"Christopher Gattelli is a theatrical choreographer and director. Gattelli has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography for South Pacific, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography for Altar Boyz and is a Star Search grand champion. He won the same Tony Award in 2012 for choreographing Newsies. Gattelli co-adapated the book Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas into a stage musical, which he also directed and choreographed."@en . "Christopher Gattelli"@en . . "Christopher Gattelli is a theatrical choreographer and director. Gattelli has been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography for South Pacific, the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography for Altar Boyz and is a Star Search grand champion. He won the same Tony Award in 2012 for choreographing Newsies. Gattelli co-adapated the book Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas into a stage musical, which he also directed and choreographed. Of adapting the show, Gattelli said the original television special was, \"A holiday tradition at my house. I just remember bawling to \u2018Emmet Otter.\u2019 It was such a beautifully \u2013told tale with great songs and strong character. I remember thinking as a kid that I\u2019d love to do a holiday show like this someday.\u201D On Broadway, Gattelli has choreographed Martin Short: Fame Become Me, Stephen Sondheim's revival of Sunday in the Park with George and 13. Among Gattelli's other choreography credits are a benefit performance of Hair, Bat Boy: The Musical and tick, tick...Boom! (based on the life and music of Jonathan Larson), directing an off-Broadway production of Silence! The Musical (a musical spoof on The Silence of the Lambs), playing Pouncival in CATS on Broadway and the resident choreographer for The Rosie O'Donnell Show."@en . . .