARILY, FANTASTIC.”
- CHIP DEFFAA, NEW YORK POST (Broadway’s Footloose)
“CIULLA’S CHOREOGRAPHY IS INVENTIVE, CLEVER AND FUN.”
-SCOTT CRONICK, PRESS OF Atlantic City (Nights On Broadway 3)
“CIULLA CREATED THE EXPLOSIVE, SENSUOUS CHOREOGRAPHY, A VITAL PART OF THE SHOW
...BRILLIANT DANCING!”
- CHRISTINE DOLEN, The Miami Herald (Vices: A Love Story)
“TONI BRAXTON HAD THE AUDIENCE BREATHLESS WITH THE FAST AND FURIOUS INTRICATE DANCE
CHOREOGRAPHY”
-ROBIN LEACH, LUXE LIFE (Toni Braxton, REVEALED)
“BILLY PORTER EXECUTES CIULLA’S RAZZLE-DAZZLE CHOREOGRAPHY WITH TIRELESS ENERGY.”
-CHARLES ISHERWOOD, NEW YORK TIMES (Ghetto Superstar)
“THE BIGGEST SURPRISE OF THE EVENING WAS AC CIULLA’S SPECTACULAR CHOREOGRAPHY
THAT FEATURED BALLETIC AND ACROBATIC MOVES THAT HAD THE AUDIENCE GASPING AND CHEERING!”
-STEVEN STANLEY, LA. STAGE SCENE (CHESS IN CONCERT)
“AC CIULLA HAS CHOREOGRAPHED DANCES THAT SPEAK TO THE STORY LINE WITH GOOD NATURE AND
EVEN WIT.”
-LINDA WINER, NEWSDAY (Bubbly Black Girl Shed Her Chameleon Skin)
“GRACEFUL STAGING AND HUMOROUS CHOREOGRAPHY GIVE THIS MUSICAL CONTINUAL SPARKLE.”
-MICHAEL SOMMERS, STAR LEDGER (Bubbly Black Girl Shed Her Chameleon Skin)
“THE MUSICAL STAGING BY A.C. CIULLA IS AS WITTY, SURPRISING, EXUBERANT AND JUST PLAIN FUN AS
THAT AT ANY MUSICAL IN N.Y. THIS SEASON”
-CHIP DEFFAA, CABARET SCENES (Lucky Guy)
“A SPECTACULAR IN WORKING OF CHOREOGRAPHY! POSSIBLY THE BEST CRESCENDO DANCE STEPS SINCE
CHITA RIVERA DESCENDED ON ATLANTIC CITY A DECADE AGO.”
-CHARLES EINSTEIN, STAR LEDGER (Nights On Broadway 3)
“...A QUARTET OF TWO-STEPPING BUCKAROOS WHO REGULARLY THREATEN TO STEAL THE SHOW, KICKING
UP THIER BOOTS TO AC CIULLA’S FLASHY CHOREOGRAPHY.”
-MICHAEL DALE, BROADWAY WORLD (Lucky Guy)
“CHOREOGRAPHER AC CIULLA MAKES THE SONG AND DANCE NUMBERS WORK WITH ENDLESS
INVENTIVENESS”
-LONGBOAT OBSERVER (The Plexiglass Slipper)
“THE STRENGTH OF THE SHOW IS CIULLA’S FLUID AND SENSUOUS MOVEMENT. HIS WORK ECHOES THARP’S,
BUT HIS DESIGNS ARE EVEN MORE ATHLETIC AND ANGULAR. HE FINDS EVERY POSSIBLE WAY OF
INTERTWINING BODIES WHILE THEY ARE STILL IN MOTION.” -BILL HIRSCHMAN, (Vices: A Love Story)