JULIE TOMAINO - DIRECTOR/CHOREOGRAPHER
BIO
JULIE TOMAINO (she/her) is a theatre director, a choreographer, and an educator. She has won a Dora Award, a Jessie Award, multiple Ovation Awards, and multiple BroadwayWorld Awards for Outstanding Original Choreography in Musical Theatre.
Julie trained and worked as a performer in New York City for 13 years. Notable credits include playing Louise on the US National Tour of Crazy for You, dancing in Celebrate Broadway starring John Lithgow and Linda Eder at The Kennedy Center, and performing as a Rockette at Radio City Christmas Spectacular for six seasons. As a Rockette, she appeared numerous times on The Today Show, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, and at the Rockefeller Center Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Julie is now based in Toronto and travels across Canada and the US putting up musicals at some of the top regional theatres including The Citadel, The Arts Club, Theatre Calgary, The Rev Theatre Co (formerly Finger Lakes MT), Chemainus Theatre Festival, Young People’s Theatre, Thousand Islands Playhouse, The Capitol Theatre in Port Hope, The Grand, Western Canada Theatre, Persephone, The Globe, Magnus, and Ross Petty Productions.
Julie also choreographs for film and TV, most recently working on a Holly Hobbieepisode for Season 3, and a Lifetime Christmas movie entitled Christmas MovieMagic, which aired during the 2021 holiday season. She worked with Idina Menzel on the Beaches remake, Jon Benjamin Hickey and Elizabeth Marvel on the pilot episode of Blink, and with Harland Williams on an episode of Package Deal.
Julie’s artistic practice has grown throughout years of education, experience, conversation, and collaboration. She prides herself on creating safe and inclusive rehearsal spaces; fostering trust through transparency, dialogue, and an open heart and mind.
She loves educating the next generation of artists and has been on faculty at AMDA NYC, Sheridan College, Randolph College for the Performing Arts, and Capilano University.
Storytelling and collaboration are what make Julie tick, and she cannot wait to create stories with you!